Coyote on new property.

[memphismason]

I put the call about 5 yards out in front of me. He came in straight at me never seen me until I raised the shotgun. I like calling them in as close as possible makes for a better hunt.

That is effing awesome!!!!

[ShaunM]

Nothing like calling a coyote in close enough to make eye contact.

[Guest Conrad]

Nothing like calling a coyote in close enough to make eye contact.

Yep and watching their eyes turn as big as 50 cent pieces when they realize they just screwed up.

[memphismason]

Yep and watching their eyes turn as big as 50 cent pieces when they realize they just screwed up.

You got to love the Little Rascals.

[Sidewinder]

Congrats 101, glad you got one, even though the weather has been brutal, and the ticks and chiggers just as brutal. What gauge, length and choke barrel are you using on the shotgun? I just bought another Remington 1100, 12 gauge, 28" Improved Cylinder barrel this afternoon... for a possible close in yote shotty. My other 1100 is a Modified choke, in 12 gauge, which might be better. I'll bet the farmer was glad to see one less coyote running around hungry on his farm. Where did you get the Hevi Shot Dead Coyote around here in the B'oro... Dick's? Good job... thanks for the pic. Looks like a pretty nice pelt too, for Tennessee.

[ShaunM]

12 gauge and I think it has a 28 inch barrel. As for the choke I like the Carlson dead coyote it's cheaper than the pattern master and does pretty much all I need it to do. I had to order the hevi shot. I have since switched shells I am going to to shoot remington 3 inch # 4 it patterns grat out to 35 and 40 yards. I like my pattern to be as tight as I can when hunting up close due them running up on my call, don't want to shoot my call. Yeah the farmer said he has let several people hunt coyotes over the years and they never shot one, so yeah he was happy and gave me sole hunting rights to his property, well minus the family but thats only 1 other person.

[Sidewinder]

Good score on the exclusive rights to coyote hunt the property. I believe that's the way "hunter/property owner" relationships are made... one good outcome at a time. I was dove hunting with friends on someone else's property yesterday, and noticed that previous hunters had left shell hulls laying around all over the place, and had even stuck a soft drink bottle (Coke bottle to us Southerners) on a cut corn stalk. I picked up all of my hulls I could find. I believe it's just a courtesy... I'll get off the stump now!

[Guest Jeffster]

So how often do you have problems with ticks and what time of year? Traveling to Tennessee quite often now to visit family. Looking for any and all reasons to hunt. Been reading your forum a bunch and am having a hard time getting my mind around finding places to hunt. Predator hunting is a blast and will be on this site a bunch learning the Tennessee way:O) open to all pointers cause we do things way different in Alaska.

[ShaunM]

So how often do you have problems with ticks and what time of year? Traveling to Tennessee quite often now to visit family. Looking for any and all reasons to hunt. Been reading your forum a bunch and am having a hard time getting my mind around finding places to hunt. Predator hunting is a blast and will be on this site a bunch learning the Tennessee way:O) open to all pointers cause we do things way different in Alaska.

First off welcome to the board. Usually during the spring and into early fall the ticks can be bad. Most of the time it depends on how good of a winter we have.

[Mark A]

First off welcome to the board. Usually during the spring and into early fall the ticks can be bad. Most of the time it depends on how good of a winter we have.

That made me laugh seeing as he is from Alaska. I can just see Jeffster scratching his head and saying: "There are different kinds of winter?" Or associating the words winter and good together...

Probably not, up there...