How are the coyote hunts....

[growalot]

going? Compared to last year are the kills way down or on track to be a good year? I haven't seen my much on the boards about hunts...

[Mr VJP]

Things are slow.  Way too cold and snow is deep.

 

November was good.

 

[ATbuckhunter]

Nice yote VJP!

[bowslinger]

slow here as well snow is too deep and cold they chase them with dogs here alot

[Lawdwaz]

Things are slow.  Way too cold and snow is deep.

 

November was good.

 

coyote.jpg

 

Shot that while deer hunting?

[Mr VJP]

During coyote season in November.  

[Single_shot]

On my property and surrounding properties in 6K(West Amboy) last year, the guys took 22 down. I didn't get a count yet from them, but I would guess it is way down due to the snow depth.

[Lawdwaz]

During coyote season in November.  

 

While deer hunting or were you specifically hunting coyotes?

[Mr VJP]

Coyotes

 

[Lawdwaz]

Coyotes

 

Impressive.

 

Stalking, calling or running with dogs?

 

All the coyotes I've killed were incidental to deer hunting.  One small one this past fall that I posted before........

 

[Lawdwaz]

Here is a short video off the trail cam card I pulled Saturday.  Good looking blonde coyote.............

 

 

Blonde.AVI

[GreeneHunter]

The coyote season is open till when ?

[growalot]

March 31

[wmig2]

I'm an avid coyote hunter this snow has put a damper on calling. I'm thinking about calling by snowmobile trails early am prior to riders.

[GreeneHunter]

The problem I have where my property is located is that the town also has a half acre along the road which is their dumping spot for road kill .... no shortage of coyote's in the area ! At last count when I checked the property one month ago was 4 dead deer - three Does and one Buck at their drop off / dumping location !

[stoneam2006]

I'm an avid coyote hunter this snow has put a damper on calling. I'm thinking about calling by snowmobile trails early am prior to riders.

I have been thinking same as it's few hundred yards behind my house....does it work good? Do they tend to come in right down the tracks?

[stoneam2006]

And the snow here is pretty hard noticed the fox are on top of it...think coyotes are to?

[HOUNDS77]

The running is not much fun. The coyotes do not want to run in this stuff and it makes for a quick kill.

[HOUNDS77]

On my property and surrounding properties in 6K(West Amboy) last year, the guys took 22 down. I didn't get a count yet from them, but I would guess it is way down due to the snow depth.

 

If it was with the dogs, I may have helped,.

[dbHunterNY]

i'm sure the cold and stuff makes some efforts harder.  I know of a few groups that run dogs for them in Rensselaer county.  With the snow the dogs seem to bay them up quicker i'm told.  coyotes probably standing ground versus out running them through the snow?  each of the groups seem to be doing as well or better than previous seasons.  I think they're each around 30 a piece right now.  just this past weekend one group got 5 or 6.

[wmig2]

I have been thinking same as it's few hundred yards behind my house....does it work good? Do they tend to come in right down the tracks?

 

Coyotes rely on their nose as there most important sense. They're unpredictable and the eastern coyote tends to be very skittish and wary too. A lot of game use snowmobile trails as there travel corridors when the snow is deep. I have a Foxpro FX5 so I would set up with the caller upwind of where I'm gonna actually sit about 50-100 yds. depending on how thick the cover is.

 

[stoneam2006]

Coyotes rely on their nose as there most important sense. They're unpredictable and the eastern coyote tends to be very skittish and wary too. A lot of game use snowmobile trails as there travel corridors when the snow is deep. I have a Foxpro FX5 so I would set up with the caller upwind of where I'm gonna actually sit about 50-100 yds. depending on how thick the cover is.

Do you actually prefer the sound of a fox pro over mouth calls? I've never used one but know with the price tag on them they better sound fantastic....i realize the bennifit of placing the call away from you to help keep eyes off your position

[wmig2]

Do you actually prefer the sound of a fox pro over mouth calls? I've never used one but know with the price tag on them they better sound fantastic....i realize the bennifit of placing the call away from you to help keep eyes off your position

 

Yes I do to a point. I like to start with mouth calls on some sets thou just to shake it up. I let the Foxpro take over as the predator has pinpoint accuracy in knowing the location of the sound.