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6 more dogs down

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Marty and I were able to make it for a few days of calling saturday and sunday, with low winds and overcast skys it made for a real good day. here is the play by play.

1st stand - We head to one of our money spots for the 1st stand of the day, the ground was very wet with all the rain so we took the 4 wheeler up the prairie trail to the spot. We get set up and marty starts in on his hand call and immediately 3 coyotes top the ridge in front of us, the lead dog charged in while the 2 pale dogs sat back and watched the show. at 60 yards the lead dog bit the dust with a well placed head shot :P .

three stands later we set up on a fence line, With me on the calls this time, 5 minutes into my series of calls a hard charger comes from the left, with NO intentions of slowing down, a well placed running shot put him down no further than 50 yards from us :D . real nice sized dog to!

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We decided to head to a area further up the road and set up for one final stand of the day, we set up on a fenceline overlooking some rolling hills with thick brush mixed in. This is were things got a little western :lol: . five minutes into calling I look to my left and see marty moving his rifle, I then look in front of me and see a coyotes coming, right as im about to shoot him marty dumps the coyotes on his side, i quickly start ki-yi'ing but The coyotes is covering ground fast, marty whirls his rifle and pulls off a 220 yard running lung shot! it was quite the double to end the day :D .. that put us at four coyotes for the day, and we didnt get started till 10:00 a.m. 8)

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It was a good day to be out :wink: .


Sunday -

Once again we get a little later start than usual, oh well. I decided to tote the foxpro to this stand and start out with some rabbit distress. We are overlooking a huge flat that just screams coyote. not 5 minutes in one is charging into the set. at 200 yards he stops and I tell myself I might as well dump him, and wouldnt you know it, I shoot right over his back :oops: .. beautiful dog to. :roll: . oh well, not his day I guess.

Next stand on the way in we bump a coyote out of some thick brush. I set the foxpro in a tree and we get settled in.5 minutes in I hear Marty shoot. and like usual I hear the loud WOP. I new he had one down. another coyote was coming hard my way when he shot but he decided to get out of there with the gunplay going on.

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We decided to do one last stand before going bowhunting.

We set up in some thick brush and once again I set the foxpro up in a tree. six minutes in we both spot a hard charger coming up the draw, coming right my way. This time I decided to let him get nice and close before taking the shot. at 40 yards he looks my way and I gave him a 50 g. v max to the neck. dead right there. I quickly ki-yi and then switch to woodpecker distress. We then notice another coyote hanging uup at about 1000 yards. as We watch him I look to my right and see marty quickly adjusting his rifle to his right, there was a coyote 75 yards below us slowly leaving out. marty shoots and misses by inches.. almost another double :o .

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All in all it was a real fun two days of calling with six dogs down. hope to get out again soon. 8)
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Awesome! I love those western dogs, there big and pale!! Congrats to Marty and yourself
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your a killer :D :D leave some for me and you next year :wink:
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Job well done mitch :D :D I love the post that have both the story and the pics to boot :D :D You have to love those western coyotes :)
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Great story Mitch. Great dogs too, love the pics. Question, is that a Howa Houge rifle in the second to last picture you're holding?
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Great story and pics. Congrats on a fine hunt.
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Outdoorsman it is actually a Remington 700 SPS Tactical in .223 heavy barrel
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He keeps this up and you might as well call off the NDCC! Hes gonna have everything in a 100 miles dead. Good god man.

Seriously tho, way to go!!!!! :D

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Thanks for all the comments guys :)
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Way to go gentlemen sounds like it's going to be a great season for you guys!!
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thanks prairie ghost, I hope so.. we killed 6 more this weekend.. Ill post up a story and pics a bit later this evening..

later.
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