~Sometimes i just like to watch them come in to the call~

Infidel 762

Infidel 762

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I went out with my friend Brian to make a few stands. I enjoy watching them respond to the call just as much as I enjoy dispatching them. I had the Rattler V2 mounted on my .223, so I wasn't too eager to take them down myself. We decided that I would call in the coyotes while he would use his .22-250 to shoot them.

On our first stand, we called in seven coyotes, but he forgot to adjust the settings on his optic and missed the first two shots. After changing the settings on his Pulsar, he started putting them down. Here is a video through the Rattler V2 50 640 showing their responses to mostly pup whimpers, whines, and growls.

 
Man! You have a ton of coyotes where you are! Those numbers, combined with your calling and shooting skills makes great PM content. Cool video. I wish we could repeat that with you on the trigger to compare the results. I’m sure there would have been a bigger pile. Thanks for always bringing us along!
 
Erie660 said:
What kind of setting adjustments did he have to make? Another great video!
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He has different zero profiles set up for each of his guns. He typically shoots pigs from an ATV using a .223 and then switches to a .22-250 to call coyotes. Recently, he switched to his .22-250 but forgot to adjust the zero profiles accordingly. The Rattler has been a backup optic I used on my .223 AR when taking my girlfriend's son hunting. I've now mounted the Rattler on my .308 for this weekend, as I plan to stalk some pigs at feeders. We located the pigs using a drone and decided to make some stands in those areas. I didn't want to verify the zero on my .22-250 for just a couple of stands, only to switch it out and have to re-zero the .308 again.
 
hm1996 said:
Do you ever call in a single, Jeremy? 🤣 Thanks for sharing.
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All the time. In this video, the coyotes were not very active due to the full moon. On our first setup, we positioned ourselves in a section where I howled, and they responded from about three-quarters of a mile away. The area was quite open, and it was clear they were located in a draw with a dry creek. We circled around and approached from the opposite side where we had heard them.

As we stalked in, I spotted one coyote on the hay bales. We continued to move closer, getting within 300 to 400 yards, and set up. The entire family group was bedded down in that patch of cover. For the other stands, we followed the same approach—stalking to areas we suspected they would be in, and calling in family groups that were resting together under the full moon. I have been checking on all the females, but I have not seen any signs of spotting yet.
 
hunt0168 said:
Man! You have a ton of coyotes where you are! Those numbers, combined with your calling and shooting skills makes great PM content. Cool video. I wish we could repeat that with you on the trigger to compare the results. I’m sure there would have been a bigger pile. Thanks for always bringing us along!
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on that first stand, he started cussing and knew right away he forgot to switch profiles after missing 2 around 50 yards. I went ahead and shot 2, the second one took that hit from the 223 and ran 100 yards. I did not have an LRF and did not have confidence shooting at those others well over 200 yards. Re-enforces my decision to never hunt at night with a 223.
 
I was just asking because here in the South we hunt at night almost out of neccessity. It's nearly impossible to call in a coyote in the day time. Where you are, it seems like you wouldn't have nearly as much trouble in the day time due to the number of coyotes y'all have.
 
DoubleLungRage said:
I was just asking because here in the South we hunt at night almost out of neccessity. It's nearly impossible to call in a coyote in the day time. Where you are, it seems like you wouldn't have nearly as much trouble in the day time due to the number of coyotes y'all have.
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The challenge here is finding coyotes that haven't been called. It's becoming increasingly difficult; I know several coyote hunters who are calling in the same area. I used to have decent success with daytime hunting, but I believe coyotes get conditioned much faster when hunted at night. Some may argue that "there's no such thing as an educated coyote," but to me, that's not even a point of contention—I don't care what others think. I've called enough areas to know where no one else has permission to hunt, especially compared to the areas I’ve already worked. The difference is like night and day. With all the new coyotes born this year, being the first to set up and call them is crucial.
 
I don’t believe there is such a thing as an un-callable coyote. Set up in the right spot and use the right sounds at the right time, instinct will kick in and trigger that coyote. Yet, coyotes that have never been called are easier to trigger; they will travel further distances and are less apprehensive about breaking cover. You can argue otherwise, but until I see evidence to the contrary, this is what I have observed.
 
Infidel 762 said:
Some may argue that "there's no such thing as an educated coyote," but to me, that's not even a point of contention—
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Yeah, that's just silly. You can teach your dog not to crap on the floor by swatting them on the nose and putting them outside, but a coyote doesn't learn anything from a negative experience?
Like you, I've noticed coyotes respond a lot differently in pressured areas.
 
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