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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
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<blockquote data-quote="msalm" data-source="post: 259486" data-attributes="member: 8863"><p>The few times I tried a light I had a rifle-mounted optronics with the red filter. All I got for my trouble was a flash of eyes and the backside of the coyote/fox hightailing it out of there. And on the topic of calls, for some reason I've had more success KILLING called in animals when using a mouth call. When using electronics, the track keeps playing which tends to bring the runners right into the call. They'll hit my trail where I walked out to place the call and switch to the afterburners and light out of there. When using a handcall, typically when you first see the animal you stop calling and get ready for the shot. When you do that, the animal either stops to locate where the sound was coming from, OR sees the slight movement of you raising your rifle. At night I've never spooked a running coyote by raising my rifle. It always ended with them bouncing to a stop and staring at you. By that time the crosshairs are on them and they drop to the shot. I still use the e-caller as it does call in more animals, but I try and turn it down or shut it off when I spot an animal coming in. Trying to pick up a coyote running full bore 30 yards away broadside while sitting on you butt is not the easiest thing to do sometimes. I'd suggest taking a kneeling position if you think they'll be close as you can swing on a running animal far easier from that position than off your butt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msalm, post: 259486, member: 8863"] The few times I tried a light I had a rifle-mounted optronics with the red filter. All I got for my trouble was a flash of eyes and the backside of the coyote/fox hightailing it out of there. And on the topic of calls, for some reason I've had more success KILLING called in animals when using a mouth call. When using electronics, the track keeps playing which tends to bring the runners right into the call. They'll hit my trail where I walked out to place the call and switch to the afterburners and light out of there. When using a handcall, typically when you first see the animal you stop calling and get ready for the shot. When you do that, the animal either stops to locate where the sound was coming from, OR sees the slight movement of you raising your rifle. At night I've never spooked a running coyote by raising my rifle. It always ended with them bouncing to a stop and staring at you. By that time the crosshairs are on them and they drop to the shot. I still use the e-caller as it does call in more animals, but I try and turn it down or shut it off when I spot an animal coming in. Trying to pick up a coyote running full bore 30 yards away broadside while sitting on you butt is not the easiest thing to do sometimes. I'd suggest taking a kneeling position if you think they'll be close as you can swing on a running animal far easier from that position than off your butt. [/QUOTE]
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