Bare minimum for coyote hunt

[Bushmaster]

If your fur hunter? keep your calls to 10 minutes, then move on to next spot for production, hit 25 - 50 plus calls per night. If your not then run calls play back for hour lots cool stuff things show up at times.

 

[Bushmaster]

I'm on the edge of doing a kill video for ya calling them in to gun, show ya my way, style etc... Of taking Fox/Coyote... My thing is night time calling though, gotta think how I can show ya, I have no high tech vid stuff, But for a fact I WILL bring in a kill shot !! With Mouth call johnny Stewart PC=3 or gray fox pup distress E- Caller.

 

[Acer-m14]

@Bushmaster my friend has a hand held electronic caller ... useful or not .. or just have his wife with it in the corner of the field heheee

 

[freddy]

I'm on the edge of doing a kill video for ya calling them in to gun, show ya my way, style etc... Of taking Fox/Coyote... My thing is night time calling though, gotta think how I can show ya, I have no high tech vid stuff, But for a fact I WILL bring in a kill shot !! With Mouth call johnny Stewart PC=3 or gray fox pup distress E- Caller.

Great! Maybe take video of area in daytime so we see how you plan it, then during hunt at night.

 

[freddy]

I'm on the edge of doing a kill video for ya calling them in to gun, show ya my way, style etc... Of taking Fox/Coyote... My thing is night time calling though, gotta think how I can show ya, I have no high tech vid stuff, But for a fact I WILL bring in a kill shot !! With Mouth call johnny Stewart PC=3 or gray fox pup distress E- Caller.

Are there certain weather conditions that coyote hunting is less fruitful? Like temps below 10 degrees or winds over 30mph?

 

[Shoots100]

I've got some stories that if I wasn't there, I'd never believe me too !
The best time to go out, is when you can go out.
I've seen dogs at all times of the day and night, and in every weather condition too.
Like Humans, their guided by their Stomachs + Genitals, and not in that order.
They move more frequently at night and like us, don't really like to be out in bad weather.
The most dogs I've seen at one time, was Seven at 3 Am and it was -20.
I couldn't get a shot at then either, as when I went to look through the thermal scope, the heat from my face fogged it up and it turned to ice instantly.
I grabbed my other rifle set up with a gen 4 raptor and it too was fogged up from the transition out of the heat of the truck.
By the time I got everything clear, they disappeared.
Lesson learned.Now when it's that cold out, I'm sleeping.
During the day, they mostly like to sit on high ridges and look around for prey to hunt, or go visit a gut pile or other food source.
If their hunted hard, they'll be scent conscious, but most of the time their just looking to fill their gut and don't care about scent too much.
Still, scent control shouldn't be lax, but it's not as critical as when bow hunting for deer.

 

[Bushmaster]

Sometimes you will get tricky spots to call. Ones that ya know have fox or yote in thicket/woods, but no hedgerow, tree, hay bale etc to stand hide behind, just a open area with nice woods/thicket.... So I use to setup like this with caller out front angled toward target area, shooting broad side as they come out.


He was barking last night at our bird feeder, sounded like he was saying Freddy..

 

[freddy]

Sometimes you will get tricky spots to call. Ones that ya know have fox or yote in thicket/woods, but no hedgerow, tree, hay bale etc to stand hide behind, just a open area with nice woods/thicket.... So I use to setup like this with caller out front angled toward target area, shooting broad side as they come out.
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He was barking last night at our bird feeder, sounded like he was saying Freddy..

Ha ha! Very cool. Thank you for any and all advice.

 

[freddy]

I've got some stories that if I wasn't there, I'd never believe me too ! The best time to go out, is when you can go out. I've seen dogs at all times of the day and night, and in every weather condition too.
Like Humans, their guided by their Stomachs + Genitals, and not in that order.
They move more frequently at night and like us, don't really like to be out in bad weather.
The most dogs I've seen at one time, was Seven at 3 Am and it was -20.
I couldn't get a shot at then either, as when I went to look through the thermal scope, the heat from my face fogged it up and it turned to ice instantly.
I grabbed my other rifle set up with a gen 4 raptor and it too was fogged up from the transition out of the heat of the truck.
By the time I got everything clear, they disappeared.
Lesson learned.Now when it's that cold out, I'm sleeping.
During the day, they mostly like to sit on high ridges and look around for prey to hunt, or go visit a gut pile or other food source.
If their hunted hard, they'll be scent conscious, but most of the time their just looking to fill their gut and don't care about scent too much.
Still, scent control shouldn't be lax, but it's not as critical as when bow hunting for deer.

