Calif. Hunter
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Actually there are lots of coyotes at Copper's ranch - they just wouldn't come in to our calling. We tried a few sets Friday night with no luck. We had them yowling at us twice though.
Saturday morning, a friend of CHopper's named Pat showed up with his electronic call, but we still had no luck. So we spent a few hours seeing who could get the most hang time with a ground squirrel. Chopper was using his .30-06, which usually didn't leave much to flip into the air. I had one flip up close to 5 feet with a triple flip, and Keith had a couple that were just about as good. I was shooting my usual 27 gr of H-335 under a 50 gr TNT and Keith was shooting the white box Winchester 45 gr HPs. Pat had a blast, literally, with a semi-auto .223 chasing the runner across the field. He was also using his Ruger M-77 .22 mag to great effect.
On our way to an evening stand, we ran into a flock of quail, so Keith and I chased them around. I managed to bag two of them.
We went to a place on Chopper's ranchcalled Round Springs, and started to call with a locator call - a whole mess of coyotes started answering back. Just as we started to call with a distress call, Chopper spotted a herd of pigs coming our way. Keith made a move on them with Chopper's bow, but they got away.
That ended our short weekend at Chopper's ranch, as he had chores to do the following day and Keith and I both needed to get home.
Many thanks to Chopper for a great weekend! And thanks to Keith's wife for letting him go hunting on her birthday!
Next time, I hope Tyson and Tim can make it - if CHopper asks us back again!
Saturday morning, a friend of CHopper's named Pat showed up with his electronic call, but we still had no luck. So we spent a few hours seeing who could get the most hang time with a ground squirrel. Chopper was using his .30-06, which usually didn't leave much to flip into the air. I had one flip up close to 5 feet with a triple flip, and Keith had a couple that were just about as good. I was shooting my usual 27 gr of H-335 under a 50 gr TNT and Keith was shooting the white box Winchester 45 gr HPs. Pat had a blast, literally, with a semi-auto .223 chasing the runner across the field. He was also using his Ruger M-77 .22 mag to great effect.
On our way to an evening stand, we ran into a flock of quail, so Keith and I chased them around. I managed to bag two of them.
We went to a place on Chopper's ranchcalled Round Springs, and started to call with a locator call - a whole mess of coyotes started answering back. Just as we started to call with a distress call, Chopper spotted a herd of pigs coming our way. Keith made a move on them with Chopper's bow, but they got away.
That ended our short weekend at Chopper's ranch, as he had chores to do the following day and Keith and I both needed to get home.
Many thanks to Chopper for a great weekend! And thanks to Keith's wife for letting him go hunting on her birthday!
Next time, I hope Tyson and Tim can make it - if CHopper asks us back again!