Coyotes

[OverMax]

From what I've encountered hunting yotes. I don't think you'll have much luck hunting them with a B/P firearm. Call or no call. Coyote are a little curious and sometimes bold but very suspicious of everything they consider unusual. The best way I found is to glass open fields for em before attempting to hunt. {where they are they are regular in seeing.} Where they aren't you'll soon get bored with waiting for one to come into your vision.
Although I do wish you the best of luck in your endeavor.

[pietro]

Being you guys are talking coyotes, do you call them in & how close can you get them to you?

I wound love trying my hand at that.

A few years ago, when calling in a medium-to-thick brushy area, I had one sneak up in back of me - to about 7 yards away, before I heard it & turned my head around.

It scared the bejesus out of me - I'll NEVER call w/o someone at my back again !

.

[w5pv]

My yotes have changed locations or just come through at night,I have not seen or heard them for some time time now since I had a neighbor to build in between the location and my place.I also haven't heard any singing.they use to yelp quiet a bit in the morning before daylight.

[texasnative46]

John Taylor,

I'd bet that incident got his attention! = FUNNY.

yours, tex

[modified5]

A week and a half ago I had a big male in my driveway that just looked at me as I drove by.
He actually got closer to the house knowing that's where we went.
He got up next to our barn about 60 yards from the house when I dumped him with my .223.
Wish I had thought about one of my muzzle loaders! That would have been sweet!

[Good Cheer]

Hearing them gives me the willies, not that I'm afraid of them but I fear for May Bell.

[rodwha]

Hearing them gives me the willies, not that I'm afraid of them but I fear for May Bell.

We had been backpacking at a state park (Enchanted Rock) and listened to them several times through the night (certainly wakes you up). I don't mind so much, though that extremely thin wall sure does give a bit of comfort. Maybe not so much were I Out an about.

However I've watched a video of a guy having an issue with a lone coyote. Not big, not starving, and not having issues being rabid.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NqVE9qfg7yI

[Good Cheer]

Many years ago we'd go hunting up at the family place in northwest Texas.
At night the only things to hear was a thumper well a long ways off. Or an armadillo grunt while rootin' around (volunteering to be roasted with onions and new potatoes). And sometimes coyotes singing down in the flats.
Maybe the romance has left my soul but now those coyotes, they're just really big ticks.

[Boaz]

Bout a month ago I heard them barking within 50 yards of the house ..close . Next morning was still dark , I walked out of the house to go to work . I take my three dogs to the shop every day , 2 of em loaded in the truck but the rat terrier was at the corner of the house and didn't want to come . I could see her , the moon was pretty bright , she was sniffing like crazy . I finally hollered loud enough that she ran and got in the truck .

By the dome light I saw she had something in her mouth . It was the hind end of a cottontail gnawed clean . Dang coyotes ate it right by the house . I got 2 small dogs that would be easy pickins for a coyote , makes me a little nervous for them .

[Fly]

Yep around here if we have a lot of rabbits the coyotes are not far behind.

Fly

[crowbuster]

Have shot em with m.l. while deer hunting but I would not call em with a m.l. no follow up shot for the second or third dog that could come to the call. Rather have em dead than educated

[rodwha]

Have shot em with m.l. while deer hunting but I would not call em with a m.l. no follow up shot for the second or third dog that could come to the call. Rather have em dead than educated

Good point.

[Hogtamer]

One trotted by me about 30 yds whilst deer hunting with buckshot Saturday and trotted no further.
Better kill than a deer.

[RGrosz]

From what I've encountered hunting yotes. I don't think you'll have much luck hunting them with a B/P firearm. Call or no call. Coyote are a little curious and sometimes bold but very suspicious of everything they consider unusual. The best way I found is to glass open fields for em before attempting to hunt. {where they are they are regular in seeing.} Where they aren't you'll soon get bored with waiting for one to come into your vision.
Although I do wish you the best of luck in your endeavor.

I always said that a 'yote is afraid of. Things it can see and things it can't.
Rob

[Geezer in NH]

My son and I have killed more here in NH with shotguns than rifles. We shoot them called. When trapped we kill them with a 22 short to the head.