Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: WadeRyan]
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09/25/21 06:34 PM
09/25/21 06:34 PM
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Good luck. Hope you smack a few
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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09/26/21 08:49 AM
09/26/21 08:49 AM
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WadeRyan
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good luck ,let seem some results Was a good night of calling. Coyotes sure were talking weren’t really set up for them. Never really factored wind so never tried to bring them in and will probably wait till they are prime. No use tearing into them yet. Raccoons were coming in hard, plenty of them and they don’t have a clue in the pitch dark. Like shooting fish in a barrel. Had a first timer with me, and at one point he was yelling over the caller “they’re running right at us.” I said that’s the point. Ha. The most we had at one set was 6 and we got four at the problem location. We shot 14 raccoons in about 3.5 hours of fun. Saw some pretty nice bucks. The skunks were even charging the caller (they aren’t in season yet). It’s too bad raccoons aren’t worth much there’s no hiding from the thermal.
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Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: WadeRyan]
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09/26/21 11:31 AM
09/26/21 11:31 AM
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Sounds like fun. I wish more people would kill a few to keep populations healthy. Im afraid this no coon market is going to really hurt them.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: danny clifton]
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09/26/21 11:36 AM
09/26/21 11:36 AM
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Sounds like fun. I wish more people would kill a few to keep populations healthy. Im afraid this no coon market is going to really hurt them. Last year on one 1/2 mile stretch of river, I found 12 dead coons curled up by the waters edge, plus 2 more wandering around on the shore obviously sick. I still caught several along that stretch of river. I'll trap it again this year and hopefully catch a bunch again, they obviously need thinned out.
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Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: Dirty D]
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09/26/21 04:05 PM
09/26/21 04:05 PM
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what kind of call do you use for calling the coons? When I used to call them a lot in the early 2000’s it was really hard to beat an old Johnny Stewart with Coon Pups. The days of cassette callers are definitely over. I just used a fox pro with raccoon fight. Seemed to have them charging pretty hard. I was amazed last winter how many raccoons were charging coyote vocals and rabbit distress. I guess I’ve found it doesn’t really matter what I’ve used. A raccoon fight is definitely the option if you’re targeting them. You also don’t have to move far to get into new groups which is also nice. If I really wanted to pile them up there were a number of “lookers” last night that the thermal would pick up on trees that came out to listen. It’s too early to do much but kill them so I only took the ones that wanted to eat the caller.
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Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: loosegoose]
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09/26/21 05:16 PM
09/26/21 05:16 PM
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Sounds like fun. I wish more people would kill a few to keep populations healthy. Im afraid this no coon market is going to really hurt them. Last year on one 1/2 mile stretch of river, I found 12 dead coons curled up by the waters edge, plus 2 more wandering around on the shore obviously sick. I still caught several along that stretch of river. I'll trap it again this year and hopefully catch a bunch again, they obviously need thinned out. Lucky you caught any. Sounds like distemper. Usually it really hits the year of young hard and only the real rough ol boars make it through. I’ve seen it wipe out a pretty good sized area until more filter in.
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Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: Wanna Be]
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10/16/21 11:48 AM
10/16/21 11:48 AM
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A thermal is definitely on my bucket list! Keep this thread rolling too!! I would definitely save and get one of the mid-grade to start. Picture is ridiculous for $2k and over. I wouldn’t buy anything less than that for sure. I thought my buddy had the rattler 25 but he bought the 35. Sweet set up. He shot his first coyote last night. He’s always been into guns but this is the first time he’s been actually shooting at something other than targets. Weather was perfect down to 39 degrees. Had a number of stands with pups. Lots of chattering. Then when I’d switch to male challenge the big dog would come from behind them all. We had four charge the call out of all of them we heard last night. Shot three adult males and one female out of a pair. Another four down. I ran a lot of coyote sequences last night. Trying to save the distress sounds for when the food is a little more scarce. Still a little too much cover could have easily got a few more on follow up shots but they’d get in the timber and bark at us. Longest shot was probably about 250 on the female. Couldn’t get them in any closer but I feel pretty confident out to 250 and I knew the location well. Closest start we had was a coyote that we literally didn’t know was there until he growled at the call (made it through two hand held scanners). He was probably at 20 yards when I first saw him after the bark but I couldn’t get him to stop, he was ready for a fight and had to have sprinted in. I shot him when he turned back to howl at about 100. I think I’ll switch gears tonight and go back to night vision and raccoons. Maybe call a few coyotes if they howl at the raccoon fights.
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Re: It’s that time of the year
[Re: BigBlackBirds]
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10/21/21 12:19 PM
10/21/21 12:19 PM
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what are you running for light? ive got two IRs basically hooked to each other just because that's what i already had. individually they seem ok in the 200-300 range but its nice to have both to give more useable light when you want it. one just has three settings while the other has a variable control. i like that control better so that you don't turn everything into whitewash if there is brush etc. probably should just buy one good one and be done. know what you mean about going from scan mode into gun mode.
I went with the Nightsnipe.NS. It has a very simple adjustable beam, you can go from flood to controlled in a matter of seconds. It also has two adjustments that can be made easily on the light to center your beam. Then there's the three modes of IR of low, medium, and high. The transition from thermal scanning to shooting nightvision is definitely a challenge. I had even contemplated going all thermal even for the raccoons because the ability to get on target is just that much faster. I'm hoping with the IR upgrade I will calm myself. I really like the ability to pin-point your shots with the night vision much better than thermal. I hate to waste how well this rifle is shooting with generalized thermal shots. I have no doubt if my IR can get there I can easily be within an inch at 100 yards. I've got it set just 0.35 inches high at 75 and dead on at 100. I'm zipping little 17 grainers so wind will be a factor I'll have to factor when the time comes. The above picture was at 25 yards as it's still rising. I think I will go out for a couple hours tonight and most likely go for quite a while on Friday night. I don't have to work until noon on Saturday. If I would remember to hit the record button I'd be in good shape the videos I have taken have been amazing I'll have to figure out how to get them up on here. I hit it the other night at a stop and forgot to shut it off. 6 hours of coyote calling bliss captured inside the truck. Ha. I don't even think I took it out of the truck the rest of the night.
Last edited by WadeRyan; 10/21/21 12:21 PM.
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