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[Thumper Dunker]

Got out at first light. Well sort of . Get in the almonds about 8:00. Sneek in the dich ,and start off with some rabbit stuff. Nothing do some rat screams and get that feeling look behind me and theres two giving me the stare down at 40 yards.Make eye contack and they warp out of there.Nothing on number two. Third stand young peaches. Get to the down wind side of the orchard. Set the rat out about 20 yards in front of me. Do some rabbit stuff for maybe five minutes and my call stops working. While Im taking it aprt to clean it A big one blows past me and heads to the decoy. He grabs it and he's running off with it !. He's running with it and dragging the stake with it, looks like he was trying to out run the stake that was chassing him. He drops after 60 yards or so.
Nothing on the next two stands. Set up buy some persemons and pomagranet trees. Peeker miss one about two weeks ago here. With a rifle! . Started with the rabbit stuff. right away one comes in right in front of me, never slowed down and never was close for a shot. Was sneeking into some adult peaches and I see movement out about 70 yards. Get down and take a good look. another one taking a nap. He's in the center.

Closer



Get in a better angle for the shot. Telling my self easy 20 yard shot. pick a spot. Just beind the head should get the body also.

Start to draw and it looks up at me. We sit there staring at each other for what seems like days. It then gets up and walks away. Gets out to maybe fivety yards sits and scratces. Game on. Did some sqeeks . it turns and looks my way.
He gets in the next row and stands there. two more sqeeks and he's walking back. Gets to fiveteen yards and starts scratching again,tilts his head twords the side he's scratching. The arrow is on its way. His backend goes down and he falls over backwards gets up and tries to run but it looks like he's tangled up with the arrow. Drops for good. Another big old male. First one with this short bow. Been playing with it I can shoot this thing while sitting up aganst a tree. Think i found a good calling stick.





Pretty healthy but had a bit of mage or an old scar on its back. This is the last one for this year. one more week of work then its off to the other side of the country to have Christmas with my son . Wont be back til Jan.

[Yateswell]

Wake up coyotes, Thumper is coming!!!

[Rimrock]

Hey Tim, It looks like you hobbled that one. Good calling and shooting.

[Bisley]

Nice shooting, but I still can't understand this statement

Pretty healthy but had a bit of mage or an old scar on its back.

And why you would turn around and put not only your bow, but your mouth call on it's back?!?!?!
No wonder you run around in blue paint and a loin cloth
And all this time I thought it was the lead in the blue paint that made you

[modoc squeek shooter]

Well Bob, I was down in the valley last weekend, damn it was cold. Fogg! Warmer up here at 20 degrees lol. Anyway back to why TD is insane, it's not the blue paint, it is the loin cloth in that valley air that makes Thumper the way he is . . Just my thoughts, Ed
P.S. Tim great write up on a great hunt, I take my hat off to a guy that regulary slays ol' Wiley with a stick and string. Ed

[ShooterJohn]

Nice Tim! I had a coyote grab my old FoxPro one time when I had a rabbit skin around it. I didn't think I'd ever see that caller again. I guess when the coyote howls started coming out of the caller he decided it wasn't worth carrying.

[Broncowilly]

Very nice! Great report and great photos!

[Frank]

Yep, another great write up and pics TD... Those coyotes are gonna love the break you give them. If they only knew that "you'll be back" though. lol

Have a great Christmas back East with your son

[BCF]

I always love reading your posts. Great story, and nice shooting. That sure is a honey hole you got there! I'm going out tonite to sleep in the desert and do some hunting tomorrow. Will be my last hunt this year also. Be back after New Years. Going to France. Happy holidays!

[KNOCKED UP]

Good job TD,
You must have been under the one with the arrow in his stomach.
Tom

[rustygun]

Great job on the dog there Tim. I like the short bow and it even goes with the arrowes you use. Would have loved to see a vidio of the yote taking your decoy.

[Air Rifle Hunter]

Very nice job TD and great shooting/calling to get the coyote to come back to you. I too would have loved to see a video of the coyote running off with your decoy. It must wondered what kind of a critter it was with that stake attached to it.

Anyway, great job with the string and stick.

[Hutch]

WoW! Great job! Goes to show, that with patience, you can, spot and stalk a coyote. And be close enough to take it with a bow. How cool is that!

[Bisley]

Anyway back to why TD is insane, it's not the blue paint, it is the loin cloth in that valley air that makes Thumper the way he is . . Just my thoughts, Ed

He's been cheating during the winter time though Ed. I was hiding in the bushes with one of those mangy, sleeping coyotes when I caught this picture of him wearing pants today

[Thumper Dunker]

Its winter and wet the paint runs and its cold .

Whats scary is that kind of looks like me.

[ehd]

wow !!! who needs a rifle. Hope the feds dont see the post ,as you will have to register your bow as an "assault" weapon. LOL!! capable of mass destruction. Congrats. !!

[dabob]

Congratulations!

Great job!

[Troutman]

Very cool. Congrats.

[Shoot-it]

Very nice Tim you still amaze me how you can get them with a tradition bow that's not easy.Nice bow so how many do you have now..

[crf250x]

Very cool