Predator hunting tactics/tricks sharing

[Guest profgunner]

I just acquired a new 581 series mini-14 and have a question for you varmint hunters. I like iron sights, but would like to mount some type of optic on this mini. What would you recommend for quick-acquire at distances of less than 100 yards? The new mini's have integral scope mounts so I can fit something to either a rail or rings. Any suggestions????

Thanks,

Steve

[Guest deadsquirrel]

Hard to argue against a red dot at distances <100yards

I just acquired a new 581 series mini-14 and have a question for you varmint hunters. I like iron sights, but would like to mount some type of optic on this mini. What would you recommend for quick-acquire at distances of less than 100 yards? The new mini's have integral scope mounts so I can fit something to either a rail or rings. Any suggestions????

Thanks,

Steve

[New Hunter]

Looking to get into a bit of coyote hunting myself. A friend of mine has some chickens that are falling victim to the coyotes or some other type of predator. I assume coyotes because I have actually seen them. Ordered these two calls today from Primos and Knight & Hale, http://www.amazon.com/Primos-Degree-Cottontail-Predator-Anderson/dp/B004WIU21I/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1342117252&sr=8-10&keywords=coyote+call and http://www.amazon.com/Knight-Hale-Hecklin-Howler-Coyote/dp/B00162OKM0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1342117252&sr=8-3&keywords=coyote+call , not ready to drop the money on an electronic call or a ipod type set up just yet. We have only seen the coyote(s) during the night time, do you think I will be able to get them out during legal shooting hours?

Thanks

[TLRMADE]

Looking to get into a bit of coyote hunting myself. A friend of mine has some chickens that are falling victim to the coyotes or some other type of predator. I assume coyotes because I have actually seen them. Ordered these two calls today from Primos and Knight & Hale, http://www.amazon.com/Primos-Degree-Cottontail-Predator-Anderson/dp/B004WIU21I/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1342117252&sr=8-10&keywords=coyote+call and http://www.amazon.com/Knight-Hale-Hecklin-Howler-Coyote/dp/B00162OKM0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1342117252&sr=8-3&keywords=coyote+call , not ready to drop the money on an electronic call or a ipod type set up just yet. We have only seen the coyote(s) during the night time, do you think I will be able to get them out during legal shooting hours?

Thanks

I would love to come help! And maybe even teach/ learn a few tricks.

[ShaunM]

This time of year try using pup howls and pup whines along with the distress sounds. I have been really busy with work and summer vacations but I plan on hitting the woods in the next week or so. With the tempetures being really hot they will be more protective of water and food supplies.

[Angus]

Wanting to get into yote hunting, and I am kind of unclear as to WMA use. From what I can make of it, you can only hunt for yotes on WMA during Deer gun season and you must have a big game license to do it. As far as the rest of the year, you cannot hunt yotes on WMA land? I kind of feel lost here. I have emailed the TWRA, but have not heard anything back yet. Any help would do. I am completely new to coyote hunting, but I am wanting to learn. I am hoping to pick up a .243 for Christmas.

John

[R_Bert]

You can also hunt on (most,not all) WMA during small game season, using rimfire.

[CJDore]

Like others here. I would also like to hunt down some yotes. I have recently bought a 270W rifle and was wondering if this may be too much of a caliber to hunt down these lousy yotes. Can anyone advise?

Edited April 25, 2015 by CJDore

[Omega]

Same here, I have 3-5 rounds left of my zeroed ammo for my .270 which I would like to use on yotes in my hunting area; its a good caliber for yotes.  I put together one of those DIY callers and will give it a try as soon as I get a chance.  I downloaded a few calling sequences to use on the mp3 player,  will alternate them and see which works for me.

[CJDore]

I am new predator hunter but am now ready to go and shoot my first yote. Anyone have a yote problem?

Edited July 27, 2017 by CJDore

[Stout]

I'm setting up a long range 600 yard clear-cut predator turret.  If any one has an MG3 ringmount they would separate from..please let me know.

Dangerdj04@yahoo.com

[ondundu]

im hunting a small wooded area with two big fields to my right and left. one field is maintained and the other is overgrown now. I started that stand with coyote pair and fem howls. I didn't use distress on that particular stand. on the second stand I used cottontail distress but no luck. the second stand was an open field with the call about 30 yards from hardwoods.

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[Bobbyb]

Man go buy yourself a cheap chicken. I stake them out about twenty yards from the wood line. Tie a piece of ten pound monofilament line to its leg and jerk on it every five min or so. That keeps him or her moving around. Be ready we they come in there flying. I’ve had three coyotes come in at a time on this set up. Stay sharp

[Godcountrygun]

On 1/22/2011 at 10:50 AM, ShaunM said:

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.

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