2023 HuntingNY Predator Hunting Harvest Thread

[WNYBuckHunter]

Post up pics of your 2023 Predator hunting harvests here!

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[Shoots100]

The season started off slow, but we dropped two dogs in the limited time we had to hunt before the fog rolled in.

Both healthy females, 30+ pounds.

[Shoots100]

Double down 10/7 Pm.

Male and female.

Savage Impulse Predators strike again. .20-250 and .243

I hit the female first and then my buddy dropped the male going through the woods after I stopped recording.

 

Edited October 8, 2023 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

Dog down 10 8 Pm.

Took the week off to coyote hunt and ended the week taking down a dog that was chasing the landowner last week while he was checking trail cameras.

While we were heading out to the stand location after sundown, we noticed two dogs flanking us.

They made their move and closed the gap pretty quickly once we got into a field.

I was ready and dropped the lead dog.

46 lb Male

 

Edited October 9, 2023 by Shoots100

[chrisw]

Dog down 10 8 Pm.
Took the week off to coyote hunt and ended the week taking down a dog that was chasing the landowner last week while he was checking trail cameras.
While we were heading out to the stand location after sundown, we noticed two dogs flanking us.
They made their move and closed the gap pretty quickly once we got into a field.
I was ready and dropped the lead dog.
46 lb Male

 

What optic are you using?

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[Shoots100]

Got the replacement Halo X50 back into service and although the picture resolution sucks on this scope and it's going back to the factory for that issue, it's accurate enough to drop yotes.

My backup thermal on the 20-250 Impulse Predator is an AGM Adder TS35-384.

39 lb Male

https://youtu.be/sjJHu79zdok

Edited October 23, 2023 by Shoots100

[ANTLERS]

Saw a lone doe walking through the pines, I gave a few grunts on the tube and I hear a crashing sound coming towards me, never knew he was there. He was not happy with the trespasser I guess.

[Shoots100]

I re barreled a friends Impulse Predator in 22-250 and he topped it with a New Pulsar Thermion XP50 LRF for long range shooting, so it only makes sense that while walking to our first stand last night he dropped this small male dog at 20 yards !

[Shoots100]

Tagged out on deer opening day, So I decided to help a local dairy farm with some coyote issues.

One male issue down.

[Four Seasons]

We have been removing some of the useless vermin around here as of late as well. 

[Shoots100]

Here's the video of the 11/20 hunt.

https://youtu.be/agyUuyw1Vvc

This is what happens when you get cocky and try to take a headshot.

Luckily I was able to get over the hill and drop it with the next shot in the body.

 

SJC

Edited November 30, 2023 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

One of the three male coyote we took down 1/1.

 

[Shoots100]

Made it rain Fox bit's on the second property we visited on 1/1

 

[Shoots100]

I'm on call this weekend and had to take care of an emergency, so my buddy went out solo Friday night.

With a storm approaching I knew the dogs would be on the prowl, especially at the two new farms we just got access to.

He dropped 2 coyote and a big fox.

This is the second time he's hunted solo and I couldn't be more proud of his success.

SJC

 

[Shoots100]

Got a couple of hours afield before the deluge of rain.

Small female

Enhanced Impulse .243/Halo X50

https://youtu.be/3kB9_T80Waw

[Shoots100]

The wind was in our favor and this male was dropped at 18 paces with the Impulse 22-250/XP50 LRF.

The dog to the left got lucky and disappeared as I was letting my buddy that couldn't see the dogs coming in know one was coming in and real close too.

SJC

 

[Shoots100]

As with any small bullet going really fast, they get easily deflected by obstructions.

It's one of the hazards woods predator hunters face when hunting at night where branches and brush aren't easily seen with NV and thermal optics.

This male coyote ran into a swamp after the shot and I had to track it down and finish it off.

This is the last coyote I took with my backup AGM Adder scope, as I sold it to a friend in upstate NY.

SJC

 

[Shoots100]

One and Two of a Three Dog night.

 

 

 

[Shoots100]

Number Two.

It was hit two times before this shot.

They are tough to kill sometimes.

 

[Shoots100]

My buddy hit #3 of a pair that came into 170 yards before the wind shifted.

Had a hole I could stick my fist into.

I gave the second dog a try at 300 yards, but aimed a little high.

 

Edited February 17 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

We saw a dog running away when we were heading into the second stand of the night.

It disappeared over a hill, so we kept going, but we decided to split up to cover more ground.

This dog came right between the fields we set up in and I had to wait till it got into a safe area for me to fire.

Medium sized female.

  

[Shoots100]

Finally got some action with the backup RIX L3 / 20-250.

180 yard shot that I normally wouldn't have attempted with a 384 res scope, but the L3 has the ocular magnification feature.

It magnifies the display instead of losing resolution with digital magnification.

 

[Shoots100]

Dropped this dog after watching it limp across a field and then into the wetlands that borders the field we were setting up in.

Beautiful night for thermal.

Only had three and a half legs.

 

[TACC]

What are you using to range in darkness?

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[Shoots100]

The full moon coyote killers were out in force Sunday PM.

The night started out crappy as I was delayed an hour sitting in traffic from a bad accident on the Thruway.

Then going out to the first stand my partner slipped on some mud, dropped his rifle and broke one of the shoulder straps on his back pack.

After setting up, we had two dog's come into a field 180 yards away, but my buddy couldn't see the second dog, so we missed an opportunity at a double.

One dog is better than none. 

After that stand, he noticed his scopes eyepiece cover was missing, so we spent the next half hour looking for it.

Joy of Joy's.

When we got to our second stand location, we heard a female coyote going to town very close by.

I snuck up to the top of the hill and my partner stayed low.

I called and she came right down the tractor trail on a string 150 yards away.

I dropped it and after checking it out, I noticed that it was a stanky dog with a badly mangled rear leg.

The last two dogs I've dropped had some type of disfigurement.

Two dogs down before midnight and two happy farmers.

Not bad for a full moon hunt.

SJC