First Coyote! Insane Shot!

[Deleted member 48126]

Got this coyote this morning. I was deer hunting and she ran insanely fast across the field. I was sitting in one of those crappy ladder stands for a single person with no rails or supports. I guess all the years of trap and skeet paid off because I leveled her off hand, running, at 100 yards (no exaggeration). I was aiming for her chest but hit her right below her jaw line, in the neck. I like to think it's skill, but it was 100% luck.

Rifle is a GAP crusader with a Templar action in 6.5CM. Shooting Hornady Precision Hunter 143 grain ELD-X. This was my first coyote. There was a tiny entrance hole and the back side was about the size of a half dollar. I got all the predators in Georgia now. A bobcat, Fox, and a coyote! Dropped her off at the taxidermist right after hunting!

 

[nt7332]

Poor thing! What did it do to you? lol. Just messing brother, good shot and very nice looking rifle and stand location.

 

[nt7332]

Oh and how much do you charge for one of your GA pro guided varmint and deer smorkisboard combos? Don't need lodging I can bring my camper.

 

[Sykes]

I shot one while elk hunting a couple weeks ago. My buddy called him through the willows by barking at him with a diaphragm call, man that coyote was ticked off! He sat down and continued to bark at 350 yards and I let him have it with my 6.5 PRC and a 140 berger vld. I held for his barking mouth and impacted just below his head in the neck. That 140 berger nearly took his head completely off, no joke just a little hide holding things together. We were gunn a skin him until we saw the damage. 140 berger at 3020 fps is not fur friendly!

 

[Sykes]

Forgot the picture

 

[Deleted member 48126]

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That looks like a wolf. That's a big old coyote.

I texted my dad after shooting it, and he was yelling at me asking if I didn't shoot someone's dog. The land is surrounded by farm land. I didn't answer back for about 2 hours. Once I was done deer hunting I told him it was someone's lab! He called me cursing at me hahaha.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

Oh and how much do you charge for one of your GA pro guided varmint and deer smorkisboard combos? Don't need lodging I can bring my camper.

If by guided you mean drop you off in a box blind for 10 hours? Then sure.

It'll be $free.99 or trade for one of your bad arse gunz. You decide. lol

 

[Sykes]

Yes he was a big dude. Probaly worth $100 all put up but they prefer to have the whole hide haha

Haha that's funny. You gunna life size mount him??!

 

[nt7332]

If by guided you mean drop you off in a box blind for 10 hours? Then sure.

It'll be $free.99 or trade for one of your bad arse gunz. You decide. lol

I am down I have always wanted to kill one the elusive mini-coyotes like that one!

 

[jjmp]

Congrats ,smoke a 6 pac, !!!

 

[Deleted member 48126]

Yes he was a big dude. Probaly worth $100 all put up but they prefer to have the whole hide haha

Haha that's funny. You gunna life size mount him??!

sorry Sykes just saw this. No, I wanted too but it was $650 and my wife hates the animals I have mounted. I got it turned into a rug. It was only $180.

 

[Sykes]

A rug huh, that's intersting! Post a pic when you get it back from the taxi

 

[Capt RB]

I've done few rugs with coyotes. It to me is easier to display over a sofa or on a wall/floor of the den. I have 1/2 dozen mounts I'm not allowed to bring upstairs
Congrats on your shot and thanks for sharing

 

[unclefish]

Keep wacking them.. look at all the fawns you saved... congrats and nice shot.