Little lesson

[davesilva]

This morning headed out to a buddies farm started calling coyotes first thing in the AM, so I started with locator howls ran that for about 2 minutes okay no response they're not vocal here I thought to myself, so as im changing calls to rabbit distress a pack of coyotes in front of me in the woods starts howling and then I get a responce from another pack behind me in the other woodlot about 2000 yards behind me

I figure k this is good switch it to rabbit distress their not COMMING out of the woods or even to the edge as I'm glassing for them the winds right so I switch to some coyote growling and fighting then to hurt pup

Next thing I have 2 big coyotes Comming in barking growling and howling away all bristled up

I keep it on hurt pup and they stop literally 2 feet from 2 of the cows in the pasture and sit there like they know I don't have a clear shot too funny

Anyways their hung up so I start howling at them one disappears then I switch back to hurt pup afer 3 min of howling the other guy comes running right down the sled trail right at me

He stops at what I thought was 200 yards I hold for 200 shoot and dirt and snow kick up right in his face and he's booking it back to his buddy for the woods
Turns out he stopped at 300 yards after checking followed his tracks back where he ran to the woods no blood just urine I mustve scared him pretty bad literally saw snow hit him in the face

Anyways lesson learned before you sit and start calling range out certain tjings eg. That tree is 300 yards that last fence post is 150 etc.

Sure most of you guys do that but I leanred the hard way missed out on another huge coyote!

And on other thing switching calls like coyote fighting/growling then hurt pup really caught their attention

My next plan of attack on this piece of land is to use a decoy and do some challange howls since I know these guys are vocal and aggressive here

[davesilva]

Another thing I've barely seen geouse out in toefield until today they were everywhere the cold must have them running around? Lol

[Bergerboy]

Nothing like having dogs come in to get your heart pumping. No hits but still sounds fun!

[waterninja]

Pity you missed that big fellow, but maybe next time. It's always a good idea to range some landmarks while your sitting there waiting.
Have to agree with you about grouse #s being down in the 200's. While bowhunting and rifle hunting I really noticed the lack of grouse compared to last couple years. Did see a lot in the 300's and 500's.

[davesilva]

Yeah my judgement of ranges is terrible thought he was at 200 yards lol