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Killer Details<br />
By Kris G. Hoard<br />
A sport with so much interest,<br />
yet such random success..<br />
The author refers to the open area that a hunter must have between him and the coyote as the kill zone.<br />
Once calling begins, an aproaching coyote will have to enter this open area, exposing itself for the shot.<br />
T<br />
his post season I was approached<br />
!>y a pair of predator callers at a<br />
local gun show. They had Ixx-n<br />
having no luck. couldn't understand<br />
why, atxl asked if I would go out with<br />
them tlx- next d»y. I agreed. Ixit unfortunately<br />
sonx-thing came up ami I<br />
couldn't make it. later they rcponcd tlxsame<br />
dismal luck—none. I wondered if<br />
tlx- lack of success was due to tlx- purticulars<br />
of tlx- clay. or cxxikl it lx- llxhunters?<br />
Two days later, another hunter<br />
tokl nx- lx- killed three coyotes aixl<br />
c.dled (Hit one cat on tlx- sanx- (by the<br />
otlx-r hunters Ixxnlxxl |X a<br />
level of steallh tlut yxxir life ck-fx-nckxl<br />
(Hi. Survival nxxk- is wlx-re your coyote<br />
or IxJxat lives all tlx- tinx-. Wear full<br />
caiiKxillage aixl ntatch yxxir terrain.<br />
Avokl Ix-ing sillxxxtted on the sky line-,<br />
and keep shon tlx- tinx- spent crossing<br />
ofx-n aa-as. A|)proach the staixl it) a<br />
nunner that allows wikllife to lx- undisturixxl<br />
and unaware of >xxir arrival—<br />
>x-s. like ycxir life (k-jx-ixkxl cxi it!<br />
Plan Their Route To You<br />
Tbc-a- must lx- an open aa-a Ix-tween<br />
wlx-a- tlxy ate when vcxi get tlx-a-<br />
(Point "A") and wix-a- tlxy want to lxafter<br />
tlxy Ix-ar vcxi call (Point B). "15" is<br />
ciilx-r in ycxir bp or an open lane ck>wn<br />
wind. I a-fer to this open aa-a as tlx- kill<br />
zone. In thick cover these zones may lxsmall.<br />
Ixit ycxi must have them or vcxi<br />
won't see yxxir target. You must lx- able<br />
to nuke them cross this zone lx-foatlxy<br />
eixxxinter ycxir scent. Tlx-a- can't<br />
lx- a hickk-n rcxilc- from Point A to tlx-tr<br />
prefemxl Point I) or they will sua-tv<br />
take it.<br />
Ytxi have to spcx. stop. and kill tlxtarget<br />
lx-foa- they can gc-t to yxxir scent,<br />
which, as it drifts, lakes cxi tlx- slupe of<br />
a cone. Tlx- small eixl lx-gins when?<br />
ycxi aa- sitting and rapklly expands tlxfartlx-r<br />
tlx- wind takes it away fnxn >XXJ.<br />
You luve to also lx- aware of tlx- xx-nt<br />
cone ca-atcxl during >xxir apixoach. If<br />
ycxi hiked in 500 yards, you just created<br />
a 300-yaal kxig cxxx\ and tlx- wind Ls<br />
spa-ading it!<br />
Ycxir set or staixl locatkm slxxikl<br />
offer a ck-ar view toward vixir ekiwnwind<br />
side. Tlx-a- aa- plenty of tinx-s<br />
tlxy will conx* head-on, so leave as<br />
many ojxn yards oui in Inxit as possibk-.<br />
Whenever possil>k\ find tlx- high<br />
grcxuxl and get as high as ycxi can<br />
wiilxxii skylining ycxir slupe.<br />
Make That Call—Do It Now!<br />
Call sekxtkxt Ls a separate topic tlut<br />
won't lx- coveaxl lx-a-. l)o ycxir Ixxix-wx>rk<br />
cxi call selectkxi antl nuke it as<br />
a-alLstk as possihk-. but renx-mlx-r tlut<br />
Drop In Imtalation<br />
VeetxaJ »t)W crip and W.de forand<br />
Diul front vlmt vtudv<br />
"fr..floated' lor hNiy barrel<br />
No dtMkwtnt<br />
"M.difcvt SmIm"<br />
tlx- most iniponant factor Ls getting to<br />
tlx- staixl kx-atkm with everything in<br />
ycxir favor.<br />
Once yxxi arrive at tlx- stand kx-atkm.<br />
Ix-gin calling immediately. Many<br />
•experts' claim yxxi shcxikl wait fiv eminutes<br />
to aUow \atua- to a-bx after<br />
ycxi upset tlx- peace and tranquility behaving<br />
seated ytxirse-lf in its living<br />
nxxn. If vxxi have enicaxl tlx- space<br />
properly, paving .mention to wind and<br />
using survival-style stealth, tlx-a- is no<br />
upset aixl no a-ason to wait to Ix-gin<br />
calling. Waiting gives ycxir scx-nt trail<br />
nxxv time and dLsiaixc to dLs|X-rse.<br />
Are You Killing Time Or<br />
Killing Predators?<br />
Aixxlx-r im|XHiant ek-nx-nt incluckxl<br />
unck-r "bosks" is tlut yxxi won't luve all<br />
day fix target acquisition! Sight ycxir<br />
gun in and slxx* it often until ycxir<br />
weapon of choke Ixxxxtx-s an exte-nskxi<br />
of you. Tbe-a- Ls a millLsexxxxl. a<br />
few inetx-s tliffe-a-nex- Ix-twxx-n harvest-<br />
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