We should of had 2.
Rhett and I start out on a long walk to our 1st stand. Rhett would tell you that it was 5 miles . We crawled under a old fence and walked around to the west of this open pasture. Tebbe, you should remember this place . I have never really bothered with the Baby Cottontail sound much but it has been proving well lately. I usually will use a non-critter from Illinois sound most of the time along with my Tweaked Squirrel. It wasn't 2 minutes this nice coyote is coming staight for us. Rhett sees it and I figured Rhett is gonna get the shot. The coyote drops down in the dip and I was telling Rhett keep your eyes open and be ready to react. Then after what seemed like 15 minutes, he pops up. I asked Rhett are you on him, he says NO, then I tell him I am on him and I throw a GREAT warning shot and he left . I instantly went to the pup-distress. Rhett notices deer run way out into the field. He says Dad keep an eye on them, they will tell us if another one is coming. He cracks me up with what he knows at now 8 years old. They were looking in the direction of the next two coyotes came from . The lead dog was on a good clip and jumping up to see and the rear dog was more relaxed, lagging behind. I then focused on him and asked Rhett if he could see him. He tells me, no. I wait for him to stop and I let it fly. I could really only see his head and neck. I walk out to where I thought he went down and didn't see him at first. NOW I AM REALLY UPSET. I look about 20 yards from there and there he was. I yelled at Rhett, we got one. His excitement was once again priceless, even though he didn't get a shot this time.
It didn't bother him one bit that he didn't get to shoot. He kept talking about how cool it was to see that one jump up and try to see everything and just the fact that we called in three coyotes.
I told Rhett that I wished he would have been able to take the shot on the first one, he says it don't matter, it was cool seeing all of them and we get to take one home to show Mom and Grace.
One thing I am so proud of him is the way he handles himself on stand. He is like a seasoned caller
Here are a few pics I took of him with the coyote. Since Rhett is my #1 calling partner, I don't need to be in the pics anymore
Caught this pic of him checking his age
In Christ,
Song Dog
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Great story SD!! You're Son is a natural.
Friends Are Friends By Nature.
RIP Russ,Blaine, & Darrell!!
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Isn't there a minimum age for grampas??
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RIP Russ,Blaine, & Darrell!!
I don't like repeat offenders. I like DEAD offenders!!
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Isn't there a minimum age for grampas??
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Audrey Renae told me "No there isn't"!!
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SD great story and pics as usual. Nice outfit on your son and the smile is priceless.............your a great teacher! Make the most they don't stay young long. Mine turned 21 in November!
Thanks and Merry Christmas
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Thanks for the great story and the pictures. It warms the heart to read about father and son out having a good time calling predators. Keep the stories coming!!!
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Thanks guys! It is truly a joy taking him, even just to watch him on the stand, priceless.
May need to get "Uncle Melvin" out to film. Well, when it warms up a tad bit. I don't want to make it too miserable for Rhett at this age .
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May need to get "Uncle Melvin" out to film. Well, when it warms up a tad bit. I don't want to make it too miserable for Rhett at this age .
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That is GREAT, mine turned 24 this year and we did get to deer hunt for a couple of days. We are planning a PD trip in June to SD..........Them are the best days, he still talks about hunting trips from when he was younger....Kinda like pissing your pants in a dark suit it gives you a warm feeling all over and know one notices......He's about to make me a GRANDPA for the first time. I'm really excited about that.......
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