MamaSheepdog
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Every once in a while our dogs jump the fence and go on "walkabout", usually returning the same day. Hub's dog Jet (the youngest pack member with the exception of our two little dogs, who don't go along for the fun anyway) was always first to return after just a couple of hours.
Unfortunately, this time she never made it back. Yesterday I got a call from our neighbors informing us that they had found her half eaten body in their pasture, which is only about half of a mile from our home.
They have had a huge amount of coyote activity, and bears have been really problematic this year as well.
We decided to leave Jet's body there as bait and take care of whatever came to eat her that evening. Hubs and the boys all have hunting licenses as does one of the neighbors, so the boys (not including Hubs who was at work) joined her in the hunt.
They positioned themselves on the hill above, and began to wait. Not twenty minutes later, a coyote trotted from the bushes. Firstpup was first to spot her approaching the body, so by rights he got first shot.
Using his range finder, he had determined that it was 110 meters with a downward angle of 20 degrees to where Jet's remains lay. He was armed with his (yes, his, bought with his own money) Remington 700 .308 rifle equipped with a Leupold VX-3 6.5-20 x 40mm scope, loaded with homemade rounds of Barnes TTSX 130 grain Boattail bullets propelled by 48 grains of IMR-4064.
He fired one shot, and the coyote dropped immediately! I am very proud, to say the least.
Firearms training really pays off. Special thanks go out to our wonderful firearms instructor!
Firstpup with his kill:
Shot placement (right where he was aiming!) is circled:
I can't believe how long the canines are compared to domestic dogs... :shock:
Unfortunately, this time she never made it back. Yesterday I got a call from our neighbors informing us that they had found her half eaten body in their pasture, which is only about half of a mile from our home.
They have had a huge amount of coyote activity, and bears have been really problematic this year as well.
We decided to leave Jet's body there as bait and take care of whatever came to eat her that evening. Hubs and the boys all have hunting licenses as does one of the neighbors, so the boys (not including Hubs who was at work) joined her in the hunt.
They positioned themselves on the hill above, and began to wait. Not twenty minutes later, a coyote trotted from the bushes. Firstpup was first to spot her approaching the body, so by rights he got first shot.
Using his range finder, he had determined that it was 110 meters with a downward angle of 20 degrees to where Jet's remains lay. He was armed with his (yes, his, bought with his own money) Remington 700 .308 rifle equipped with a Leupold VX-3 6.5-20 x 40mm scope, loaded with homemade rounds of Barnes TTSX 130 grain Boattail bullets propelled by 48 grains of IMR-4064.
He fired one shot, and the coyote dropped immediately! I am very proud, to say the least.
Firearms training really pays off. Special thanks go out to our wonderful firearms instructor!
Firstpup with his kill:
Shot placement (right where he was aiming!) is circled:
I can't believe how long the canines are compared to domestic dogs... :shock:
