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Post by lb on May 12, 2006 20:48:48 GMT -6
I would not take issue with any of the above recommendations. Fact of the matter, I (personally) use a wide variety of scopes on a wide variety of rifles, and they all have slightly different purpose.
However, this man wants a truck gun for an estimated four(4) snap shots at running coyotes per year. That is where my thoughts rest upon a 2.5X8 or the less expensive 3X9. He doesn't need world class glass, although we all know the advantage. I'm just trying to be practical. I have a couple of those scopes and they do fine for what he wants to do.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Apr 28, 2006 15:56:19 GMT -6
You do not need a Swaravoski for four shots a year at running coyotes, and you don't need a 50MM objective. Variable power is nice for sighting in and the occasional shot at a distant coyote, standing still.
For my money, the most versatile scope on the planet is a VXIII 3.5X10X40, but reviewing your specs; I think a 2.5X8X36 would serve you well, if that is all you ever intend to do with it? By the way, regardless of model, almost all of my scopes are set at 5X, if that gives you any insight?
A Leupold is still a good value, with a bulletproof warranty.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Sept 23, 2006 22:33:22 GMT -6
no no, that's Robb. Rich is under the bush.
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Post by lb on Sept 14, 2006 20:34:48 GMT -6
Hi Hitman.
Long time no see. Why don't you drop in at Huntmasters and say "hi" when you get a chance?
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Dec 10, 2006 11:13:08 GMT -6
Yes, that's correct, the magnification doesn't have a whole lot to do with image quality. The type of glass is important, but so is the design and the construction.
Lens coatings, and the amount, on external as well as internal surfaces are of major importance.
I don't know what was written in this thread that caused you to ask the question?
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Dec 9, 2006 21:13:45 GMT -6
The Zeiss Conquests are very decent scopes, so is the LPS 1.5X6 Leupold. I have two 2.5X8 VariXIII on a couple of calling rifles, I really like them, at half the price of the first two.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Oct 10, 2006 17:50:27 GMT -6
so, you can distinguish between (what) four different barks, and know what they mean?
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Post by lb on Oct 10, 2006 14:52:08 GMT -6
While I wouldn't call somebody a fool, who might be postulating any theory (whatsoever) about coyotes, I do have an opinion on the subject of barking coyotes, in general.
If you hear one coyote barking, or several, while on stand, that is not a good thing..... in those places where I usually hunt. This does not mean that it is not possible to call a coyote that has barked at you, it means (to me) that he might never come into gun range, much less show himself.
Of course, there are solutions to that situation, but none of them will result in a success ration as high as those where the coyote does not bark, in any interpretation of "bark". In other words, get out your howler and plan on spending a little more time. Or, a coaxer, or some other variation, move a short distance; stuff like that.
I certainly could do without a coyote ever barking at me, while on stand. To me, it usually means that I did something wrong, or this place has been hunted a little too much.
I have not done a study. In fact, I think most scientific "studies" about such things are mostly worthless, as far as being applicable to actually hunting coyotes.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Oct 7, 2006 2:23:33 GMT -6
Man, hard to say. Just beg or borrow as many as you can and try them all. The tightest turkey choke may not pattern coyote loads as well as a modified. You never know?
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Sept 22, 2006 10:01:31 GMT -6
Yeah, I'm relaxed too. In the long history of electronic calls, discussed on the Internet, Bill Martz and his Wildlife Technologies machines have more than likely turned off more potential buyers than they have attracted? You would think he would learn, eventually?
I tried, but didn't succeed in warming up to one of the other high end machines. Mainly because of (some) of the endorsement people they were using; not a reflection on their product. Some of them, what they refer to as "pro staff" (or something like that?), I count as my friends. And, I am sure that they know who they are!
Some, (a very few) I consider to be shameless promoters of their own personality first, and the product secondary. These guys come across (for me) as endorsing anything and anybody for a free caller, or a few bucks. They just want to be famous, perhaps to make a living as a media personality? I don't know what drives them? I admit it.
