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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Tricks to hitting dogs on the run
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<blockquote data-quote="Bowhunter57" data-source="post: 685523" data-attributes="member: 24203"><p><span style="color: darkgreen">Tikkamike,</span></p><p><span style="color: #006400">You have 2 correct thoughts here. Over compensating for distance (holding too high) is one that a lot of shooters make. It's easy to not take confidence in the weapon in your hand and aim too high. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #006400">Your correct second thought is to <strong>not</strong> hold off of the fur, on a running animal. This also has to do with a lack of confidence in the weapon's ability.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #006400">I had a coyote at 80ish yards and he just wouldn't commit to the motion decoy. At one point he finally decided against the idea and started trotting off. I whistled, he stopped, I shot and missed...my fault. He kicked the jets on and I led him about 5' and touched off a shot...and another...and another, etc. Then I noticed the dirt/bullet skip well ahead of him. He was really moving on, at a falling away angle, so I put the red dot holo sight on his chest and touched one off (the 9th round). Down he went, end over end, at 170+ yards. I don't lead coyotes with a rifle, any more. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #006400">Bowhunter57</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bowhunter57, post: 685523, member: 24203"] [COLOR=darkgreen]Tikkamike,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006400]You have 2 correct thoughts here. Over compensating for distance (holding too high) is one that a lot of shooters make. It's easy to not take confidence in the weapon in your hand and aim too high. :rolleyes:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006400][/COLOR] [COLOR=#006400]Your correct second thought is to [B]not[/B] hold off of the fur, on a running animal. This also has to do with a lack of confidence in the weapon's ability.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006400][/COLOR] [COLOR=#006400]I had a coyote at 80ish yards and he just wouldn't commit to the motion decoy. At one point he finally decided against the idea and started trotting off. I whistled, he stopped, I shot and missed...my fault. He kicked the jets on and I led him about 5' and touched off a shot...and another...and another, etc. Then I noticed the dirt/bullet skip well ahead of him. He was really moving on, at a falling away angle, so I put the red dot holo sight on his chest and touched one off (the 9th round). Down he went, end over end, at 170+ yards. I don't lead coyotes with a rifle, any more. :cool:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006400][/COLOR] [COLOR=#006400]Bowhunter57[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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