Scooter Report post Posted November 29, 2011 So I was all by myself on Turkey-Day this year- wife went home to the family and left me to care for our dogs... kennel/airfare for two people was too much $$$ this year. I decided to go scouting for Coues, and took my "new" home made E-Caller along to try it out on some of the 'yotes we got here. After I was done glassing for pain-in-the-butt (Coues) deer- it was time. I literally just pulled off of the road at a spot that looked good and walked about 100 yards until I found an area with just enough visibility to hunt/shoot. Didn't bring a rifle, only my trusty Mossberg 835 with 00 buck. I shot a Bobcat in October with the 18.5" cylinder barrel- this trip I switched that out with a full-choke 28" vent rib (my turkey set-up). I can put at least 5 out of 9 pellet buck in the kill zone at 75 yards using this set-up. Anyway, I set up the E-Caller and foam rodent decoy upwind about 50 yards and started using the Varmint Als excruitator sequence. It starts with 2 minutes of silence, which gave me plenty of set-up time. Found a good bush to sit inside (just like a good turkey hunting spot) and got ready... 8 minutes later this coyote comes bouncing in straight at me. Luckily, there was a decent bush in between us that had a basketball-sized hole in it through which I could clearly see its face... Once that face filled the hole- I shot and dropped her. Dog never saw me, and I was pretty pumped afterwards! Here's a pic of my set-up (homemade caller and all). Still not in their winter coats yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLW Report post Posted November 29, 2011 that coyote has some crazy color combos! very cool! try some #4 buck plenty for yotes! 00 buck will put a big hole on the close ones. that thick stuff you're hunting for coues should produce some fox. great job! thanks for sharing! james Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Report post Posted November 29, 2011 the only holes in that one were in the face and neck so the pelt will be okay from the shoulder down. face is wrecked though... what's the lethal range on that #4 buck? I never tried it. I'll tell ya- if I can get 'em in that close I'm gonna start using my .22 with stingers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLW Report post Posted November 29, 2011 the only holes in that one were in the face and neck so the pelt will be okay from the shoulder down. face is wrecked though... what's the lethal range on that #4 buck? I never tried it. I'll tell ya- if I can get 'em in that close I'm gonna start using my .22 with stingers. with a full choked 870 3" #4 buck I have shot out to 50yds and dropped um' haven't put them on paper though. shot a fox at point blank after he thought he wanted in my lap (because I was holding the caller in my hand...haha) very small holes. james Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Report post Posted November 30, 2011 #4 buck pellet size is comparable to .17 caliber, correct? #00 Buck is .32 caliber, right? What's #000 buck's pellet diameter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLW Report post Posted November 30, 2011 #4 buck pellet size is comparable to .17 caliber, correct? #00 Buck is .32 caliber, right? What's #000 buck's pellet diameter? Size Nominal diameter Pellets/oz 0000 ("quadruple-aught") .38" (9.7 mm) 5 000 ("triple-aught") .36" (9.1 mm) 6 00 ("double-aught") .33" (8.4 mm) 8 0 ("aught") .32" (8.1 mm) 9 1 .30" (7.6 mm) 10 2 .27" (6.9 mm) 15 3 .25" (6.4 mm) 18 4 .24" (6 mm) 21 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted November 30, 2011 Congrats to your success! Let's see that home made caller? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Report post Posted November 30, 2011 It's in the pic. Radio shack mini-amp, Radio shack 3.5 male to stripped cable, 3.5 male to male male cable, 3.5 stereo to mono adapter, radio shack power horn, phillips 2GB mp3 player. Cost of the build was about $70 after tax. I think it puts out sound comparable to a Johnny Stewart preymaster which retails for at least twice that much $$$. I still have to paint up the speaker and amp because they are glossy white... but it worked on it's own so far! Only drawback is... I haven't figured out a remote system yet. I will... trust me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
