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Maybe by starting this off it'll bring me some good luck!

Hand loaded 40gr V-Max outta the 22 Hornet right to the chest ... dropped like a sack of potatoes!

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YOY female = one less fawn killer!


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Just like yer woman, "I like it when you pull my ears".....grin

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Originally Posted by huntsman22
Just like yer woman, "I like it when you pull my ears".....grin


Lol!


You still shooting that Ruger .17 Hornet much? Love my Ruger .22 Hornet and can't think of a better way to start the New Year than putting some fur on the ground with it this morning!


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Yep. That IS a good start. Now let's see ya keep it up all year long.

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Yep. That IS a good start. Now let's see ya keep it up all year long.


That's the part I have trouble with ... sure wish I had more varmints or critters to chase on my home place but I sure do enjoy when the oppurtunity arises!


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Alls I had with me was the 204......

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First cottontail of 2015.. For got my .22 mag. ammo.. m94 .32 spl.

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Today I remember my .22 mag. ammo:


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Got out for a few hours this AM and made my first kills of 2015.

They did their damnedest to get downwind, but fortunately they didn't get quite that far.

22-250 and 55 grain NBT's

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Originally Posted by Lonny
Got out for a few hours this AM and made my first kills of 2015.

They did their damnedest to get downwind, but fortunately they didn't get quite that far.

22-250 and 55 grain NBT's

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What kind of bipod or sticks are you shooting off of? They look lightweight.


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Brought my good luck charm today and it worked. Of course I told my daughter to watch the left and bump me when she sees something. 30 seconds into the call I catch something in the corner of my eye. Coyote 20 yards from me running. I had the bolt gun in my hand. Glad I switched to the AR.

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Ricky,

Snipepod. They are jointed and fold up or you can leave them full length when things look "gamey" and you need a quick rest. They don't weigh much, (maybe 4-6 oz?) and can be folded up to about 6-7" long for pocket carry.


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Dandy looking coyote hunterjrg. Good on you for bringing the young'un along also!

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Originally Posted by Lonny
Got out for a few hours this AM and made my first kills of 2015.

They did their damnedest to get downwind, but fortunately they didn't get quite that far.

22-250 and 55 grain NBT's

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Good job Lonny.
Guess I should have given you two of those stretchers.

Now you have a new picture to replace the one on the school's web site. grin

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Originally Posted by Lonny
Dandy looking coyote hunterjrg. Good on you for bringing the young'un along also!


Thanks Lonny
She's always up to go hunting with me. Probably more so than my son. He seems to be more of a shooter than a hunter so far although he loves his duck hunting.

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Originally Posted by FieldGrade

Now you have a new picture to replace the one on the school's web site. grin


That would cause those liberals more hand wringing than they could handle. smile

Any luck on the cats with the colder weather moving through?

I took a long walk the other day through some country that used to always have bobcats in it and I didn't even cut a track on snow that was 3-4 days old. I would have bet my rifle I would find tracks, but not a thing...

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Originally Posted by Lonny


Any luck on the cats with the colder weather moving through?


Not even a sniff. frown
We finally got an inch or two of snow today so I'll be out early with the dog looking for trax tomorrow.

I've had some Coyotes hitting that Deer Carcass so I set a couple snares but with out snow I'm just guessing where they're coming in from. If they're back tonight the new snow'll help me sort that out so I just might get my first snared Coyote after all.

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Shot him less than 15 yards from a group of my grandfather's cows. Think he was eyeballing the 3 day old calf in the bunch.

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small yote or big rifle? blush


The chances they come, and the chances they go.
But the time. You don't get that back.

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Bad cell phone pic angle I imagine. He was good size for around here. We don't grow as big as they do out west and up north.

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Didn't kill anything in '15 yet. Went out today, was a bit of a cold bish, wasn't bad till the wind started. Called one in, but he busted me and I didn't get a shot till he was waaay out. FWIW my son is in his great-grandfather's Woolrich's. By the time I got them the pants never fit, but I wore the jacket a great deal when I was younger. Pretty neat to see him out in them today.

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Gruff, good luck in the next hunt.. Coyotes pretty scarce around this area, but the rabbits are pretty plentiful.. Have a good New Year, and lots of luck..


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I don't have as many rabbits this year. But tonight I was in my jammies and needed another armload of wood. Have a couple mineral tubs of wood on the porch, and stepped out to grab some. A big ol' jack ran down the hill in front of the house. So I exchanged the wood for the Whore-gnat and slippers for pacs, and went back out. Fresh snow and a bright moon equals no spotlight needed. They run up the ditch about 100 yds and stopped. I popped the closer one using the deck post as a rest. The second silly bastid ran back to his buddy. Thee end.....

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Blacktails???


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yessir. I really miss the whitetails in NW CO and WYO.....sigh.

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and the prairie dogs over here are different, too...

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Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter
Gruff, good luck in the next hunt.. Coyotes pretty scarce around this area, but the rabbits are pretty plentiful.. Have a good New Year, and lots of luck..


Thank you, same to you! Plenty of dogs around here this year seems anyways.


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Are your PDs whitetails?


We've got whitetail jackrabbits and blacktail PDs up here...


The greenies are out to "save" the PDs...they're down to countless millions now....


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Blacktail PD's on the plains. Whitetails on the western slope.

See his widdle bwack tayol?
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actually got 3 last night. Never heard a thwack, and he run thru the trees. about 30 feet......found him on my way down to do chores this morning.

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Last eve. I took a ride just before dark.. Drove into a ranchers haystack.. Had to shoot my way out.. CZ .22 mag. and 40gr. CCI HP..

Too me longer to post the picture on photophucket than it did to shoot the jacks and drive home..

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Hahaha!

Awesome.




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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
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Is the foxfarm guy in Rawlins still around? He used to pay a buck apiece for frozen jacks.....

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You guys ever ate jackrabbit? I was always told leave the jacks where they die and take the cotton tails home for the pot

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Originally Posted by laker
You guys ever ate jackrabbit? I was always told leave the jacks where they die and take the cotton tails home for the pot


My brother killed one last year, and was determined to eat it. We fried it up, and it wasn't terrible but it certainly wasn't as good as a cottontail.

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Originally Posted by laker
You guys ever ate jackrabbit? I was always told leave the jacks where they die and take the cotton tails home for the pot


In Eastern WA we liked to eat young jacks about the size of a cottontail or smaller. They were tender and tasty with a slight sage taste. Full grown jackrabbits were tough and tasted of sage so strongly we only tried eating one or two.

They were long legged, long eared critters that did not turn white in winter and looked like the ones huntsman22 is posting.

Is this a big year in rabbit cycle all over? There were the most snowshoe hares I've ever seen in the places where I hunted mule deer in the Interior of BC this Fall.








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Originally Posted by mtcurman
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You guys ever ate jackrabbit? I was always told leave the jacks where they die and take the cotton tails home for the pot


My brother killed one last year, and was determined to eat it. We fried it up, and it wasn't terrible but it certainly wasn't as good as a cottontail.


I tried eating them when I was young and poor. Cooked them every way I knew how to cook rabbit....never did it again...


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22, not that I know of.. I used these for coyote bait.. Planned to give them to the local taxidermist for jackalopes, but the .22 mag. tore them up too much..


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one more for the pile. Actually shot 2 with the 17machII, but one run off and I didn't go looking.....

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You're a Ruger slut aren't you?


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purty much.....

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Outside of a few handguns, I don't think I've seen you post otherwise.


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Huntsman 22 has a nose for Indian artifacts and great info and pics on pack horses, wall tents and stoves.

He would have made Bill Ruger proud.


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.45'd these wittle wabbits last night.....

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Things were pretty quiet for me for the last couple checks, hopefully that will change. Found this guy in one of my snares tonight.

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Originally Posted by mtcurman
.45'd these wittle wabbits last night.....

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Save some for me.



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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
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Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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.45'd these wittle wabbits last night.....

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Save some for me.



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I'll try...grin

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Did you parboil it first? We do that with cottontails here before frying and it does make them more tender.

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Lockhart, only if they're going into gumbo or something like that.

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Nash caught a cat today... smile

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Go, Nash.....

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As always...the boys are gettin' it done! laugh


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The Nashinator strikes again...

Nice work.



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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
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Originally Posted by mtcurman


That looks awful close to the homestead...


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you done parboiling yer bunnies yet?

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Thanks guys... cool Kirk, it was caught only about 2-3 miles from the house, but yeah, that one pic is rather close(right off the porch)..

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Thanks elkchsr...

Had a cat step on the jaw of a coyote/cat set today, and stick his nose in the dirt hole.. mad The set is now heavily blocked, exposed, and has a flag hanging.. Next time he works that set, I should have him.. It was bad too, because I cut his tracks and saw them headed right for my set, then, nothing... cry

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Got out to check snares today. Been a rough week of getting around to check them down here. Have had 40 mph winds and snowing making getting around tough. First snare of the day I walked up to a VERY alive badger. Snow had filled in the cow trail enough to where the badger got neck snared but got one leg through the loop. You might know a badger can move a lot of dirt when caught in a trap, well they can move a schit ton when they are caught in a 10' snare.
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Another bad day for the bunnies...

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let the parboiling begin......

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That is a one ton pickup...


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Laker,

That one up front looks B&C.



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Me and a work buddy got it done this morning. Coyotes were responding well today. Called one in on the 1st stand of the morning and it decided to not commit and it slipped through the cracks. Oh well ... picked up and hurried to our next stop. 2nd stand of the morning we called this young girl in with our hand calls. Started with ecaller but switched over to the hand calls and she quickly popped out of the timber presenting a shot for my 204. Bang Flop ... end of story! I don't know what it is but coyotes always seem to get my blood pumping. Good times!

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Laker,

That one up front looks B&C.



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He's a man alright but I'll bet that pale in the back fetches more money.

What's wrong with that pale one's back leg Laker?
Looks like an old gunshot or something.

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Fieldgrade rodents chewed on her leg under the snow drift. She's the one pictured hanging from the old cedar tree

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Laker, that is a gorgeous pale. Bet you are looking at close to $100 for that one.

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Laker that's a great haul! Shrap, that '95 looks like an UBER rabbit whomper..

Downstream socked one with his Socko on the way to set new cat traps this morning.




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Laker, would you mind sharing what you averaged on your coyotes?

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Originally Posted by 6MMWASP
Laker, would you mind sharing what you averaged on your coyotes?


For October-November coyotes I averaged $65 finished. I haven't sold any of my December-January coyotes yet.

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Originally Posted by laker
Fieldgrade rodents chewed on her leg under the snow drift. She's the one pictured hanging from the old cedar tree


Yea,,, I was pretty sure they were one and the same.
Dam rodents. Good thing there's not allot of value in that part of the leg.
I know they give a price for the lot but for curiosity's sake, ask your fur buyer what the stand alone price would be for that one when you sell.

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Fieldgrade rodents chewed on her leg under the snow drift. She's the one pictured hanging from the old cedar tree


Yea,,, I was pretty sure they were one and the same.
Dam rodents. Good thing there's not allot of value in that part of the leg.
I know they give a price for the lot but for curiosity's sake, ask your fur buyer what the stand alone price would be for that one when you sell.


Will do. Probably won't sell again till middle of February. She will be easy to tell when I sell unless I get a few more like her which I'm hoping for

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My son's little trap line around the house is still producing fur on a fairly regular basis. It's to bad we don't have any nice high dollar pales around here but he's still happy to catch them.

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Fox taken with .22 Hornet and 46 gr. Horn.. If the hide is suitable, I will tan it for my den..

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Laker, would you mind sharing what you averaged on your coyotes?


For October-November coyotes I averaged $65 finished. I haven't sold any of my December-January coyotes yet.



Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


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Fox taken with .22 Hornet and 46 gr. Horn.. If the hide is suitable, I will tan it for my den..

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That's a nice looking red, the hornet is about perfect for fox IMO.

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Nice critters guys... cool wille, tell your son congrats for me. Wyo, that is a dandy fox!

I think I might sell my coyotes next trip to town this week... Going to hold off selling cats until February or so though.

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Nice critters guys... cool wille, tell your son congrats for me.

Will do, thanks.
We were checking out your cat set pics. We have called in a few around but he hasn't caught one yet, he's made that one of his goals for the season.

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Laker, would you mind sharing what you averaged on your coyotes?


For October-November coyotes I averaged $65 finished. I haven't sold any of my December-January coyotes yet.



Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


That's about what they are paying over here too

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Originally Posted by ingwe

Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.

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Originally Posted by willecoyote
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Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.


As long as he enjoys it that's all that really matters. At least its a hobby that pays a little back.

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Fox taken with .22 Hornet and 46 gr. Horn.. If the hide is suitable, I will tan it for my den..

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Never get tired of seeing pictures of reds. Wish we had more of them around here.

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Originally Posted by laker
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Originally Posted by ingwe

Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.


As long as he enjoys it that's all that really matters. At least its a hobby that pays a little back.


Exactly, that's how we see it too, just makes us a little jealous seeing pics of really quality fur.

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Found out what happens when you let your dog stick his head out the window when you are driving 90mph down the highway

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Laffin'...... laugh



How do you like that method of skinning, compared to starting from the other end?

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Found out what happens when you let your dog stick his head out the window when you are driving 90mph down the highway

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Laffin'...... laugh



How do you like that method of skinning, compared to starting from the other end?


Seems to make turning ears easier for me

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Nice Fox and Rifle WCH.

Those Micro Hunter's in 22H are a real sleeper in the world of accurate rifles.

I know a Fox man from VA who uses the same rifle with factory V-Max for night time Reds. Says he gets minimal fur damage.

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Originally Posted by ingwe

Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.


As long as he enjoys it that's all that really matters. At least its a hobby that pays a little back.


I know a guy that just got $70.00 and $50.00 for his two dogs. In the round.



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Originally Posted by willecoyote
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Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.


My hat's off to him no matter the price.
A lot of grown men who use that old "our Coyotes ain't worth skinning" excuse to kick em in the ditch could learn a thing or two from your boy.

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Originally Posted by ingwe

Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.


As long as he enjoys it that's all that really matters. At least its a hobby that pays a little back.


I know a guy that just got $70.00 and $50.00 for his two dogs. In the round.



Travis



I wouldn't want to be that fur buyer later this year.

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Originally Posted by FieldGrade
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Originally Posted by ingwe

Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.


My hat's off to him no matter the price.
A lot of grown men who use that old "our Coyotes ain't worth skinning" excuse to kick em in the ditch could learn a thing or two from your boy.


+1 on that

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Originally Posted by FieldGrade
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Originally Posted by ingwe

Just talked to a guy that got $35 for whole, unskinned yotes this weekend.


Unfortunately my son will be lucky to get $25 for his coyotes finished.


My hat's off to him no matter the price.
A lot of grown men who use that old "our Coyotes ain't worth skinning" excuse to kick em in the ditch could learn a thing or two from your boy.


I agree 100%.. Besides, putting up the fur is fun. smile

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At $25.00, they are ditch dwellers...


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Originally Posted by laker
Seems to make turning ears easier for me


I might have to try it. Do you pull the cartilidge?

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I skin the face out like that and then when I pull hide off the normal way once I get to the ears I work a screwdriver between cartilage and head and just pull and it does it perfect. I used to cut cartilage when skinning head and then pull it out with pliers but this is faster and easier

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Thanks for all the kind comments about the fox.. One ranch always has some, but I don't always get a chance when the fur is good, or else I don't have a small rifle to take the fox.. Worked out this time.
Lots of fine photos and information on this thread.. One of my favorites. Thanks.

Field, I bought this Hornet 20 years ago this year.. Have used it a bunch.. Shot everything from gophers, tree squirrel, grouse, chucks up to turkey & whitetails.. A great little caliber for the woodsloafer or just a casual hike in the hills.


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Things sure do change in 20 years. Scratch that, 30+ years damit

Uncovered cat sets and turning ears?

Keep putting up the fur guys, nice job.

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I bought this Hornet 20 years ago this year.. Have used it a bunch.. Shot everything from gophers, tree squirrel, grouse, chucks up to turkey & whitetails.. A great little caliber for the woodsloafer or just a casual hike in the hills.


Damn straight! Couldn't agree more.


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Got one of those myself...

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Who's that old guy in your avatar???


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Got one of those myself...

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Is that New Model Vaquero, or the Old Model?



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It is the old model. I had to put those ivory grips on it because I broke so many sets of grips when I threw the gun at the target. The great thing about Rugers, is it's like owning a seven shot revolver. You miss with the six in the cylinder and then you throw the gun for the seventh shot...


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It is the old model. I had to put those ivory grips on it because I broke so many sets of grips when I threw the gun at the target. The great thing about Rugers, is it's like owning a seven shot revolver. You miss with the six in the cylinder and then you throw the gun for the seventh shot...


Yes, I know. You've thrown it at me multiple times.

And they fuggin' hurt.



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Got one of those myself...

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I don't think thats a real Ruger at all....some kind of knock-off...


Heres what a real authentic Ruger with genuine simulated ivory grips looks like....



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Nope,,,,, handle's all swoopy and it's got sights.
Can't be a real Ruger.

You can tell a real Ruger by the plywood grips.
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I've some of them faux ivoree grips....just don't have them on right now.

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Nice 6 guns no matter what grips..


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Nash got another nice pale this morning right here by the house.. I think he'd only had this set out two days...

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Mt. you guys are sure making a haul this winter.. Keep up the good work and fine photos... beautiful coyote..


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That is a nice one!!!

You guys are on fire.

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Mtcur, tell Nash we said congrats on another nice one.

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And for me as well Ben...tell Nash congrats!


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Nash says thanks guys.. I sold some coyotes in town today, there was a guy at the buyer's with about an 18' trailer mounded up with whole coyotes. I'd say there were about 150-200. It was a beautiful sight... grin

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was it the guy from nebraska?

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was it the guy from nebraska?


You mean Groenwald? No, this guy had Montucky plates.... He was selling, not buying.

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Heard there is a guy out of Winnett,MT paying $3 for jackrabbits (don't know if its true or not). Could make some alright money this year on those things as they are thick as fleas down here.

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Good work Nash! I came up empty again tonight but got s few more snares set.

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Heard there is a guy out of Winnett,MT paying $3 for jackrabbits (don't know if its true or not). Could make some alright money this year on those things as they are thick as fleas down here.


Yeah that's Joe Jassak, who I sold to today.. If there were very many jacks around here, I'd be shooting them like crazy. Saw one on the way home, but he was too jumpy to get a shot on.

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What would a fur company use jacks for? Just curious. Saw a flyer in a gas station in SD last month that announced the local fur buyer would be buying jacks this winter. Couldn't come up with anything offhand I had heard of being made of jackrabbit hide.

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They grind 'em up for fox/mink food.

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What would a fur company use jacks for? Just curious. Saw a flyer in a gas station in SD last month that announced the local fur buyer would be buying jacks this winter. Couldn't come up with anything offhand I had heard of being made of jackrabbit hide.


The guy here is either making jackalopes himself, or selling is them to a taxidermist for jackalopes, I'm not sure which.

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You and The Nash need to lay off the throttle. I'm fueling up and headed out tomorrow.

Won't sleep much.... grin.



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Man you guys are serious this year 2 weeks in and this thread is already 14 pages deep. laugh One thing about it you all shoot often and staight. GREAT cool

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Called this fox in to about 3 yards and missed him. Need more practice at that distance. When he stopped again out at 20 yards though I dropped him.

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Ben,

You and The Nash need to lay off the throttle. I'm fueling up and headed out tomorrow.

Won't sleep much.... grin.



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Sorry Travis...... grin

It wasn't a good day to be a varmint today. whistle

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Man Ben you guys are knockin the cats dead. How many does that make this year? You guys are making me want to get some cat sets out.

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Man Ben you guys are knockin the cats dead. How many does that make this year? You guys are making me want to get some cat sets out.


I've just got one so far, and Nash now has two... They sure are fun, and a nice payday.... cool However I heard they're down right now, but hopefully will be going back up towards the end of Feb.

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Beautiful dog..!!! Had a chance one time to get a beautiful little cur dog from a friend.. He offered me the pup free if I wanted it, (he was getting $500. for them 20 years ago), foolishly I did not take it.. Living in the plains, I didn't think I would have much to hunt with it.. Big mistake.. Thanks for the show..


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I would trade some coyotes just to have a chance at a cat like those above. Been a long time since I even called in a cat, and I wasn't the shooter when I did..


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I'm using the old 30 gr. Berger bullet. Got enough for the rest of this year and maybe all of next year, depending. Then I'll probably get some of Chan's for the future.


Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.
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I heard Chan quit making bullets because he couldn't get the jackets or did he start again?

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TR those are some gorgeous coyotes! Good job! Laker, good luck on the kitties, hope you get one soon..

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yip, Mr. Nagel is back in business, but last I heard is having a hard time keeping up with demand.


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Originally Posted by TRnCO
yip, Mr. Nagel is back in business, but last I heard is having a hard time keeping up with demand.


That's good to hear.

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Never fails for me, make a good bobcat set and sure enough catch a badger. Guess I got a lot of eye appeal at the set now.
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Had another one in the snares last night. Decided to bring him back to the nice warm shop to skin. How's this for a good place to hang one while your skinning it?

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Nice work. Looks like a big dog

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Nice critters guys!

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Been remodeling a house and that has taken up all my hunting season, but did get out with dad (ole_270) for his birthday Sunday. Had never hunted this property before, even though in high school and college I had worked for the landowner for 10+ years.

First stand, 2 minutes after he quit blowing on the call one came off a neighboring property at a dead run. One bark, no stop, still coming as hard as he can. Two barks, stopped at 30 yards.

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He got one the weekend before with my brother in law but didn't snap a picture. Lots of dry stands, and then 2 in a row.

