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My first Yote!
Well, two to be exact. I've had plenty of opportunities to take coyotes in my life. Just never wanted one bad enough of had a reason to take them. But, a few days ago, a rancher friend of mine approached me with a problem. Seems his new calves have been turning up with chewed ears and sick from running hot. He said he had a coyote and wild dog problem and asked if I'd take care of it. He didn't want his cattle spooked and wanted it done at night. Well, I was peachy on that task. So, I showed up at the ranch after dark with a friend and we got our gear ready. Walking out behind the barn, we looked over the pastures and were discussing a game plan when a couple yotes began singing on the other side of a stock tank about 200 yards away. We snuck through the corrals and got about 150 yards from the tank. I started squeaking with my mouth like a young rabbit and we gazed off into the night with NVGs. Periodically lighting the area up with IR light. About 5 minutes later, I noticed the yotes sneaking along the tank berm trying to flank our position and get down wind. But, they ran into the corral fence (that was the plan) and had to turn and approach us. At about 50 yards, the lead yout turned broadside. I lit her up with the IR and "Pppppffffttthhhh"............dropped her. My partner said the other one was to the right and a bit back. Swinging in that direction, I located him trotting through the high grass and "Pppppffffftttthh".............dropped him as well. Well, we'd been there about 15 minutes and hadn't even turned a light on. 
We tried some calling with an electronic caller in several locations, but the wind was howling and only had one other yote show interest. But, we didn't get him. Anyway, guess I finally had a reason to shoot a yote and got to do it my way. That was fun. I will say, these were some nasty coyotes. Not like you see in the magazines, on TV, or up north. The male was mangy and the female was thin coated. But, I'm glad we helped out the rancher. I used the AR with 64gr Gold Dot and it thumped them. Not explosive like a varmint bullet, but they both hit the dirt at the shot. Good times! (And for some reason I can't get the "enter" button to work on this site and create separate paragraphs. Just ain't working.)
We tried some calling with an electronic caller in several locations, but the wind was howling and only had one other yote show interest. But, we didn't get him. Anyway, guess I finally had a reason to shoot a yote and got to do it my way. That was fun. I will say, these were some nasty coyotes. Not like you see in the magazines, on TV, or up north. The male was mangy and the female was thin coated. But, I'm glad we helped out the rancher. I used the AR with 64gr Gold Dot and it thumped them. Not explosive like a varmint bullet, but they both hit the dirt at the shot. Good times! (And for some reason I can't get the "enter" button to work on this site and create separate paragraphs. Just ain't working.) "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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Those things do look mangy. I guess I had it in my head you lived out West somewhere where the pelts are generally nicer.
It's OK to show your face, even though you do own a Savage, we wont hold it against you. :tooth:
I have never killed a yote either. They are starting to be a pretty big problem in a lot of Georgia, or so I've heard anyway. I always figured If I see one, I'll kill it because of the reproduction rate. Never have seen one in the woods, though.
Talked to one of the managers of a WMA here, he said theres a yote problem here in central Fla. but like BMI, i havnt seen one yet.
JAY
I saw a pic last night of one a guy shot up here, beautiful, thick coat.
I've shot a few of them over the years while deer hunting, they're hard to hit with a slug gun! They almost never stop moving. They're everywhere here, but nowhere. I see the signs, hear them singing, but rarely see them.
A buddy of mine was telling me just last night about a pair of them that live across the creek from his property. A few nights ago, they were on his back porch steps, trying to take out or distract his male chow, so they could get his wife's Pomeranian. :yikes:
"The Un-Tactical"
You need to hunt some of these 'yotes up here, especially during the winter. I was heading to Scooters house one morning after elk hunting in the area and while driving down the road I saw the biggest yote I've ever seen loping across a field. It's coat was so heavy and thick that from over 200 yards away I could see it flowing and bouncing like the coat on an Irish Setter. That was sure something to see.
The coyotes here are sure nuff different critters than what they grow in Louisiana/Texas. The first one I saw here I would have thought a dam woof had I not known better.
Mike
N454casull
Dad 5-31-13
I remember them having beautiful coats in Montana. Here, they look like big rats.
With a mouthful of teeth...
I don't know which is better, your hunting/shooting ability, your picture taking ability or your descriptive writing. Maybe you should write a book one day. Just a thought.
Anyways, good pics. great writing. Thanks.
I don't have the patience to write a book. Ha!
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and politician
I was was only after them as problem children anyway.
Does he have any problem Oryx ? or what- evers....LOL
Unfortunately, no. I was hoping he had some problem Axis Deer, but it appears not. He DOES, however, have problem hogs.
So, score another location for hog killing. Woohoo!
"The Un-Tactical"
Coyote jerky.....nummy....
Exactly!!!
Never tire of pig killing.
Think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
:-)
(I did laugh, actually)
You've got almost 7,000 posts. We'll just have Sam compile and organize that into a book.......
Can't wait to read the chapter about self defense scenarios and long range tactics for concealed carry operators.....
Or maybe the chapter about door breaching tactics and anger management support groups.....
PS - Nice 'yote hunt..... :up:
He got two out of the six in the pack.
pretty typical of the ones we have around here.