GANDER D. BANDER
01-06-2008, 09:42 AM
Went out for the first time with the new FoxPro Scorpion, Jack in the box decoy, and figured it was a good time to get the new .204 bloody also.
First stand I got too 30 minutes before daylight. I set up in the hayfield about 60 yards out from where I wanted to sit. When daylight broke I hit the remote to turn the caller on and got nothing. So I hurried out there and got it to where it would turn on and went back to my position. As I tried to change sounds again I had nothing! By this time I am starting to loose what little patience I have. So I thought maybe I need to get it higher. I found a wooden fence post that I placed it on top of. Now it worked O. K. After I sat down I realized from where the caller is I can't see anything if something approachs. Plus I don't have real good control of the caller. It won't turn down or mute. By this time, I am ticked. (Can't really say what I was saying here) I thought I just paid 525 bucks for this piece of crap?
So I grabbed it and walked back to the truck. I drove down the ditch road and past where I was sitting. I stopped the truck to take a leak and walked around the passanger side. So, I would be out of sight of the highway. As I round the bed I see a coyote 150 yards out trotting down the ditch. So I tried to get the passanger door open and it is LOCKED. (damn new trucks) So I walked around the drivers side and got my .204. I rested on the bedrail and let him have it. So technically he was not called in but was coming to where the call was. So I didn't count him as first blood.
I went to another spot and went in stealth as I could. I set the caller out about 60 yards. But this time I put the decoy and caller on top of my bag. It seemed to work better but I had to move the remote around to get it to pick it up. (insert choice words) I am playing lucky bird on 40 (the highest). About that time I see a dawg coming hot to the decoy but I can't turn it down or mute it. He got 40 yards from the decoy/caller and you could tell by his actions that his ears were burning. He turned and went back the way he came in.Trying to get on him, I was unable too get a clear shot.(Insert more choice words) I was cussing the caller AGAIN! As a smaller dog walked out infront of me at 40 yards. He just happened to be right infront of the gun barrel and I stoned him. The other dog ran off when I shot. During that time all this was going on, the caller fell off the bag. I thought well atleast can go figure out what is wrong this (insert ALOT of choice words here) caller.
Then I realized there is an antenna on the unit that needs to be up for it to work correctly. I did that and climbed back on the stand. It worked flawlessly after that. I waited about 15 minutes and lit it up again with a baby pig distress. I had run thru about 3 sequences and had the same dog come back again for a look. He locked up at about 200 yards and was trying to figure it out when a 32 gr bullets pierced his "wittle frickin head".
This is the number two dog of the morning. I forgot my digital camera and remembered I had a camera phone now. So I could snap a pic of the rig's first blood.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9362/0106080852a1ln4.jpg
The jury is still out on the 204. I don't feel it has the whopola at 200 yards to anchor a dog like my 22-250 does. For a calling under 150 (or so) yard gun it would probably be alright. But, I just don't think that little bullet has the poop to put a big "okay hit" coyote down DRT. I think from now on, I will stay with the old trusty 22-250.
I will say everything that went wrong this morning was my fault. The caller and decoy did its job. They never knew, I was in the country.Two stands and 3 dead coyotes in the first morning I used it. If it keeps producing like that it will be worth ever cent.
First stand I got too 30 minutes before daylight. I set up in the hayfield about 60 yards out from where I wanted to sit. When daylight broke I hit the remote to turn the caller on and got nothing. So I hurried out there and got it to where it would turn on and went back to my position. As I tried to change sounds again I had nothing! By this time I am starting to loose what little patience I have. So I thought maybe I need to get it higher. I found a wooden fence post that I placed it on top of. Now it worked O. K. After I sat down I realized from where the caller is I can't see anything if something approachs. Plus I don't have real good control of the caller. It won't turn down or mute. By this time, I am ticked. (Can't really say what I was saying here) I thought I just paid 525 bucks for this piece of crap?
So I grabbed it and walked back to the truck. I drove down the ditch road and past where I was sitting. I stopped the truck to take a leak and walked around the passanger side. So, I would be out of sight of the highway. As I round the bed I see a coyote 150 yards out trotting down the ditch. So I tried to get the passanger door open and it is LOCKED. (damn new trucks) So I walked around the drivers side and got my .204. I rested on the bedrail and let him have it. So technically he was not called in but was coming to where the call was. So I didn't count him as first blood.
I went to another spot and went in stealth as I could. I set the caller out about 60 yards. But this time I put the decoy and caller on top of my bag. It seemed to work better but I had to move the remote around to get it to pick it up. (insert choice words) I am playing lucky bird on 40 (the highest). About that time I see a dawg coming hot to the decoy but I can't turn it down or mute it. He got 40 yards from the decoy/caller and you could tell by his actions that his ears were burning. He turned and went back the way he came in.Trying to get on him, I was unable too get a clear shot.(Insert more choice words) I was cussing the caller AGAIN! As a smaller dog walked out infront of me at 40 yards. He just happened to be right infront of the gun barrel and I stoned him. The other dog ran off when I shot. During that time all this was going on, the caller fell off the bag. I thought well atleast can go figure out what is wrong this (insert ALOT of choice words here) caller.
Then I realized there is an antenna on the unit that needs to be up for it to work correctly. I did that and climbed back on the stand. It worked flawlessly after that. I waited about 15 minutes and lit it up again with a baby pig distress. I had run thru about 3 sequences and had the same dog come back again for a look. He locked up at about 200 yards and was trying to figure it out when a 32 gr bullets pierced his "wittle frickin head".
This is the number two dog of the morning. I forgot my digital camera and remembered I had a camera phone now. So I could snap a pic of the rig's first blood.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9362/0106080852a1ln4.jpg
The jury is still out on the 204. I don't feel it has the whopola at 200 yards to anchor a dog like my 22-250 does. For a calling under 150 (or so) yard gun it would probably be alright. But, I just don't think that little bullet has the poop to put a big "okay hit" coyote down DRT. I think from now on, I will stay with the old trusty 22-250.
I will say everything that went wrong this morning was my fault. The caller and decoy did its job. They never knew, I was in the country.Two stands and 3 dead coyotes in the first morning I used it. If it keeps producing like that it will be worth ever cent.