Coyote

[richhodg66]

Had been hearing a lot of them, finally got my predator caller I ordered in and some time. It's mating season so last night under a very bright moon I went out with the female coyote howler and nothing. Slept later than I should have this morning and walked out to a hill overlooking some woods and started a cottontail in distress call, had three come in together at a full run from upwind, wasn't expecting that. Still managed to get off two shots and killed one. I'm not expert, but he seems like a pretty big and healthy coyote to me.

[Wolfer]

A lot of fun for sure.

[Oklahoma Rebel]

good shooting!

[Plate plinker]

So what did you hit the coyote with? Looks like nice fur.

[richhodg66]

12 gauge. I thought about skinning it, but had a church commitment this morning and just threw it out. Probably wasteful of me, maybe the next one.

[Texas by God]

Out of the hundred or so I have killed one that stands out was taken with an 870 12 ga. He was running in fast to my cousin's mouse squeak call. I shot him as he realized his mistake with high brass BBs. My blood was pumping! Way to go sir! Best, Thomas.

[richhodg66]

The shells I used this morning were some I bought on close out many years ago, Federal goose loads of 1 7/8 ounce of BB lead shot. Wish I had bough more. I thought bigger shot would be the ticket but these killed it instantly. Distance of about 30 yards.

[CastingFool]

I have shot two of them with my 870 and 12 ga slugs. Both about 50 yds away. Both were female, 24 and 27 lbs. The larger one is at the tanner's now, I hope. I wasn't hunting coyotes specifically, they just showed up while I was deer hunting. One was feeding on a gut pile, the other had run up from behind her partner (which I was getting ready to shoot), but she stopped much closer to my position.

[white eagle]

way to go
it can be another addicting pastime

[35 shooter]

Nice going. Close range varmint calling and shooting gets the blood pumping quick.

[shoot-n-lead]

Good job!

[4719dave]

Don't stop now more to go .dam things eat everything ...

[richhodg66]

That's the plan. Went out again yesterday evening, nothing. It'll have to wait til the weekend again now.

[trapper9260]

That one had some nice fur on it.Also nice an healthy too. Too bad you bump it.it would pay for your ammo and then some.if you skin it some time the same day you would be ok with the fur.

[Plate plinker]

Those other two coyotes will never come back.

In general with coyote it is a one shot deal.

[Bodean98]

Do be careful when approaching one that falls like that from a shotgun blast. Some times it means they were knocked unconscious and can spring back to life at the most inopportune time! They may be mortally wounded and still have enough pluck to do some real damage. I have teeth marks on the end of one of my shotguns to attest to it!
It is fun isn't it??

[Matt15]

Nice shooting! I hope to get one myself, soon.

[richhodg66]

Those other two coyotes will never come back.

In general with coyote it is a one shot deal.

You may be right. Much as I liked killing that one, I really just don't want them around where I live. It is pretty fun, though.

I have access to a good bit of public land and I know there are a lot of them on it. I may go out there some and try to connect on a few. Might ask around and see if some of the farmers around here would let me call them on their places. Also considering dropping some cash on a Mossberg 935, I could have used an autoloader the other day, a shorter barrel might have been good too.

Supposedly, we're in the height of the coyote "rut". I'd have guessed that female coyote howl would have worked better. The thing also has a fawn in distress call, in a few months when the fawns are born, gonna try that one too.

[Yodogsandman]

Even if you get made while using a fawn call, they'll never go in to one again. Double benefit!

[richhodg66]

I don't hunt deer on my place. I probably will eventually, but it's small enough that it is likely it would end up on someone else's property and besides that, for two years now, a mama doe has had triplets that we see a lot the whole year and I kind of like having them here. Have seen very little buck sign, just a few rubs and one or two scrapes. If educating a few coyotes that coming into a fawn in distress noise is a bad idea that would be a good thing.