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Offline markc

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A Tale of Two Coyotes
« on: December 19, 2009, 04:19:40 PM »
Okay, so I was hunting for a nice fat feral hog, so I could smoke the hams for Christmas dinner.  We have not been seeing deer or hogs or anything but squirrells on the local lease for a long time.  I took a little folding chair and say back in the swamp across from a really muddy beaten down trail with nice hog tracks in it.  About 45 minutes before dark coyotes began howling, and I mean really, really close by. A few minutes later, the bigger yote came down the hog trail.  I guess he was also looking for some Christmas hams.  I shot that one, and he dropped. I heard the other one running away, so I exited my little spot, and found him in the scope running away at about 60 yds, and getting farther all the time.  I fired, he dropped.  Now, the oddest thing is that when I dragged the first yote the 60 + yds to the second one, I found the bullet simply laying on the ground a foot from the coyote.  Wierd as can be....It was the Hornady leverrevolution 220 gr  in 35 Remington out of the 336 CS.  




I've recovered bullets before, but they are inside the critters, not laying on the ground beside them.  
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Re: A Tale of Two Coyotes
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 12:59:36 PM »
Great story and pictures Mark. Big Congrats!! Excellent Marksmanship too. I'd be really excited about hitting that old yote at 60 + yards on the run. I don't know about the bullet. You obviously hit him with it, unless that 220 gr. pill simply scared him to death. ;) Thanks for sharing.
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Re: A Tale of Two Coyotes
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2009, 03:16:41 AM »
Thanks Skunk.  After going back out and trying to step off the distance, I am suprised that the bullet made it all the way to the coyote #2 without hitting something.  Luck, more than skill was involved in that shot I think.  It was exciting though for sure..
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Re: A Tale of Two Coyotes
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2009, 06:35:16 AM »
great story, keep up the good work!