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2. I used to get to call a lot, but now I'm lucky to call maybe 20days a year.
3. Hand. I normally use Circe, Lohman, and Burnham Bros. calls. I've got 15-20 calls to keep the coyotes from hearing the same one twice at any given time.
4. Since I normally hunt by myself, I prefer early morning/late evening. The critters are still fairly active, yet I don't have to balance a spotlight and shoot at the same time.
5. Last year, it was maybe 5-10%. A lot of this has to do with terrain.
6. When I get a response, it is normally two coyotes, and usually they respond within 5-7 minutes.
7. My average shot is somewhere between 20 and 40 yards. That is usually where they stop and try to get a little better direction on the rabbit.
8. I aim at the easiest shot that presents itself. Usually, it's the chest.
9. I have never sold a hide, mainly because the hides here are of very low quality for most of the year. About half the coyotes I shoot are mangy looking anyway.
10. I draw birds of preyatnearly every setup. Mostly red-tailed hawks, with a few owls at night. I've got a Russian aviator hat I use in cold weather that is fur lined. For some reason, owls like to dive at it at night. My most unusually critter was a mountiain lion. I didn't know we had them, and was suprised he would respond to a call. Since I hadn't seen one before, I just watched him and let him go.
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1. Tikka T3 Varminter stainless in .308 cal., Leupold 4x12x40, my own loads with a Federal 165 grain Ballistic tip with IMR 4895 powder and charge of 41.
2. I call all year long. Every other year, we have a bumper crop of coyotes.
3. All hand calls. Primos coyote howler and some of my own handmade rabbit-jackrabbit calls.
4. Early morning is best for out here. In Summer, I can bag a couple right before dusk.
5. 65%. It really depends on the whereabout of those critters, but I do have a lot of success stories. My ranch centers on a old coyote run, and it carves into my families other ranch a mile away.
6. I have had 5 coyotes rain down on my decoy and calls at one time. Usually, I will get 1 to 2 coyotes come down, and I have had a lot of double kills with the other coyote coming back while I was using a hurt pup distress call. On a average hunt, it will take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the season.
7. Average shots hold at 145 yards. Longest is at 402 yards, shortest is under 20 yards with my compound bow.
8. Chest.
9. I keep all the hides if I decide to.
10. Not very often. I would have to say that the bobcats come around sometimes when I use the rabbit screams, but with the howler, only coyotes.
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1- AR-15 (BUSHY LOWER, MODEL 1 SALES UPPER), .223 cal, BSA ILLUM. MILL-DOT RATICLE, light force 170 predator light on scope,EITHER BLACKHILLS 60 GR v_max OR 77 GR MATCHKING
2- first year= 0 calls to date
3- both
4- i'll start hunting dawn and dusk 1st
questions 5-10 i'll let you now later
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these dam yotes are just the sneekiest boogers
1) 700 Rem. 22-250, Redfield Ultimate illumator 4x12x56, handloads topped with 50 gr. ballistic tips
2) 3 days a week, it's nice working 4 10's!!
3) Hand calls, prefer open reed
4) from dusk til dawn
5) maybe 25%
6) 1-3, usually from 1 to 20 minutes, often will have one show up early and will have another show up late in a set, even after a shot is fired!
7) around 100 yards
8) chest
9) sell them in the round
10) often mag pies, hawks, crows, owls, cows, come more often than coyotes
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4. Mostly at night.
5. It depends upon what you consider success. I can sucessfully call in about 60% or better on stands but the critters may be skiddish and wind me before I can get a shot off.
6. Usually one to two and they are cautious.
7.Night shots average about 125-yards.
8.Mostly between the illuminated eyes. If I can see a body, I'll make a chest shot.
9. No. They are mostly ragged looking desert yotes.
10.About 15% of the time.
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