I would agree with O'Conner about the 4x scope being good for moving or offhand shots at Coyotes (or anything). I guess his love affair with the 270 clouded his judgment as I wouldn't ever go that heavy for a Coyote, at any distance.
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Posts: 203 | Location: Missouruh | Registered: 01 October 2004
Thanks Nick. I got the first three pages and read them with a smile on my face. Most of my hunts now will be for 'yotes in the a.m. and upland birds after. Nate
WOW!, Man this created a whole new image of Jack in my mind. I had read here and there of his hunting varmints on occasion, but i never knew he wrote an article on it. Haven't really read it yet, but will tomorrow. Thks.
Going out tomorrow to do just that with my howler, and portable Big Eyes which can be seen right here to spot and stalk as far out as i can see them--
He uses a Randy Yahn bracket with 2 Weaver 20X50's. He makes a # of these with different optics. I also have a pair of the big Bushnell Spacemasters that r even better yet, IMO. Huge FOV with that optic--22x WA oculars, and 60 mm objective (i think). But they're too big to haul around. 1 of these days, i'll get his Kowas.
Tell u what--for spotting in a pr. dog town, these optics beat a single spotting scope hands down, and add a whole new dimension to it really.
Reverend-- we don't get as much of that stuff down here as we once did. Took those BE's out a week or so ago, and spotted four different coyotes from 1 spot with them. Man, they're sweet!
Steve
Posts: 926 | Location: pueblo.co | Registered: 03 December 2002
Just finished reading the entire article now-- terrific writing job...of course. Wish i could've hunted some with him-- sounds like he was into it. That's just the way i hunt them now myself, as calling doesn't have the same bite it once did. Mike Johnson out of MT hunts them like that too mostly, and kills right around a hundred of them a (fur) season now.
Steve
Posts: 926 | Location: pueblo.co | Registered: 03 December 2002
One of the reasons I've not caught on to using the spotter so much is it isn't handy to transport, and it fatigues my eyes to fast. Setting them up as a pair of big eyes would eliminate the fatigue. I still wouldn't drag them far from the Jeep!
I agree with your thought of hunting 'yotes (or anything) with Jack. It would have been fun to harass him about his love of the .270! My boys are starting to hunt with me now so we don't stalk much. I did manage to take my 11 year old with me on a longish stalk on a decent buck, that although we got close (less than 25 yards) we didn't get a good shot before he bailed out. It did teach him how to make it work though. When the youngest gets better legs we'll probably be able to mix things up a bit more. Nate
I betchya he loved getting close to that buck tho, huh? When i'm going to walk for miles i usually carry a 10-20X Leupold Compact these dyas that fits perfectly in my BDU-style leg pocket.
Steve
Posts: 926 | Location: pueblo.co | Registered: 03 December 2002
Originally posted by sscoyote: I betchya he loved getting close to that buck tho, huh?
That's why we went! He was with me to the last. It was incredibly steep and we worked up to where it had been bedded, but all we could see was the tops of the horns. I wanted him to be able to see it so we kept getting closer. We couldn't seem to find an angle wher we could see him, and eventually he seemed to know something was up. I could just see his eyes but nothing any lower. My boys are really coming along. It's fun to have them there and be a part of thier amazment at the wonders God has put all around them. It's neat to see them wide eyed at nature. Nate
