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<blockquote data-quote="PrairieGhost" data-source="post: 188087" data-attributes="member: 704">These are not good photography because it's my phone through the spotting scope.&nbsp; I had to take them anyway just to document it.&nbsp; A coyote chewed the heck out of a 3X4 buck this morning.&nbsp; I was out just sitting in my vehicle with a spotting scope expecting a 1000 yard shot.&nbsp; Darn south wind messed me up.&nbsp; Anyway, this buck was swimming in circles in the Pipestem reservoir.&nbsp; After half an hour he swam towards me.&nbsp; I watched him swim for 1/2 mile.&nbsp; He kept trying to come to shore, then would turn back.&nbsp; When he hit 500 yards from me I turned the power down to 22X.&nbsp; I had looked for a coyote on shore, but because I didn't see one I concentrated on the deer.&nbsp; When I dropped the power there is a coyote looking right at me.&nbsp; Scent or sight whichever he took off.&nbsp; He was 466, but because I thought I was going to have all this time my rifle was in the back, and not even loaded.&nbsp; I shot, but ranged after and he was 680.&nbsp; Maybe I hit the same quarter of land he was on.&nbsp; Anyway here is a pic of him swimming at sunrise, and one coming out of the water.&nbsp; He had a hard time walking.&nbsp; He took a couple of mouths of vegetation then collapsed on the shore.&nbsp; I'm going out tonight to see if the coyotes came back or if he is alive.&nbsp; I'll post pics from my phone.&nbsp; 48X and the phone on 2.3X.[ATTACH]17256[/ATTACH][ATTACH]17257[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PrairieGhost, post: 188087, member: 704"] These are not good photography because it's my phone through the spotting scope. I had to take them anyway just to document it. A coyote chewed the heck out of a 3X4 buck this morning. I was out just sitting in my vehicle with a spotting scope expecting a 1000 yard shot. Darn south wind messed me up. Anyway, this buck was swimming in circles in the Pipestem reservoir. After half an hour he swam towards me. I watched him swim for 1/2 mile. He kept trying to come to shore, then would turn back. When he hit 500 yards from me I turned the power down to 22X. I had looked for a coyote on shore, but because I didn't see one I concentrated on the deer. When I dropped the power there is a coyote looking right at me. Scent or sight whichever he took off. He was 466, but because I thought I was going to have all this time my rifle was in the back, and not even loaded. I shot, but ranged after and he was 680. Maybe I hit the same quarter of land he was on. Anyway here is a pic of him swimming at sunrise, and one coming out of the water. He had a hard time walking. He took a couple of mouths of vegetation then collapsed on the shore. I'm going out tonight to see if the coyotes came back or if he is alive. I'll post pics from my phone. 48X and the phone on 2.3X.[ATTACH=CONFIG]17256._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]17257._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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