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People need to hunt coyotes!
People need to hunt coyotes, it helps the deer and other game survive the winters and makes them less "spooky" I was talking with a game warden and he has recieved tons of reports that everytime someone sees deer track they are always followed by coyote tracks. He said they need to find a way to spark an interest in coyotes again! In nh there is no closed season and no bag limit. Night hunting is allowed Jan1 - march 31
I am new to coyotes and can say even though I have not shot one yet the small piece of power line stretch that I hunt is like coyote super highway! they are really moving at night and last snow storm I saw tons of deer tracks and we got snow the other night and while out today I saw way less deer tracks. I think the coyotes pushed them out or are making them really nervous about where they are moving!!!! |
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I've seen plenty of yote tracks following deer.The problem with yotes is that they are so smart and hard to kill.We had guys spread out in deer rifle season and nobody saw a coyote.Yet in one night they made a gut pile disappear-poof it was gone.
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smart? yes they are, if they were not then they wouldn't be in such huge numbers. It is probably some of the most difficult hunting you could do. But really it is fun to go try your luck when there is nothing else to do. as i said before, i myself have not killed one but i go out and track them and learn about there habits and i also see where the deer are coming and going. One of these days it will pay off and I will bag a yote! I use mouth calls and drop a little bait here and there. practice makes perfect. If i wasn't hunting then i would just sleep late and waste my days off.
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Count me in this winter to give it a try. I'm gonna take it more serious this year!!!
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alright foursox, good luck when you go out! try to take some pics so we can see what you scared up!!!!!!
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Don't hold your breath for any pics, all my time afield I rarly see them but their crap and tracks are all over the place!!!
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I plan on doing some yote hunting this year too. Up until this deer season I saw a total of 1 coyote duringthe season, and that is for over 20 years of hunting. This season aloneI sawfour and shot one of them. Tracks were everywhere and they were definately following deer. It is very obvious that their population is exploding. I even had one a week ago trot across my back yard and start digging in my burn barrel while I watched from my kitchen window. My wife opened the door, yelled at it, and scared it off! And here I thought I was the only one she had that effect on! ;)
I was in Gander Mountian just today eyeballing a 223 and a 22-250. Might just have to make a quick purchase I wasn't planning on making. [:@] |
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Never got a chance to shoot one. maybe i'll hunt them more this year. I'm assuming the 243 will be fine right?
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Does anyone know if there are any in Howard or Montgomery county MD? I have see dog tracks this year but we have a bunch of fox chasers so I was thinking it was them. We also have a lot of foxes. Anyone seen any? If so I'll start looking at getting some wounded animal decoys and shooting my 17hmr and 12ga more. :-)
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One acquaintance of mine (yes I do have a friend in this world) told me that he knows of someone who hunts coyotes with coon hounds, in camoflage, during the day and with shotguns. They hunt mostly flat terrain, position guys in likely escape routes and put the dogs in the thickets. I heard they get quite a few coyotes this way.In my opinion, any more than 1 coyote is "quite a few". Don't know if it is legal or not in NY State, but sounds like it could work.
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ok guys, thats what you need to do. Get out and hunt those coyote! plus it gives you a reason to stay in the woods instead off being a couch potato!!!! HEY DAVIDMOR: take a look at the new .204 rifles, fun round and it is deadly on coyotes and will range way out with the rest of them. it is a little quiter then the .223 burns less powder than the 22/250 and shoots flatter and more accurate than both of them. and if you wanna keep some hides then the round rarely exits. look up the ballistics and you will see, if you need info then I will post some, I just posted some on primos cabin chat because there were some guys saying that nothin beats the .223... .223 is a great round but we can't ignore the new round in town... GOOD LUCK boys, I will not hold my breath for pics because I agree they are wicked hard to hunt but if ya get em show them off!!!!
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ORIGINAL: browning.204 ok guys, thats what you need to do. Get out and hunt those coyote! plus it gives you a reason to stay in the woods instead off being a couch potato!!!! HEY DAVIDMOR: take a look at the new .204 rifles, fun round and it is deadly on coyotes and will range way out with the rest of them. it is a little quiter then the .223 burns less powder than the 22/250 and shoots flatter and more accurate than both of them. and if you wanna keep some hides then the round rarely exits. look up the ballistics and you will see, if you need info then I will post some, I just posted some on primos cabin chat because there were some guys saying that nothin beats the .223... .223 is a great round but we can't ignore the new round in town... GOOD LUCK boys, I will not hold my breath for pics because I agree they are wicked hard to hunt but if ya get em show them off!!!!  |
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every yote i have seen was close.shotgun is way to go. i think pa. now lets you use big shot on them.dogs is way to get them.ones with dogs drive the roads until they find tracks, then they start hunting. many use a GPS in areas they dont know. i have not seen many tracks this year but i know why. yotes are after turkeys here in 2g as we had a good flocks this year.
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I'm getting into yote hunting this winter. not only for the sport but to help the herd also. they say yotes do a good deal of damage on fawns in the spring.
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JIMMY: yes they wipe out a herd of fawn like nothin and they make the adults spookie to which leads to jumpy dear and no small game!!!!! take em out!!!! DAVIDMOR: nice yote i saw that pic of yours before, look at the .204 but remember ammo is a tad expensive but it will come down and unless your shooting prairie dogs then it shouldnt be to bad. I think i paid like 13.50 a box for hornady v-max. if you roll your own it will be cheaper. but if you want a hot new round then it is worth the little extra money at first... if you were in NH then i would let you shoot my a-bolt but you are not......
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I saw in Predator Magazine, i think it was that, one company is now coming out with a 12ga load designed for coyote hunting. Larger than 2 shot but smaller than 00 buck and patterns well to like 50 yards or more.
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I think I am goin to try and shoot some coyote. I have only seen a couple of their tracks in my area, but I will give it a try. I think I will use my remington 597 .22 cal and headshot the bastards.
Anyone know of a good bait and call combo to bring em in? Jim |
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