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Title: Coyote on the ground
Post by: doug77 on October 03, 2010, 04:20:00 PM
Got my first coyote with a bow on the ground last night at  3 yards away wareing my ghullie suit. I was back against a huge maple tree and she came down the trail hunting then at about 20 yards she cut into the tall grass and came right at me and at 3 yards she stopped to look back and by then it was to late for her. I never recoved her till this AM because their was a real good buck in the bean field about 50 yards away and I did not want to spook him looking for the coyote I just snuck away at dark down the creek bed. She went about 60 yards after the shot and was easy to find this morning in the corn.

   (http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/doug7759/coyote1.jpg)

doug77
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Post by: adkmountainken on October 03, 2010, 04:21:00 PM
nice dog, great job!
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Post by: chuckbow on October 03, 2010, 04:24:00 PM
awsome awsome  :D
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Post by: seabass on October 03, 2010, 04:24:00 PM
great shot buddy.that suit really works.good luck on the deer this season,steve
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Post by: jamesh76 on October 03, 2010, 04:38:00 PM
Thats a close one. How did you get drawn?
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Post by: penrosefred on October 03, 2010, 04:52:00 PM
great shot, good job
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Post by: cacciatore on October 03, 2010, 05:08:00 PM
Good Doug,they are smart.
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Post by: wv lungbuster on October 03, 2010, 05:11:00 PM
Awesome Congratulations!!
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Post by: Shinken on October 03, 2010, 05:12:00 PM
Awesome shooting Doug!

Way to keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken
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Post by: doug77 on October 03, 2010, 05:15:00 PM
I try to keep the bow so all I have to do is lfit up and draw and when she turned to look back thats when I was ready to shoot.

doug77
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Post by: 59Alaskan on October 03, 2010, 06:07:00 PM
Congrats!  I missed one yesterday that busted through some turkey I was watching.
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Post by: droptine82 on October 03, 2010, 06:09:00 PM
VERY NICE! I get busted by them wary critters every time.  I think they feel my heart beat
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Post by: broketooth on October 03, 2010, 06:14:00 PM
wow very cool. thats a very close shot too. way to keep your cool, ruddy
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Post by: NTD on October 03, 2010, 06:42:00 PM
Great Job.  I'm a coyote hunter but it's always been with my .223 Baikal.  Once the weather cools down here in AZ I'll be trying with homemade equipment.

Was it hard to not spook him with the draw?  That's the only thing I'm worried bout.

Nate
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Post by: tukudu on October 03, 2010, 06:48:00 PM
Doug that is just great.   :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: customcrester on October 03, 2010, 06:56:00 PM
Congrats on a nice yote!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: joekeith on October 03, 2010, 07:17:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Doug in MN on October 03, 2010, 07:19:00 PM
Good Job Doug !!!!!!!!!

 :thumbsup:
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Post by: DannyBows on October 03, 2010, 07:22:00 PM
Awesome!
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Post by: Hooper on October 03, 2010, 07:37:00 PM
That's a great photo! Way to keep cool to make that shot. Nice shooting,congrats!
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Post by: Friend on October 03, 2010, 07:53:00 PM
Great accomplishment!! Coyotes have the will to live and don't die easy. Last coyote I shot only gave me a head shot as it peeked from beneath a log. I tracked and tracked that coyote for at least a half mile. The BH had plowed a complete clean path from the top of her head, down thru the bridge between eyes removing the right eye and complete rt side of her face. I had just missed the brain by a hair. It was a gruesome site. I still don't know how the  animal could have survived for more than a few seconds.

Congrats!!!!!
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Post by: S.C. Hunter on October 03, 2010, 07:53:00 PM
Not to rain on your party but that is not a coyote on the ground. Looks like a coyote dancing on the ceiling to me. Great job!!!!  :clapper:    :biglaugh:
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Post by: swp on October 03, 2010, 07:56:00 PM
Nice yote! Where are your leaf sleeves for your bow?
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Post by: Ethan Grotheer on October 03, 2010, 07:56:00 PM
Saweet! That is a trophy indeed! Congrats
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Post by: stickhead on October 03, 2010, 08:26:00 PM
3yds on the ground how cool is that? Way cool
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Post by: SEMO_HUNTER on October 03, 2010, 08:44:00 PM
That's just plain awesome!
I feel that you fully reach bowhunter elite status when you can take a coyote with a bow, and traditional tackle no less!   :saywhat:  

