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It is Midnight on my first coyote hunt of 2012, as I  cautiously make my way along the creek bank to the area where earlier this evening the Coyotes were howling .The Temperature is 23 degrees and the gusting twenty five MPH wind in my face is telling me, turn around, warm camper. Upon arrival at my makeshift blind, actually bushes piled up with hole in the middle, it is difficult to get comfortable in the cold wind.
After settling down for a few minutes  I use the injured rabbit mouth call about every 4 minutes for about a half hour, no response heard or observed.
At this time a major decision for comfort is made, pack up and  move about 100 yards to an old ground blind, again get settled in and listen, yes I hear what sounds like two or more coyotes barking about a half mile down the creek. For the next 20 minutes I call using the Coyote challenge howl, Suddenly, ten yards behind me a loud growl , oh yes, got the heart pumping. I try to turn around, shine the green Bowlite LED  toward the sound, but cannot see any thing because of reflection from brush and the blind.
I then hear a very loud howl to the left of my blind, scanning through the opening with the light on my crossbow I see Eyes glowing, and a large shape of a really big coyote not 10 yards away. As you might guess, at this point I am not real calm.
I take quick aim and fire, and the arrow clears the coyote by maybe an inch, Darn, missed my chance on a big Coyote. As I set in the darkness, and  then reload my  Tenpoint Turbo crossbow, I am thinking that coyote must have thought there is a strange coyote in that box .
At this time seems like the thing to do is call it a night and head for the warm camper. For the next few minutes I scan the area with the bowlite.
Then  out of the front of the blind while scanning the area with thick brush,  much to my amazement,  glowing eyes, oh yes, about 35 yards out, just setting there looking at me.
I take careful aim with my crossbow scope using  just the halo of the green light so as not to scare off this predator. At the shot I hear the loud swack of the  arrow and the Slicktrick mag broadhead, and the Coyote disappears in the darkness. I take several deep breathes, and a large drink of water to try to calm down, my hands are shaking and seems like I cant get enough of the cold air.
After a minute or two, exit the blind and begin looking for the Coyote, after a short grid search there is the Coyote, A big one, a female, but I really believe this was a different Coyote then the one seen very close to the blind and shot at and missed.
As a hunter I have always believed every animal taken is a story that will always be there in your mind, I know for sure, this hunt will be remembered.

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[Highlander]

Congrats.  

I thoroughly enjoyed your story. You are a remarkable writer able to convey your excitement to the rest of us.

For me, I would be in a heated blind, with comfortable chair and luxuries to boot.  Cheating, so to speak.

[pa crossbow]

Watch it specialized that big one you missed may have been the mate to the female you took. He may be out looking for you next time. Ha! Ha! Ha! Very nice yote congratulations!

[setreng]

Great Job. I will be in the woods this weekend for the wiley coyoye--I got a 250 and the 100 Kill light with the green lens for the new Z350--Will I get my first victim?????.. I went with the 250 kill light so I could also use it on my 223

[CBRon]

Specialized,
Congrats... Your a coyote killing machine...  Great story , I think my heart pumped faster as I read it...I think you are a little crazy and very brave,,,, I would be in a tree 10 feet up     Ron

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CBRon, on 25 January 2012 - 03:17 PM, said:

Specialized,
Congrats... Your a coyote killing machine...  Great story , I think my heart pumped faster as I read it...I think you are a little crazy and very brave,,,, I would be in a tree 10 feet up     Ron

Thanks.
I kept telling myself,they don't attack humans,they don't usually attack humans.Lol

[Aimo]

SPECIALIZED, on 25 January 2012 - 03:23 PM, said:

Thanks.
I kept telling myself,they don't attack humans,they don't usually attack humans.Lol

Grear job and nice Coyote SPECIALIZED
FYI : they attack my lovely Cat !! I think she test better than me...LOL

Edited by aimo61, 25 January 2012 - 06:11 PM.

[hankenhunter]

SPECIALIZED, on 25 January 2012 - 03:23 PM, said:

Thanks.
I kept telling myself,they don't attack humans,they don't usually attack humans.Lol

Great story!   What was the pucker factor?
Happy eradicating,
Hank

[NBK]

SPECIALIZED, on 25 January 2012 - 03:23 PM, said:

Thanks.
I kept telling myself,they don't attack humans,they don't usually attack humans.Lol

great story and nice yote

[FuzzyFultz]

Thanks for sharing that exciting story Specialised, and a good picture to boot.

I have been looking for that motion sensor light. No luck yet. I suppose it was a battery operated motion sensor light, right ?

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FuzzyFultz, on 25 January 2012 - 11:09 PM, said:

Thanks for sharing that exciting story Specialised, and a good picture to boot.

I have been looking for that motion sensor light. No luck yet. I suppose it was a battery operated motion sensor light, right ?

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setreng, on 25 January 2012 - 12:00 PM, said:

Great Job. I will be in the woods this weekend for the wiley coyoye--I got a 250 and the 100 Kill light with the green lens for the new Z350--Will I get my first victim?????.. I went with the 250 kill light so I could also use it on my 223

Good luck on your hunt, once you get one you are hooked. If you are calling, the Coyote challenge howl has been working well the last few times out.