went out for yotes for the first time this year. it was a great day made 4 stands and had 2 com in and we saw 5 for the day. the bad part is all the missing that i did. i missed 3. but $hit happens. all were runnning shots.

the first one i got a real bad case of coyote fever and i could get it stop so i up and sent to after it. the other on was in a valley and it stoped for a split second and had the cross hairs right on it and squeezed the triger and nothing happened. safty no off and the yote climbing the hill slowly i sent one and missed then when it was in 5th gear i sent another but i didnt miss my much. the last one was circling down wind and i needed a nother second and it would have been lights out but it was heading for the hills before i could get a good shot off.

i will get my firt dog this season and then coyote fever will be done with. but for now i need some humble pie and some range time.

Saskhunter--I've been there done that, and I hope I will do it again someday (if you know what I mean).

Keep going to the plate-sooner or later is all I know.

Imagine this-imagine you have to hunt the cats and the yotes without calls/dogs/traps. Also, imagine you have to live on them for food and subsitance. Me thinks that for the most part we'd starve! I can't think of another big game animal out there I could say that about.

Guess I am just stating which one I think is smarter.

"GET TO THE HILL"

Dogz

Well, you now have some educated dogs to contend with. Perhaps even some PHd's. Change your set ups, change your calls and be patient. Don't over call.
I firmly believe a bitch that has been called and shot at or pinched by a trap, can teach her pups to avoid them.
Good luck...

its a big area and we only called in the two and i missed both. i cant wait untill i get my first dog. i think its all in my head and that im making a big deal about it. one day they will have to walk in to one of my bullets .

i used to work on my uncles ranch in montana. when feeding cows in the winter time we would always run into at leaswt one coyote a day when feeding. after about a month of feeding those coyotes would always be on the run when you saw them. the only thing we could do is throw lead at them. my uncle with a 223 and me with a 25-06. would get lucky every once in a while and hit one. i was always using hunting bullets. 117gr i think. i dont remember the damage being too severe. but every one i hit just stopped. i dont remember the distances but there was one spot we would almost always see one as we crested the hill. i would guess it to be 600 yards or so to crest the next hill. i hit one as he was trotting up the hill so i am guessing 400-500 yards. hit him right through the spine in the middle of his back. lights out!!! not a whole lot of damage. the coyote had terrible mange. about half of his fur was gone. all of the fur on his tail was gone. he looked like a big rat.