Got a coyote with the pistol today

jerry · 11-21-2004, 08:18 PM

Just got back this evening. Part one of the deer season, no deer. I did get an awesome shot on a coyote though.

We heard some rustling around in an are we thought to be a bedding place. My son see's this coyote come out of it. It goes across the small creek, circles back around and heads straight for the blind. In IL we can carry a pistol while hunting now. I had my .357 Blackhawk out of the holster sitting on the backpack. I reached for the muzzle loader then changed gears and picked up the Blackhawk.

A few thousand rounds of practice through that gun did not hurt a thing. I thumbed the hammer and instinctively drew a sight picture on the now standing still dog. I touched the trigger sending a Remington 180 grain JHP and the yote went down. I'm not sure exactly where I hit, but squared up on her chest. (about 15 yards away)

She reared her head back in despaeration. Seeing these things get up and run after taking multiple hits of various calibers, I cashed in the insurance card. One more round, then another. I don't stop on these things untill they don't move. Three rounds later she lye still. Did the poke it in the eye wit the stick gig, graveyard dead.

Figured that wouldn't help deer hunting much now. Me and the boy grabbed a leg each and dragged her up the hill, trailing behind a line of brain matter (one shot went through both ears) no I'm not that good, just lucky, ha ha.

We went back to hunt for another hour. No dice. I think part of the reason we had crappy luck was because of the coyotes.

Friday were getting some guts, wounded rabbit calls and about 6 people with everything from shotguns to AR's and have a bit of an erradication party. Or at least let them know they aren't welcome.

CV32 · 11-22-2004, 11:42 AM

Well done, Jerry. I'm still waiting to bag one this year with my Tikka T3. Just got an electronic caller, though, and if the weather improves, I hope my luck will too.

jerry · 11-22-2004, 12:21 PM

my friend got an electronic caller. I'll let ya know if we do any good with it. Should get to try it out Friday.

Those Tikka's are very nice indeed :right:

silentknight · 11-22-2004, 12:29 PM

I got bored shooting the center out of my target at 100yds with my Tikka, so i started shooting at the 3/4" wide wooden stake holding my target up. The guy I had spoting for me couldn't believe it when i hit it 3 times in a row.

Shaun · 11-22-2004, 01:27 PM

great shot jerry I didn;t see much either

colt45 · 11-22-2004, 10:02 PM

yep first day of the season here and none of the nine man hunting party even saw a deer to shoot at, normaly we pull at least three or four out of this spot opening day.

11-21-2004, 08:18 PM	#1
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,213 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Got a coyote with the pistol today Just got back this evening. Part one of the deer season, no deer. I did get an awesome shot on a coyote though. We heard some rustling around in an are we thought to be a bedding place. My son see's this coyote come out of it. It goes across the small creek, circles back around and heads straight for the blind. In IL we can carry a pistol while hunting now. I had my .357 Blackhawk out of the holster sitting on the backpack. I reached for the muzzle loader then changed gears and picked up the Blackhawk. A few thousand rounds of practice through that gun did not hurt a thing. I thumbed the hammer and instinctively drew a sight picture on the now standing still dog. I touched the trigger sending a Remington 180 grain JHP and the yote went down. I'm not sure exactly where I hit, but squared up on her chest. (about 15 yards away) She reared her head back in despaeration. Seeing these things get up and run after taking multiple hits of various calibers, I cashed in the insurance card. One more round, then another. I don't stop on these things untill they don't move. Three rounds later she lye still. Did the poke it in the eye wit the stick gig, graveyard dead. Figured that wouldn't help deer hunting much now. Me and the boy grabbed a leg each and dragged her up the hill, trailing behind a line of brain matter (one shot went through both ears) no I'm not that good, just lucky, ha ha. We went back to hunt for another hour. No dice. I think part of the reason we had crappy luck was because of the coyotes. Friday were getting some guts, wounded rabbit calls and about 6 people with everything from shotguns to AR's and have a bit of an erradication party. Or at least let them know they aren't welcome. __________________ Joe the plumber is screwed

11-22-2004, 11:42 AM	#2
CV32 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 88	Well done, Jerry. I'm still waiting to bag one this year with my Tikka T3. Just got an electronic caller, though, and if the weather improves, I hope my luck will too. __________________ Happiness is a warm gun. - The Beatles

11-22-2004, 12:21 PM	#3
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,213 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	my friend got an electronic caller. I'll let ya know if we do any good with it. Should get to try it out Friday. Those Tikka's are very nice indeed :right: __________________ Joe the plumber is screwed

11-22-2004, 12:29 PM	#4
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	I got bored shooting the center out of my target at 100yds with my Tikka, so i started shooting at the 3/4" wide wooden stake holding my target up. The guy I had spoting for me couldn't believe it when i hit it 3 times in a row. __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

11-22-2004, 01:27 PM	#5
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,621 Images: 1	great shot jerry I didn;t see much either __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

11-22-2004, 10:02 PM	#6
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	yep first day of the season here and none of the nine man hunting party even saw a deer to shoot at, normaly we pull at least three or four out of this spot opening day. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden