Stubby Bob

alf

alf

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Made the set next to the standing corn, facing south towards the portion of the field that had been chopped already. Light wind from the south west.

Finally had a pair coming at the 19 minute mark. The lead one I never saw again, but this guy came on a string.

You could see him checking on his partner, but I don't know what happened to him.

Finally took the shot when he stopped around the 75 yard mark.

I let the pup distress play for a while after the shot, then went into a couple other calls, but no luck.

Probably 15 minutes went by, so I shut the call off, & went to pick it up & check out the kill. Got almost to him, & scanned the field where he came from, & spotted another. I hustled back to the gun, & started the caller back up, I got a little video of him, but couldn't coax it in, & he went out of sight. I'm not sure if it was #3 or one of the original pair.

Surprised when I finally got back to checking the one I shot, I found he was missing the lower half of his right front leg. Looking at the video, you can see he has a little hitch in his giddyup, but he looked to be a well fed male. I shot a stubby last year several miles away too.
 
Amazing how adaptable they are. Year before last my trail camera got video of a coyote missing a whole front leg. He had to lift his body up and push forward as he walked. He appeared healthy. A few years ago I shot one that was missing a hind leg, and have shot a few missing a paw. Last year I got one that had a broken snare around his neck. It was tight too. They are tough.
 
Good going alf. Not sure where you’re from, but up here in the NE, I will sit quietly for at least 15-20 minutes after calling or a shot. I know it isn’t popular everywhere, but it has been a good tactic for picking up an extra for me. Congratulations on a great hunt!!

They are tough! Ive got a bunch on camera with missing limbs. Some over several seasons. Amazing animals!
 
Stubby Bob pic:

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