Coyote Hunting Help ?

[4NRARU]

Hey guys & Gals,

I recently moved to Northern Nevada and took up coyote hunting. Having a little bit of dificulty though was wondering if I could get some pointers from the experts (you). I scent lock down (I know is not required) Dress in camo, and cover as much of my tone as i can. We walk at least 100 + yards from truck and roads ... we can call them in infact i have seen a few but 9 times out of 10 ... i get nothing. We have been hunting higher elevations going up into the mountains, and after reviewing tapes i see they seem to be in low flat lands? Would this help? also how long do you sit before you leave the stand? I usualy stay in one place for about 3 hours than if i havnt seen one ... ill leave and go home. Aslo I go either at 5am or be in stand by 5 pm ... Too late? too Earlie?

I use a Cottontail distress and Coyote Locator 95% of the time somtimes thowing in a squeaker (usualy when i can hear them bark) I know they are in the are im hunting but just seems i cant get them in close enough to shoot.

This brings me to another topic can anyone refer a 22-250 that would be a good inexpensive, but decent gun for a starter? I like the single shots i see some of the pros use but dont know if i should go for a bolt action etc... I do however know i want a 22-250. Any recomendations would be appreciated.

Thanks for the posts.

Anyhelp is helpful.

[dbHunterNY]

TC Venture predator 22-250 is nice, also you've got a Savage Model 10 Predator Hunter in Max-1 camo. being in camo is nice for concealment but i suppose isn't completely a necessity. I'm used to close quarters stuff being in the northeast. Both are usually very accurate guns. I wouldn't go with a single shot, because sometimes after a miss or downing the first of a double, you can let out a pup distress and they'll turn broadsided and stop for just a second. I assume it's open but i like the idea of throwing out coyote and prey scent wicks 20 yards or more to my right and left. when a coyote tried to cut your wind it'll get a whiff of your scent wicks first hopefully. Bottom line is the coyotes are where their prey are. If you're not seing lots of critters like rabbits then go some where they are and you'll find yotes.

[4NRARU]

Yes as i am out way past the city limits (of a small town) there are hundreds of cotton tail and jack rabits ... litteraly all over so the food is there that was the first thing i looked for than the cover to hide with. i see what your saying DB but with a single shot, but cant you reload those pretty quick i hunt quial with a single 20 gauge in the fields arround my house and do ok, i figured a single would be more cost efficiant than a bolt or semi. - Also I should say im hunting in the hills of mostly alfalfa fields. there are deer, antilope, rabits, badgers, and squirrels a plenty almost anywhere within the next 200 miles of my house. Thanks for the support. Ill look into those guns.

[77Del77]

Coyote Hunting Help ?

Both models suggested are great guns..... But camo is a very important aspect..... Coyotes have superb vision. They notice anomalies (mostly the face and hands,) unbelievably fast. Movement is also picked up with both sight and sound quicker than seems possible.... So when they are in sight make sure you are already very close to, if not already in shooting posture....so as to keep them from hanging up due to you bringing your rifle up or hearing you shift your body into position. If you are forced to move because they are approaching from an unanticipated direction (happens a lot more than you plan) try to wait to move until they break line if sight or look in the other direction. Another trick that works for me much of the time is finding stand locations that have small hills or rises that I have ranged or can closely estimate distance to the top of..... Cause if the yote is coming in, and hangs up, more often then not they will hang up on that rise. From there you can try and break them loose for a closer shot, but if they look like they are not coming or start to walk away, you stop them with a squeal and take your shot based on you previous ranging on that rise. That's helps me keep them from hanging up out of the limits of my range. Hope this helps.

