Night Vision NV and thermal kills...
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Ya man that some pretty thick scruff you shooting in .
Around here a lot of fields are doing the 1st year cutting and some bailing, but it early summer and there is a lot high grass and growth .
most definitely makes spotting easy when you got cut grass . I always checking them cut fields if driving back home at 1st light for dogs mousing and hunting .
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Very nice, looks like that kind of results requires a lot of time and effort.
OHhh FUN TIMES .. Last Night, no moon and nice and quiet .. ( the plan ), I go into a small fenced coral area behind a barn to set-up and search and make few calls for some coyotes behind a BigAss manure pile .
There is also 6 young Bulls in the back of barn in fenced coral area waiting to get about 18 months old to go into auction sale .
I walk into backside of barn, threw gate into coral area wearing gear and NV/helmet . Even though I'm a stranger just turned up and kicked them up from sleep , they all just all up eyeballing me pretty heavy and they young and not really looking to start something they not totally sure about . I just keeping my focus and just ignoring them and go about my business .
So I walk down and behind a 10 ft. manure pile (nice dry area), Young bulls eyeballing me and all following stepping a little closer one by one . They pretty jittery and the all black Angus starts doing this rodeo bucking and shaking his head act, but he putting a Vibe more like he wants to play than be aggressive . But they all still holding off about 20 ft. off and eyeballing me, so I keep on my set-up .
It starts looking like a big clusterfuck, I got to make light verbal with them and they making Noise also and I thinking about packing it up, but I hear a solo young coyote off and doing a few barks a few hundred yards off a side field . So I setup Rifle on tripod and set my pack down by electric fence and start scanning with Thermal .
I standing there scanning and before I know it, I am in a tight scrimmage huddle and surrounded, nudged and sniffed . Bulls not really being malicious but I grabbing my tripod and holding it up and trying not to get pushed into electric fence . It all getting a little to cozy, I got to make a few verbal commands at them and some light pushing to hold my ground . They all start setting down but they wont leave . They all just stay circled tight around behind me . Even If I scanned a coyote there No Way I could make a shot and not take risk of them freaking and knocking me down and stepping on me . It all ends up like I'm just the bovine entertainment for the night.
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There is also 6 young Bulls in the back of barn in fenced coral area waiting to get about 18 months old to go into auction sale .
I walk into backside of barn, threw gate into coral area wearing gear and NV/helmet . Even though I'm a stranger just turned up and kicked them up from sleep , they all just all up eyeballing me pretty heavy and they young and not really looking to start something they not totally sure about . I just keeping my focus and just ignoring them and go about my business .
So I walk down and behind a 10 ft. manure pile (nice dry area), Young bulls eyeballing me and all following stepping a little closer one by one . They pretty jittery and the all black Angus starts doing this rodeo bucking and shaking his head act, but he putting a Vibe more like he wants to play than be aggressive . But they all still holding off about 20 ft. off and eyeballing me, so I keep on my set-up .
It starts looking like a big clusterfuck, I got to make light verbal with them and they making Noise also and I thinking about packing it up, but I hear a solo young coyote off and doing a few barks a few hundred yards off a side field . So I setup Rifle on tripod and set my pack down by electric fence and start scanning with Thermal .
I standing there scanning and before I know it, I am in a tight scrimmage huddle and surrounded, nudged and sniffed . Bulls not really being malicious but I grabbing my tripod and holding it up and trying not to get pushed into electric fence . It all getting a little to cozy, I got to make a few verbal commands at them and some light pushing to hold my ground . They all start setting down but they wont leave . They all just stay circled tight around behind me . Even If I scanned a coyote there No Way I could make a shot and not take risk of them freaking and knocking me down and stepping on me . It all ends up like I'm just the bovine entertainment for the night.
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I don't end up shooting that many female coyote . over the years, I bet it about one female shot to every 10 males around my area .
Does that say anything ? as far breeding habits to food ratio ...etc. or is this about normal for everyone else shooting coyotes .
Popped this female this morning about 02:30 .
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Forgot to say ... This Coyote .
I went back to the exact same spot where I said in ( posts # 146 ) .. where I showed-up to hunt and found guys were out there hunting 'educating coyote . flashing IR all over, shooting-missing coyotes , revving up quad and making unnecessary noise and dirtying-Up my usual hunt location .
