Coyote Hunting Basics
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MrDig
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Ask your Grocer or Local Butcher for out of date meat. Throw it in a field near the yote's and walk 150 to 200 yards into the wind and Camo up. they'll come in and you will bust em.
If Baiting Varmints isn't Kosher then I'm not sure what to say.
If Baiting Varmints isn't Kosher then I'm not sure what to say.
koja48
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Camo well (include face cover) and pay attention to the wind. Never used bait; have always called. Have thinned coyotes for landowners who have lost dogs and cats by making distress calls appropriate to whatever had been on the menu. Rancher let me hide in his hayloft one time . . . bagged a 'yote that came in to puppy yips almost immediately. I hustled out to remove the carcass so as not to upset his little girl . . . rancher came out & told me to leave it . . . "She'll probably want to kick the SOB."
quote]Ask your Grocer or Local Butcher for out of date meat. Throw it in a field near the yote's and walk 150 to 200 yards into the wind and Camo up. they'll come in and you will bust em.
If Baiting Varmints isn't Kosher then I'm not sure what to say.[/quote]
wouldnt walking into the wind put you up wind? dont you want to be downwind?
If Baiting Varmints isn't Kosher then I'm not sure what to say.[/quote]
wouldnt walking into the wind put you up wind? dont you want to be downwind?
koja48
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Commercially available. I prefer open reed type calls . . . there are a bunch of them out there & with a bit of practice you can make a variety of sounds from bunnies in distress to coyote howls. Better to shoot something on the too big side than on the too small side . . . .223 is among the most popular varmint rounds, just shy away from anything rimfire.
Art Eatman
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Well, you want the wind blowing FROM the coyote TO you. I've always called that hunting upwind or into the wind. To me, hunting downwind means the wind is blowing from me toward the coyote (or from the coyote to me if I'm downwind of him).
If that's not too confusing.
I don't think camo is as much the deal as not having your fat little face shining if you're hunting during daylight. It's worst in the late afternoon if you're looking toward the west, into the sun. Less of a problem if you're facing east. Night? Doesn't matter. Any sort of dull, earthtone color of clothing is just fine.
I've mostly used a mouth-blown call, imitating a cottontail or a jackrabbit. There are all manner of cassette tapes, if you use a baby boombox. (My wife says no self-respecting coyote will come toward a 400-pound rabbit. Don't blow too loud, IOW.)
A dead coyote doesn't care what killed him. There can be more gun than needed, of course, but really there's no such thing as overkill.
If you call, remember that a coyote generally will first come straight toward the sound, and then circle to get downwind for the final approach. He trusts his nose more than his eyes. So, try to set up where you can see crosswind and downwind to catch him in his circling. (And there's no such thing as "always".)
Art
If that's not too confusing.
I don't think camo is as much the deal as not having your fat little face shining if you're hunting during daylight.
It's worst in the late afternoon if you're looking toward the west, into the sun. Less of a problem if you're facing east. Night? Doesn't matter. Any sort of dull, earthtone color of clothing is just fine.I've mostly used a mouth-blown call, imitating a cottontail or a jackrabbit. There are all manner of cassette tapes, if you use a baby boombox. (My wife says no self-respecting coyote will come toward a 400-pound rabbit. Don't blow too loud, IOW.)
A dead coyote doesn't care what killed him. There can be more gun than needed, of course, but really there's no such thing as overkill.
If you call, remember that a coyote generally will first come straight toward the sound, and then circle to get downwind for the final approach. He trusts his nose more than his eyes. So, try to set up where you can see crosswind and downwind to catch him in his circling. (And there's no such thing as "always".)
Art
Like Art said they will almost always try to circle "down wind" to get your scent when you call them in. During mating season with a dominant male challenge call is the only exception that I can think of then its straight to the call. I use a digital electronic call with various calls depending the time of year or setup. If possible attempt to set up with a natural obstacle at your back to limit this. A river or deep ravine seems to work well for me. This keeps the yote out front or at least on your 9 or 3 so you can see his approach. Oh yea and just use something that will kill him dead. No such thing as overkill for varmint control unless you are worried about meat loss.
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Froggy
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Here is another link:
http://www.wcp-nm.com/coyotes/
Yep, they're going to come to the call then, if they weren't traveling upwind to get there, they will circle around so they are downwind of the call to give it the ol' sniff test before closing in. If he smells you instead of what he thinks he hears, you've lost him. As they say, you can fool his eyes and ears, but the nose knows.
If you are hunting downwind of an electronic call, try to be far enough downwind that the coyote will pass between you and the call as he circles around. You can also hunt "crosswind" if you can put yourself in terrain the coyote will avoid as he circles around on the other side to get downwind.
Work out his likely avenues of approach to the call, pick out the terrain he will avoid as a place to site your firing position, and make sure it gives you good lines of sight into his travel routes. Around here, they like to travel in the bottom of washes (arroyos) when they can -- makes moving quick and easy, and the banks give them some concealment. Try to get some elevation and site yourself so you are looking down the long axis of the wash he is likely to use getting to or circling around the call.
Or pelt damage. NRA pub gave last years prices as about $40 each. Something to think about if you have a steady supply and a buyer.
Good hunting.
http://www.wcp-nm.com/coyotes/
Yep, they're going to come to the call then, if they weren't traveling upwind to get there, they will circle around so they are downwind of the call to give it the ol' sniff test before closing in. If he smells you instead of what he thinks he hears, you've lost him. As they say, you can fool his eyes and ears, but the nose knows.
If you are hunting downwind of an electronic call, try to be far enough downwind that the coyote will pass between you and the call as he circles around. You can also hunt "crosswind" if you can put yourself in terrain the coyote will avoid as he circles around on the other side to get downwind.
Work out his likely avenues of approach to the call, pick out the terrain he will avoid as a place to site your firing position, and make sure it gives you good lines of sight into his travel routes. Around here, they like to travel in the bottom of washes (arroyos) when they can -- makes moving quick and easy, and the banks give them some concealment. Try to get some elevation and site yourself so you are looking down the long axis of the wash he is likely to use getting to or circling around the call.
Or pelt damage. NRA pub gave last years prices as about $40 each. Something to think about if you have a steady supply and a buyer.
Good hunting.
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