Hunting Coyotes???

[Kjrackmaster]

Hey guys i think over my Christmas break i want to do somthing about my surplus populaton of coyotes. I have one of those electronic callers that have the casset tapes and big speaker with various tapes. I have a .223 rifle that is dialed in and the perfect blind setup. I've never really done this before and i was wondering if u could tell me how to hunt these varmints. Is it true that if u put a red lense on ur spotlight that they can't see that? And how often do u shine? How loud do u turn up the caller? What time do u go out? Or how often to u change places during a night or at all? So as u can see i really have no idea what i'm doing and am hoping u can help me out.
Thanks a lot!!!
Kjrackmaster

[newpup08]

I'M WITH YA!!!!
I NEED THE SAME INFO. I LIVE IN NORTH EASTERN OHIO AND HAVE SEEN MORE IN THE LAST THREE YRS THAN PEOPLE I TALK TO HAVE IN TEN. MAYBE I'M JUST IN THE WOODS MORE THAN THEY ARE. IT SEEMS LIKE I SEE THEM WHEN I AM DEER HUNTING AND THEN WHEN I TRY TO CALL THEM IN; I NEVER SEE THEM

[Jeremy]

I go early in the AM - as night hunting is illegal where I am. I would think that night hunting would be a disadvantage though as your view will be limited by the light.

Setup in a good spot - call for about 1 minute or so at half volume first so as to not scare away any coyotes that may be nearby.

After that, call in 1 minute on - 5 minute off intervals for about 20 minutes or so.

Make sure that you have your gun up and ready when the call starts to play - not only because they may be very close and might come running right in, but also because you won't be able to move once they come in. They will likely be staring right at the call on their way in - so you won't be able to move around without spooking them away.

Any other questions - fire away. I am a fan of coyote hunting and I'll help where I can

[newpup08]

OK JEREMY
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PRIMOS HOT DOG CALL?
IS IT A GOOD LOCATOR CALL?
WHAT IS A LOCATOR CALL?
I'M JUST STARTING AND DON'T REALY HAVE A CLUE!!!!

[Jeremy]

I haven't used that particular call - but I have used other Primos calls and all of them have been very good.

A locator call is does just what the name suggests - it locates coyotes. Pick a spot - try the call and see where the coyotes answer from. It gives you an idea of where the coyotes are and where you should be hunting. The coyotes will respond to the call - but they probably won't come running to it.

All you really need is a rabbit distress call (there are hundreds of them out there). That will get you going. You can expand from there

[thelefthand]

I've been trying to get into this for years now, but I've never been able to dedicate much time to it. I have found that the hand calls seem to work the best. I should say that I've also heard from a lot of guys that their results aren't as good using the rabit calls in areas where there's much hunting pressure. I have heard a number of guys recomend the howler type calls. A number of them have said that they get better results from the coyote howlers than they do the distress calls. I have to think that a combination of both is probably best. I've also been told that with the howlers, they coyotes will come straight in too you, but when ever you throw in a distress call of some kind they will almost always circle down wind.

Season is pretty much over here in IN, but with written permission from a land owner you can hunt year round. I just picked up the Primos Hot Dog and Ki-Yi calls along with one of their coyote hunting videos. I've watched most of the video, and now it's got me wanting to get out and do some calling.

[Rifleman]

I spoke with my good friend John about this just yesterday, John is the best deer and coyote hunter I personally know bar none. He hunts deer with a recurve only in at least 2 or 3 states every year and always gets one or two over 150 B and C every year. He also hunts coyotes with a rifle in Indiana and Illinois and shoots between 30 and 50 every year. He told me that as a general rule that distress calls generally work better earlier in the season then howlers and howlers work better later in the season when coyotes start the mating season in late Feb and early March.

[redm1a]

Hunting at night is much harder to do,I get busted all the time in the dark so early morning would be eazyer to start.