Well the last few days we have had a very windy,raining storm here in the Redding area. Woke up this morning to a beautiful sunny day. I have always had good luck right after a big storm as the yotes hole up and usually do not do much hunting durning storms.
So I head out by myself about noon....drive a hour to a new spot that I have been wanting to try. Set up the call and get myself set up and hit the call.
About 10 min. into the stand I see a yote coming from way out. He makes his way into my area. He gets about 80 yrds from me and I bark at him to stop him. I take my shot......and miss!!!! *&#@^%* No excuses...it was all me.
Ok....I go to another spot I have never tried before. The area is open for miles....but flat and no cover at all. I mean no trees,bushes or big rocks...nodda.
I find ONE large rack. About the size of a med. sized suitcase. I put the call out about 80 yrds up wind of me. I hunker down trying to make myself as small as possible....hit the call. And bam...not more then five min.s I see this yote coming from way out.
He is heading straight at me....I am scrunched down as far as I can go and still aim my rifle. He keeps coming....he gets about 300 yrds from the call and stops...looking all around. He trouts in another 50-75 yrds and then starts trying to circle down wind of the call. I have to move to keep a bead on him....He gets about 150 yrds out and stops facing the call and kinda quartered away from me. I figure I better take him. I hold on his chest and squeeze my shot.
BAM.....he flops back over on his back and does not move. I hit the pup distress just encase....after 5 min. I collect my call and then walk out to the yote. Wow...the .243 shooting 75gr hollow points really did a number. Looks as though the round entered his chest and exited the bottom of his ribcage and threw the bottom of his stomach...messy! Would not call this a fur friendly round.
I did one more stand with nothing coming to call. Overall....a good day.
Take care,Stan
So I head out by myself about noon....drive a hour to a new spot that I have been wanting to try. Set up the call and get myself set up and hit the call.
About 10 min. into the stand I see a yote coming from way out. He makes his way into my area. He gets about 80 yrds from me and I bark at him to stop him. I take my shot......and miss!!!! *&#@^%* No excuses...it was all me.
Ok....I go to another spot I have never tried before. The area is open for miles....but flat and no cover at all. I mean no trees,bushes or big rocks...nodda.
I find ONE large rack. About the size of a med. sized suitcase. I put the call out about 80 yrds up wind of me. I hunker down trying to make myself as small as possible....hit the call. And bam...not more then five min.s I see this yote coming from way out.
He is heading straight at me....I am scrunched down as far as I can go and still aim my rifle. He keeps coming....he gets about 300 yrds from the call and stops...looking all around. He trouts in another 50-75 yrds and then starts trying to circle down wind of the call. I have to move to keep a bead on him....He gets about 150 yrds out and stops facing the call and kinda quartered away from me. I figure I better take him. I hold on his chest and squeeze my shot.
BAM.....he flops back over on his back and does not move. I hit the pup distress just encase....after 5 min. I collect my call and then walk out to the yote. Wow...the .243 shooting 75gr hollow points really did a number. Looks as though the round entered his chest and exited the bottom of his ribcage and threw the bottom of his stomach...messy! Would not call this a fur friendly round.
I did one more stand with nothing coming to call. Overall....a good day.
Take care,Stan
