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Any trappers in the Tioga area have a coyote skull they're just tossing?
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Went out Sat PM with a buddy.
After arriving at the first stand location he picked out I knew we weren't going to see anything as we had no cover from the full moon, the wind was gusting and it was freaking cold.
Nothing wants to be out in gusty cold conditions.
After dropping him at his house I defrosted my hands and decided to hunt in wooded terrain where the wind wasn't going to be an issue.
First set was a bust, not even an owl, but no wind and much flatter terrain with pine trees to hide in the moon shadow.
After about 10 minutes on the second set I heard/felt something was watching me from my six and panned around just in time to see a dog coming to a full stop 20 feet away on the trail I was on.
It jumped a log and went into the woods.
It didn't go back into the woods far enough before stopping to look in the direction of the call.
Small female.
When I went to retrieve it, I found that there were two sets of fresh tracks.
I never saw the other dog.
SJC
After arriving at the first stand location he picked out I knew we weren't going to see anything as we had no cover from the full moon, the wind was gusting and it was freaking cold.
Nothing wants to be out in gusty cold conditions.
After dropping him at his house I defrosted my hands and decided to hunt in wooded terrain where the wind wasn't going to be an issue.
First set was a bust, not even an owl, but no wind and much flatter terrain with pine trees to hide in the moon shadow.
After about 10 minutes on the second set I heard/felt something was watching me from my six and panned around just in time to see a dog coming to a full stop 20 feet away on the trail I was on.
It jumped a log and went into the woods.
It didn't go back into the woods far enough before stopping to look in the direction of the call.
Small female.
When I went to retrieve it, I found that there were two sets of fresh tracks.
I never saw the other dog.
SJC
You ever have the video running on your mono before jumping on the scope?
I've thought about doing it to make my video's more interesting, or just to add to them.
Though, the AGM Fusion mono is a pain in my ass when it comes to remembering which 2 buttons to hold down to turn it on.
Maybe if I attempted it more often, it would become natural.
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Once I spot a target the mono goes into the chest pouch and I'm on the scope.
Recording a kill isn't the priority, so if it happens it happens.
I'm usually a one man show, so running the call, spotting and shooting are enough things to worry about doing.
I don't want to risk losing a dog because I was worried about recording a kill.
I bet many a coyote's life was spared because of that.
The Fuzion is a PIA to start recording.
The Taipan and V2/Seeker models have a much easier one button function.
SJC
Vicarious
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May have asked this before, but anyone near Tioga county have a yote skull they're just tossing? looking for one for a project..
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Got a few hours in the field before the rain came down.
Heard this lone male calling as we were setting up for the first stand.
143 yds.
SJC
Heard this lone male calling as we were setting up for the first stand.
143 yds.
SJC
Dead right there, nice!
I might switch back to the Taipan because of the wider view. 2 power isn't so great when using the Fuzion
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The new Seeker/Taipan V2 is an awesome update to the Taipan line.
Everything I wanted in a thermal mono at a great price.
The 640 image of my Fuzion is great and the 2x base isn't bad, but it's nice to have the wide FOV of the TM15 when hunting in the woods.
When I'm hunting alone I'll usually grab the TM15 because of the wider FOV.
One aspect of the fuzion thats nice is the digital NV mode.
In the DNV mode I can see house lights in the background for safety.
It was very humid last night and the Nvision, Pulsar and AGM optics had no issues dealing with it.
Tonights going to be foggy, but as long as it isn't raining I'll be out there.
SJC
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My buddy is deadly with his 22-250 Impulse Predator.
That's the third dog he dropped in that field, almost at the same spot.
It was my turn to shoot, but why mess with a 2-0 record.
SJC
And here I sit with my mid 1980s, rusty bolt action Winchester model 70 Sporter .223 and the absolute cheapest Russian ammo I can find.
I need to step up my game!!
But, it has put down a LOT of yotes, raccoons, whistle pigs and even a few deer back in the day.
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No need to step up your game If it gets the job done.
I buy all this gear because it gives me an excuse if I miss.
It can't be me, it has to be the new fangled scope, rifle or ammo.
Speaking of ammo, I loaded up some fresh 20-250 rounds with Hammer 20 cal 41gr HHT's for the new year after meeting my buddy at the range to sight my rifle and his new NocPix Ace S50R scope in.
Both performed admirably.
Starting 1/1/25 we'll be in Vampire mode with full access to all the farms, preserves and deer lease lands till March 30th.
SJC
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Need to pickup a call and give this a go. My uncles property is loaded with them. He shot three of them pretty much right next to his house this year. The fields are all yote tracks. Not sure I want to spend the cash on a fox pro since IDK how often I'll be hunting them.
