I finally took my new Foxpro out for the first time. I've been busting my butt with mouth calls for a while now, trying to get a coyote in close enough for my son to get a shot with his 17 hmr. This kid has been such a trooper and I am so proud of his dedication. I quit carrying my gun a while ago, I just want him to get one so bad. Anyways, we were in an awesome spot that I've been wanting to try for a while but haven't had time to walk all the way in there. At the 10 minute mark we saw a coyote coming in fast from about 400 yards out. He hung up at about 175 and started looking a little nervous. For the next 5 minutes he slowly worked his way into 120 according to my rangefinder. My son couldn't take it any more and against my advise (I told him to wait until the dog was within 75 yards) he squeezed off what he felt was a good shot. I've seen this kid hit pop cans at 150 with the same gun. Well, needless to say, he missed. I looked at his face and immediately grabbed for the camera. After I asked him about the shot he said all he could see was his head and that he was aiming right between his eyes. I couldn't help but laughing at him trying for a head shot. On the long walk back to the truck I told him that I have missed WAY more coyotes than I've hit.
I can't wait to show him this picture when he gets older, although I don't want him to get older...
I can't wait to show him this picture when he gets older, although I don't want him to get older...
