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Post by rossman40 on Jun 30, 2009 16:43:18 GMT -5
Couple of days ago I took a offhand shot on a running coyote at about 170yds with my AR (55gr HP). I was basicly facing West and the yote was heading roughly SW. At the shot the yote changed course to west and kicked in the afterburners going into the treeline. I thought I missed but at least he would be heading west and out of the neighborhood and my AO.
This morning I looked as I was heading for the car at a group turkey vultures in the beanfield about 30yds South of where I attempted the shot. I came back home after visiting a job site and they were still there so I thought I would see what they were feasting on. I walk out there and had to face down the biggest one, he didn't want to leave, he probly was 36" tall with a wingspan over 6' and looked pretty mean. Expecting to find a dead fawn I walk up and find a yote with a big hole in his abdomen. Thinking the vultures did that I took a stick and flipped him over and there was a entry wound just in front of the left rear leg. I walked over to where the yote was when I took the shot and found some hair and dried blood on the soybean leaves. I was shocked, from the yotes reactions I thought it was a clean miss. Evidently he stopped once he got into the creekbed that was in the treeline, found a dried blood and goo pool, and after a while decided to head SE and didn't get very far.
Oh well, as Josey Whales said "buzzards gotta eat too".
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Post by ozark on Jun 30, 2009 18:16:15 GMT -5
Good shot rossman40. I wouldn't call it an accident because after years of shooting one becomes fairly good at instinct shooting. By that I mean, when the sights are right the trigger finger does its job. A few times I have pressed the trigger when I really didn't intend to. Often it is a hit. I recall one time I spotted a medium sized buck in the edge of a field that was grown up with sprouts. I immediately pushed the saftety off but the deer started running across the field. I was following it in the scope and was surprised when the rifle fired. Was even more surprised when the Buck stumbled and went down. Some connection between the brain, the eye and the trigger finger works as a unit. Good shot. Accept it.
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Post by whyohe on Jun 30, 2009 19:34:32 GMT -5
nice shot rossman!! the wife and i just seen our first good look at a big coyote as it crossed the road in front of us. it was at 6:00pm est. it looked as big as my shepard mix just thinner. I'd say about 45 pounds. and im really sure it was a coyote.
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Post by tar12 on Jun 30, 2009 19:33:50 GMT -5
I have seen yotes take some hard hits,obvious and not so obvious and keep on hauling.tough,tough,tough....
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Post by ozark on Jun 30, 2009 20:11:04 GMT -5
Are they not plentiful in your area whyohe?
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Jul 1, 2009 5:04:33 GMT -5
That's a fine shot Rossman.
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Post by rossman40 on Jul 1, 2009 10:13:48 GMT -5
Use to be around here seeing one in the daylight was rare, I would see one or two a year. I have probly seen six just around the house so far this year during the day. I had three in the front yard one night when I let the dogs out a couple of months ago.
I keep two mags loaded for the AR, a 30rd of M855 for the two legged varmints and a 20rd with 55gr HPs for the four legged. I may try some 60gr Vmax.
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Post by whyohe on Jul 1, 2009 14:02:31 GMT -5
ozark, they are becomming plentifull fast! but they are heard primarily at night. my father-in-law hears themm yipping alot at night. i think that is where the turkey population has gone. we use to see alot more turkys.
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Post by killahog on Jul 7, 2009 14:04:50 GMT -5
Well done ross is your ar scoped or open sights?.
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Post by rossman40 on Jul 7, 2009 19:52:15 GMT -5
It is just a cheapy 3-9X40 Bushnell, I had the scope on 3X.
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