The grandson and I

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crapshoot

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I checked the weather report last night and the wind was supposed to be minimal this morning so I texted the grandson to see if he wanted to go calling in the morning. He was game for it so a plan was made to meet at 0515. He's only been calling once before with me and he got his first coyote with my shotgun but that was a few years ago. First stand of the morning was a flat brushy set where I usually carry my shotty but this morning I opted for something out of the norm, a CZ scorpion carbine PCC shooting Norma MHP monolithic hollow points. We had one come in minutes after starting the call. I muted the call and when the coyote stopped it was partially blocked by a bush. It then got down wind of the call and retreated quickly. No shot for me and the grandson didn't see it till it was running away. I continued the call and switched to coyote pup distress 3 on the shockwave a couple minutes later. Another or the same coyote returned. When it stopped i took a shot even though it too was partially blocked by a creasote bush. Pretty sure I hit a branch and no hit was evident. Checked for blood but saw none and a couple coyotes barked and yapped at me while I searched. My grandson never saw the second coyote.

We moved down the road about a half mile. I wasn't very hopeful due to the close proximity to the last stand but since we were there we might as well give it a go. Another flat brushy set but with a 10ft tall berm to sit on for some elevation. At about the 12 -13 min mark I was about to call the stand when I see a coyote streaking in from my left. The grandson was too my left about 20 yrds and as I got the coyote in my scope I hear him shoot. The coyote does a few spins and then lines out. No shot for a follow up from me due to bushes. I asked if he saw it go down and he said he thought so. A quick search and we found it laying about 50 yrds away. First coyote with the AR15 I gave him for Christmas a couple years ago.
A few more blank stands and we called it a morning and headed for home.
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Thanks for sharing a great hunt w/your grandson, Lance, and congratulations to your grandson on some fine shooting & first rifle coyote.

HOM material, for sure.
 
Nice memory for sure. I have some of them with our oldest daughter until college and adulthood change her mind and our first grandson until a driver's license and girls changed his mind.
 
Here's what I find funny. People talk about hunting "thick" cover and by what you see in that picture, you'd think you'd be able to see coyotes coming a mile away. But when you sit on the ground, you can barely see 50 yrds but only in specific directions. You have to pick where you set up carefully.
 
crapshoot said:
Here's what I find funny. People talk about hunting "thick" cover and by what you see in that picture, you'd think you'd be able to see coyotes coming a mile away. But when you sit on the ground, you can barely see 50 yrds but only in specific directions. You have to pick where you set up carefully.
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I get what you’re saying for sure. But I know for certain when a lot of guys say “thick cover” it is in fact much thicker than that picture portrays. Hell, I feel spoiled up here in the northeast compared to the southeast coyote hunters. Some of that cover would make a snake think twice!
 
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