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I've been a bit under the weather during the holidays. So today was the first day out to try and call in my first coyote. We have shot quite a few over the years by chance encounters, while deer hunting. But my buddy and I decided to try calling them at the end of deer season. Since then I pick up an E- caller a couple of mouth calls, a decoy and started practicing, while driving the Mrs. nuts! I got to the farm property about 8 o'clock, helped my buddy with some chores and we headed to some large fields, above a thick, swampy area, where a number of large round hay bales are scattered. We set up in a hedgerow with a bale in front of us about 10 yards. Put the Johnny Stewart E-caller on top and the Lil Critter decoy in front. He covered left of the bale and I the right. I called with the e-caller, distressed rabbit first for about 5 minutes. But with a 15mph crosswind, I didn't think they could hear it in the tick stuff 100 yards away. So I gave a few calls on my flex tone mouth call. I look to my right and two coyotes ran out of the woodlot to our right on the next field over. Told my buddy, got two over here and he said got three over here! His was to our front at 100 yards, mine to the right front at 85 yards in the hedgerow. OK on three we shoot! He missed his, I rolled mine! We are hooked now! Can't wait for next weekend to get out again!

Count me in . Called in my first today! Won't be the last.

Got my first today also. Called in with bluetooth speaker and app on IPhone. Was only calling for 30 minutes after sitting quiet for an hour or so. Shot at 68-70 yards with 223 Savage Axis in Putnam County 3N. Large mature male. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The girls are out of town so me and the boy having New York Strips on the grill, grilled asparagus, rice and stout and butter sautéed shrooms. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

First of all, congratulations on having such a great start to your varmint calling success. That is crazy great success, and it sounds like you have instantly shown that you have learned quickly. Not to bring all that down, but somebody else out there learned a lot that day too. You got one, but four others are now on to you, and they will know you by name next time they hear that call. So phase two involves the art of change-up and improvisation. It all puts me in mind of that old saying: Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me From what I have seen around our area, I think the coyotes have heard that saying too.....lol. Your task is now to "fool them twice". Good luck to you and your partner. You're off to a great start!

Thanks everyone! Still got a LOT to learn, but boy was it exciting and probably the most fun I've had with my clothes on, in a long time! lol..... Thanks Paula, I'm getting there.

My 14 year old son biggest buck kill to date Killed Halloween morning. One of his big brown trout 12 lbs. enjoy the time we spend together building memories. Things he and I will never forget.

1 mink in a top of bank den entrance that I had the rat and trap dragged into Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

It's black with a pistol grip ....no go in NYS

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bubba- I'm a bow hunter with a disability that severely restricts how I can bow hunt. My lumbar spine is a mess, bad genetics and a 20 foot fall has me having issues drawing and holding, even high let off % compounds and while I go out my confidence is shot past 20 yards. I wait for crossbow. I also live right on the border of the NZ and SZ so my season starts on 9/27 with gun about a month later. In my over 30 years of hunting I've gotten one doe with a bow in September and a few deer during early muzzle up north. The difference between northern and southern is great. You assessment regarding entitlement is a bit off as I see things as generational. There's always been asshole hunters and with the way things have changed in just one generation (access, participation, television hunting shows, stands, gear) we need to change the way we hunt in order to be successful. With that all said bow hunting deer and gun hunting should not be done at the same time. Sorry but if you want the extra time, invest the time and resources to use the legal implements. I for one, don't want to hear about being excluded, or having a disability as an issue. Let's follow the rules we have and understand that bow hunting and gun hunting are very different and deserve their own season.

2 yotes in 5 traps for his before school line Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

my boys first ever brookie and out take for dinner. A remote Adirondack stream. The two of them finally understood my obsession with brook trout. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've met a couple members. Talked to a few others. All good guy's. A capital region or hilltowns get together would be cool.

You need a different waste product for the current president Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

So once again Obama is playing dictator with more executive orders...this time gun control....It is getting real difficult biting my tongue on what I think someone in this country should do...