Yes indeed! Very good! Tell us more please.

 

[Shoots100]

A Quality remote controlled E caller is a help, especially one that you can download/install different sounds into.
If hunting them in the daylight, a remote controlled "Mojo" or Mover is a necessity for me.
Most of the time It'll keep them focused in a direction away from your position.
I cannot tell you how many times I've had them startle the crap out of me, when all of a sudden a dog charges the mojo.
I've had to shoot a couple of extra squirrels a few years ago to get some extra tails, when a dog and an owl attacked my mojo.
The dog was in the day time, but the Owl was at night, in a full moon.
Luckily the mojo I was using was attached to my caller, or the Owl would've carried it away !
I the daytime, I usually carry a rifle and a shotgun loaded with some type of buckshot.
At night, just a rifle with some type of night vision or thermal sighted in at 100 yards and a thermal monocular for viewing.
I wish NY would let us Hunt with suppressors, as that would greatly increase my odds of getting more shots at times when multiple dogs are around, and it would make it a lot easier to not wake others up when taking a shot with a rifle at 3am.
It's loud, even with the subsonic reloads I'm using.

 

[freddy]

A Quality remote controlled E caller is a help, especially one that you can download/install different sounds into.
If hunting them in the daylight, a remote controlled "Mojo" or Mover is a necessity for me.
Most of the time It'll keep them focused in a direction away from your position.
I cannot tell you how many times I've had them startle the crap out of me, when all of a sudden a dog charges the mojo.
I've had to shoot a couple of extra squirrels a few years ago to get some extra tails, when a dog and an owl attacked my mojo.
The dog was in the day time, but the Owl was at night, in a full moon.
Luckily the mojo I was using was attached to my caller, or the Owl would've carried it away !
I the daytime, I usually carry a rifle and a shotgun loaded with some type of buckshot.
At night, just a rifle with some type of night vision or thermal sighted in at 100 yards and a thermal monocular for viewing.
I wish NY would let us Hunt with suppressors, as that would greatly increase my odds of getting more shots at times when multiple dogs are around, and it would make it a lot easier to not wake others up when taking a shot with a rifle at 3am.
It's loud, even with the subsonic reloads I'm using.

Great info! Thank you bro.

How about 22lr? Is that enough energy to kill yote at 80 yards or less? I ask because that Aguila SSS is extremely quiet especially out of bolt guns with 20-28" barrels. It is supposed to retain a lot of energy over distance.

 

[Bushmaster]

A Quality remote controlled E caller is a help, especially one that you can download/install different sounds into.
If hunting them in the daylight, a remote controlled "Mojo" or Mover is a necessity for me.
Most of the time It'll keep them focused in a direction away from your position.
I cannot tell you how many times I've had them startle the crap out of me, when all of a sudden a dog charges the mojo.
I've had to shoot a couple of extra squirrels a few years ago to get some extra tails, when a dog and an owl attacked my mojo.
The dog was in the day time, but the Owl was at night, in a full moon.
Luckily the mojo I was using was attached to my caller, or the Owl would've carried it away !
I the daytime, I usually carry a rifle and a shotgun loaded with some type of buckshot.
At night, just a rifle with some type of night vision or thermal sighted in at 100 yards and a thermal monocular for viewing.
I wish NY would let us Hunt with suppressors, as that would greatly increase my odds of getting more shots at times when multiple dogs are around, and it would make it a lot easier to not wake others up when taking a shot with a rifle at 3am.
It's loud, even with the subsonic reloads I'm using.

The Buckshot would be N0#4 with full choke. That's funny you mention a Owl, I had fox / yotes hold up, so I pulled out mouse squeaker and a mouth call, had huge bird I assume Owl swoop my head REAL close. Had it happen few times out at night. LOL My buddy kept laughing at me and we spooked the eyes off, no shots on that call. LOL

 

[Bushmaster]

Any of you own a Icotec 500? GC500 Programmable Electronic Predator Call (up to 200 calls) | Electronic Predator Game Calls & Decoys

 

[Bushmaster]

I'm going to have to take this guy out in my yard soon, has Mange. Looks like Red, but is a yote mange pup

 

[DoD1776]

Lol this video. This is why ya hunt em. I think he is a snowflake

 

[Bushmaster]

LOL, Is that a video? it won't play? has a arrow to click on like video.

