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Throw them in the pile, come back when the worms and beetles strip them and boil a skull or two in the off season.
SJC
2023 - 2024 Predator Season
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SJC
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It's fun hunting at night and is also a good security option, you should try it.
Rix L3 scope and an AGM TM15-384 spotter will get you to the edge of the thermal black hole for under $3.5k.
SJC
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Lone Female 2/23/24 Pm.
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I went for a long slow walk in the woods today, the first since before my surgery. It felt good to walk around out there. I found one shed antler, and most of the remains of a deer that had been stripped clean by coyotes. The skull was not among the rest of the bones and skin. I also found some tracks in the little bit of snow...it seems that something relatively big and black woke up last week and went wandering around in search of a picnic basket maybe ?
The picture does not show the prints all that well, but kn person, a close examination of the top priny in the picture clearly shows a front paw with claws. The prints are several days old, and sunshine has distorted them a bit.
The picture does not show the prints all that well, but kn person, a close examination of the top priny in the picture clearly shows a front paw with claws. The prints are several days old, and sunshine has distorted them a bit.
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Dropped this one at 180 yards with the backup RIX L3/20-250.
The ocular zoom feature and the laser 20-250 made it an easy shot.
The ocular zoom feature and the laser 20-250 made it an easy shot.
Havent been out much but this happened last night which was worse than the hunt previous to this one. At least I hit the fucker on the previous hunt but it was still a runner. That first one I shot at ran to the right. When the shooting was all done and I was out of ammo,,, that fucker came back 30yds from me and started barking at me. I was barking back trying to scare it. It followed me all the way through the woods and continued barking at me the whole time. It came within 100yds of the house where I was parked and was still barking at me. The owner could hear it from inside. The barking didnt stop till I was in the truck and pulling out. Even then Im not sure if it stopped. Im thinking he wanted to eat me lol
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I had better luck taking down a three legged male dog.
Saw this one going down a fence line in an adjoining field as we were getting to our first stand location.
When the wind started to shift, he took his last breath.
Saw this one going down a fence line in an adjoining field as we were getting to our first stand location.
When the wind started to shift, he took his last breath.
My assumption is he might of been left in a trap to long and chewed his own leg off.
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It was an old injury that was covered with hair.
Never saw this dog before.
I'm guessing it was a straggler that normally wouldn't have been going into another males territory, but wasn't afraid since we killed most of it's competition.
That's the 10th male coyote taken on this property since deer season ended in mid December.
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Two more down Sunday PM during the full moon.
Male and a stanky female with a busted rear leg.
Male and a stanky female with a busted rear leg.
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We visited a bait pile that had a lone dog coming into it.
It paid it's last visit Tuesday PM.
The first female dog taken on this property since Dec 2023.
It paid it's last visit Tuesday PM.
The first female dog taken on this property since Dec 2023.
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I had a pretty good season, so it's only fitting that the last weekend was wrought with F up's.
First with the crappy windy weather blowing Friday Pm out the door.
Then me missing a broadside chip shot at 50 yards and having a feeding issue Sat PM.
Then having my buddy drop a dog only for it to get up minutes later and crawl into a swamp Sun PM and we didn't get any action on video.
Sunday I also had issues with my X24 call, but it ended up just being user error.
My chair started to squeak a lot too, but that might have been because of all the Kielbasa I ate.
The last fleeting minutes of the season were spent tracking what ended up being a big fox through the woods.
How tempting that was, but such is life.
After the end of every season, I make a list of what I could improve equipment wise before the season opens in Oct.
Not much to improve, but I'm debating on getting a carbon fiber 20-250 barrel for my backup Impulse Predator and am always trying to acquire lighter gear to carry around.
SJC
First with the crappy windy weather blowing Friday Pm out the door.
Then me missing a broadside chip shot at 50 yards and having a feeding issue Sat PM.
Then having my buddy drop a dog only for it to get up minutes later and crawl into a swamp Sun PM and we didn't get any action on video.
Sunday I also had issues with my X24 call, but it ended up just being user error.
My chair started to squeak a lot too, but that might have been because of all the Kielbasa I ate.
The last fleeting minutes of the season were spent tracking what ended up being a big fox through the woods.
How tempting that was, but such is life.
After the end of every season, I make a list of what I could improve equipment wise before the season opens in Oct.
Not much to improve, but I'm debating on getting a carbon fiber 20-250 barrel for my backup Impulse Predator and am always trying to acquire lighter gear to carry around.
SJC
Do you turkey hunt?
Ive only been once about 7 years ago and we called in like 8 hens with a Tom gobbling at us from the woods. If I was more experienced at it I wouldnt of made any movement and scared the hens away because I was told the Tom would of eventually came in.
Anyway........
Called one of the owners of the coyote property I recently got and asked him if he hunted turkey and if he minded if I did.
This property is directly behind the property I made my first turkey hunt on.
I went out there during the day because Ive only seen it at night, to check some areas where I could sit.
I brought my box call with me and made some calls but got no responses.
1 hour after I left the property the owner text me a trail cam picture of a big ole Tom that ended up coming in.
So I guess I will be trying my luck come May 1st.
Had to dig out turkey loads, my decoys, padded seat, face paint etc etc,,, oh and my other 12 gauge which has a turkey choke