Grayfox Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 #11 came after another fast set. I had went to this property earlier in the year but after the long walk in, the wind was wrong so I left. I went back with the wind in a favorable direction and a little warmer temp. I walked up on the West side of the corn stubble field and found an area that had a little dip to the South of me about 50 yards away with a hill tapering up to the South of that. The wind was from the South but very light. I turned on the caller very low and continued getting set when I looked up and see one comeing slowly down the hill directly South of me. It walked slowly to about 70 yards from me and stopped so I squeeezed off a shot and it dropped. Heavy male with a nice coat. I left that spot and hit another with no luck then headed for #3. I walked quite a ways in from the road and set up overlooking hayfield to the East and a corn stubble field to the South. I turned on the caller and did a little distress and then did some howls on my hand call. Nothing showed for almost an hour except about 6 cows that were very interested in me on the other side of the fence. I was getting ready to call it quits when I see one South of me, coming in along the field edge. I let her close the distance until she looked to be getting a little nervous and took the shot at 40 yards. Looked a little further that night. The next night I hit three spots with no takers and decided to try one last one before I went home. I had seen fox tracks crossing the road the past month or so near this property and thought the wind might just work this morning. I put the caller a little upwind of me with the hopes anything that came out would come out of the brush to the East of me and not the woods to my back. I called for only 15 minutes or so when I see him standing out there 70 yards East of me. The neibor had his yard lights on and it really helped having that little extra light( you could land a small plane out there with the lights he leaves on) I swung farther to the left to get on him but it must have seen me move and ran 5 yards and stopped again. That time he waited a little too long to leave and I dropped him. Hit it a little low but might be salvageable. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minky Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Greyfox, do you skin and stretch them yourself?Do you sell them locally or send them to one of the big auctions?I have a friend who sends his coons to a big auction house and makes a few extra dollars.They are some nice furs, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayfox Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Minky,I've skun a few of them earlier in the year but the majority get combed out and put in chest freezers and taken in whole. The local buyers have only been paying about $5 more for green un stretched furs around here and it takes me about 25 minutes to skin a coyote and it ain't worth the extra $5!Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water rat Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Keep up the good work! Thanks for the photos and stories of the hunt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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