GRRRRRR......the wind

[briar]

Went out tonight at 7:30pm for a little try at the elusive coyote. The weather is 13 degrees and 15 mph wind. From my set up wind in my face. Started out with a locator call ten minutes later another no call backs. Started in on rabbit call. See him coming very slowly at 350 yards and holding. After 20 minutes he comes in slowly, turns at a 45 degrees and comes in on my left. There he is at 215 yards and not moving. After 5 minutes I decide to take the shot with 22-250. I miss he didn’t move so crack off another shot and he bolts off to next county. Get over hoping to find blood, found none. So I pick up and head to the truck and set down and tried to get warm and collect my thoughts. I didn’t allow for the wind. Lesson learned for the next hunt. By the way my light I just got was the LIGHTFORCE and let me just say it was worth every penny.

[mike3132]

Wind gets you in more ways than one! If it aint blowing your bullet off course then its blowing your scent in the wrong direction. mike

[DannoBoone]

My first experiences with a 22-250 were in PD towns. It didn't take
what we considered "light" winds in SW Nebraska to blow the .22
with 55gr Hornady SP's waay off course at over 100yds.!

My own first CF was a Rem 700 25-06 and immediately started using
75gr Hornady HP's. By today's standards, they were a "dog" as far
as B.C. is conserned, but as far as any prairie dog was conserned
within 300yds, it was one, very dead PD!

Bullets have improved very much since the "70's", and there are
many .22 bullets that have improved B.C.'s, but the rate of twist of
the bore has to match the weight/length/bearing surface of the
bullet.