 

[Bushmaster]

My pred hunting buddy and I had a Coyote pup his wife gave a mange shampoo bath years back LOL. Those were some of our fav calls we don't give out...

 

[DoD1776]

LOL, Is that a video? it won't play? has a arrow to click on like video.

Click the play button that’s on the video

 

[Bushmaster]

Click the play button that’s on the video

LOL, he has a cat. I had to use google chrome for it to play.

 

[DoD1776]

LOL, he has a cat. I had to use google chrome for it to play.

I hope u aren’t using internet explorer

 

[freddy]

The Buckshot would be N0#4 with full choke. That's funny you mention a Owl, I had fox / yotes hold up, so I pulled out mouse squeaker and a mouth call, had huge bird I assume Owl swoop my head REAL close. Had it happen few times out at night. LOL My buddy kept laughing at me and we spooked the eyes off, no shots on that call. LOL

Is 22lr too underpowered for yotes at 80 yards?

 

[FrankenCub]

Is 22lr too underpowered for yotes at 80 yards?

I would say yes. You can certainly kill one at that range with a 22lr but shot needs to be precise AFAIC. A bit of wind drift making for bad placement and you have a wounded yote that you may never find. And even then if he doesn't drop in short order they can make ground fast and you still may not find it even with a good shot.

 

[FrankenCub]

My pred hunting buddy and I had a Coyote pup his wife gave a mange shampoo bath years back LOL. Those were some of our fav calls we don't give out...

I always wanted a yote pup to raise

 

[Shoots100]

I've never used a .22lr subsonic for coyote, but when I was a young lad, I used to use a 22WMR.
Didn't get a lot of coyote with it, but whatever I shot did die.
A 22 subsonic round is for really close range work. I would think 50 yards would be pushing it and that's with a head shot.
If you hunt in the woods + fields and don't know what distances your prey might be coming in at, I would stick with a center fire rifle and deal with the noise.
I've been hunting them a long time and over the years, I've acquired or built firearms and have them set up just for predator hunting.
When I started to hunt dogs in my teens, I used my chuck gun and a mouth call during the day and a spotlight with a red lens at night.
As my salary and passion(Obsession) for hunting them grew, I advanced in my equipment and tactics.
Some good, some bad. I gave up on the lights and went all NV.
At one time, I didn't think I would need more than a Gen 1 NV scope with a decent IR illuminator.
Now, If I don't have some type of thermal scope or monocular, I won't even think about going out at night.
I still use mouth calls ( and it's good to have them as a backup in case batteries die ) , but I'm pretty much 95% with the E caller.
At some point in time, you'll want to hunt at night.
Like all working humans, you don't get home in the daylight during the season, so night time is the only time you can hunt them.
If that's your case, just get a decent digital scope and IR illuminator.
You can sight the digital scope in during the day, and use it without the worry of burning the tube out.
Hunting them at night has been way more productive for me and since it's dark, I don't have to worry about having to dress in Camo.

If possible, get a NV scope and IR illuminator that'll run on the same type of battery.

 

[Shoots100]

That's a cute pup.
Did it live ?
We've had orphan deer and other critters adopt us, but never a coyote.

 

[Bushmaster]

That's a cute pup.
Did it live ?
We've had orphan deer and other critters adopt us, but never a coyote.

Not sure let go after month or so I think, kept him at my friends house recovering.

 

[dubleuhb]

OK, debate happening right now where I'm at, the question how many rounds in a semi auto centerfire for predators, I say 5 as I see no exceptions in the predator hunting regs so going back to general regs, it says 5. These other drunks say 10, so.....
@Bushmaster or anyone else.

 

[dubleuhb]

Nobody, nothing? I need more bourbon then.[emoji46][emoji35]

 

[FrankenCub]

OK, debate happening right now where I'm at, the question how many rounds in a semi auto centerfire for predators, I say 5 as I see no exceptions in the predator hunting regs so going back to general regs, it says 5. These other drunks say 10, so.....
@Bushmaster or anyone else.

5rds. I'm pretty sure 5rds in a 10rd mag is also no good, think it has to have a block. I have a few MagPul -5 blocks to put in the Gen3 10rd mags.

 

[freddy]

OK, debate happening right now where I'm at, the question how many rounds in a semi auto centerfire for predators, I say 5 as I see no exceptions in the predator hunting regs so going back to general regs, it says 5. These other drunks say 10, so.....
@Bushmaster or anyone else.

30rd mag and suppressor.