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Would you pop a coyote or varmint while sitting in your deer stand or stalking deer? I have killed a few coyotes while deer and get excited about shooting them as much as deer.
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Coyotes never get a pass, NEVER!
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I haven't had the opportunity but would absolutely shoot a coyote from deer stand.
Fox and coon get a pass though
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Coyotes never get a pass, NEVER! Most everything else does.But if I get a crack at a coyote,I 'm gonna take it. If nothing else it will be in the next county if I miss.
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Yep. Have killed coyotes while deer hunting.
Would shoot a fox or bobcat as well should the opportunity arise.
Figger every one of those little bastards I kill will help save fawns, turkeys, quail and anything else i should want for myself.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Coyotes are always fair game as are fox and bobcats, I always end rockchuck hunting the weekend before the archery deer hunt.
A cougar will always have a bullet thrown in it’s direction!!!!
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Have seen more than a few foxes taken with a 35 REM or 7RM when I lived up north.
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It doesn’t matter what I’m hunting. If I see a coyote, it becomes a coyote hunt.
Foxes and cats get passes. I only shoot those by calling them in.
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I will kill a wolf during "anything season", but other than that I never fire at a coyote, fox, skunk, raccoon, and any other varmint until I have killed the game animal I am after. I would kill a bob cat because they are bringing very good money (about $900) but so far I have not had a shot at a bob cat when I was hunting anything else.
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I always take them... One time shot a coyote in a small draw, walked just over the rise to another draw and shot a nice buck... Go figure..
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I will kill a wolf during "anything season", but other than that I never fire at a coyote, fox, skunk, raccoon, and any other varmint until I have killed the game animal I am after. I would kill a bob cat because they are bringing very good money (about $900) but so far I have not had a shot at a bob cat when I was hunting anything else. $900.00???????? Really?
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I will kill a wolf during "anything season", but other than that I never fire at a coyote, fox, skunk, raccoon, and any other varmint until I have killed the game animal I am after. I would kill a bob cat because they are bringing very good money (about $900) but so far I have not had a shot at a bob cat when I was hunting anything else. $900.00???????? Really? Depends on where the cat comes from, but some of them have gone for $1100 in the last couple years. Those are the biggest and best of the lot however...not your average cat.
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Yes indeed. My cousin would always get mad at me when I would shoot a groundhog while out deer hunting. I just couldn't let them pass.
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I've shot a few coyotes while deer hunting. Up until 6 or 8 years ago, I had never seen any. Now I see them several times a year. Almost had one a couple of weeks ago with the crossbow, but he busted me. My son shot one last April while turkey hunting. The damned thing went after his turkey decoy. I'll shoot them whenever I get the chance, but foxes and coons get a pass. They've screwed up my deer hunting. The does walk on eggshells. Shot this one during Early Muzzle Loader a few years back. The 8 point came walking along the edge of the field. When he got about 50 yards, I shot him. The buck runs back along the edge of the field about 100 yards and crashes into the woods. The yote comes running out of the thick stuff where the buck crashed and ran about 25 yards past me and stopped. Muzzle loader = Empty gun. Well, he farted around way too long. Every time he turned his back, or went behind a tree, I made a move. The hardest thing was to get my aluminum ram rod out, use it, and put it back without making any noise or being seen. I was able to reload and shot his ass when he was about 50 yards away.
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Let a couple coons pass during fireams season.
Next sit I will be packing my High Standard and shoot the little fuggers when they roll by.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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It happens...
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I’ll shoot any yote i see before shooting a deer, any day
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It happens... Good Grief! That is a huge framed dog! You sure you didn’t shoot the neighbor’s shepherd??
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No. I hunt and shoot coyotes the other 50 weeks a year but I only get to rifle deer hunt for 16 days in my home state. Last Saturday I saw 3 coyotes separately on opening day of deer season at the ranch. I also saw 4 bucks between 140-160”, the neighbor kid killed a 194 inch buck last year, I ain’t potentially screwing up an opportunity at a monster buck to kill a dog. Heck I passed up the chance to fill both of my cow elk tags last weekend because I didn’t want to spook a good buck I was trying to make a move on.
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It happens... Good Grief! That is a huge framed dog! You sure you didn’t shoot the neighbor’s shepherd?? You know...if I ever shot one that was a bit of a cross with a dog, it would be that one. He was big ( didnt weigh him, but I'm pretty damn sure he'd hit 50 pounds)..and those white feet kinda give it away... The rifle is an '06 with a 24 inch Bbl so he was no dwarf...
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