Went looking for them two coyotes that my son saw a couple of days back. It's about a 45 minute drive to the ranch so we left well before sun-up. I wasn't feeling to good and had the shakes/trembling pretty bad so I was on the caller and my calling partner was on the gun. He and I had been partners for many a year and just about know what the other is going to do before we do it. We also served in SF together. After he retired he went to work as a mercenary and knows his way around a rifle. First set up of the morning just at daylight turned on the caller using coyote pup in distress. These two are trotting in to see what's going on. One stopped at about 400 yards out and the other kept on coming. He whispered he would take the long shot but I was to watch the other one. At the shot the coyote turned around and disappeared, the other just stood there looking back for his buddy. Steve took the shot at about 50 yards and the coyote fell over dead, never even twitched. I begin razzing him about missing the first shot and he said it looked good in the scope, can't explain why he misssed it. We walked out to the spot and sure as God made little green apples we had a dead coyote.
Drove about one mile down the two track and set up. This time I played the male challenge, long and loud. About ten minutes into the call this "female" showed up and he killed her at about 100 yards. This is what I don't like about calling this time of the year - her belly was rather extended so we cut her open, six fully formed pups. I can understand why the ranchers want them killed and I will do my best to help them, just don't like it. I did some ADC work for a few years and hated it when I had to go out this time of year for coyotes. Then if they are nursing you have to find the den and kill the pups.
DPMS AR15, .223, 55 grain Sierra BTHP