[sureshot]

welcome, first off I would stay away from coyote vocalization unless you are certain you areblowing the right sound, a challangehowl will scare 95% of the coyotes to the next county, female invitaion will sound wierd to them now, I donot start with vocalization till at least nov 15, only vocolization I use now is pup distress, somany pups out there that they are scared of adults that arenot mommy or daddy and will not come in!

get to a stand as questly as possable, even driving in make sure they donot hear you, if the area is hardly driven they are keen to a vehicle and will be harder to get in, once in location set up so you can see downwind, figure out were the puppies are and set up so you will get a shot before they wind you becouse the majority will try to circle down wind!! next start off with a disress sound not so loud incase there is a coyote bedded 300 yards away, just becouse you werre so quiet getting in htere easlly could be, I like to blow 15-30 seconds, and sit for 5-10, then blow harder, get the sound out there, blowfor 30 seconds or soand sit for 5-10 with verylittle movement, coyotes eyes are different than ours, they see in different shades and have more rods than cones in the eyes making them see better at night but also very good ability to see movement, alsomake sure you can getthe best camo available for the surroundings!! if you see a coyote stop blowing you want them to have a idea were the sound is coming frombut not exact, if he stops lip squeek, orblow the call gently, use a mouse squeeker, once he gets in a low spot get ready for shot!!

If noting comesin within 25 min or so this time of year I would blow a pup distress and sit for 1-0 more, if nothing in 35-40 min try a new stand, windy days not as long, calm cold days a bitlonger, the sound travels better!!

If you shoot one instantly do a pup distress and sit, I bet I get extra coyotes in 20-25% of the times Ido it!

also make sure were you are postioned when calling, no skyline,backa gainst a tree, fence, brush ect, this will help allot Good luck!!

BTW I just recieved my 22-250 last week, got a TC venture[bolt actioned clip] camoed up, topped it with the predator queust 6-24 power simmons scope, wow since simmonsand bushnell joined up, they have came out with great optics! been shooting the hornady superformance and its a tack driver, they say less than a inch and its actuallyless that 1/2 inch, shoots as good as I can!!

[pruts]

I've not tried serious coyote hunting yet but plan on doing some this winter, and also appreciate the tips.

I bought a Savage Axis .223 and have had no problems with it. It's an entry level gun, but I'm an entry level shooter and budget it key for me. I know you can get it in a 22-250 too.

[sureshot]

pruts, I still have a 223, its a norenko cheap gun but super accurate, has killed me well over 1000 coyotes the past 6-7 years, I love it, what I love about it is limited hide damage, what I hate is not a far killer, is good to 300 or so but once doubles come in it does not have the penetration at 250 yards to take down a running away coyote, you need to hit them then when spinning finish off,!the 250 si going to be awsome, went out and did some long range shooting 2 nights ago, 300 yards 5 inches low, 400 yards about 12-13, put a 2 liter pop bottle on a fence post in a pasture and just before dark when I got back to the ranchers yard ranged it at 426 yards, I aimed about 4 inches high and hit justbelow the middle of the bottle full of water, just like a explosion! canot wait to try 500 yard plus, with that 24 power scope looks like a 150 yards shot with my .223!

good luck out coyote hunting!!

[daviswr]

Coyote Hunting Help ?

Try using a live rabbit for bait, the digs seam to come in faster for a live animal.

[pruts]

Was out today shooting and was dead on at 100 but too high (8") at 200. Going to take some more practice but I feel more comfortable every time out.

[i'm your huckleberry]

tell you the truth haven't done a whole bunch of yodeldog hunting recently,the last time i did this they were slowed down with a 6' 2by 4 attached to a victor trap. yotes and magpies go together like peanut butter and jelly. try looking for at least a minimum of 4 magpies flying around, ok laugh but it worked for me . my reasoning for this is the magpies are bigger savengers than the yotes to stick around and they know the yotes nose will get them a free meal. yotes will usually come in and vacate through the valleys if you are in hills when they are unsure of anything,we are talking an animal that man has tried to exterminate for years but has never been very successful, not like the wolf. yotes are very unpredictable in there habits. try looking in places you would'nt expect to see them like sleeping on top of a round straw bale, shot one on top once when i went up to him its eyes were bugging out its head. pig farms are another good place to have a try around, because when a pig dies sometimes they put them into a pit if you have access to the land this is usually a honey hole, kinda like finding a school of walleye,but the pit will keep producing a yotes belly will always keep him coming back. don't know if you have ever heard look from right to the left, this is how you notice more because we read left to right and it's just a little to fast to notice every detail, ask any armed forces personal they train there people to do this for combat purposes i hope i have given you some tips here bro have fun perforating those furry critters.