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Put out a bait pile and a camera.
See when they visit and hunt accordingly.
Coyote are very territorial, so it must be a pack that's hanging around your uncle's place.
Good luck
Any good caller is as expensive as the next one. I have 2. A foxpro X24 and a lucky duck roughneck. Thermals is what will cost u some money. Unless your plan is to hunt during the day
4 sets, yote was killed on the first set.
It was kind of a brutal night. Heavy winds and in the 20's. So it felt like it was below Zero.
Thankfully, I wear a heated jacket and heated mittens. I stayed warm.
I'll show the video tomorrow. It's time for bed
44lbs, 1st one we ever bothered to weigh. I always have a scale, just never weigh them.
It was kind of a brutal night. Heavy winds and in the 20's. So it felt like it was below Zero.
Thankfully, I wear a heated jacket and heated mittens. I stayed warm.
I'll show the video tomorrow. It's time for bed
44lbs, 1st one we ever bothered to weigh. I always have a scale, just never weigh them.
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Dropped this one Sat PM on the first set.
It must've been resting on the ridge below us out of the wind, as it got up and bolted when I started calling.
It didn't bolt fast enough.
I always try to make it a point to keep the chatter/noise down while entering and exiting a stand location.
This time it paid off.
This was the first dog taken using the .20 cal 41Gr Hammer Hunter tipped projos in my 20-250.
42Lb male.
SJC
It must've been resting on the ridge below us out of the wind, as it got up and bolted when I started calling.
It didn't bolt fast enough.
I always try to make it a point to keep the chatter/noise down while entering and exiting a stand location.
This time it paid off.
This was the first dog taken using the .20 cal 41Gr Hammer Hunter tipped projos in my 20-250.
42Lb male.
SJC
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Have heard at a distance but haven't seen any dog's over the last several weeks.
We put a hurting on the local population, so it takes a little time for the Beta coyote to get around to taking over Alpha dog territory after we evict them.
Finally got some dogs to answer from a couple hundred yards away and called them into range.
I can bring them in, but that doesn't always mean dogs are going to drop.
This is footage from my buddies NocPix Ace S50R scope on top of an enhanced 22-250 Savage Impulse Predator.
SJC
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We put a hurting on the local population, so it takes a little time for the Beta coyote to get around to taking over Alpha dog territory after we evict them.
Finally got some dogs to answer from a couple hundred yards away and called them into range.
I can bring them in, but that doesn't always mean dogs are going to drop.
This is footage from my buddies NocPix Ace S50R scope on top of an enhanced 22-250 Savage Impulse Predator.
SJC
Russ Miss
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Finally had a chance to get out without mother nature throwing a wrench into the hunt.
Had two dogs come in last night/this morning.
First dog skirted the field edge in the no shoot zone and disappeared.
The second dog didn't.
208 yards with the enhanced Savage Impulse .243/Rix L3.
Big female.
SJC
Had two dogs come in last night/this morning.
First dog skirted the field edge in the no shoot zone and disappeared.
The second dog didn't.
208 yards with the enhanced Savage Impulse .243/Rix L3.
Big female.
SJC
How's your buddy like that Nocpix? How do you like it?Have heard at a distance but haven't seen any dog's over the last several weeks.
We put a hurting on the local population, so it takes a little time for the Beta coyote to get around to taking over Alpha dog territory after we evict them.
Finally got some dogs to answer from a couple hundred yards away and called them into range.
I can bring them in, but that doesn't always mean dogs are going to drop.
This is footage from my buddies NocPix Ace S50R scope on top of an enhanced 22-250 Savage Impulse Predator.
SJC
Russ Miss
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His S50R is a great scope.
NocPix hit it out of the park with the Ace scope's.
18650 battery power, ocular zoom, built in Obj LRF and awesome display resolution, you can also playback your recorded video in the scope.
Still lacking in the image/ease of use dept compared to my X50 with the BAE core, fixed focus and articulating reticle though.
I have a buddy out west that's supposed to get the S60R 1280 res scope early next month.
If he's impressed with it I might have a look at it.
What would be nice is a 1280 res Fuzion or Seeker sized monocular.
SJC
My wants ---- an LRF integrated scope that's 640. 640 clarity is plenty good enough for me. I would also like a zoomable lens from 1 to 3 with digital up to 15 or so.. I want the zoomable ocular lens from 1-3 for hunting inside the woods.
I would also like it matched up with a 15-640 Seeker/Taipan V2
I don't like the shape of the Fuzion 640 LRF. I get by when using it because I don't think about anything, I think only about what might come running out of the woods any second. I do like the fact that I can distance stuff before the hunt really starts, that's a plus at times.
