A .22 pistol or even a long stick and a little yelling will disperse coyotes in short order. I've had a number of encounters with them at night - hunting with female dogs. When the dogs tree, it tends to draw coyotes to the dogs sometimes. I know people who have had their dog attacked at the tree. But when the cavalry shows up (me) they hightail it pretty quick - without a shot fired. I won't hunt my females when they are in heat because of this, though.
I've had a couple of cases when hunting with a single dog that she opened up a long ways from me and a pack of coyotes opened almost right on top of her - when that happens I head to her quick and make some noise - and have never had a bad incident. Typically I'm not carrying any more than a .22 pistol and a walking stick, and so far have never had to fire the pistol on account of Coyotes.
When I used to deer hunt a lot, one of my goals was to kill a coyote with a bow, but let me tell you - it's not easy - they are ten times shyer of humans than a deer. And smarter.
I've had a couple of cases when hunting with a single dog that she opened up a long ways from me and a pack of coyotes opened almost right on top of her - when that happens I head to her quick and make some noise - and have never had a bad incident. Typically I'm not carrying any more than a .22 pistol and a walking stick, and so far have never had to fire the pistol on account of Coyotes.
When I used to deer hunt a lot, one of my goals was to kill a coyote with a bow, but let me tell you - it's not easy - they are ten times shyer of humans than a deer. And smarter.
