two Owens Valley dogs

[hntnnut]

Well I went out early monday morning to while it was still cool and to strech my legs a bit. My first stand felt real good but zilch. Second stand same thing cept I got a good excuse this time, right about the time I got set up and the caller turned on 2 jets showed up to play tag. The sound was so loud I could hardly hear my call 50 feet away and the jets hung around for about 10 minutes, oh well I got a good show out of it anyways.
My third stand fared much better, I was walking to where I planned on setting up and cought a glimpse of a yote about 200 yards ahead of me. I just sat down on the spot and turned the caller on and 15 seconds into the second sound I was wishing for a shotgun. I had 2 coming in at a fast trot one at 20 yards and one at less than 5 yards, my rifle was already trained in the direction of the closest one so when it busted me and turned and ran I was able to drop it at 25 yards.
On my last stand I added the 20 Ga. to the junk I drag around. My set up was aginst a small group of trees, rifle on the shooting sticks next to me and shotgun across my lap and the caller was 15 yards down wind of me. About 3 sounds in to the set I cought movement to my left and slightly behind me, slowly turning I found a yote trotting in at 15 yards skirting the trees I was up against and looking at the caller. The yote took a load of #1 buck fron the 20 to the front of the chest and face @ 10 yards crumpled and never even flinched. Not a bad morning.

Richard
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[tawnoper]

Looks good Richard, nice shooting. All this action everyone has been posting has got me itching to do some calling, I usually don't start up till around late Sept or so but I might have to get out a little early this year. You're calling area looks familiar..I was up fishing Horseshoe meadows a couple weeks ago.

I know them jets are loud, been out there before blowing on the call and have one come over and I cant hear the call anymore lol. They are cool to watch though.

[soreloser]

Hey Richard good job buddy..

You need to hide your hotspots a little better in your pictures. Lot's of critters die in that area every year, I'm jealous that you live so close.

[Orygun]

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ou need to hide your hotspots a little better in your pictures. Lot&#39;s of critters die in that area every year, I&#39;m jealous that you live so close.[/b]

Other than making them super edjicated, I doubt showing the background there would do much to ruin his hunting. That valley will never run out of yotes.

[hntnnut]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Orygun @ Jul 19 2007, 11:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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ou need to hide your hotspots a little better in your pictures. Lot&#39;s of critters die in that area every year, I&#39;m jealous that you live so close.[/b]

Other than making them super edjicated, I doubt showing the background there would do much to ruin his hunting. That valley will never run out of yotes.
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I&#39;m not to worried, I could probably hunt the valley every day for months and not hunt the same spot twice. Also oddly enough I&#39;ve never run into another yote hunter in any of the areas I hunt.

Also a heads up for you guys and gals there seem to to be a higher than normal amount of coyotes up here this year.

Richard

[DEERSLAM]

Yep, nice to see somebody else getting in on the yotes. Congrats! I&#39;ve got to get out there soon.

[switch]

Nice going, Richard. Looks like some beautiful country you hunt.

I&#39;m a little disappointed that your story has unleashed the likes of Tawnoper...And here I am with my caller 3,000 miles away in PA...crap!

[soreloser]

I was kidding about hiding the spots.. I only mentioned that because I know exactly where he is.. It&#39;s all good.. Hell I&#39;ll be there one night this weekend.

[JimT]

Tim, missed you at the Predator Expo. Thought you&#39;d be there for sure.

[22-250vsf]

IS THERE ANY GOOD BOBCAT OUT THERE I HAVE NEVER SHOT A CAT I NEED TO GET ONE THIS YEAR. I ALSO NEED TO GO GET MY TAGS ANY BODY NOW HOW MUCH THEY ARE THIS YEAR















22-250VSF

[soreloser]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JimT @ Jul 27 2007, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Tim, missed you at the Predator Expo. Thought you&#39;d be there for sure.[/b]

You know JimT, I was really busy washing the dog, so I couldn&#39;t get away to meet all the great people I just knew would be there.

Besides, how would anyone be able to talk smack about Me, Switch and Mike if we were there in person??

[smallblockfuelie]

Nice shooting, Richard! Glad to hear you&#39;re seeing lots of coyotes up that way.

[grtwythunter]

If you guys have personal problems you need to take them elsewhere and not air them on this forum.

Scott

[onecoyote]

huntnut, I use to hunt that valley alot at night. Had lots of fun and success in the Ownes, looks like you are doing the same, good going.

[baboltin]

nicely done, i seen one of the biggest yotes their

[Adam357]

Ahh yes,numerous yotes in the Owens valley. They seem extremely educated and pressured. But,I have never encountered another hunter. I find it hard to set down the rifle and go chase the browns and smallies in the river.