Need some help here. I never Coyote hunted but a friend of mine who has a coyote problem gave me permission to thin out what I could. My shots would be under100 yds for the most part it looks like. Can any coyote hunters out there give a novice some advice on the best way to go about hunting them. I thought of using a tree stand but didnt know if that was the best way or not. I do have an electronic caller with different distress sounds. Id like to use one of my .44's I use for deer hunting or a .357 ( I like handgun hunting) But I do have a .223 rifle a .223 Thompson contender pistol, a 22 hornet Bbl as well and a .22 mag rifle. So weapon wise i think im in good shape. Thanx in advance.

Have fun hunting those Coyotes but they will keep coming back. Not the ones you shoot but others. Tell you friend to get a couple of Great Pryineese dogs they will keep them run off. I have had them and I know they work. By the way they won't bother the deer or at least mine didn't. Don

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Bullets are way cheaper than feeding a Pyrenees Mountain dog... But you're right. They're great with livestock.

Mule,

I don't have much to offer, but if it helps, great.

The coyotes around here at least aren't big at all; at 100yd. they would be a challenge with open pistol sights(for average marksmen). Does one of your Classic DX's have a scope? If not I would favor the .223 rifle. Also they tend to be nocturnal in their movements, so you'll probably need the call and possibly a partner or two to drive them out of their daytime haunts.

Best wishes,
Andy

I spoke with a local hunter a year or so ago, who had been taking care of some coyotes that were near people's houses. He said they had set up a motion sensor light to come on near bait, and found that if he used a traditional light bulb they got scared off, but it he used a red light bulb they would stay there. The light would give them enough to make shots at night.

An elevated blind will work great with the game caller. We have a blind at the edge of a large open field. We dump all of our freshly killed hogs in the middle of the field, and that evening, and next morning, we have yotes everywhere. I prefer the .223, but even 22 rim fire will do them in. Have fun!

Around here one within a 100 yards is rare - they seem to have a 6th sense and know when they are being hunted. I use my .223 usually and normally they are out there 250 to 300 yards. I don't have a call though and that may be what is needed.

Good hunting.

Pete

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Just a word of caution: if you call for coyotes, other predators may stalk you, thinking that you're a wounded rabbit. Watch your back!

You may get multiple coyotes, or a bear or cougar, although I doubt that applies in Ohio, where the OP lives. But a lot of other people read posts here.

The hunting writer, now retired, John Wootters, used to call coyotes and bobcats very close and often used a .357 Blackhawk. But he told me that even a .38 or 9mm will usually work. I'm sure that he meant with Plus P loads and suitable bullets.

But Mr. Wootters was a master caller and got better results than most probably can. He also wore camo and knows volumes about anmals and the terrain where he hunted.
If you can find his hunting and photography books, read them. If you can call a coyote in close enough for good photos, you can probably shoot it with a handgun, if you're good with one. You may get big coydogs as well as true coyotes.

I would forget the Contender or any other single-shot weapon. And I'd never put a 'scope on a handgun that might have to be used at close quarters. If you want a 'scope, use the .223 rifle. I'd personally use a .243, if I had one and if the land allows longer shots.

Thanx guys, i appreciate the info. Stay tuned, we'll see how it goes.

If they have become a dangerous problem for pets and small children in your area, a 24-hour/day solution is a large treble hook suspended by piano wire from a stout limb high enough off the ground that a fox can't jump to it, baited with a chicken thigh or breast. The 'yote can jump much higher than a fox, and the hook will keep him occupied until you return. It's not as sporting as shooting them, but it will solve your problem.

Coyote - Believe it (or not) tastes a lot like dog....

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.223 rifle is a good choice, but I've probably killed as many coyotes with a 12 ga. loaded with two ounces of BB size shot as with rifles --- its lethal at close range, and doesn't ruin pelts. The shotgun is ideal for callers working in thick, brushy cover. If you're working a fixed location, as it appears, it may be worthwhile to establish some sort of bait station if that's legal (it's not, here...) Expect coyotes to learn quickly though, if they're shot at, but not killed. (Don't expect much of anything from those which have been shot at, and killed) They're not for nothing known as "wily".

The .22mag will work fine out to about 100 yards if you place your shot well. I shot one with my dad's 45-70 trapdoor that was chasing my grandmother's yearling horses. Might have been a little too much gun, but definitely got the job done

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ive called 2 of them in this year,,shot them both with a 220 swift,,,havnt been able to get them anywhere near enough to shoot with a pistol. both over 100 yrds,,both at dusk or just before. i hear them every night behind our house, i have been told they are really becoming a nusiance,,i dunno.....

Texas Star is right about watching your back. Quite a few years ago we were shooting crows and were in a patch of cottonwoods with a lot of sand plum thickets. I was doing the calling and no crows had come in for awhile so I decided get up and straighten my knees. There was a lot of leaves on the ground and when I moved something tore up the leaves right behind me. Way too close for comfort. It was gone before I got turned around. In that area it could have been a fox, coyote or bobcat.

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Don't shoot the ones wearing collars.

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Never hunted them, but I did wake up to coyote ugly a few times, it leaves you traumatized.

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I've taken lots of coyotes at 100 yards and under with a .22 rifle using CCI Stingers.

Here in the Arkansas Ozarks I don't get 200+ yard looks at them, 150 yards would be a long shot. For those I've successfully used a M1 .30 carbine.

Also, amen on being careful about calling up other critters. At night I've had several owls come in close enough for me to feel the wind from their wings as they're backing off. I'm thinking owl talons pulling a plug out my noggin would be a bad thing. Plus ferel cats, coons, and sometimes dogs will come to the call.

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I do a lot of coyote hunting myself in PA, and sometimes Maine. When hunting at night, I have found a red lens cover will illuminate a yote a little longer before he spooks (I am thinking about trying a night vision scope this year).

I use an electric caller that allows you to place the speaker a distance from you, and remote control operate it. Works well, as it draws the yotes attention from you. The biggest difference in my success has been with using a "Mojo Critter", which is a battery powered, fur covered thing with a twitching tail. Yotes home in on it, and allows for the opportunity for handgun range shots. A lot of guys use a cover scent, like skunk, as yotes often circle before coming in.

Larry

they are fun to hunt, but wise up pretty fast i would try traps if you want to put a dent in them.

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I just this moment watched a news item on a coyote that cornered a young boy on his lawn when his mom left him briefly to take a baby indoors. The houses shown were in a city. I didn't get the name of the town, but several Dallas-area cities have a coyote problem.

The kid's father saw and killed the coyote with a shotgun, type not stated.

The TV reporter tried to make the coyote seem innocuous by saying that it might be after some cereal that the baby had spilled. The boy's father said that he had no regrets in protecting his son.

Keep in mind that a Canadian singer was killed by several coyotes about a year ago.

The past few weeks at my house it seems that the coyotes are getting closer and closer. They start howling in the middle of the night and sounds like they are in the house with you. I think they are at the chicken coop smelling the chicks. I would like to set a leg trap but think I might catch the neighbors dog or cat. I'd just like to gut shoot them and let them run into the woods if they get any of my chickens. Of course that wouldn't be very sporting. Does any one have any home made live traps that wouldn't maim the friendly dog or cat up the street? I'd like to make a live trap so if I did get a yote I could just pop a cap in him and bury him, but if I got one of the neighbors animals I could let it go with a warning. I have the bait, One of my older chickens was caught pecking the the new layers eggs. So I have no reservations of useing her in a bait cage. Doeboy