Bucky10

Has anyone ever hunted coyote with a bow and arrow. Not shot one while deer hunting but actually went out and coyote hunted and shot one.

Howler

Yip, I have. I arrowed two this year with my bow that were called in. All I can say is, "It ain't easy". If you're looking for the most challenging way of getting a coyote, calling one in and getting an arrow in it is very difficult, to say the least. Getting them into bow range is not the problem, getting drawn is the most difficult part of success. I did not use a blind of any kind. Camoed up and tried to blend into the surroundings the best I could. It's fun, but if you judge success by kills, then success is hard to come by.

Bucky10

So you think that it is more challenging then Turkey Hunting with a bow.

Howler

Yes, I do. Primarily because the turkey doesn't care what the heck I smell like. I do beleive the turkey can see better, but if he catches a tiny bit of movement, he won't turn and be gone in a heart beat. The turkey is probably a little easier to predict as far as how he will come into a set up too. The turkey will always come slow, as where the coyote may come real fast. The coyote, once into bow range, won't be there long, as where the turkey may hang around with decoys for a substantially longer time, giving you more opportunity to get drawn and pick your shot. The coyote just won't stand still for long, which makes it challenging to get a good easy shot on him. Getting a turkey with the bow is a challenge, but it's still harder to get a coyote that has been called in.

Bucky10

Turkeys seem to be a little jumpy but I can see how a coyote can be real jumpy always on the move looking around smelling, maybe like a turkey on crack could describe a coyote.

Howler

I guess you could call it, "like a turkey on crack". But fooling all the coyotes senses is just harder to do. They are just smarter and always on edge. When calling the turkey in, he is coming looking for love, and the coyote, unless you used a howler to call it in, is usually coming in looking for something to eat. The turkey is easily fooled by a hen or two decoys, and even though decoys don't hardly move and don't have feathers, they are very effective in fooling the turkey. Where as with the coyote, even if you used a decoy of any kind, the coyote just has a 6th sense that makes him not trust it until he can smell it, usually.

coyoteseeker

bow hunting turkeys is deffinetly a challange but it dosn't compare to bow hunting coyotes.i,v always said &quot;bow huntin coyotes is the ultimate challange&quot; theres nothing in the woods thats more in tune with its surroundings then the coyote,not even a mature trophy buck.i have on a few occations attempted to bow stick a coyote while calling but have not had any luck with it.and to be honest with ya, i think i'll stick to the rifle.its a whole lot easyer....<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>