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Originally Posted by Robster
My squirrel and coon dog. A Black Mouth Cur.
Figured I would add a new species to the dead critter list.
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You usin a 410 barrel on that Contender?
NICE!!

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35, yes I am. 10" .410 barrel on my Encore, and 10" .410 barrel on my buddies Contender. It's my go to small game getter. squirrel or rabbit, the Encore gets the nod.
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35, yes I am. 10" .410 barrel on my Encore, and 10" .410 barrel on my buddies Contender. It's my go to small game getter. squirrel or rabbit, the Encore gets the nod.
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Very Nice!!
Dam, I just gotta case of the gotta haves.:):)

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yeah, I know the feeling.

According to your Avatar, you live down near Cape May NJ?

Are you a salt fisherman too?

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Originally Posted by Robster
yeah, I know the feeling.

According to your Avatar, you live down near Cape May NJ?

Are you a salt fisherman too?



I get out about once every five years.

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My brother lives in Cape May. I want to get down and do some fishing with him. find a good charter and get out with him.


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UBER.




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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
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Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Caught another one in a snare. This trail always looked so good but up until tonight I hadn't see so much as a track within 50 yards.

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Good job Elkchsr..

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Not worth the effort to post yet another image of a dead prairie dog but have to say today was GREAT! Record high, 72, no to very little wind, blue sky, and a target rich environment. I'm beginning to think winter is the best time for P-dogs.

Placed a Timney trigger in my Sako Vixen and she's a tad better than before.

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Originally Posted by Boise
Not worth the effort to post yet another image of a dead prairie dog but have to say today was GREAT! Record high, 72, no to very little wind, blue sky, and a target rich environment. I'm beginning to think winter is the best time for P-dogs.

Placed a Timney trigger in my Sako Vixen and she's a tad better than before.


Sounds like fun.. They were out in abundance here today when I drove by them to check traps, I might have to sneak up there and plunk a few in a couple days.

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Did some after-Kindergarten calling with my daughter today, scared up a kitty!

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Huntsman, the Camo blankie paid off!
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sweet! She's stylin' now. Being a girl and all, I'll bet she would take to some hunting 'make-up'. Next trip see if she wants some facepaint applied. It'll be uber.

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Man you are full of good ideas. "Getting ready" with makeup is bound to help get her excited about going. There was a popsicle in the deal this time. While I'm not ready to phase out popsicles, adding "makeup" is definitely a good idea. Do they make face paint in Realtree?




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Popsicle? You're the one with good ideas. My usual pick-up line is, "little girl, want some candy?".......

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it'll be......uber??? now what in the hell is uber????? lol


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Excellent!!


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Originally Posted by Robster
it'll be......uber??? now what in the hell is uber????? lol


All you need to know, is that it's uber.




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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
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Downstream got this UBER pale coyote this morning in one of his snares....

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I would venture to say that's uber cool?


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Ben that's a nice coyote. Did he get a leg through or did he just not fight the snare hard enough to really set the lock? Any of your coyotes looking rubbed yet?

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Laker, no it was a relaxing lock, and it had to have only got caught this morning right before we got there. It wasn't rubbed.


Robster, indeed.. grin

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OK teaser pic fromTexas trip...

This one came in on the first stand.

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Piggie pic. Yummmm Yummm! Suckling pigs!

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Piggie pic. Yummmm Yummm! Suckling pigs!

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Looks like a 270?

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GFY.

These guys all came in on one stand...
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GFY.

These guys all came in on one stand...
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I fart in your general direction....


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GFY.

These guys all came in on one stand...
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I fart in your general direction....


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Ben, you gotta quit hanging around the Campfire, you are picking up some pretty nasty language... wink


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Tomorrow the Prairie Dog Invitational prospecting trip will be underway. We are headed to the Killing Fields and something is going to die. There will be no Fast Twist allowed...


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Damn...that leaves me and the "Super 8 " out..... frown


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We'll leave the light on, for ya.....

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my bad. That's motel 6, not super 8....

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Shrap wouldn't let me go anyway...Im upgrading synthetic stocks from B&C to a McMillan on the Super 8....and its a stainless rifle......so..Im out.


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Be here at 8:00 in the morning and you will have a day that would teach you so much about the mistakes you have made with your choices of rifles, stocks and twist...


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If I was ambulatory, I would...I brought an exotic bug back from Texas, and Im sure you don't want it...


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We leave shortly after 8:00, no excuses...


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before breakfast.

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It appears coons will come to a fox call...

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That's a big coon.


The chances they come, and the chances they go.
But the time. You don't get that back.

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