HARDCORE

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