SouthernOntariosportsman
Well-Known Member
Went out at 4;30am to set blind up, heard gobbles in tree not far away, didn't see them fly down, coyote steps out right at decoy 15yards, thought for a second, and BAM. ate a lead breakfast. Female yote. went home feeling ok since i may have saved 1 of 4 fawns from getting it, went back out for afternoon hunt, sat in blind for 2 hrs, heard gobbles that didn't move, knowing roughly where they were, headed that direction in stealth mode, sure enough there were 3 gobblers, one real beautiful tom , spitting and drumming while the other 2 toms looked on, had a split second shot, launched 3 shells at him 25 yards away, could have swore i smoked him with the first one, (might i say, only had those 3 shells on me) the big beauty just looked like it was shell shocked, gobbled and started to walk away like nothing happened, i set off to pursue him, i was at one time 10 ft from him as he started in some very thick nasty stuff, i tried to keep up in hopes to catch bare hand, and he took one turn in the thickest spots, and he disappeared, i searched up and down, ran back out to trail to see if he was running away, but nothing, Sadly after an hour search it was dark, Not sure what to make of it. was hoping for the daily double, so i could celebrate. but it didn't turn out that way. Going to walk around that spot today after the rain to see if he just crawled under some thick stuff to pass, or if i get to hunt him another day, what a crappy feeling. The big tom didn't flap its wings, looked like i hit him with first shot, the other 2 shots were close misses removing tree bark behind him. if i had 1 more shell on me , i would be bragging about a daily double. but instead my head is low and feeling crappy. back at em this afternoon. Biggest and heaviest yote I've got to date.