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Does that say anything ? as far breeding habits to food ratio ...etc. or is this about normal for everyone else shooting coyotes .
Popped this female this morning about 02:30 .
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Forgot to say ... This Coyote .
I went back to the exact same spot where I said in ( posts # 146 ) .. where I showed-up to hunt and found guys were out there hunting 'educating coyote . flashing IR all over, shooting-missing coyotes , revving up quad and making unnecessary noise and dirtying-Up my usual hunt location .
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Cant wait to be on this post. My first thermal arrives on Friday. @DownRangeThermal hooked me up with a great deal on an apex qx50. Cant wait. A couple of things, when posting your vids, it would be appreciated and helpfull if you post what your optic is and what distance.
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Aero Precision pistol with blade, 10.5" 7twist barrel, 223, flir 233 thermal. Silencerco can.
Bought stripped pistol from brownells, added blade and Bravo Company handguard. In business relativity inexpensively.
Aero Precision pistol with blade, 10.5" 7twist barrel, 223, flir 233 thermal. Silencerco can.
Bought stripped pistol from brownells, added blade and Bravo Company handguard. In business relativity inexpensively.
Some from last fall/this spring. The last one was in a hayfield this summer, pretty skanky.
Male dog this morning / 25x45 / 87 grn. speer / 16" barrel / a comfortable 2700 Vel.
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Hey there...sorry for the late reply! That was a photonis Gen2+ tube. I don't remember exactly what the specs were....High 50's Lp and low 20's SNR?
first blood for the new valk. 78gn Barnes about 150 yrds
My 10 year old was recording while observing and didn't know it. Shot was was about 200 yds.
6.8spc frankenbuild
1-8 Steiner DMR
L3 warrior systems CRATOS thermal
Feisol 3472 and RRS Soar BH-55 LR
1-8 Steiner DMR
L3 warrior systems CRATOS thermal
Feisol 3472 and RRS Soar BH-55 LR
Deer from kill permit.
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My ZEUS has served me well 4 years Strong and still in the game. At first I was freaked out about spending that much on a thermal. My first thermal and no complaints. Still learning
Spotted this yote in the woods.. it was already watching me when
I first saw him. Then he walked off up and over the hill.
It was a full moon, so I moved to the shadows and did overwatch, scanning
a cattle pasture that lies below the woods.
He eventually came back out.. just under 2 hrs.. I won the battle of
who out waits who.
He trotted suddenly down onto a cresting knoll in the pasture and came to a stop
at 152yds...
And was sensing something was perhaps off when he ate a 87 gr vmax
center chest.. DRT
6 Creed
XP50 Trail
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I first saw him. Then he walked off up and over the hill.
It was a full moon, so I moved to the shadows and did overwatch, scanning
a cattle pasture that lies below the woods.
He eventually came back out.. just under 2 hrs.. I won the battle of
who out waits who.
He trotted suddenly down onto a cresting knoll in the pasture and came to a stop
at 152yds...
And was sensing something was perhaps off when he ate a 87 gr vmax
center chest.. DRT
6 Creed
XP50 Trail
Many Coyotes when shot at, like to " Shit and Get" when shot at...
This one didnt have it quite into Get mode.. and a Vmax ended it.
Occupational hazard
This one didnt have it quite into Get mode.. and a Vmax ended it.
Occupational hazard
Yep. Those smelly bastards can ruin months of white tail prep.
BCO thermal cam on UTMx. I’m moving in on these hogs and the rifle is on a tripod so it is jittery for a min.
The hogs are at a feeder. This is the view from a Reconyx Ultrafire at the feeder. For some reason the cam jumped a few seconds when I shot. hit sow on right side of screen.
The hogs are at a feeder. This is the view from a Reconyx Ultrafire at the feeder. For some reason the cam jumped a few seconds when I shot. hit sow on right side of screen.
The BCO cam records in 1 min sections. This coyote crashed in a ditch about 20 yards after the clip stops. I just didn’t feel like editing in the second clip. I was actually set up on a feeder for hogs and this one and 2 others began howling about 400 yards away. I didn’t have my caller so I gave them my best mouth howl and then mouth squeaked him in from about 200 yards.
