Cast and blast

[Bob Rankin]

I’ve been helping out with predator control the last 2 weeks and was starting to get burnt out. So today I decided to go fishing for the first time this year. It was clear and cold but the fishing was good at the local lake I went to. Caught one of the stocked Donkeys for the smoker

Here are some pics

 

[Salmo_g]

Until I got to the bottom photo I almost thought you put a coyote in the smoker! Glad to get that cleared up.

 

[Bob Rankin]

Until I got to the bottom photo I almost thought you put a coyote in the smoker! Glad to get that cleared up.

I guess it was a lot more blasting than casting. I need to remember to fish more!

 

[troutstalker]

Hi Bob. What type of call do you find works best for coyotes?

 

[Divad]

The last coyote tail looks to be whiter than the others, that would make for some nice saltwater patterns! I received some coyote from a buddy in Montana this year and his was a little too brownish/yellow to imitate baitfish around here. Tons of underfur, but the long strands you do get is a little softer than bucktail and moves nicely.

Nice pics, and nice rifle, dig the camo and can.

 

[Bob Rankin]

Hi Bob. What type of call do you find works best for coyotes?

This time of year I kind of stick to howling and patience. I also use a little squeaker, it sounds like squeezing a rubber ducky but it freakin works! So basically hand calling as of late.

 

[troutstalker]

Okay, thank you! Is that little green squeaker call replicating a mouse?

 

[Bob Rankin]

Okay, thank you! Is that little green squeaker call replicating a mouse?

Pretty much, I’ve killed a bunch of coyotes with it.

 

[troutstalker]

Pretty much, I’ve killed a bunch of coyotes with it.

Very interesting. Thank you!

 

[Bob Rankin]

Back to the grind got a txt last night to find a group that had killed a few calves. The wind was not my friend today, but was able to get one that winded me.

 

[Roper]

Back to the grind got a txt last night to find a group that had killed a few calves. The wind was not my friend today, but was able to get one that winded me.
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So Bob, what you’re saying is that you’re a mercenary…

 

[Stonedfish]

Bob,
Nice shooting. Just curious, what do you end up doing with the coyotes you harvest? Are you tanning the skins?
Thanks
SF

 

[Bob Rankin]

So Bob, what you’re saying is that you’re a mercenary…

Yep… just a gun for hire. I don’t actually get money though, I get lamb chops, corn on the cob, veggies and some amazing homemade apple cider! They take care of me.

 

[Bob Rankin]

Bob,
Nice shooting. Just curious, what do you end up doing with the coyotes you harvest? Are you tanning the skins?
Thanks
SF

I have skinned out a few, but I don’t usually. I have way too many hobbies to start that. Maybe someday. The land owner likes me to drag them out and hang them on the fence. You should see that place…. The fence looks like something out of mid evil times….

 

[Bob Rankin]

So Bob, what you’re saying is that you’re a mercenary…

Yep… just a gun for hire. I don’t actually get money though, I get lamb chops, corn on the cob, veggies and some amazing homemade apple cider! They take care of me.

I actually like to think oh myself as more of a Beetlejuice, just say my name three times and I appear in the sagebrush near you

 

[tombraider]

I would like some shooting like that. We do gophers for range cattle farmers in Montana but when covid came the dried up ?. Haven't rebound yet. Long shots are fun.

 

[tombraider]

And nice fish.

 

[Uptonogood]

Nice, a very unusual cast and blast, first of its kind I’ve. Most excellent!

 

[Uptonogood]

Question, in all of your time afield have you seen any Jack rabbits? The hills around Yakima were literally swarming with them in the ‘50’s and early 60’s.

 

[Bob Rankin]

Question, in all of your time afield have you seen any Jack rabbits? The hills around Yakima were literally swarming with them in the ‘50’s and early 60’s.

I did about 6 years ago, they were huge! I think fires from the training center wiped them out where I hunt unfortunately.