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Offline john-78

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darn yotes
« on: March 28, 2010, 02:29:06 AM »
yesterday morning, at about 07:40 i seen a coyote not more that 20 feet from my front porch.  i quickly went down stairs and retrieved my handi-45lc rifle, slipped out the side door and started for the front yard, then i had this feeling, something telling me to turn around.  there stood one on the fenceline, and here come the one from the front yard at a slow run, distance was about 100 yards i led him with my sight post just in front of the tip of his nose, let me tell you a winchester 250gr. cowboy will spin and flip a yote at the same time, he lost the use of his rear legs but started crawling with the front, i had already reloaded, the second shot sealed the deal.  if you've never shot one, the rifle that is, it's not very loud so i actually heard the second slug impact, it sounded like it really hurt i even cringed a little. 
     i've got a feeling this is going to be a bad year for them.  it's going to be hard to keep them away from the lambs, if there not even afraid of people.
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Re: darn yotes
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2010, 02:42:59 AM »
Good for you, you'll just have to do more of the same is all!

I only use a 223 for pasture poodles, but a 55 gr hollow point or v max in the boiler room will generally create a stiffled yelp and DRT.
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Re: darn yotes
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2010, 05:57:26 AM »
I saw one Wednesday in Wyandot Co...it was a young one standing right on the centerline of the road squared off with a soaking wet old 'chuck.  The chuck was bristled up and looked like a porcupine!  They were locked eyes, the chuck was showing his teeth and I could hearing him growling over the car engine.  Neither one wanted to make the first move, The yote jumped when I blew the horn but never took his eyes off the chuck.  They were still staring each other down in the rearview, last I saw them.  I 'magine the young yote got his @$$ handed to him if he decided to try.  Craziest thing I seen in a while!
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Re: darn yotes
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2010, 10:34:54 AM »
I`ve never killed one over a call here in Ohio, But I`m going to try again now that the deep snow is gone. We didn`t get many with the dogs this year as the snow was to deep to run them. I`m set up for day or nite hunting so all I have to do is get my old lazy behind out there and do it. Keep up the good work. My go to coyote gun is an AR. I use soft varmint bullets and don`t get good penitration, but no rickochets and I always have another shot ready as long as he is moving.  ;)
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Re: darn yotes
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2010, 05:56:20 AM »
hey catfish   what kinda dogs you run yotes with? I've been wantin to try it for a long time

thanks man
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Re: darn yotes
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2010, 07:05:58 AM »
Yea Buddy
Keep kill them dogs
Had a farmer down this way lose two sheep and a beagle to coyotes this winter. They are getting thick in Hocking county.
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Re: darn yotes
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2010, 08:40:19 AM »
Great Job!

We've had them come into the yard when we've had campfires at night.

I've caught on to them now... So when ol man goes hunting (for yote) I sometimes start a campfire with the kids. The woods around here whips the smoke in every direction, I think it makes them harder to smell people through smoke scents.

Down wind campfire brings them in everytime, until they see us.

But I've had them come to the chicken fence, see me, and wait 2 minutes for me to come back out with the moss. then run off. They're getting gutsey, and I don't like it!
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Re: darn yotes
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2010, 10:37:08 AM »
Good shootin' there buddy!
I don't have them at my current place yet. My last place had and still has a lot. I was hunting and trapping them and still had losses on sheep. I got 2 anatolian sheep dogs. Their first winter they killed 14 in with the sheep. I have not lost one since in 10 years. Up here they have killed a few fox and a bobcat, but no coyotes yet. The pyrenees are supposed to be good as well. Researching I got mixed reviews, some claim theirs will only run em' off, some claim they will kill. There wasn't any mixed reviews with the anatolian. Also a jackass, lama or alpaca are good livestock guardians. I know it is more fun to shoot them, but you can't be out with the livestock 24/7.
Good luck on getting some more.
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