Just want to share a little story about shooting coyotes. Todd said to always shoot coyotes and even after this I will most likely continue to shoot them. However, I had a bad experience on 10/10/13 with shooting I coyote. I missed an opportunity at the biggest buck I have ever seen in the stand. Here is the story: At about sunset (1/2 left to hunt) I had a coyote sneak in on me and I shot him six rows out in the standing bean field. He ran straight out into the field and shooting a Mathews everything was nice and quit, so I nocked another arrow and sat waiting. Say movement coming down the fence row ten minutes later and a got stood up and turned and here the big boy came. I didn’t study the rack to much because once I saw he was a definite shooter I started focusing on the kill zone, but let’s just say Monster Raxx would be proud. Well he came down six rows into the bean field and would have walked perfectly broadside right next to the stand at 12 yards, but he got to the arrow (18 yards away) in the ground and took one sniff and bolted. Got him to stop broadside, but only for a second. All happened quickly and the odds of him walking in the exact row that I shot that coyote is still unbelievable to me. I will still shoot a coyote, but this definitely had me questioning my thought process on shooting them.
Definitely hear what you're saying and that sucks, but if you think about it that could happen with any animal you shoot. Whether it's a yote, a doe or another buck you never know what's going to step out after you release that arrow. I suppose it's a chance we all take, yours was just one of those "worst case" scenarios. I'm sure if it was November 5th he would've passed the shot but in Mid October when it's nearing dark and the bucks aren't moving much I'm taking that shot all day long.
I've convinced myself that I am going to take that shot anytime just because it can't happen twice to me right? I say that now, but the truth will come out the next time one is quartering slightly away within 20 yards.
Sorry to kinda branch off of the original topic here but Todd's fire in WI isn't all that bad. Fires are extremely good for wildlife habitat. They reduce the amount of ticks in the area, they also provide an abundance of native vegetation for deer to feed on and find cover. Yes it does suck for this year but, by next year I think Todd will be finding a bunch of deer coming to that property.
Agreed 100%. However for this year his 160 acres of prime bedding area has been reduced to tundra. Not to mention having to rebuild his rifle towers along with damage to other treestands and trail cameras. Sucks from that angle.
No doubt and I thought I was the only one having bad luck. Geez. I'd be looking at ol Josh that detected the fire. Im thinking deer pushing arson. Lol :D Tyler Rector BHOD prostaff
I agree there. Lots of money lost in that fire. I would be a little upset as i'm sure he is. Stuff happens just have to rebuild and move on. Now he has more summer projects if he wasn't busy already haha.
Great show. I really enjoyed it. On the topic of shooting coyotes, I shot one in Kansas two years ago and the arrow was sticking in the ground with a big tuft of hair clinging to the fletching. Twenty minutes later a 2 year old buck came in from downwind. I thought it was all over when he crossed the scent cone but instead, that deer stopped in his tracks, locked on that scent and walked right to the arrow. He buried his nose in the tuft of hair for a full 5 seconds. He then jumped back, looked around and walked right under my stand. He fed around my tree for half an hour before he left quietly. Amazing...
"opportunity cost" -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost Kind of like if you only have a dollar and you buy a Snickers bar, now your thirsty but you used all your money on the candy bar...your traded 1 opportunity for another.
In this episode? Just a hair over 30 yards if I'm correct. It's about 32-34 to the top of the plot from the stand.
