coyte hunters in illinois
12-15-2005, 07:02 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Central IL
Posts: 778
RE: coyte hunters in illinois
The only time I coyote hunt is when Im deer hunting and am not seeing anything and one of those buggers walk by. A couple years ago I made a great shot with my Slug gun at about 60 yards....Real nice looking coyote too, great fur and weighed around 60 lbs or so....
After carrying the coyote out of the area I was hunting I decided that I will probably never do that again since I have 2 Siberian Huskies and 1 Alaskan Malamute.....looked ALOT like one of them....
Oh, and by the way, I was told by quite a few people that lots of coyotes died this year as a result of a type of heart worm around here in central IL, and I havent seen one all season...
Here is why I cant shoot them anymore tho, notice the antler that one has in front of her.
After carrying the coyote out of the area I was hunting I decided that I will probably never do that again since I have 2 Siberian Huskies and 1 Alaskan Malamute.....looked ALOT like one of them....
Oh, and by the way, I was told by quite a few people that lots of coyotes died this year as a result of a type of heart worm around here in central IL, and I havent seen one all season...
Here is why I cant shoot them anymore tho, notice the antler that one has in front of her.
12-15-2005, 10:43 AM
#3
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,688
RE: coyte hunters in illinois
I've taken 6 so far this year. Three of them I didn't call for, just saw them. The other three came into rabbit distress calls. 5 of them were yearlings, 1 was mature. I've been seeing quite a few since we got snow on the ground. Saw 3 the other day aound 1 in the afternoon running in the neighbors field. I'll start going out more in January. Always do better then. Good luck.
12-16-2005, 04:15 AM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 950
RE: coyte hunters in illinois
I've been dying to go out lately, especially since deer season. My uncle and have seen the same pack of 5 plus the same straggler during the second season. So....hopefully I'll be able to deer hunt during the day and 'yote hunt during the that I'll be able take a few.
12-16-2005, 07:10 PM
#6
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: york,illinois
Posts: 527
RE: coyte hunters in illinois
while driven deer last durin 2nd season i had a yote run about 10ft behind me. it was a pretty yote they it was a light yellow in colour almost that of a yellow lab. then one of the other post shot a different one. i would have shot the one that went past me but by the time i new he was there it was to let to get turned around and put a bead on him.
12-23-2005, 10:16 AM
#8
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: fayette county, Il
Posts: 691
RE: coyte hunters in illinois
Ive got 3 so far but ive only went 5 times so its started out pretty good. I used rabbit distress mostly. I will throw in a couple locator howls now and then but no luck. I shot 2 immature and one old'un. The old dog I'm getting tanned/mounted, I havn't decided. It had a great coat with a really stong red in it.
12-28-2005, 08:12 AM
#10
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 62
RE: coyte hunters in illinois
I would love to learn how to Coyte hunt. Anyone in Northeast Illinois or somewhat near there willing to school a wannabe? I can return the favorwith a goose hunt or dove huntnext year or fishing on a private lake for some awesome crappie, base and pike in the spring. I have a bow and would invest in whatever else I would need. Thanks.