alf
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Between the weather & my wheeling & dealing on a new truck, I hadn't been out for over a month. Finally on Christmas night, I decided I better get out there. We had had a bunch of snow, & the forecast was for warm temps & rain with fog. It had got up the the mid 30's that day, but by dusk it had cooled off and the snow got a crust on it. I didn't even go 100 yards from the truck, & just about turned around & went back due to the noise. I decided to get to the top of the hill, hoping the snow had melted more, but it wasn't to be. I crossed the fence anyway. I walked as slow as I could, thinking I was letting every critter out there know I was on my way. I tried walking in the grass buffer strip, but the snow had drifted in it, while quieter, it was half way to my knees making walking a real chore.
I finally made it to the 1st of 2 waterways, where it intersected the buffer strip. I set my stuff down & walked the caller down to the lower edge of the next waterway to my right & came back. I contemplated moving 10-15 yards to my right to get away from the waterway that kind of blocked my view towards the woods, but decided I was over thinking it & stayed put.
I got all set and fired up a female greeting howl, & immediately had a pair cut loose in response, just in the woods down in front of me. I turned on the video, thinking this was going to happen fast. A couple minutes go by w/o a sighting, so I started a light squeaker on the FP. I finally got one in sight that I could have shot, but I was wanting to find the other one too, hoping for a double. As it turned out, my choice of where I sat kinda bit me in the butt, because I didn't see the 2nd until he cleared the waterway below me.
I quickly got the gun on him, when he stopped, I shot. He disappeared, and when the FP switched to KIYI, the original one came hauling ass in, & when it paused, I dropped her on the spot. All this took about 15 minutes start to finish. It probably took me an hour & a half to begin this stand, & not that far from the truck.
The 1st one was in the open field about 20 yards from the fence when I shot. I found his tracks, then thought I found blood spraying on every bound like a lung shot deer. When I got the bright light on it, it was actually shit he was spraying. I tracked him to the fence and could see for another 20-25 yards where there was no blood or crap flying. Guess I literally scared the shit out of him.
Really ugly conditions for scanning & shooting with light fog, 83% humidity, & spitting snow. One of the worst nights I've ever been in.
I haven't figured out how to blend videos yet. The 1st is 3:53 long showing the 1st coyote & 1st shot. Iray has 5 minute videos, so right after the shot it stopped, & went into the next video. 2nd is only 32 seconds.
I finally made it to the 1st of 2 waterways, where it intersected the buffer strip. I set my stuff down & walked the caller down to the lower edge of the next waterway to my right & came back. I contemplated moving 10-15 yards to my right to get away from the waterway that kind of blocked my view towards the woods, but decided I was over thinking it & stayed put.
I got all set and fired up a female greeting howl, & immediately had a pair cut loose in response, just in the woods down in front of me. I turned on the video, thinking this was going to happen fast. A couple minutes go by w/o a sighting, so I started a light squeaker on the FP. I finally got one in sight that I could have shot, but I was wanting to find the other one too, hoping for a double. As it turned out, my choice of where I sat kinda bit me in the butt, because I didn't see the 2nd until he cleared the waterway below me.
I quickly got the gun on him, when he stopped, I shot. He disappeared, and when the FP switched to KIYI, the original one came hauling ass in, & when it paused, I dropped her on the spot. All this took about 15 minutes start to finish. It probably took me an hour & a half to begin this stand, & not that far from the truck.
The 1st one was in the open field about 20 yards from the fence when I shot. I found his tracks, then thought I found blood spraying on every bound like a lung shot deer. When I got the bright light on it, it was actually shit he was spraying. I tracked him to the fence and could see for another 20-25 yards where there was no blood or crap flying. Guess I literally scared the shit out of him.
Really ugly conditions for scanning & shooting with light fog, 83% humidity, & spitting snow. One of the worst nights I've ever been in.
I haven't figured out how to blend videos yet. The 1st is 3:53 long showing the 1st coyote & 1st shot. Iray has 5 minute videos, so right after the shot it stopped, & went into the next video. 2nd is only 32 seconds.
