Got home from work today and my 19 year old son had been yote hunting. He had been laying prone in some tall grass in full camo and appropriately covered with deer scent from his previous bow hunting. He was watching over pasture in which he had called in and killed yotes before. He was using mouth call (injured cottontail) when he felt something hit his leg. Needless to say the yote had come in from the back way and thought it had a free meal. He said him and the coyote realized at the same time that something was very wrong. He said he about p'd his pants. The yote jumped straight in the air and hit the ground full speed. My son said by the time he found the safety, the yote was 50 yds out and going like a bat out of H. He said he got 6 shots off out of the Mini 14 but he was shaking so bad and the yote was moving so fast he didn't touch him. I rolled on the floor laughing over this one. Though you all might also enjoy this one.

Thats a good one. I have heard of a coyote getting a bucket of KFC from one hunter. It also came in from the rear. Always remeber to watch your six is what I would tell him.

Too funny......where is that video camera when you really need it!! He aged a bunch!

Thanks for sharing the story!

Bob

Man oh man, I wish I could see the expression on the faces of both hunter and yote.

I had a similar experience when we called in jackal during a nocturnal hunt in South Africa.

Everything was very quite and I was using a CD at that stage working from the back of my double cab. Very luxurious and well organised of course.

My hunting partner Manie was sitting at the back waiting for me to signal that a jackal was inbound. I was calling for about 20 minutes when I whispered to Manie that I can see eyes coming in and that I am pretty sure that it is a Jackal.

The target was inbound in front of the vehicle and still about 100 paces out. Manie sat like a mouse not to make any noise. Suddenly he screamed like a wounded meercat.

What happened was that we were concentrating so much on the jackal moving in from the front that we did not notice the land owner's dog (a Jack Russell) running in from the back to investigate what is happening in his territory. The Jack Russell jumped on the back of the vehicle landing on Manie's lap. Well, he needed clean clothing.

Predator calling and hunting is, as far as I am concerned, one of the most exciting adventures a hunter can enjoy.

Any one who would like to join me on a predator calling hunt in South Africa may contact me at:
wilhelm@zingelani.co.za. We usually present these adventures as part and parcel of a normal hunting safari.

Regards

Wilhelm Greeff

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Is there nobody out there who is able to share humoristic experiences with fellow hunters?

Quite disappointing I would say!