Valentine’s Coyotes

[wolverines]

I got out on Valentine’s Eve for a couple sets. Straight west wind. Coyote came from the south.



First kill since switching to the 75gr Vmax.
DRT

Second spot was a dud. Called it a night knowing I had a few good spots for the next night’s wind. I had been getting texts from a land owner that lets me hunt. He keeps getting day pics of a coyote. I was headed out to his spot first with high hopes. SE wind on Valentine’s Day playing breeding sounds with a known coyote in the area, what could be than that!! So of course nothing came in . I got blanked on my next set too, so I headed to one more spot I was excited to get back out to. Snow was coming soon and had to hurry.



It was kinda cool cause those birds you see in the video right after I shoot started chirping before I saw the coyote letting me know it was coming. I did have to move around the tripod and I think it saw me moving. Also, the set screw on my leveling head came loose and I had a heck of a time getting a good hold on my rifle with that head being loose. I hit it a bit low, but it never got up. Little female

First female of the year for me. Didn’t see any spotting on her. It started snowing pretty hard as I was recovering the coyote and I called it a night. Anyway, I’m pleased with the 75gr vmax so far. Feels good to get out of the 2 week slump I’ve been in.

 

[Lazer32]

Good shooting wolverine. Glad to see you having some success. Would you say you have better luck when there's more snow on the ground?

 

[lockrotor]

Congrats on a great night of hunting. Nice pictures.

 

[204 AR]

Nicely done. Don't you love the anxious moments when they disappear behind a rise for a few minutes?

Have you tried the 80 eld vt? I want to try the 100 in the Grendel if I ever run out of 95 Vmax and 100 amax I have stashed away. Could be awhile. But if I ever shoot out the barrel in one of my 243's, or I find another DPMS g2 as a donor, I have a 6.5 creedmoor barrel I want to build. Those 100 eld vt at 3200 could be pretty strong medicine.

Which iray scope is that? Good image.

 

[wolverines]

Good shooting wolverine. Glad to see you having some success. Would you say you have better luck when there's more snow on the ground?

No, not since I switched to all thermal a few years ago. I felt it was more necessary when running NV because it was way easier to see. The one downside to snow is when it gets a little warm during the day and then freezes at night it gets really crusty and makes hunting really tuff. At least for me it does.

 

[wolverines]

Don't you love the anxious moments when they disappear behind a rise for a few minutes?

It drives me nuts!! I always panic and fight between staying on the rifle or going back to the scanner.

Have you tried the 80 eld vt?

I haven't. For me personally, if I start going in that direction I probably should've just stuck to the 6.5CM/95gr vmax. I hit that second yote pretty low at 175 being 1" high at 100. I'm sure the loose leveling head played a big part in that though.

Which iray scope is that? Good image.

Thanks. It's the IRay Ricco MK2 LRF. I used to really like my Bering Phenom 640 scanner until I got this scope....

 

[jmeddy]

Good deal and I know the feeling about gun/scanner when they disappear all too well.