Mitch and Dad score a double

[Grayfox]

Late last night Mitch and I headed out agian to try for a couple coyotes and that's what we got. We've hunted the last couple of nights but haven't seen much. I hunted Thursday night and only called in a Gray. Had to pass since the season was closed. Didn't hear a howl. Friday night called in a Red and had to pass on that one too. Then we headed to Minnesota to hit a couple spots and I called a coyote in on one of our better spots but it came from the neibors yard to the West of me. It stopped for a second and I got on it but was waiting for it to get farther out in front of us so Mitch could get a shot and for some reason it just bolted across the field to the North and never stopped for a shot. My mistake.

So last night we decided to stick closer to home.

1st set we went across the road from the house and had one howl back about 1/4 mile North of us. Then a couple lit up to the West and then another group to the East behind my house. Never could get that North dog to come in. Didn't help the neibors came home at midnight just after I got them to howl, then proceeded to sit and chat in their garage for another 1/2 hour.

2nd set we headed to the West as we had a piece of property 1 mile away. Started with some howls and had one sound off across the road to the East and a couple more chime in to the NW of us 1/2 mile away. I gave a few distress sounds then howled a bit for the next hour with nothing showing. Mitch was on my left as we're facing West and the caller and decoy are to the NW of us. I whisper to Mit if we should pick up and he says let's sit quietly for a while longer. We're there 10 minutes longer when I look out and see one coming in from the West. Then another following. I let Mit know and we both get ready. I'm on the one on the right and I keep asking if he's on one and he's not. This goes on a couple times then mine heads to the left now we have to switch but he finally says he's on his now. I tell him to shoot on a three count. I count and when I hear his gun go off I let mine bark, mine drops and I look up to see his make a 20 yard run and it goes down in a heap. What a sight. A few high fives and we collect our double. He shot a giant male and I got the female. Both looked real good, no rub marks or mange. We hit two more spots but had no takers. This might be the end of our hunting for the year,seemed to be a bit tougher this year to call them in but we did pretty well. Here's the pics from last night.

[harvey lee]

Nice job and pictures.

[RumRiverRat]

Can you adopt me Mitch?

[jigginjim]

Nice yotes, good hunting.

[Tim_Anderson]

Sounds like a lot of fun. I almost went last night. Might have to tonight!

Congrats. Nice story and pics.

[thehawk]

I am not a hunter, deer a few times with no results, but what do you do with an animal like that after you shhot it? Is it just for mounting or are people eating these things? Just curious.

[thehawk]

and how big do they get? how big are these in the photos?

[eyenut17]

nope dont eat them, get alittle money for the fur, or tan it, skull mount is what i do iam sure everybodys got there own little thing they do with them. plus its alot of fun, another way to get to the field or woods. nice pics good job

[Buckslayer08]

I've been out a lot this winter chasing yotes, but didn't do all that well this last winter.