Killed a lot of them...between my uncle and I we killed 42...just the 2 of us.
The last 2 I killed last winter after I got my new phone, so these are the only pics I can load.View attachment 28153View attachment 28154
One shot. No recovery. Fur and fecal matter at impact site. Just couldn't find it. Dead or not, I am satisfied. Sitting at set number two of the morning. Maybe I can drop one in its tracks for better pictures for you guys.
Started with female howl. Waited in between each call several minutes hoping for vocal response. Went to female invitation. Heard birds and critters getting nervous and the occasional crunch of ice. Expected something eventually. Ice crunches grew closer when I turned volume down and went to fawn bleats. After 15-20min of nothing I switched to cottontail distress. Played 15-30seconds and waited. Spotted one under 30yds and waited. It eased in. Threw nose up while watching wholly booley decoy. Closed within 10-15yds. Couldn't move. Caller had been silent for awhile. I tried to move twice but in extreme cold the swivels on my sling were noisy. Tried twice. When coyote decided to leave I lifted rifle and swung my sights to take aim. Squeezed off a round and it gone. Good hit it appeared. Just couldn't find it. View attachment 28426View attachment 28427
I blew a foot of intestines out of one last year and it still made it to his den. Dead is dead that's the way I see it, it won't be eating fawns this spring.
Lol I'm thinking about some tanerite.
One shot. No recovery. Fur and fecal matter at impact site. Just couldn't find it. Dead or not, I am satisfied. Sitting at set number two of the morning. Maybe I can drop one in its tracks for better pictures for you guys.
Started with female howl. Waited in between each call several minutes hoping for vocal response. Went to female invitation. Heard birds and critters getting nervous and the occasional crunch of ice. Expected something eventually. Ice crunches grew closer when I turned volume down and went to fawn bleats. After 15-20min of nothing I switched to cottontail distress. Played 15-30seconds and waited. Spotted one under 30yds and waited. It eased in. Threw nose up while watching wholly booley decoy. Closed within 10-15yds. Couldn't move. Caller had been silent for awhile. I tried to move twice but in extreme cold the swivels on my sling were noisy. Tried twice. When coyote decided to leave I lifted rifle and swung my sights to take aim. Squeezed off a round and it gone. Good hit it appeared. Just couldn't find it. View attachment 28426View attachment 28427