Of all the critters out there, coyotes have it all. The eyes of a turkey, the nose of a bloodhound, the ears of a deer, and the brain of a highly trained search and rescue dog. So many variables have to go exactly right to take a coyote with a traditional bow and it sounds like you executed it perfectly!   :thumbsup:    :notworthy:
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Post by: RAU on October 03, 2010, 08:45:00 PM
Awsome! I got 1 nearly 10 years ago with a compound. I had it tanned and it looks cool hanging on the wall. If that was mine, and I got it like you did, I'd mount it for sure! Probably howling, i like that pose.
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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on October 03, 2010, 08:47:00 PM
Great dog and good hunting.
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Post by: Mr.Vic on October 03, 2010, 09:42:00 PM
Way to go Doug.I have killed plenty with guns and wheels but still trying with my stick. Congrads
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Post by: Lefty on October 03, 2010, 09:43:00 PM
That's awesome Doug!
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Post by: bolong on October 03, 2010, 10:08:00 PM
:thumbsup:  Congrats! Makes up for the one I missed this morning I guess.
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Post by: geales on October 03, 2010, 10:27:00 PM
Great job. Coyotes are just tough. 3 yards is incredible.  :scared:
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Post by: Wandering Archer on October 03, 2010, 10:52:00 PM
AWESOME! How cool is that?!

But where's a pic of the leaf suit?!
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 04, 2010, 10:55:00 AM
That is a great photo of a great prize. Nice shooting.
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Post by: JEFF B on October 04, 2010, 03:03:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:  way to go Doug
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Post by: Over&Under on October 04, 2010, 03:06:00 PM
Coyotes are great trad trophys, not easily come by, nice job!
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Post by: Chris Surtees on October 04, 2010, 03:09:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
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Post by: fishone on October 04, 2010, 03:54:00 PM
Congrats!!!! They are extremely difficult to take with Traditional equipment, let alone from the ground.  

I have taken one with a recurve from a tree stand and missed several.
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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on October 04, 2010, 04:06:00 PM
Congratulations!
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Post by: twitchstick on October 04, 2010, 04:27:00 PM
:notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 04, 2010, 05:05:00 PM
Now, that's a good dog! The only good (wild) dog...
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Post by: Bill Turner on October 04, 2010, 05:06:00 PM
Great traditional archery kill. Bunch of us will take deer this season with our trad gear, but few cayotes will be taken. That is a trophy in my book. Congratulations on a job well done.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: buckster on October 04, 2010, 07:11:00 PM
Way to put the hurt on that yote Doug!
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Post by: melsdad on October 04, 2010, 07:12:00 PM
Now that is a trophy to be proud of!! Great job!!
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Post by: LookMomNoSights on October 04, 2010, 07:22:00 PM
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!  :thumbsup:      I get worked up over the chance to shoot at those yotes  :clapper:
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Post by: Mr Green 740 on October 04, 2010, 08:29:00 PM
Great Job!
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Post by: DBinAlamo on October 04, 2010, 09:40:00 PM
Way to go,   those things are the hardest thing I've ever hunted.
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Post by: lone hunter on October 04, 2010, 10:08:00 PM
Good job to get a shot off at that distance!!
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Post by: Gatekeeper on October 04, 2010, 10:51:00 PM
Cool!
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Post by: BowMIke on October 05, 2010, 07:28:00 AM
Well done! You probably saved a few fawns.
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Post by: Wiley Coyote on October 05, 2010, 08:29:00 PM
Good work!!!  You have probably saved a few deer for bowhunting instead of coyote fodder!!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Hunter 709 on October 05, 2010, 09:56:00 PM
Nice Dog, great story. Three yard shot must have got your heart pumping. I need to look into a ghullie suit, good luck chasing that buck in the bean field.
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Post by: LV2HUNT on October 05, 2010, 10:08:00 PM
Hard core, guess that ghillie suit really works .  :thumbsup:
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Post by: eddings220 on October 05, 2010, 10:18:00 PM
That is cool, at 3 yds, man that is close!
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Post by: creekwood on October 05, 2010, 11:33:00 PM
Doug, that is way cool.
John
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Post by: storm5 on October 06, 2010, 02:02:00 AM
Awesome Congratulations  :clapper: