Another yote falls to the .204 ruger ultralight- story&p
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:17 pm
Well, I decided to make one more quick coyote trip before I put my calls away and got back to work. I headed east into the desert, but before I got to my destination, I had to stop and play good sam to a liberal from portland who got her VW "Eurovan" stuck in the mud on the side of the road. She was up to her axles in mud that I wouldn't have tried taking a 4 wheel drive truck into. 
Not sure what she was thinking on that. There went an hour. Oh well, back on the road, pedal to the metal. Finally I got to some pretty "doggy" country, and made a few stands. 1 out of 4 stands produced a dog. I set up in on the side of a bowl, and put the foxpro about 50 yards out on my second stand.
I sat there for about 20 minutes, and didn't see anything. Then, about when I was going to call it quits, I notice movement up by the call. The sage was so thick, I didn't even see the coyote come in. He was walking back and forth, intent on finding the wailing jackrabbit. Finally he popped out into a clear shooting lane. I gently put my finger on the trigger, waiting for him to pause long enough to make an 80 yard shot on his vitals. Then, just before I he stopped, and right before I thought I might shoot, KABOOM. Whoops, I barely even touched the trigger. Oh yeah, I replaced my stock trigger with a timney last week. I completely forgot to adjust my style for the new lighter trigger, and shot a half second before I really meant to. I looked up from the scope, and saw the coyote doing the death dance. By the time I jacked another shell, he was down. This is where the dog was standing. Looks like there was an exit!
And here is the dog 20 yards away as just as he fell. I think he lost a little blood.
A couple stands later, it was about an hour from dark. Nothing would come into the call, but I heard 3 groups around start howlin and yippin. I hoofed it towards one of the groups, but never saw them. All in all, great fun in the sage brush. Here's the "hero shot"
Not sure what she was thinking on that. There went an hour. Oh well, back on the road, pedal to the metal. Finally I got to some pretty "doggy" country, and made a few stands. 1 out of 4 stands produced a dog. I set up in on the side of a bowl, and put the foxpro about 50 yards out on my second stand. I sat there for about 20 minutes, and didn't see anything. Then, about when I was going to call it quits, I notice movement up by the call. The sage was so thick, I didn't even see the coyote come in. He was walking back and forth, intent on finding the wailing jackrabbit. Finally he popped out into a clear shooting lane. I gently put my finger on the trigger, waiting for him to pause long enough to make an 80 yard shot on his vitals. Then, just before I he stopped, and right before I thought I might shoot, KABOOM. Whoops, I barely even touched the trigger. Oh yeah, I replaced my stock trigger with a timney last week. I completely forgot to adjust my style for the new lighter trigger, and shot a half second before I really meant to. I looked up from the scope, and saw the coyote doing the death dance. By the time I jacked another shell, he was down. This is where the dog was standing. Looks like there was an exit!
And here is the dog 20 yards away as just as he fell. I think he lost a little blood.
A couple stands later, it was about an hour from dark. Nothing would come into the call, but I heard 3 groups around start howlin and yippin. I hoofed it towards one of the groups, but never saw them. All in all, great fun in the sage brush. Here's the "hero shot"
Overall I'm very happy with the new trigger. Huge difference. Might not have an excuse when I miss now. Oh wait, still have a crappy scope on that gun. Guess I can use that.