This weekend Mrs. Chukar and I went to the ranch we manage to get some chores done and have some R&R.
For her that means reading and Facebook. For me it means air guns and running my pointers.
I usually make a tour of the place in the morning and then again in the evening with the side by side buggy just to see what kind of wildlife I can see. I used to throw the Maverick Compact 25 in for pests and plinking.
This weekend I took two guns with me. My FX Cutlass and my M3 600mm 30. Out here you never know what you will see out banging around. Last year I was able to shoot a badger with my Panthera Compact 30 and it was my truck gun until I converted one of M3’s to a 600mm 30.
For some reason I put the Cutlass 22 in For this run. I decided to go to the pond and make one last look for my spare Cutlass mag that the grandkids lost two weeks ago.
I stepped up on the dam and was looking through the weeds when some movement across the pond caught my eye. About 50 yards out I could see a coyote head coming through the grass and weeds on the other side of the pond. I froze and watched. In short order 3 more coyotes joined the first. I assumed they were coming down to get a drink. Was gonna be a good show.
Of course the Cutlass was in the buggy 70 yards away and it is not a coyote gun in my opinion.
I heard them enter the cattails at the upper end of the pond and listened to them playing in the water for about 5 minutes. Then all 4 came out on the bank and started playing like puppies. I was kicking myself for not having the 30 with me. All of this happened within 50 yards of me and I was straight downwind of them.
After they left I decided not having the 30 was not a big deal as the show was enough for me today. However, next weekend early one morning the Lucky Duck E caller and the Mw3 will revisit the place if the wind is right.
For her that means reading and Facebook. For me it means air guns and running my pointers.
I usually make a tour of the place in the morning and then again in the evening with the side by side buggy just to see what kind of wildlife I can see. I used to throw the Maverick Compact 25 in for pests and plinking.
This weekend I took two guns with me. My FX Cutlass and my M3 600mm 30. Out here you never know what you will see out banging around. Last year I was able to shoot a badger with my Panthera Compact 30 and it was my truck gun until I converted one of M3’s to a 600mm 30.
For some reason I put the Cutlass 22 in For this run. I decided to go to the pond and make one last look for my spare Cutlass mag that the grandkids lost two weeks ago.
I stepped up on the dam and was looking through the weeds when some movement across the pond caught my eye. About 50 yards out I could see a coyote head coming through the grass and weeds on the other side of the pond. I froze and watched. In short order 3 more coyotes joined the first. I assumed they were coming down to get a drink. Was gonna be a good show.
Of course the Cutlass was in the buggy 70 yards away and it is not a coyote gun in my opinion.
I heard them enter the cattails at the upper end of the pond and listened to them playing in the water for about 5 minutes. Then all 4 came out on the bank and started playing like puppies. I was kicking myself for not having the 30 with me. All of this happened within 50 yards of me and I was straight downwind of them.
After they left I decided not having the 30 was not a big deal as the show was enough for me today. However, next weekend early one morning the Lucky Duck E caller and the Mw3 will revisit the place if the wind is right.