In any case, I hope my Minaska caller arrives today. No freebee, I paid for it. It appears to represent good value, near as I can tell, and I will submit my evaluation asap? Hopefully, an unbiased evaluation?
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Sept 21, 2006 5:16:45 GMT -6
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Post by lb on Sept 20, 2006 16:31:39 GMT -6
Ole Bill is probably under sedation, somewhere? I bet he can't wait to attack Minaska.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Aug 28, 2006 16:09:33 GMT -6
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Post by lb on Dec 6, 2006 23:07:33 GMT -6
There were 58 teams signed up. Five blanked. Fourteen coyotes won, tenth place had 7. LB
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Post by lb on Dec 5, 2006 22:21:02 GMT -6
Well, he wasn't at the World Hunt, this past week, everybody asked about him? I talked to him (via email) a couple weeks ago and he never mentioned the house, or the hunt, and I didn't think to inquire? We discussed my (upcoming) Canadian wolf hunt and he keeps inviting me to hunt up in the Dakotas, but I have not found the time. When I do, I'll take him up on it.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Dec 5, 2006 19:44:00 GMT -6
"One final question ... Do you think that joe may have been better off to answer the real coyote challenge with a pup distress call?"
Reply: We will never know, but challenges are negative, right from the start and return challenges may prvoke an approach....eventually, and maybe not, due to the territorial issues and other reasons we may never understand.
Non threatening howls and the distressed pup or hurt coyote are usually better....in my view. They don't require a lot of "back and forth" and (if they are going to work); they work right away.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Dec 5, 2006 17:03:21 GMT -6
RR, this is a phenomenon that I have personally observed in high population areas.
I have (also) had it happen (several times) by a single pack in response to a distress sound; after which, they came to the call.....usually predawn, or the crack of dawn. Silently.
Could be territorial, or a different reason? I would not bs you by claiming that I know exactly "why" coyotes do such things.
Actually, we don't need to know some "reasons" why they do things, we just need to know their behavior under specific circumstances.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Dec 5, 2006 13:07:03 GMT -6
Yeah, it's a good thing when you know what you are doing and what you expect to happen.
My personal attitude is that I "expect" those coyotes to become silent and approch the call, at least to where they can see where the sound came from, or smell whoever made the sound, from downwind. This is exactly why you are howling, in my view. To trade vocalizations with a coyote is much less productive, and (BTW) you need to use certain sounds, and know what they mean.
Also, multiple packs, calling at once may not have anything to do with your call, even if you started it. You may have just triggered a response that they were storing up and would have done it, (sooner or later) without your prompting?
Good hunting. LB
PS somebody doesn't know who Rich C is? Hey, hope you are on the mend, Amigo!
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Post by lb on May 9, 2006 20:25:08 GMT -6
"I wouldn't be without the howlers I got from Steve."
Hmmm? I'm sure that's a true statement? Guess that rumor I heard about you was false? But, I'll never tell. lol
My first open reed was a Bill Austin, Red Desert. Still have it. The one I wouldn't leave home without is my fancy "Higgins Howler".
There are a lot of choices out there. I have used a Herb's Howler for many years. The Johnny Stewart is real easy to use, if you have room? Rich Cronk makes a very nice howler.
Good hunting. LB
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Post by lb on Feb 28, 2006 21:03:20 GMT -6
I know you didn't mean it that way, but that is a loaded question. We can't prove a negative. In other words, there may be coyotes as well as bobcats that are within hearing, yet they don't come to the call for unfathomable reasons?
On the other hand, there has been enough times that a bobcat came in on a stand where a howl was used. That doesn't prove anything either way, if you are looking for a straight yes or no answer.
Bobcats hear coyotes howling every day and don't run the other way. Therfore, I tend to think that, as the cat approaches cautiously, most of the time, he ain't scared of a coyote howl, especially a lone howl or a lost pup owl.
If you are calling so much that a bobcat is intimidated, you are probably also scaring most of the coyotes in the area. I would only howl perhaps three times total on a fifteen minute stand. That's not enough to intimidate a bobcat. Other people might do more, or possibly less?
Short answer, go ahead and howl and I bet you will snag a few cats.
Good hunting. LB
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