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I headed out recently to hunt a string of stands I've hunted before. Started off early and after a couple of blank stands, I was making my way back to the main road when I notice a severe wobble in th rear of the truck. Yep, a flat.



Definitely not fixable.


After a quick change out, I headed back to town to replace the tire. The tire guy had me back on the road in about ten minutes.

The very next stand I had a goofy coyote bounce in looking for a meal. He looked my way and kept on going. He checked up at 100 yards and gave me one more look. The 204 knocked him over.


A few stands later I had another big, brown coyote come in cautiously. He was weaving slowly through bushes and brush and finally gave me an open shot at about 120 yards. I hit him good, but he ran another forty yards and then did a crazy double cart wheel and was done.


I had another come in quick on the same stand, but he never gave me an open shot and left pretty fast.

Despite the tire issues, it was a good to get back after it.

[CoyoteHuntress]

Sounds like a good day despite the tire... Nice shooting

[OrneryOlMofo357]

Something got the sidewall pretty good on that tire. Good shooting on the Coyotes.

[rude robert]

wow i am glad u didnt bend your rim....is the truck a 4x4

[Frank]

I had a goofy coyote bounce in looking for a meal. He looked my way and kept on going.

I had one like that this last October. I thought for sure I was busted but the coyote didn't seem to mind or just ignored me or whatever? He was approx 75 yards away. Had some good looking chocolate / brown color hide on him.

Perhaps a rock slashed your tire? What a pisser!

[ShooterJohn]

Good shooting Tim. Those goofy coyotes need to be thinned out.

Hey that tire is only flat on one side. Did you try some duct tape? I've done that myself several times through the years unfortunately, until I went to a stronger side walled tire. But those sharp rocks are always looking to get lucky.

[Thumper Dunker]

Way to go on the coyotes. Glad it was only a tire.

[Bennie]

Congrats on the coyotes. I think all of us have lost a tire or two through out the years.

[Shoot-it]

Nice job calling! that 204 knocks them over pretty good so what did you run over to cut your side wall?

[Braz]

It almost looks like one of the PETA types was giving him a bit of payback for killing animals.

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The cut definitely looks like someone sliced it, but I loaded my gear on that side and actually looked at that tire just before I got in. The road was pretty narrow and instead of backing out, I opted for driving forward until I saw a some what clear area to do a three point. My guess is that something in that turn out got me. After I changed it, I walked back a bit and saw that the tire was flat for a good distance, so I decided to head in to town to get another and then get back to hunting. It happens. It isn't the first time and it won't be the last.

The truck is a 4X4 but I don't take it anywhere where i expect to get stuck. I stay on the hard pack roads and hike into good stands. I think using the 4X4 feature gets more people into trouble than out.

[ShooterJohn]

Boy that 4X4 part you mentioned is something I learned early on. Unfortunately for the people in this story that happened last week he never got that memo.

This is the same place those fall pictures I posted were taken in Hope Valley. The guy didn't stop at a locked gate and four wheeled around it. He died his girlfriend survived barely.

http://usnews.nbcnew...ornia-mountains

[Shoot-it]

You should put a green pee's stick on so the anti's will leave you alone I would run a more aggressive tire like BF Goodwrench all terrain those look like street tires to me .
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After a day of rain I slid into a ditch on a up hill slope my front tire's were on the top gravel road the bottoms were in a low spot and my frame was almost touching.I put it in 4 low first gear backed up a little and went for it the truck climbed out it surprised me called of the back hoe to pull me out,

[Broncowilly]

Aside from the tire issue, a great day! Nice looking dawgs!

[dabob]

Good job on the coyotes Tim!

[Braz]

Better be careful going out alone an shooting coyotes, those girls are going to be awlully mad.

[rude robert]

Hi, I cant tell if the flat was on the front or rear of the truck. I was just asking, because if you had a flat on the rear and it was two wheel drive, that could be a dangerous thing. You could get stuck or loose traction and may not be able to travel too far. I do agree that driving can limit your skills but, It can sure save your tires from getting punctured it the wheels spin too much over sharp objects, if your in 2 wheel drive only.

[rustygun]

Might of been a vengful yote that got the tire for taking his brotherin. They are sneaky critters. Nice going with the 204.

[BCF]

Sucks about the tire, but nice coyote. I've been noticing lately, that the 3rd stand is always a charm for me.