One less Coyote at the farm

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

We seem to be having an issue with very aggressive coyotes right now. They are hungry and traveling in groups at our farm and elsewhere.
Maybe it has been the harsh winter we have experienced.
A good friend's German Shorthair was visciously attacked last week.
But this is the time we (myself and friends Jim and Herb)start hunting the dogs anyway and we set up yesterday morning (Friday- thus Foto Fridays) on the south side of a major highway that bisects our fields.
Within 3 minutes or less this 45 pound fellow was working the field thinking he was on to a fawn in distress.
My friend Herb, an owner of a 16 VH that by all rights should be mine since my doctor owned it, had the shot.
110 yards maybe 125.
22-250 Remington 700 heavy barrel Hornady 55 grain spitzer boattail.
Dropped like a stone.
We hunted for 3 more hours, moving our position - nada. We have learned-if they are there, they will come quick. If not you might as well enjoy a good cigar and tell stories. Which we did.
Ironically, we were all 3 carrying 22-250s yesterday. My favorite cartridge for varmints since I turned 16 and bought my first Rem 700.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Very nice pelts this time of year, by the way. This one was skinned and at the taxidermists to be tanned last night.

[Bob Jurewicz]

Killed one in Texas with my 45 Kimber Grand Raptor II. Took 5 shots but on the fifth with him running full bore I rolled him.
At a friends house outside of Buffalo NY, she has them coming right up to her front porch. I'm sure they want to have a Shitzu burger.
Bob Jurewicz

[Richard Flanders]

That's a very healthy looking dog there George! That's what they look like up here in Alaska. There's one in our neighborhood at least that big and furry. Great looking tail.

[Hammer Gun]

Good days work george and I bet that cigar taste pretty good too! You guys did not tell any lies did you? Gary

[C.O.B.]

George I have a Rem 700 Varmint with the heavy bbl and laminated stock in 22-250 and in the accuracy dept it will rival the Coopers Nice dog, here they are hunted with dogs a lot and it's hard to get one to come to a call. They are heard but not seen...very often.

[Mills]

Good job!

[Dean Romig]

The only "good coyotes" are the ones that are just like the dog in your pictures.

[John Havard]

Way to go George! Those darned things are too cheeky by a long stretch around here. Just across from my house, which is in a neighborhood, is a greenbelt that connects to a lot of open land going out toward Tiburon. I've chased several away from directly across the street lately. I wish permanent solutions were available to me here as they are for you. I'd certainly reduce their numbers with every chance.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Coyote are in an up cycle again here. They were down for a couple years as they had decimated the rabbit and small critter (including housecats) population. With heavy hunting pressure on our put and take pheasant population and non-existent other upland birds, their food supply was down. It is now up and their populations are back. They hound my wild turkey flock.
Soooooo... We are going to shoot all we can.
They are bold and hunt the residential neighborhoods.