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Life is good live it while you can.
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![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/lU2xEfK.jpg) A lot of traffic on the Ranch Roads this Morning, I thinned it out some. Rio7
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Entered a local coyote/cat/coon/crow calling contest this past weekend. We called one up on the first stand but he hung up a ways out. My partner took a shot but missed high. We then went on an epic dry streak and didn't see another critter until about 3pm. We called 3 young coons up in a tree but they wouldn't come out. Hit a virgin piece of ground a bit later and was able to get a few to play the game. These 2 were really young and small. Didn't seem like there were many older or larger coons in this property. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/4N7yVk1T/drag.jpg) Shotgun all of your called coons? Looks like Nitro Mags in the buttstock carrier in other pics. Assume #4s?
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The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Zkr894J.jpg) Manny and Rosa, ranch hand and wife, lost a small Goat, and then Their Chickens started to disappear, asked me to come look, Cat tracks out side the Chicken pen, set a Snare and a couple of foot holds, got the cat and a coon last night, reset see what i get in the next few days. 2 Coyotes and other Coon, called in on North Ranch Rio7
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Dirt Bag,
Always wanted to enter a Predator contest, but there aren't any close to us, up North there's some real big contests, that pay big money, $ 100,000.00 for the biggest Coyote, the same for the biggest Bobcat, Biggest Pig, Most Pigs, lots of Sponsor Money. Rio7
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Thank you for the information about venison/wild pork. Even the meat of game birds, rabbits and hare ist called venison over here. Of course we use the term "Wild" or wild meat/Wildfleisch.
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Entered a local coyote/cat/coon/crow calling contest this past weekend. We called one up on the first stand but he hung up a ways out. My partner took a shot but missed high. We then went on an epic dry streak and didn't see another critter until about 3pm. We called 3 young coons up in a tree but they wouldn't come out. Hit a virgin piece of ground a bit later and was able to get a few to play the game. These 2 were really young and small. Didn't seem like there were many older or larger coons in this property. Shotgun all of your called coons? Looks like Nitro Mags in the buttstock carrier in other pics. Assume #4s? Yep #4's....I'm not picky though. I do run a Carlson's Coyote choke....It's designed for 4 buck and other buckshot, but it patterns well with #4's, just a little low. I have to remember to "cover them up" on the longer shots.
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Dirt Bag,
Always wanted to enter a Predator contest, but there aren't any close to us, up North there's some real big contests, that pay big money, $ 100,000.00 for the biggest Coyote, the same for the biggest Bobcat, Biggest Pig, Most Pigs, lots of Sponsor Money. Rio7 This one was just a local one that the Archery Club puts on. It draws in some good teams, but the payback isn't big by any stretch. I always enjoy the BSing and the check-ins and seeing what everyone else got.
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Got a Coon and a Small Skunk At Manny and Rosa's Chicken pen with traps, then went about 2 miles west to Santa Elena windmill and called in 2 Coyotes 1 was a big female very pregnant, other young, wind blowing 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph couldn't hear my caller so gave it up. Rio7 ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/VoU7Txc.jpg)
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DIRTBAG,
Ranch hands and me had a contest a while back 3 of them against me, for lunch at the local greasy Spoon Mexican joint, I got 11 Coyotes they got 7, and I rubbed it in pretty hard and ate all I could, only contest I have been in. but we had a lot of fun. Rio7
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Entered a local coyote/cat/coon/crow calling contest this past weekend. We called one up on the first stand but he hung up a ways out. My partner took a shot but missed high. We then went on an epic dry streak and didn't see another critter until about 3pm. We called 3 young coons up in a tree but they wouldn't come out. Hit a virgin piece of ground a bit later and was able to get a few to play the game. These 2 were really young and small. Didn't seem like there were many older or larger coons in this property. Shotgun all of your called coons? Looks like Nitro Mags in the buttstock carrier in other pics. Assume #4s? Yep #4's....I'm not picky though. I do run a Carlson's Coyote choke....It's designed for 4 buck and other buckshot, but it patterns well with #4's, just a little low. I have to remember to "cover them up" on the longer shots. Headed out Sunday AM to try for some coons if it isn't too windy.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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I like that Blue isn’t saddled to just one gun.
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Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
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Beaver 10, I change guns every time the wind changes, try to enjoy everyone, what the Hell that's what I have them for. Rio7
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Cold this morning very light wind, hunted till noon, made 4 stands screwed around with Bobcat for over a hour finally go a shot, nice female, as so got a Coyote on last stand young male. Rio7 ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/CXoNo8V.jpg)
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What the heck.........may as well show #3 for the year. My mature boar streak that I had been on ended at 6....as I caught this decent sized female yesterday. 38" from nose to (sans hair) tail. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/FMkaK1Y.jpg)
Lover of cheap beer, dead things and the fatties.
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Man....Rio7 you are a machine! Great work!
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T-Man, Your Wolverines are cool as HELL!! Rio7
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Thanks Rio.
They're really rewarding. A LOT of work and even at $500-$550 a pop, I won't be making any kind of a profit compared to the fuel money I spend, but I enjoy trapping them anyhow.
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T-Man, If I was hunting & Trapping Predators for money I would have starved years ago. Rio7
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