ShaunM

My thought's.

I have hunted them with a crossbow. I wouldn't use a ground blind. I just set up as if I have a rifle. As long as the public land is not over hunted for coyotes you should be fine.

Why do people always take the easy route

Got this gray fox this evening with about 30 minutes or so of day light left. We made a couple of stands today and this was the only thing we seen. We had been calling for 8-10 minutes when she came running in. She actually ran about 6 feet right in front of us (at this point I was wishing I had brought my shotgun) then dropped of into a creek bed and popped back out 40 yards away and stared at the decoy. It was long enough to make the shot. Had to swing the gun around and make a quick shot. She was shot a little forward in the neck area but it did the trick. Not sure what she weighed but guess 10-12 pounds. After we were done we showed it to the owner of the property and got to talking about guns and swapping hunting stories and he was glad we got it. He is trying to get his quail population back up.

I would hunt over bait and would really love to hunt predators at night.

Nice that's a big hog.

I like to use start out low and then increase the volume over time. I also lower and raise the volume when I am calling. It kinda simulates a wounded animal with the different sound pitch's.

A black coyote.

Funny yet scary at the same time.

I like that wd.

Setup to where if the coyote circles downwind he will have to expose himself.

Boatman your more than welcome to come hunt with me and we can try and get you one.

First thing to do is scout and see if you can see any sign of a coyote. If you find a place with lots of sign then try and figure out a travel pattern. I like to setup just a little of the trail or road. I usually start a stand with some type of distress call. If an area has been called and pressured I usually use bird or jackrabbit distress. We don't have jackrabbits but it's something they may never have heard before and it could peak their curiosity. I usually call for 3 to 5 minutes and pause for about the same. Don't be scared to try different calls on one stand. I usually stay on a stand for around 30 minutes, as it could take a coyote that long to get to you. During bobcat season I will stay on a stand for up to an hour, do not over call when staying this long. The reason I stay that long is a bobcat (most of the time) will not just run in. They rely mostly on sight and will stay hidden for long periods of time before they feel it's safe to make their move. For bobcat I usually stick to bird sounds as I have killed many more bobcats with these sounds. Distress sounds work all year long, especially good during the cold winter months as they need to eat to keep their body temps up. During the months of January and February coyotes are looking to pair up and breed. I will use coyote vocals like a challenge howl, female whimpers and female invitation howls. During this time the females will try and find a den sight to raise her pups. Coyotes don't live in dens all year round, they bed in thick brush, tall grasses and in cedar thickets. When calling don't use the same sound routine as you did the previous times. Some people say always end a stand with a hurt pup distress or similiar, but coyotes will catch on and become "call shy". I used to make this mistake but through trial and error I have learned better. I have found the best times to hunt coyotes is 30 minutes after daylight. The coyotes are going to their bedding area and when you setup and start calling they "feel" more comfortable going back to the area they just came from. I do hunt in the evenings but you can run the risk of educating them to the call. I remember calling just before dark and had a coyote howling back at me. It became to dark to hunt so I had to leave. As I got around 100 yards from my setup I heard the dang thing howl and bark. He came to the stand after dark and after I had already left. During the winter months I will call all day long especially if it is cold with an overcast. During the summer months I like to hunt as close to water as I can and use distress calls. Late August and into September is when I will use the pup distress more as the young coyotes will come out of the den and if a female/male coyote hears it they think their pup is in danger and will protect it. Young coyotes are easier to call as they are still "green" or dumb and aren't yet educated. I will also use fawn distress calls (I also use them in the spring). When it comes to the wind I try and stay down wind of my call and with the sun in my back. If the wind is not right and I can't make another setup on the property I will not call. I will leave and call another day in that area. Most important is to have patience and keep at it. Coyote hunting can be one of the most frustrating and most rewarding hunting sport out there. I could go on and on but I guess I have rambled to much.

That will not be a problem.

Yes it did. I just had to change up some tactics and it worked out to my favor.

Well I took it to the taxidermist. I am going to have it tanned but keep the feet on it and he is going to put a head mount in it. It will look sorta like a bear rug. He had one at the shop and it looked very cool.

I think I am going to get my coyote mounted. I was going to do a full body mount but I like that head mount.

LOL!!!!!!

I haven't done any but I have a friend who does it. I wouldn't mind getting this one mounted.

I'm going to pack her down with ice so I can skin her tomorrow. I don't think I would look cool going to church all bloody upped ha ha.

I have called in and killed many coyotes over the years but this one is probably the reddest one I have killed in a long time.

Well I finally killed my first coyote of the year. I have been out calling a bunch of times and thought I wasn't going to have any luck getting one on the ground. Made 3 stands on 3 different properties and on the last stand I got this pretty red female. I started out with a nutty nutthatch distress played for about 3 to 4 minutes. Had a 5 minute pause then played a woodpecker in distress for about 2 to 3 minutes then paused for around 6 minutes. I was just about to hit the caller again and I seen her coming out of the thick brush onto the ridge road. I gave her a few lip squeaks, she stopped and I dropped her. The shot was around 120 yards. After I shot her I looked at the time and it said 1:36 pm. I left and went to another property to hunt but the landowner needed some help cutting up some logs so I helped him out. Then I had to go and pick up my daughter. Equipment used. Howa Ranchland 243, Nikon Coyote Special. Federal 100 grain soft points. Foxpro Fury.

Yeah I would say the majority of them found like that are illegally taken.

Rob you are correct it should be a law. I have seen deer in the past the same way. They could have at least donated it to somebody.

Wish I had room like that to put up all my stuff. Very nice Krull.