First Yote
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Colorado
Posts: 135
First Yote
Well it finally happened. I'd been out 7 times before and nothing. I've been trying for a while but just must have been in the wrong spot. Well I got out a bit late this morning and made my first stand around 6:50 A.M. I was using a Johnny Stewart e-caller with various cottontail sounds. I even through in a few crow calls and some coyote pup distress. I sat for about 25 minutes and nothing. I thought here I go again. Well I got in the car and drove about 3/4 mile away to another spot and set up again. Same type of scenario. I had been on stand for about 10 minutes (it was now 7:45 A.M) when I decided to use the coyote pup distress and all of a sudden I caught some movement out of the corner of my right eye. Sure enough I had a double. I was sitting on the ground using shooting sticks that were pointed 90 degrees to where the yotes were. I SLOWLY took the rifle out of the shooting sticks and moved it in their direction. My heart was pounding like crazy and I held steady and took the shot. The yote took about 4-5 spins around and that was it. Needless to say the other one one long gone in not time flat. Mine was a male. I'm not sure how much he weighed, but he felt pretty heavy. I took him with my (now don't laugh) Savage 10ML-II muzzleloader .50 cal. with a 300gr. Hornady SST. This is a new rifle and my first kill with it. I really wanted to see how it would do. Of course at 21 yds. away needless to say the pelt was not good when I was finished. No one here in my area buys pelts anyway, so I suppose it's not much loss. I would like to thin the population by a few so I can enjoy the rabbit hunting in the fall. The yotes have really put a hurt on the bunnies. Anyway I'll post a few pictures. Enjoy. I know I sure did.
#6
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Colorado
Posts: 135
RE: First Yote
I've already got the fever for preadators. As far as those furs go, just what can I do with them. Being somewhat new I don't know how to tan or preserve the hides so I'm at a loss. Even if I did get them tanned what are they good for. I'm always open to some new ideas.