I think the only thing I'm going to purchase is a Taipan 15-384 V2 for when I take a friend who is using my gear. This way, I can watch and see what he sees. Instead of one of us scanning through the scope and one of us scanning through the mono.
I haven't gone out lately. Weather and laziness
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Here's a video of a hunt last Sat PM with my buddies Savage enhanced Impulse Predator 22-250/ NocPix H50R.
148 yards in foggy humid conditions.
One of the three that came in, a big male.
Second one taken there in two weeks.
You can see the other dog in the top left area of the pic.
SJC
148 yards in foggy humid conditions.
One of the three that came in, a big male.
Second one taken there in two weeks.
You can see the other dog in the top left area of the pic.
SJC
Robin
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Vid won't play for me.
Robin
Robin
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Ended the 24/25 season with three dogs down.
Two on 3/27 and one on 3/29.
Weather sucked on 3/29 + 3/30, so I'm glad I took Thursday and Friday off to enjoy hunting in some decent weather.
Hunted a camp that I was told has a coyote issue.
I wanted to go earlier, but couldn't get access because of the snow and ice.
Since I was on semi vacation I decided to do some recon, eat a good meal and take a nap after the 3 hr trip.
I ended up going out at 9:45 and dropping a dog at 10:20.
She came in silent down the trail I took to get to the food plot and passed right by me.
She sensed something and took a right turn when she should've taken a left.
SJC
Two on 3/27 and one on 3/29.
Weather sucked on 3/29 + 3/30, so I'm glad I took Thursday and Friday off to enjoy hunting in some decent weather.
Hunted a camp that I was told has a coyote issue.
I wanted to go earlier, but couldn't get access because of the snow and ice.
Since I was on semi vacation I decided to do some recon, eat a good meal and take a nap after the 3 hr trip.
I ended up going out at 9:45 and dropping a dog at 10:20.
She came in silent down the trail I took to get to the food plot and passed right by me.
She sensed something and took a right turn when she should've taken a left.
SJC
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The second dog of the night was taken after a long game of hide and seek with a couple of different coyote.
I got to the second stand around 11 pm and it immediately started to rain, snow and hail.
I found a comfy pine tree and took cover until it passed around 11:45.
At 11:50 the woods opened up with coyote answering from three directions.
I decided to focus on the closest dog and headed in that direction with the stealth scooter.
When I found a semi clear area I set up the caller and went to work.
The dog I tried to coax into range wouldn't cross a stream, so it eventually wandered away while two dog's came from a different direction chasing deer everywhere and making a racket.
Those two stayed in the woods and taunted me for over an hour until I coaxed them into range with a lamb distress call.
Dropped this big male after it paused on top of a rock.
One good feature of the X50 scope is the fixed focus, as it makes it easy to get on target quickly, especially when hunting in dense woods.
SJC
I got to the second stand around 11 pm and it immediately started to rain, snow and hail.
I found a comfy pine tree and took cover until it passed around 11:45.
At 11:50 the woods opened up with coyote answering from three directions.
I decided to focus on the closest dog and headed in that direction with the stealth scooter.
When I found a semi clear area I set up the caller and went to work.
The dog I tried to coax into range wouldn't cross a stream, so it eventually wandered away while two dog's came from a different direction chasing deer everywhere and making a racket.
Those two stayed in the woods and taunted me for over an hour until I coaxed them into range with a lamb distress call.
Dropped this big male after it paused on top of a rock.
One good feature of the X50 scope is the fixed focus, as it makes it easy to get on target quickly, especially when hunting in dense woods.
SJC
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The third dog I dropped at a beef farm in orange county.
I dropped a male yote there two weeks ago and figured the female might be around.
Well she was around and was howling the whole way into and in the field we were set up in.
Dropped her at 180 something and being it was the last weekend of the season we took a couple of extra unneeded shots to try and scare her into submission.
Her whole chest was mush with the first shot, so I really don't know how she got up and ran like she did.
I ended the season on a good note and now I have six months to catch up on some much needed rest before the 25/26 season begins.
SJC
I dropped a male yote there two weeks ago and figured the female might be around.
Well she was around and was howling the whole way into and in the field we were set up in.
Dropped her at 180 something and being it was the last weekend of the season we took a couple of extra unneeded shots to try and scare her into submission.
Her whole chest was mush with the first shot, so I really don't know how she got up and ran like she did.
I ended the season on a good note and now I have six months to catch up on some much needed rest before the 25/26 season begins.
SJC
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Sorry for your loss.
We all know family comes first.
You were lucky to have him for so long.
This season you can make up for your absence.
SJC
We all know family comes first.
You were lucky to have him for so long.
This season you can make up for your absence.
SJC