Shoot or Don't Shoot? And Where?Pic Shot 2 on pg2

id take that shot on the yote, 3-4 more steps.

[waknstak IL]

I'd definitely pass on the buck. Don't like the angle or the fact that he looks pretty ready to bolt at the first sound. I'd take the shot on the coyote right where you have the dot. When he hit the next open hole.

[lablover]

I'd take the shot on the coyote, right
where you have your dot cause if he's moveing you will still be in the lungs.

[PaddyMac]

I would wait on the buck and the coyote. The red dot is right on both, but I don't like the angle on the buck; too easy to get ka-ka on you. That's one skinny blacktail. California? The coyote is moving and is about to be perfect.

[steadman]

Pat yep Cali, during the rut. With no bucks in that state you can understand why that poor guy is so skinny. That's a lot of ground and a lot of does to cover! LOL!!

[mt-dew10]

I wouldn't shoot in either situation.  Too much chance of something going wrong in both cases.

[don_h]

Better don't shoot that buck less you know the guy owning the property on the other side of that fence.....pretty dirty on that yote, but the spot looks good.

[lpcjon2]

The yote has to get to that last opening(about 3 steps more) and then by by.

[wapiti792]

I would look just a little lower on the shoulder of that yote. I want his shoulder broke and the arrow through his heart. Quartering to on a thin boned animal is ok in my book, especially a coyote or say a fox. Not a deer or bigger for sure!

 

[Ragnarok Forge]

Ok,  I may get flamed but I would let the yote take two steps and make a head shot.  A heavy arrow and grizzly broadhead will pin him to the ground.  a miss will be just that a clean miss.  If I hit him back it is a spine or neck shot.  Any hit I make will kill him.  Waiting for the two steps puts him in a clear shooting lane.  At that range the coyote will soon be a quiver.

[Dirtybird]

Too many things to go wrong at such a severe angle quartering away for me.

[monterey]

I'd probably take the shot at the buck.  The pic does not really tell how alerted he is.  If I come to full draw and he does not move or redirect his sight to me specifically, the arrow is on the way to the red spot!

The yote is just that, a yote.  Really depends on whether you or your neighbors are losing part of your livlihood to yotes or not!  Would come to full draw and shoot at the red spot when he stepped clear of the limbs.  Notice that there is another limb in the apparent open spot in front of him that does not show well cause it's out of focus.

[Dirtybird]

The yote I would drop the string on in a heartbeat.

[straitera]

Both shots I'd shoot a hair lower. Would wait for the deer to turn away first as it's on high alert in the pic.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

The coyote is much to pretty. would hate to get blood stains all over his coat   :rolleyes:

[K.S.TRAPPER]

I would have to wait for a better angle or see what the buck is going to do before shooting. The shot is possible if he was relaxed and looking away but he looks awful alarmed.

 Mike nailed it on the coyote always shoot a little lower on them buggers they are so fast.

But you already knew that didn't you bud    That sure was a fun morning.

Tracy

[njloco]

I'd take the shot on the buck, but I would probably aim a little higher, maybe an inch, that's it.

He does look a little under the weather though.

The yote is toast.

[Bernie B.]

I would shoot at that buck in a heartbeat!  I think your arrow placement is perfect.  The last two bucks I shot were an 8 pt. and a large 10 pt.  Both deer were looking directly at me as I drew down on them.  Neither buck ducked the arrow.
                                                       
I know this isn't common, but it has worked well for me.  I can't begin to guess why they didn't spook.  Sometimes I think if we wait them out that the shot will present itself, and sometimes it does.  I only know what has worked for me.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[Friend]

Head shots on yotes have worked extremely well for me in the past. I don't pass on one.

[tim roberts]

The Coyote, well its a coyote, nuff said!
Going back to the first one, the deer, (sorry I'm a little behind), I'd have to pass, at that angle, coming in between 2 ribs would not allow for the arrow to get through both lungs.  At best you could get into the second one, but coming in at that angle there would be little chance of an exit wound and the blood trail would be sparse, I'd have to wait............