If you bring it back, it's not a bait pile !
What I've been doing the last couple of years before coyote season, is to freeze all of the table scraps in a small bucket.
When it gets colder out, I keep them in a bucket on the porch.
It attracts all types of critters and that attracts coyote.
Add...
During this type of weather, is when hunting over a bait pile really shines.
When coyote know where a pile is, they'll visit it more often, as they know food will be there and no energy is wasted chasing prey around.
If you make trails in the snow overlooking the pile, they'll take those trails...
I see a difference in coyote behavior when traveling just 2.5 hours north of my location.
There not as vocal in the suburbs and as you mentioned, rarely seen in packs or even pairs.
Up north, I hear multiple packs calling at night and their more aggressive when coming into calls.
With this...
Like a good conservationist, I always leave some behind, so I have more to hunt later.
Coyote have their place in the food chain, but as with everything, too many equal trouble.
They are very resilient, adaptable and clever, which is why I like hunting them.
I've been hunting them on/off for 41...
Your right, there's a learning curve and that curve goes from broke and hunting during the day, to in debt and hunting at night with thermal or NV.
While I always tried to buy the best equipment in the early years, I could only afford mediocre at best.
I would eventually give it away to someone...
Waste of money ?
You bought a rifle and some gear, that's a good start.
Now look for some state land or multiple use areas that you don't need permission to hunt, do some scouting and put your gear to use.
I don't have to ask for permission, people ask me to hunt and I've been known to say yes...
A failure is only a failure, if you don't learn from it.
Your progressing in your night hunting skills and the only thing that was holding you back, was your wallet opening to get the right optic for the job at hand.
Now that excuse is out the door, so we expect some fur to fly, or not and have...
Good Luck.
I'm going to try and get out this weekend to a pheasant preserve that I haven't been to in quite awhile.
The owners wife's pet beagle was attacked one night, So I have the green light to kill anything and everything.
I may take the old bird dog out for one last afternoon hunt while...
I didn't mean weeks to hunt in general, just at that farm.
If the pack is in as bad a shape as the ones you popped and their hungry, they'll be hitting the easiest opportunities to feed.
If he would just donate the proceeds from his next book titled "I saved NY by myself ", we wouldn't need to beg the Gov't for a bailout, Again !
You would think that the proceeds from his first book " Killing Seniors with a Smile", would've been enough to pay off the Debt.
Well, It has experience with the male and female health perspective, So who better to tell normal Americans how to live healthy.
Hopefully it won't self Identify as a UFO one day and fly away.
Depends on what time of the season and how much they've been pressured by other hunters.
Mating season, coyote vocals.
Distress the rest of the season.
If other hunters are educating the coyote in your AO, you need to try bait piles and other calls to bring them in.
No baby animal distress...
This is the first 40 grain projo I've used in the 20 P.
I've been using the 34 grain nosler HP, as it was recommended for an 11 twist barrel and I was gifted 1,000.
The 40 Vmax blew the shoulder to pieces, turned it's insides into jelly and didn't exit, the yote just dropped.
I've never had...
This is #10 of this season. Small female.
Chopped my 26" stainless varmint barrel down to 18"s , crowned and bead blasted it matte.
Loaded some rounds with 40 grn Vmax and sighted it in just before it got dark.
Dropped it mid step at 130 yards.
I have 2 lbs each of Re25 and Bullseye powder on hand, but just opened my last pound of 4198.
I'd like to trade pound for pound.
I'm located in southern NY(Rockland cty), but travel frequently up to the Oneonta area.
FTF only, no shipping, not for sale and I only need any manufacturer of 4198...
You sir are wrong on many levels about coyote and their influence on deer populations.
If you have nothing to offer to hunting predators, Please refrain from posting in this thread.
If you have an issue with a member here, please PM the member and not use expletives, as that's not ethical behavior.
If your worried about reloading, buy another handgun, especially if your contemplating a revolver.
Once the first gun is empty, switch to your second loaded handgun.
It doesn't take much training to learn how to drop an empty gun and pull a loaded one, especially when under duress.
It's easy to...
I have a Tac 2 and an R8.
Awesome, but expensive rifles.
I've shot many R93 models, but didn't like how you need to eject every round to unload the rifle.
Once the R8 model was introduced, I bought the parts individually, as I couldn't afford to buy a complete rifle.
Once you go straight pull...
I've been waiting for this to be released.
I called savage and they won't be available till early spring.
Long action only.
I have two blaser rifles and am itching to have an American made totally ambi straight pull rifle.
The Apollo is a good thermal, but with FLIR giving the middle finger to the civilian market, I would be hesitant at buying anything from them that's been discontinued for awhile.
If you found a good deal on one, you should call FLIR and see if they'll service it before purchasing.
With other...
I went the Thermal/NV clip on route years ago and that's why I don't trust them.
They work great, as long as you don't remove them.
While it's nice to be able to use your day optic, it's not so nice when you accidentally bump your rifle and don't know if you knocked it out of alignment and...
Locator call, male challenge, female challenge and then animal distress calls.
Find them, seduce them or feed them.
The coyote are just getting into their breeding season, so their acting like bucks going into the rut.
Their thinking with their small head and/or stomach now.
1/2 hour each set...
Since Heir Cuomo is so concerned about his serfs being a threat to all of the Criminals that can't afford bail and he let out of prison, are there any new SAFE act restrictions coming down the pike in 2021 ?
Got this small female the evening of 12/27.
Was set up with the rifle pointing down wind, so of course, it came from the opposite direction.
Pic taken with the AGM TM-384.
Yes, The TM384.
The actual display image is better than the recorded video.
I think the video is compressed and loses some clarity.
Here's a short clip of the hot spot function.
I prefer using it without this feature, but it's there if you need to give yourself a seizure.
By this time my whole...
Here's a short clip of my brothers neighbor coming back from walking his dog.
You can see some of the color pallets work better than others in an urban environment.
He starts out at 50 and enters the house at around 100 yards.
Sorry for the shakiness, as I saw him walking down the street and...
First, No offense taken.
I've been blessed with having contacts in the Night vision/Thermal world for a long time and what I remember to tell other's, is a 1/4 of what I actually test, fondle and use.
Second, It's not my thermal.
I got it for a friend that wanted one and since I didn't get to...
You want thermal on a budget, but not compromise on features, check out the AGM ASP Micro TM384 monocular.
Since I didn't get to fully test the first 384 I bought + sent to a friend, I had another acquaintance inquire about thermal and he decided he wanted the 384 unit.
Since I've looked through...
I meant to write the Lee breech lock challenger press.
I load everything from .20 practical to 338 edge with no issues and have been doing so for a long time.
The breech lock feature lets you change calibers and die in seconds.
A lot of the videos show users loading primers into the priming arm...
Ford Sucks, buy a Chevy !
Since your new at reloading, you shouldn't comment on anything, especially the OP's BCG issues !
How dare you !!!!
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Here's my bucket list BN36 30-06, that lives in PA now, along with my un neutered M1A loaded stainless.
I was in the process of making it SAFE act compliant, but couldn't bring myself to remove the brake threads after shooting it without the brake.
It has a stout recoil without the brake.
With proper maintenance, most presses will last a lifetime.
Imagine how many more rounds you could've loaded in less time using a Lee breech lock press ?
Rock chucker presses aren't infallible either, especially the Gen 2 presses.
I'm not knocking the rock chucker, but after getting my first...
With the advent of the Lee Breech lock design, the other screw in die presses were left in the dust.
Especially after Lee came out with the Lock ring eliminator adapter.
You can literally change calibers to load in seconds.
No die adjustment fiddling, tools needed and as many know, it'll use any...