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I shut off my remote, ejected the empty round and chambered another round and slowly crept over to the edge of the ravine. I could not see any blood or fur at the spot he was standing when I shot. There was no blood on any of the tall grass blades or the brush either as I began to walk in the direction he disappeared. I took my time scanning the deep grass in the ravine as I walked along and found the coyote piled up just 40 yards from where he was when I shot him.
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He was stone-cold dead. The bullet had hit right where I aimed and had made a tiny hole about 1/4 inch in diameter. I have a .17 TAC cartridge pointing to the entrance hole in this photo.
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There was no exit hole. I stepped off the distance from where I was lying when I took the shot to the spot the coyote was standing and it was 30 yards!!! As I mentioned earlier, I had thought about taking my shotgun with when I stopped to walk to this place but left it in the pickup. Oh well, the old .17 Tactical worked well anyway.
This was a big old male coyote and he had some very nice, big sharp teeth. Here’s one of my .17 TAC shells alongside his gleaming white teeth:
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I set my FOXPRO stand up and placed my camera on it to get a couple of hero photos. Here’s one where you can see the coyote and my beautiful smile. He had nice long guardhairs.
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It took me 10 minutes to drag him the half mile back to the pickup. I sprayed him down with flea spray and loaded him up into the back of the pickup and headed for another calling spot. Once again, I was amazed to find oil well drilling pads, drilling rigs, new pipelines, and lots of oilfield vehicles all over this once-quiet and pristine area. The oilfield activity might be good for the workers and the mineral acre owners, but it sure messes up the once-quiet countryside. I did find a place I wanted to walk into and call and when I got in about a quarter mile there was a backhoe digging away about 1/4 mile to the WNW of where I wanted to set up to call. I walked in another 1/2 mile to the SE and called for over 40 minutes with no takers. I think all the activity has the coyotes jittery in this particular area.
I drove to the ranch house of one of the landowners in the area and had a chat with him and thanked him for allowing me to hunt and then headed for home. I stashed this coyote in the freezer with the other three from my October 21 hunt. I hope prices are decent so I can afford to fill my gas tank!!!