Originally Posted by
PREDATE
Hey guys/gals, I mostly hunt Yotes' and fox at night. Which do you prefer and why? Where I hunt in NY I find that they are most active and vocal in the P.M. I have hunted them during the day in mid-winter but with no luck,although I've heard that they're most active in the daytime!! I'll keep on hunting at night, but I wonder if I'm missing out by not hunting during daylight.
here is SPROULS HUNTING TIPS.
46 yrs out in woods a lot i had too find a better way to hunt coyotes/fox here in pa.so i thought,SPROUL what does a predator need and when?
i found out that they like to hunt after dark as prey is easier to catch than in daylight.
i found out that prey is less in winter so they will hunt longer at night.1 hr after dark they get up and start to look for food.
at 5 am they are heading to bed.
so i found out that like 2 hrs after dark to midnight was best time to be out.
but then i said,SPROUL how do you shoot in dark and not spook them with light or how do you keep from them not scenting you .
so i tried many things and came up with this.
i found out that they stick out in snow.i could see 75 yards in snow with moon out or not.
hey maybe i am on too something.then i said,SPROUL how do you keep them from winding you?
so, i came up with this.i found out that they like easy route when hunting.they walk paths/pipelines in dark.
i have climbing stand. i come out and prep a tree before dark say a week before. i try to pick the highest place i can find on mountain.it is tree right along pipeline .
i bring stand out in dark and up i go.about 12 ft up is fine.
i added some more cord to my caller so i could go out a little farther.i place the caller right on pipeline in snow.
i carry the remote up tree with me.
now i use 12 gauge shotgun with full choke.i use n0.4 shot but some use no.6 as they dont want pelt to tore up.you can use 20 gauge too.
i can see them in dark without any lights on and they dont wind me. this way they will come in from any direction.
dont pick them up, shoot and sit still and wait a few minutes and call again.i killed 5 that way in 3 hrs.
thats it ,i dont hunt unless there is snow..............BUT it can be done without snow easy if you have FULL MOON.place your caller right on path/road etc so you can see them come .try not to walk on road coming in and spray your boots .
i use raccoon spray on my boots........