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<blockquote data-quote="Reemty J" data-source="post: 2095070" data-attributes="member: 113694"><p>Yesterday had light fog, and some real light snow, grass was frosty and Mondamtana was a little white. Wind was out of the southeast, 5-7 mph. To glassing I went and it took a while to see my first coyote, lately it seems they are more visible from 9-10 or so in the morning.. did not see the situation I wanted until 10, it's was a pair and they were on a date, reminded me of white tails when they rut. Chase play and some barks. They were right on a canal and I started in from the west side, they were close to 3/4 of a mile in but made good time on the ice in the canal. As I got closer I could see them 400 yards off lower down and chasing each other in the stubble and grass, they left brown streaks as they nocked the frost off the grass and stubble, Ray Charles could have tracked them it was that obvious. I had the wind in my face and right shoulder depending on which turn I was at in the canal. I was within 200 yards of where I wanted to be when all of a sudden they picked up another coyote and took off running to the south for almost a mile, I was thinking what the heck I know they didn't see or smell me? I got to the place they just were and sat and glassed, this was a place I have killed 4 or 5 already this year so I know they like to lay up here. After 10 minutes or so I see them coming back right at me, the 3rd coyote stayed back about 500 yards away and the pair kept coming, I had ranged where 200 yards was and they came past that....the female hardly stood still so I waited till she did, she was broadside at about 170 yards I was laying prone on the top of the canal in the grass and I had gun on bipod....set trigger set I touched off when she stopped and I could hear that beautiful WHOP sound, she did a few spins and dropped and I was focused on the male as he took off running but looking over his shoulder at her...I commenced barking at him and he finally stopped around 250, he was quartering away with head looking back at her, 2 poor shots and one good one later I had him down. Later in the day I spotted one in the stubble and got within 300 yards and proceeded to miss it, that rounded the day our. Total coyotes seen 8..... I can tell that they are getting thinner in this area. While I watched that mating pair was interesting to hear how much they barked and chased each other, was a learning experience but after all these years I always shoot the female first, you will get them both if you do......YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reemty J, post: 2095070, member: 113694"] Yesterday had light fog, and some real light snow, grass was frosty and Mondamtana was a little white. Wind was out of the southeast, 5-7 mph. To glassing I went and it took a while to see my first coyote, lately it seems they are more visible from 9-10 or so in the morning.. did not see the situation I wanted until 10, it’s was a pair and they were on a date, reminded me of white tails when they rut. Chase play and some barks. They were right on a canal and I started in from the west side, they were close to 3/4 of a mile in but made good time on the ice in the canal. As I got closer I could see them 400 yards off lower down and chasing each other in the stubble and grass, they left brown streaks as they nocked the frost off the grass and stubble, Ray Charles could have tracked them it was that obvious. I had the wind in my face and right shoulder depending on which turn I was at in the canal. I was within 200 yards of where I wanted to be when all of a sudden they picked up another coyote and took off running to the south for almost a mile, I was thinking what the heck I know they didn’t see or smell me? I got to the place they just were and sat and glassed, this was a place I have killed 4 or 5 already this year so I know they like to lay up here. After 10 minutes or so I see them coming back right at me, the 3rd coyote stayed back about 500 yards away and the pair kept coming, I had ranged where 200 yards was and they came past that....the female hardly stood still so I waited till she did, she was broadside at about 170 yards I was laying prone on the top of the canal in the grass and I had gun on bipod....set trigger set I touched off when she stopped and I could hear that beautiful WHOP sound, she did a few spins and dropped and I was focused on the male as he took off running but looking over his shoulder at her...I commenced barking at him and he finally stopped around 250, he was quartering away with head looking back at her, 2 poor shots and one good one later I had him down. Later in the day I spotted one in the stubble and got within 300 yards and proceeded to miss it, that rounded the day our. Total coyotes seen 8..... I can tell that they are getting thinner in this area. While I watched that mating pair was interesting to hear how much they barked and chased each other, was a learning experience but after all these years I always shoot the female first, you will get them both if you do......YMMV [/QUOTE]
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