ohlongarmisle
Silver $$ Contributor
I start baiting on my property when the weather cools. I have unlimited deer roadkills at my disposal from my job.
I have three shooting stations 100,125, and 175 yards, all wooded, and shots are tricky.I shot this male at daybreak at 125 yards; the only shot that presented itself was a spine in the first half of the body. A deadly DRT shot I've perfected; they never move out of tracks. If you can make it, many don't. Here's why. They don't compensate for the length of fur, hence a clean miss,I allow 4 inches from furline along back and that puts me dead center in the spine or very close, resulting in a shot where they don't even move out of their tracks, check it out, the terrain is all my property that borders 1000 acre nature preserve that is 100% off limits to the public, a plus+ but since I live within it i'm excluded. We'll probably take 25 over bait in the next 5 months or so, if we get hit with deep snow, that number increases; bitter cold also increases the numbers. I use the 17 Hornet CZ with Hornady Superformance 20 grain. Liberty titanium suppressor, one-pound trigger, Hawke 6x24x50 scope with the long-range floating dot, cheap, but I love this thing for close work out to 250 yards.I put a trail cam up and monitor when the coyotes come in,set up accordingly it seldom fails as they're creatures of habit. That's the terrain i'm shooting in,the river funnels all types of game ,deer,coyotes,etc. Addendum in reply below. Picture #5 shows he never moved after hit,he went in and was feasting on the innards.
I have three shooting stations 100,125, and 175 yards, all wooded, and shots are tricky.I shot this male at daybreak at 125 yards; the only shot that presented itself was a spine in the first half of the body. A deadly DRT shot I've perfected; they never move out of tracks. If you can make it, many don't. Here's why. They don't compensate for the length of fur, hence a clean miss,I allow 4 inches from furline along back and that puts me dead center in the spine or very close, resulting in a shot where they don't even move out of their tracks, check it out, the terrain is all my property that borders 1000 acre nature preserve that is 100% off limits to the public, a plus+ but since I live within it i'm excluded. We'll probably take 25 over bait in the next 5 months or so, if we get hit with deep snow, that number increases; bitter cold also increases the numbers. I use the 17 Hornet CZ with Hornady Superformance 20 grain. Liberty titanium suppressor, one-pound trigger, Hawke 6x24x50 scope with the long-range floating dot, cheap, but I love this thing for close work out to 250 yards.I put a trail cam up and monitor when the coyotes come in,set up accordingly it seldom fails as they're creatures of habit. That's the terrain i'm shooting in,the river funnels all types of game ,deer,coyotes,etc. Addendum in reply below. Picture #5 shows he never moved after hit,he went in and was feasting on the innards.
