wolc123 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Friday night, full-moon, fresh blanket of snow, looks just about perfect tonight. It's almost time to load up the 12 gauge with some #4's, grab the predator call, and put on the snow camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Good luck. I thought about going out this weekend, but just don't have the urge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtTime Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Good luck. The moon and the snow will sure make it bright out there.Sent from my XT830C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodfather Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Funny I was just thinking about getting my gear together to give a go tonight but still looking for some motivation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 To windy and snowy here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolc123 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 I just got back in. I started calling from the upper deck of my two-story blind that is about 500 yards behind our house. I did my best imitation of a dying rabbit for about 2 minutes with an old wooden, Falk predator call. About 5 minutes later, I heard something upwind in heavy cover. I waited about 1/2 hour but nothing came out (there was an open field downwind). After that, I walked towards where I heard the noise on my way to a tree-blind that is on the edge of a 5-acre woodlot, near the back of our farm. On the edge of the woods, I cut a set of tracks in the fresh snow that at first looked like deer, but on closer examination (with my flashlight) turned out to be a very large set of coyote tracks. I got up in the blind, at the edge of the woods, and repeated the same call and wait sequence, with no response. On the walk out, as I was crossing the bridge over a creek about 100 yards behind the house, I heard a bunch of yips and howls coming from way out back, on the neighbors land. It sounded like a group of coyotes, but a little bit too large of a group to be real, and may have been someone else hunting with an electronic caller. I walked back towards the howling a short distance, and it stopped. I gave it another 15 minutes or so, without hearing another yip, then walked back to the house. About 2" of snow had fell between 4:00 and 6:00 pm and the only other tracks I saw was a single set of rabbit tracks. I hunted from 9:45 - 11:15 pm Visibility was as bright as I have ever seen at night, you could almost make out colors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny hunter Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I was asleep by 9;00 lol..........At least you gave it a shot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolc123 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 I just got back from walking the whole perimeter of the farm on my cross-country skis (had the Ruger 10/22 on a sling in case of a "target of opportunity"). There was a single set of fox tracks (small - looked like a grey) up close to the barn and a set of mink tracks near the bridge over the creek. Two sets of medium-sized coyote tracks crossed the first field. It was the first time back there, in the daylight, that I did not see any deer tracks in the snow. There were loads of rabbit tracks on a strip of clover way out back, near the big set of coyote tracks that I saw last night. I probably should have dropped the skis and jumped some brush piles back there, but the running bunnies are tough to hit with a .22. Maybe I will walk back with my 16 gauge side by side and try it later this afternoon. A little rabbit or squirrel would be a nice change of pace after all the venison we have been eating lately. The ice on the pond looked pretty good, but I got enough exercise for today on the skis and was not able to talk the girls out of leaving the warm house and their smart-phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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