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I loaded up the RV and did a roadie out to my friend's place that has been having a ton of problems with feral hogs, rats and coyotes. This is a large ranch where they have cattle, horses, sheep, turkeys and other livestock that have been harassed by the coyotes in particular. We spent the first night on rat patrol where we were able to get over 50+ during the early part of the evening, video to come. The 2nd night we moved onto the Coyotes where I setup with no cover between 30 and 45 yards of the opening into a horse corral, where the coyotes tend to always come through the area. I always spend a good amount of time scouting for the paths as coyotes are creatures of habit and generally always come through the same little trail's night after night. For this night I used the Western Airguns Rattler in .357 that I have shooting at a conservative 180 fpe using the 142gr NSA's that have been very accurate. For night optics I have the Guide TU651LRF thermal that has been a fantastic unit over this past year.
The nights have been very warm so drinking plenty of water and alternating between sitting and standing has really helped in being comfortable. Many times I will be out in one spot for up to six or more hours depending on the activity, the heat makes it difficult. The night started out pretty slow, wasn't seeing anything even out beyond 300+yards and was not hearing any howling or dogs barking that can usually be a sign they coyotes are near. These coyotes have killed six baby lambs in just the past few months and on my prior trip I managed to take out three in this same area.
After several hours of sitting, scanning and patiently waiting one juvenile moved in from the hillside to about 35 yards.... perfect range for a serious lead injection!
I sent the 142gr NSA right through his ear and he caught the lead spa treatment—exfoliation guaranteed. I sat quietly for another 20 minutes as sometimes others will come in out of curiosity, nobody else wanted to come down and play though.
This turned out to be one of several good nights, I ended up not hunting much longer as I was still pretty tired from ratting the night before. I did video everything and will hopefully be able to edit all of it in the coming week. The Rattler in .357 is darn near the perfect gun for this type of work, I have lost count as to how many coyotes it's taken down. Hope you enjoyed coming along and I look forward to sharing more when it's available. Cheers
The nights have been very warm so drinking plenty of water and alternating between sitting and standing has really helped in being comfortable. Many times I will be out in one spot for up to six or more hours depending on the activity, the heat makes it difficult. The night started out pretty slow, wasn't seeing anything even out beyond 300+yards and was not hearing any howling or dogs barking that can usually be a sign they coyotes are near. These coyotes have killed six baby lambs in just the past few months and on my prior trip I managed to take out three in this same area.
After several hours of sitting, scanning and patiently waiting one juvenile moved in from the hillside to about 35 yards.... perfect range for a serious lead injection!
I sent the 142gr NSA right through his ear and he caught the lead spa treatment—exfoliation guaranteed. I sat quietly for another 20 minutes as sometimes others will come in out of curiosity, nobody else wanted to come down and play though.
This turned out to be one of several good nights, I ended up not hunting much longer as I was still pretty tired from ratting the night before. I did video everything and will hopefully be able to edit all of it in the coming week. The Rattler in .357 is darn near the perfect gun for this type of work, I have lost count as to how many coyotes it's taken down. Hope you enjoyed coming along and I look forward to sharing more when it's available. Cheers
