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<blockquote data-quote="MKP777" data-source="post: 2777848" data-attributes="member: 114383"><p>I followed their tracks with the snow on the ground trying hard to find their den. I wanted to find the den and eliminate them all there. </p><p>I went crazy following tracks in the snow. I'm no spring chicken but it is hard to hike up steep terrain in 2-3 feet of snow. Tracks cross tracks that cross tracks and eventually I am confused and winded. </p><p>I figured with the snow, I'd easily be able to find them. No. </p><p>The other day I was walking down my driveway and realized I felt I was being watched. Its very rural so neighbors are spread out pretty thin. I was about 100 yards down the driveway and I realize in the middle of a snow field about 400 yards out in front of me, there was a major sized coyote looking right at me. I stopped. I turned around and headed back to the house looking over my shoulder. A little dot in the snow then moved and it had been another crouching coyote that was much smaller, which joined the big one. They were headed east and I had been headed north. I was pretty sure I knew where they were headed.</p><p>I got back into the house, grabbed my AR. It has a 10 inch barrel and a 1-4 power scope. Rounds are 2600 fps out of the muzzle. So not great. It was what was handy. </p><p>I went out the back door and and headed east myself. Directly east out my back door it slopes down and then ends up a cliff that overlooks a canyon. I figured they were headed down a draw that puts them at the floor of that canyon. If they were headed down that draw I'd be concealed by terrain until hopefully I could get into a firing position. </p><p>I was almost to the part where it turns to cliff, I was very exposed there and noticed the coyotes were already down there. I was too late. They were standing still and looking around. I could have sat down in the snow and tried for a shot right there or moved just 10 more feet to this big rock that would provide a bench of sorts. I chose to bench. As soon as I moved another inch they made me. </p><p>They started running east at about half coyote speed. So I got to the rock and clicked it off safe, steadied as best I could while sort of winded from my walk in the deep snow. I took the shot. I missed. </p><p>But now they went to greyhound speed and were out of there. East and up the other side of the canyon like it was flat ground. </p><p>I drove down to where the road was closest to where I'd saw them down there and started hiking with the AR. I figured if they were afraid after getting shot at, maybe they'd go straight to their den. </p><p>I saw their tracks which were light over the packed snow. I could see they were bold at the front which is what they look like when they run. </p><p>Then I found the bullet strike in the snow, it wasn't that far from their tracks. Like about 6 inches left. I didn't feel as bad about my miss. I always feel like an idiot when I miss. </p><p>But right after the bullet strike the tracks change to barely perceptible. I followed them and followed them. According to my GPS, I hiked 1.6 miles through that snow and up terrain. I definitely got a workout for my heart for sure!</p><p>I was going up a snow field and then the tracks just disappeared into thin frikn air!</p><p>Exasperating. </p><p>Finding their den, would be very very satisfying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MKP777, post: 2777848, member: 114383"] I followed their tracks with the snow on the ground trying hard to find their den. I wanted to find the den and eliminate them all there. I went crazy following tracks in the snow. I'm no spring chicken but it is hard to hike up steep terrain in 2-3 feet of snow. Tracks cross tracks that cross tracks and eventually I am confused and winded. I figured with the snow, I'd easily be able to find them. No. The other day I was walking down my driveway and realized I felt I was being watched. Its very rural so neighbors are spread out pretty thin. I was about 100 yards down the driveway and I realize in the middle of a snow field about 400 yards out in front of me, there was a major sized coyote looking right at me. I stopped. I turned around and headed back to the house looking over my shoulder. A little dot in the snow then moved and it had been another crouching coyote that was much smaller, which joined the big one. They were headed east and I had been headed north. I was pretty sure I knew where they were headed. I got back into the house, grabbed my AR. It has a 10 inch barrel and a 1-4 power scope. Rounds are 2600 fps out of the muzzle. So not great. It was what was handy. I went out the back door and and headed east myself. Directly east out my back door it slopes down and then ends up a cliff that overlooks a canyon. I figured they were headed down a draw that puts them at the floor of that canyon. If they were headed down that draw I'd be concealed by terrain until hopefully I could get into a firing position. I was almost to the part where it turns to cliff, I was very exposed there and noticed the coyotes were already down there. I was too late. They were standing still and looking around. I could have sat down in the snow and tried for a shot right there or moved just 10 more feet to this big rock that would provide a bench of sorts. I chose to bench. As soon as I moved another inch they made me. They started running east at about half coyote speed. So I got to the rock and clicked it off safe, steadied as best I could while sort of winded from my walk in the deep snow. I took the shot. I missed. But now they went to greyhound speed and were out of there. East and up the other side of the canyon like it was flat ground. I drove down to where the road was closest to where I'd saw them down there and started hiking with the AR. I figured if they were afraid after getting shot at, maybe they'd go straight to their den. I saw their tracks which were light over the packed snow. I could see they were bold at the front which is what they look like when they run. Then I found the bullet strike in the snow, it wasn't that far from their tracks. Like about 6 inches left. I didn't feel as bad about my miss. I always feel like an idiot when I miss. But right after the bullet strike the tracks change to barely perceptible. I followed them and followed them. According to my GPS, I hiked 1.6 miles through that snow and up terrain. I definitely got a workout for my heart for sure! I was going up a snow field and then the tracks just disappeared into thin frikn air! Exasperating. Finding their den, would be very very satisfying. [/QUOTE]
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