So far for 2021

[Yotehntr]

I've had the curs out some this year but we haven't had any good action shots. Thought I'd show the few I've shot so far this year.

The pups keeping a low profile. It's really surprising how much we get away with on stand.

buddy got this one.

I retired this month so the new gun was my (early) retirement gift to me. 1st blood for the Ridgeline in 22-250

 

[TN Song Dog]

Very cool, and nice rifle. Will you please describe your process? Set up, call, see coyote, send out curs, etc.? Looks interesting for sure

 

[Yotehntr]

I don't use the curs as decoy dogs. They're way to rough, if I would let them they'd run a coyote down and bay it up.
I just sneak as quitely as possible into an area, tie the curs up behind or beside me. Call, I guess I probably call a little less than some folks? I call in short sequences and look around. I've had the dogs spot a coyote before I do, Dan (mnt cur) will bark (he's very intense) Roi (Black mouth cur) will normally just get very focused he'll bark if Dan starts. The place I normally use the dogs is if/when I have to do a running shot (wounded coyote) they don't get away. They've found coyote's that I would loose on my own. They don't stick with a dead coyote though, but if I see them (on the gps collars) go to the same spot and stay for a few min's that's usually where I'll find a dead one. To be honest the dogs don't help me get more coyote's. I've had them cost me coyotes that's why I tie 'em up now lol. In my 1st post the 2nd to last coyote I had given up the stand let the dogs go and stood up. I saw the coyote 185 yards away run into a gap in the cedars. He saw my dogs and had turned to run.

Story to explain this next pic, we'd hunted this place 5 or 6 wks earlier. My buddy shot one I let the dogs go. Roi grabbed the coyote and was shaking it and I saw another coyote turn and run. On the return trip we got that 2nd coyote but on the way in Roi paid his respects (pooped on it skeleton) lol

 

[RUGER]

The fifth one down is probably the most awesome colored yote I ever seen.

 

[Slim coyote]

Enjoy your retirement. Them poor coyotes are in trouble.

 

[SALTMAN]

Test

 

[PossumSlayer]

Great job!

 

[Yotehntr]

Thanks guys!

 

[Chief44]

Kill em all. Nice rifle setup.