[sniperjay]

Whats the best way to bait coyotes? I live in south central Wisconsin and have hunted coyotes for a while now, but would like to start baiting them in.

So how do i go about bating in a coyote? and do I use a call when sitting near the bait?

[moosehunt]

Position a cow where you want the bait, then shoot her. Give it a day or two and if there are coyotes around, you'll be in business.

Note: A horse will suffice if no cow available, though I prefer to save horses for bear bait, as they can easily be led way back in to where you need a bear bait. Cows are much harder to get to where you need a bear bait.

[sniperjay]

are a serious?

were exactly am i gonna get a cow?

do they eat anything else? LIke could i just put a bunch of squirels in a pile or somthing?

[Zesty]

I think they eat basically anything meaty that they can get ahold of.

Squirrels or rabbits would be good I would guess.

[TCB in TN]

My fav. is to get a live rooster, and place it is a small cage, and put it up in a tree about 10 feet off the ground. Coyotes will usually come to the crowing rooster. No dead meat needed.

[B.D. Turner]

If you could talk a grocery store to give you spoiled meat beef, chicken or pork and make a meat pile.
We lost a dozen grown peking ducks to coyotes a couple of years ago. Staking out a live chicken should work too.

[andyjason]

if you have any dairy farms around, try them. they don't like to keep many bull calfs around becouse they are no use other than a little meat when grown. they may give you one, or i've paid as little as $25 for a new born calf.

[Nautilus]

I had good luck with fish last year... I'd go to the grocery store and buy a couple pounds of the cheapest fresh fish they had. (Although frozen cod from the freezer section also worked well) I would put the fish in a sealed plastic tub and let it sit out on the deck in the sun for two-three days.

This method also brings in lots of other animals, raccoons always seem to be the first to show up so I keep a small pile of stones next to me to throw at them when they get too close. If I can keep the coons away long enough and quiet enough the coyotes follow shortly after.

[K3]

Do you think a bucket of chicken livers would work? I used to get a little tub of those to catch catfish, and they were very cheap.

[Art Eatman]

Any little plastic foodsaver container will work: Save leftovers and freeze them. You can build up a stock of baits, that way. Fish, beef, chicken--doesn't matter. Veggies as well. Coyotes will eat anything except orange peel and onion skin. If you save bacon grease, take any old piece of rag and soak it and hang it in a handy target spot.

I've found the best baiting time is to set it out in early afternoon to thaw, and figure on late afternoon on toward sundown for sitting and waiting. The last few nights before a full moon seem best. Coyotes start hunting a bit earlier, and there's an extended period of shooting light from the moon.

If you want bobcat or cougar, sprinkling some bulk catnip at the bait site helps.

[K3]

Art,

I've found that the new moon is best for calling in bobcats and foxes. I'm just getting into coyote hunting. Are they different with regards to calling/light?

[Harvster]

LIke could i just put a bunch of squirels in a pile or somthing?


Well, how big of a pile? I mean they'll eat squirrels and all but, a three foot deep pile may be nirvana for all the coyotes in the area. Pile of squirrles...that has to work its way into an expression. Too funny.

Coyotes will eat just about anything. A nice stinky can of dog or cat food has been known to attract them also.

[moosehunt]

The dead cow or horse will last quite a while and you'll likely get several coyotes off one.

[Art Eatman]

I've no hard and fast notions about calling, except that it seems that with a lot of moon, late evening and early morning works.

New moon, later hours like 10PM have seemed to be better.

My theory, FWIW, is that a lot of moon means prey animals can see better, and it's harder for predators to get a meal. So, they work longer hours...

Dark of the moon, it's generally easier, but if they haven't found a meal by around 10PM, they're hungrier and more eager to respond to a call.

I guess...

Art

[K3]

Thanks Art.

I'm going to save some leftovers the next couple of weeks, and I'm going to get some chicken livers too. We'll see what works the best as far as baiting goes. I might be able to pick up a live chicken or three from one of the guys at my plant.

[skinewmexico]

Kill a couple of rabbits, and use a rabbit call.

[K3]

Kill a couple of rabbits, and use a rabbit call.

I've considered trapping a bunny and calling. Also thought about buying one from a pet store and using it. Killing a jackrabbit wouldn't hurt my feelings any, and it's a good way to make sure the rifle is on at the last minute. :)

[Harvster]

Also thought about buying one from a pet store and using it

you could probably get 50% come Monday.:D


Here's a thought: road kill = easy free bait. Just keep a shovel in the pick up.

[moosehunt]

Catch a cat, the wilder the better. An alley cat tom is best. Tether it to a post, then go hide. A "good" cat will go to squalling real good, and here comes the coyotes. Unless you fall asleep on the job, this is reusable "bait".

[sscoyote]

Go bowfishing during the spring/summer, and save a few carp for winter baiting.

[Sunray]

"...were exactly am I gonna get a cow?..." They're readily available on any dairy farm. It's called rustling though. That's frowned upon everywhere though.
Make sure baiting is legal, then collect road kills or use canned pet food. Doesn't have to be stinky either. Stinky bait is for bears.

[nathan]

Gut remains of hogs. Most hunters leave them in the field to attract the coyotes.

[easy]

Can of dog food, poke a few holes in it and toss it out there. They'll lick it like a an ice cream.

[moosehunt]

None of the above, including my suggestion of a dead cow, will beat the squaling cat. It sounds like a joke, but serious as a heart attack! Plus, it can get comical! It does work!

[Kimber1911_06238]

deer gut piles work really well. i found that out by accident

[nathan]

We were driving down I 45 to Dallas and see a carcass from afar where vultures were feasting. Then as we got closer we see a young coyote grabbed the carcass and run off with it.

[girlsrule]

One of my friends has had luck in killing coyotes using hotdogs stuffed with Tylenol PM. She found one dead the next day.

[BackCountry]

While baiting is illegal in Colorado, I usually look for a dead Deer, Elk or Moo Cow to set up on. After this last hard winter, the carcasses are plentiful and the Coyotes are fat.

[qajaq59]

"...were exactly am I gonna get a cow?..."You'll probably have to swipe it from the same farm where you get the rooster. :evil:

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Buy some of the cheapest canned dog food you can find. Punch a hole in the top about 1/4" diameter. Hang it upside down with a string from a fence post about 2.5 feet off the ground, and let it slowly drip. Wait a couple/few days - they will likely be there at night licking and trying to get that can open.

Or just shoot a possum, armadillo, anything and leave out the carcass and wait. Or, when/if you kill a turkey or deer, put out and watch over the remains (whatever carcass parts you don't harvest and put in the cooler).

[jcord]

I pick up road kill deer and place along the fence row. It works real good.

I got in trouble with the wife trying out the cat trick. What I did was take one of our cats kittens. I put it in my havahart trap and tied a cord to the cage. That kitten cried for mommy and the coyotes came a running. Everytime the kitten would get quiet I would shake the cage by pulling on the cord. I shot 5 coyotes that night.

[Selfdfenz]

jcord

I bet that kitten is harder to catch from here on out :)
Kind of like a tour of duty in a war-zone-for-cats.

S-

[BackCountry]

Another good technique is sitting on a prairie dog town during mid day and shooting as many as you can until 4:00 or 5:00. Go to town for some dinner and come back to the dog town about an hour before sunset. The coyotes are usually there cleaning up the days shooting and you can bag one or two coyotes at then end of the day.