Another Coyote Clinic drops fur: 4 foxes in, 2 down

Congratulations to Aaron for getting out there and putting his new knowledge to work! Here's his story:

Finally put it all together up between (A) and (B) and used a sceery open reed call to do some hunting.  At 4 min first fox came in and got got.  2 min later next one came and got him, 2 min later 2 more came in at my 5 o'clock but wouldn't commit. I couldn't draw a bead on them through the trees and brush and if I quit calling they started to wander so I switched to the sceery closed reed call and was able to two hand my rifle.  One actually came in and sniffed at the second one I had dropped.  I hit him and he rolled off an 18" ledge and bolted.  I tracked the blood trail for about a 1/4 mi but lost him.  Lessons learned everything you taught us was dead on: camo up, sit in front of a tree/bush/ something to blend with, sit as ready to shoot as possible.   Next time I'll be shooting something smaller, the 5.56 wasted the hides.  I saved the skulls and tails though and practiced skinning the paws and faces for next time.  I want to go with you sometime, I just haven't had much time yet. 

Thanks for everything!

Happy Hunting!

Coyote Clinic Graduate dumps his first coyote!

Predator hunting season is in full swing and graduates of the Coyote Clinic are doing their part to put fur in the dirt! This graduate dumped his first coyote last week - here's his story:

Coyote clinic success!

My son and I went out last evening and we did 3 stands. At the first stand, after 10 min of calling on the Foxpro we did not see anything, so we hiked around for about 15 min and set up another stand.

After only a few minutes a coyote came in and my son took 2 shots at it but they both missed. To his credit he was using our Mossberg 20 gauge pump, not the best hunting shotgun but we used what we had.

We packed up and hiked another 20 min or so and set up another stand. Again, after only a few minutes a coyote came in towards me. This one did not get away.

First time out coyote hunting, first coyote to come to my stand, first coyote kill. I used the 20 gauge shotgun I have hand since I was a kid.

We had a blast!

Thanks Glen for all the great info at your clinic! 

Congratulations, Jeff! Even better that you got to share the experience with your son.

Happy Hunting!

5 Gray Foxes in 5 Minutes - VIDEO

Back in September I had a helluva stand - you can read about it here: http://rizzoisready.blogspot.com/2014/09/5-gray-fox-in-5-minutes.html.

I finally got enough of a break from my busy life to get the video edited and uploaded, so here it is!

Happy Hunting!