This was lunch today. I have had boiled beef tongue before, but never cured one, it was delicious, as expected; reminded me of corned beef, but more tender. Served on rye with Swiss cheese, onions, and mustard, along with a garlic pickle, kettle cooked chips, and a cream soda to wash it all down. Life is good!

I have just ditches and culverts set mostly just for that random mink or rat Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

#15 is not a legal weight for bow hunting... so it is just as inappropriate to bring that into a discussion about the effectiveness of a legal weapon. If we're talking about the effectiveness of legal weapons based on that weapons chance of wounding and not retrieving an animal... we also need to talk about archery equipment. I would bet more animals are lost with archery equipment than .223. If we're also talking about using a weapon that works when things go right, and when things go wrong... archery equipment in general would be in the same category as a lower caliber bullet in my opinion. So my question earlier was... Why would someone be concerned about one and not the other if it's about effectiveness? I never said I advocated using a .223 for deer... just that I don't see the difference between that and an arrow if the argument about it being more or less ethical than another weapon choice.

I've never seen Anthony Bourdain refuse anything offered. Maybe that's why he is so skinny even though he eats like a horse.

This is great. Finally a nail in the coffin for that NYB, Inc. club.

Dave- You are absolutely right. There are a lot of reasons that people don't want to bow hunt or should not bowhunt. It is a demanding way to hunt, and was intended to be. Not everybody wants to, or can devote time to learning the discipline of mastering a bow. Some people hurt when they undergo the stress of archery muscle manipulation. Some just plain don't get any kick out of doing it or understand the unique appeal. And there is no reason for them to feel pressured into bow hunting. On the other hand, there is no reason that they should feel entitled to cram their way into bow seasons with their own choices of weapons and rules just because using a bow is inconvenient for them. The two seasons were split apart for obvious reasons because of the different conditions required for each style of hunting. So we all participate in whichever seasons that are suited to our personal and physical abilities, interests, and situations and mindsets. It all seems reasonable to me. Why that can't be accepted by all hunters, is a mystery to me, but I guess some want it all.

I would suspect it would be better classified as an air gun for hunting. It uses arrows, yes. But it has no string to propel them. To me, it's an air gun that shoots arrows rather than bullets. It is shooting a projectile with compressed air. It's not archery. If NY allows air guns for hunting and it meets the minimum requirements for a hunting air gun, it should be allowed for hunting as an air gun. Calling it a "bow" doesn't make it one.

I know some of you are against crossbows etc but I am going to be really upset that I got a crossbow for Christmas if I could have gotten one of these instead. That thing looks awesome!!!

The genie is out of the bottle ..... lol. I knew the crossbow was just the beginning. Technology knows no bounds. Just look at todays compound bows for proof of that. Bow season started with a bent stick and string. Now look at it. I warned of every addition to bow season setting new precedents for the next. I can only repeat that warning.

Calling in five on our first set was a cool surprise for a couple of rookies. But we have a bunch of coyotes on this property. And they have never been called to, that we know of. So each time we go, they will be harder to get, as I'm sure they will learn the game quicker than we will. I'm in no way under estimating their intelligence. That being said, I'm looking forward to learning each time we go out, to get better as well. We will constantly change locations and set ups along with calling sequences. Times of day and night. And it was just plain fun!!! We are using our deer rifles for now. And I shot this one with a Nosler BT. I do have a box of a solid copper Hornady XXT? (Not sure if that is right.) That may not tear them up so much. If we keep having fun doing this, I see a 243 or 223 in the near future. We also have shotguns with buckshot or turkey loads if we get them in close enough. Our main goal is to just reduce their numbers, while getting a bit of exercise for a couple of older guys, while having fun! And thanks again to all who responded!

Great Birthday. Wifey bought me a Canon Rebel SL1 camera and a couple lenses. Great looking unit, and now I have to de-cipher all the instructions. And then for supper she cooked up some lobster and all of my favorite veggies. Life is good!

