Dang that was a lucky shot!

Was just out on a test drive with a used truck from our lot. Saw a yote in the bottom of Boyle Coulee from the road. So I turned in and hoped out of the truck. as I walked over the edge he started running. About 75 yards away. I missed the first 4 rounds, but hit his butt on the 5th and last shot in my little pocket 357 snubby. rolled him hard, but he got up and limbed away Oh well not a bad shot for well over 100 yards at that point. Wish I could say it was skill but I think we will just call it luck!

God I love Montana!!

MM

I could not. Sadly He headed out across a muddy farm field into the next coulee. And I had no more bullets. (Concieled carry gun) but he was moving slow, and looked real hurt. I doubt he made it far at all. But yea if there was a road around the field I would have followed him to make sure he died. But he ran the dirrection of about 2 miles to the next road, and nothing but muddy field. He was not worth ruining someones planted field over.

MM

That's why I carry four speed loaders, and a spare box of ammo in my possibles bag for work and two spare magazines for my favorite 1911 when I'm on my own time.

Being first to run out of ammo is damned near fatal as just having a knife at the gunfight.

Well I was on a test drive from work. In my tool box back at the shop there are no less than three boxes of 38/357 shells. I don't have my jacket on on most test drives so no I didn't have my speed loaders on me at the time.

I work in a small rural down 40 miles from GF. I lived in FT Benton for 16 years. The folks here know me, and they know I carry, Many know the old "before Christ" me. The changes I will even have a problem here are slim. I live in GF. the changes are greater there, and yes there I am more prepared to defend my self.

But in reality, How many gun confritation ever escilate to the point of reloading your weapon? More are over long before you run out of bullets. Unless you are an LEO. and even then most are a one or 2 shot afair.

MM

North Logan,

You hit the nail on the head. 

I don't mean any disrespect to you MM, but I would have passed on the shot.

Wing master

None taken. You both are correct, and I was raised the same way. Sometimes I like others make poor judgment calls. In hind sight I should not have kept shooting. I realy thought I could make the shot at 75 yards. Have made it before. But after missing I should have stopped.

BTW Pionting out someones mistakes. If done out of concern is not disrespect. I think it is the highest for of respect when done correctly. How else will we learn if everyone turns a blind eye?

Thank you gents. And God Bless You both!

MM

Wing master wrote: Maddnes, You are a wise man. And a gentelman Wing master

Oh sure now your mocking me! Gentleman? Wise?? Tricked ya Just kidding Wing! and thank you sir. I do try to conduct myself as I would like to be treated. Don't allways get it right, but most days I think I'm doing allright.

I just think in order for these boards to work. We all have to be civil. I see your guys point, and concede that it wasn't my finest hour. But I do have to admit I feel very little for the plite of a yote. I'm from a ranching family, and I hate them, wolves, badgers, and foxes. I will kill every one I see, and feel little remorse for it. But you are right in the fact that I should be more careful to always make sure the shot is a clean kill!

I'm praying they delist wolves soon!! They are causing to many problems already around the front range.

MM

When in Yellowstone NP last fall, I was surprised by the shock of people I talked to in the Lamar river valley.  I was fly fishing, and would occasionally stop along the road and bring out my large spotting scope looking for critters.  Well, a bus stopped and lots of bird-watching types got out, inspired by my viewing?

they turned out to be "wolf people", a very funny green group of units.  Looking for wolves, they started to howl.  I suggested that when I hunted them I used a dying rabbit call, and they would come quicker to the sound of death (than the deathly poor howling they were doing).  One woman was the self proclaimed wolf expert, said she had actually seen a wolf last week.  She asked "you were killing wolves?????  with her jaw on the ground.

Told here the locals paid me in vodka.

true, in Alaska

Actually last month I was in Ding Darling Bird area on Santibel Island in Florida.  Saw a lot of Rose Spoonbills and again the birders gathered about my spotting scope trying to figure out what birds they were.  I whispered to my wife what the birds were and started to gather my stuff for the car, when a park ranger on a golf cart showed up.  The greenies immediately started to ask him what were these beautiful birds.  The ranger said "spoonbills" as I was moving my car alongside on an oyster shell road. In the car I mutter "taste like chicken".  The Greenies immediately turned aghast.....and the ranger literally buckled up with laughter.  Some rangers have a sense of humor after all.