Both. Over 500 acres and each year we see more coyotes and less deer. Early this year my buddy shot a buck, wasn't sure of the shot so gave him a little time. Three hours later when we recovered the deer, half his hindquarters were eaten! That's when we decided, that after the season we were going to learn to call, and have someone start trapping the property. We also have a few other properties to hunt coyotes lined up, as well as my 50 acre lake property. Not sure if it will make a big difference, but it beats doing nothing. We are over run with them at this time. So it can't hurt to reduce their numbers all we can. There are just too many of them.

I was joking .... Trying to come up with some strange unbelievable hobbies for a laugh . I am about to go in the hot hub with Mrs 302, and smoke a cigar , more of a pastime though.

TC - I like your daughter's choice of beverage in pic 2!! Lol, isn't that the beer you drink when you want to drink 12 beers? Must've been out fished that day. Don't worry, we've all been there. Hahahaha

Dave Smith decoys. Check them out Incredible

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So you know the neighbor did it? Even if I was moving, I'd still be onto the authorities. Cutting straps like that is not only vandalism, but its a blatant attempt to hurt someone badly. Not doing anything about it, knowing that the property is sold, it'll just happen to the next people and I wouldn't want something like that on my conscious. But that is just me.

When they first opened rifle in the southern tier I hunted with a 30-06 and shot two deer with it. Both were hit good through the front shoulders and bled like stuck pigs. Both ran 75+yards even though they were hit hard. After that I started using the .223 with the Hornady 60 grain V-max. I have shot 5 deer with them and none of them went over 20 yds. The longest shots were 125 & 230 yards. Two of the five I have shot with it have dropped in their tracks. The disadvantage to the V-max is if they hit anything on the way (golden rod, tree branch, etc.) they disintegrate. When they hit a deer they do the same thing and cause severe internal damage. Like crisw says there is hardly ever an exit hole and they don't leave a blood trail but if they drop where you shot them or close by you really don't need a blood trail. The other thing I like about the v-max is you don't have to worry about them traveling a long distance in case of a miss. They will more than likely hit something and disintegrate. I shoot them out of a Browning A-bolt which is a tack driver. Haven't lost one yet and haven't had to look for them like I did with the 30-06.

So...I call naturally and have to build the vocal memory up before season... I also love mimicking all their sounds. I will do sessions from the PC window or out in the blinds...Ya ya Ohh it educates them...well never been a problem...because I call in hens as well. They are coming into birds..or at the very least...finding them in the area once they pass. I usually take the camera with me...here are some pics and a few cam ones enjoy.... Ps..... not the best photographer ,by far...but some fond memories I thought I'd share on a wintry day

Correct. Hunting/trapping seasons and areas coincide with each other.

It's our rookie season. We will learn more each time out. We have a few different properties, time, and a few tricks of our own to throw back at them. And I love a good challenge!

If you are interested in being involved in yhis new active branch, email me at [email protected] so i can add you to our mailing list for upcoming meetings and events. Thanks Mario president catt Allegany branch

Very nice Grow !!

Great job Stone !! It's quality of sets and location as you know. I had a feeling they'd run hard last night with temps dropping. Was it a double ?

Congrats! I just got a Foxpro Wildfire 2 for Christmas & can't wait to get out & try it

Hoots furs in Machias does awsome fur work Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Good deal..congrats!!

Congrats! That story is stirring the curiosity in me, as well as the desire to get back out for a hunt, maybe my first 'yote hunt. Do you have plans for the kill? Take the hide? What else is/can be done with a coyote kill? At any rate, congrats again on a well-executed hunt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This guy should be able to help you http://www.funfactz.com/images/facts/belly-button-fluff-collection.jpg

The only LL Bean I find worthwhile is the Freeport, ME outlet. The hunting and fishing lodge is pretty impressive. It's the only store location I know at which they sell and repair firearms and bows. The selection of gear is also worth the walk-through. The store is open 24 hours a day, so you can avoid crowds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congrats!! boy i wish i could see some i'm south of you couple hours and i haven't seen anything this season just canadas and swans

Because I shoot a single shot... I have no idea what shooting too fast is... LOL

I can say with certainty I will not be eating testicles... they might be great, but I don't swing that way.