Official 2015/16 Predator Thread

[todbartell]

for most of us, deer season is closed or about to close, and some of us beat the winter blues by heading out and hunting predators.

If you shoot a coyote this winter and want to share a picture or story, feel free to add to this thread. Any info on guns, bullets, scopes, calls, setups for calling, baiting, etc, can be asked here and maybe we can help out in any ways.

Coyotes, WOLVES, lynx, bobcats, cougars...trappers post up too!

[scotty30-06]

Anyone in lower mainland that have a coyote problem let me know

[moosinaround]

Hey I bought the fox pro wildfire 2 last year. Is there a waggle tail that will work with it? Do you guys carry it? You carry the carry bag for the callers? Moosin

[86k20]

I have a problem. I am not seeing anywhere near enough of em when I am calling.

[moosinaround]

I have a problem. I am not seeing anywhere near enough of em when I am calling.
if you call them, they will come, patience Daniel Son, patience, wax on, wax off Daniel son.....

[86k20]

LOL I hunt coyotes 2-3 days a week. I have pretty much got it figured out now to the point where I get paid to shoot em.

[sausage lover]

I Have 20L pails full of meat scraps and water frozen ready to go! This is my first season looking for wolves u guys got any tips for setting up meatsicles? I know of a few areas around kamloops with them just not sure what the best tactic for getting them out of the thick stuff. My Idea was to dump meatsicle in open area near tree line and set up a couple hundred yards away and wait,maybe throw some calls?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I don't see and pred pics yet. I know some have hit the dirt this fall. Come on now. Don't be shy

[Daybreak]

I Have 20L pails full of meat scraps and water frozen ready to go! This is my first season looking for wolves u guys got any tips for setting up meatsicles? I know of a few areas around kamloops with them just not sure what the best tactic for getting them out of the thick stuff. My Idea was to dump meatsicle in open area near tree line and set up a couple hundred yards away and wait,maybe throw some calls?

This interests me too. I have saved all the scraps from three deer and plan to put it to good use. I believe SSS mentioned freezing a small length of chain into the bait and using that to secure it to something solid. I need to get on this as I am running a second freezer which for the most part is bait. Figured I'd wait till the bow season was over to give the archers some peace and quiet.

[VPELT]

This is my brand new Varmint set up. Tikka T3 Hunter in 204 Ruger. Topped with Nikon Prostaff 5 3.5-14x40. Heading to William's Lake this weekend to hopefully nail coyotes, wolves, and if I am really lucky, a cougar. Will definitely post all the pics of what we are able to get. Stay tuned. Next week I hope to be back with pictures.
http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r631/VPELT/20151125_1231161_zpsgnknjvgb.jpg (http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/VPELT/media/20151125_1231161_zpsgnknjvgb.jpg.html)

[btridge]

Oct 2015, This Male Wolf could no long walk due to a 338 win mag, He needed a nice ride home.http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz152/btridge/2015%20canon%20pics%20104.jpg (http://s823.photobucket.com/user/btridge/media/2015%20canon%20pics%20104.jpg.html)

[.308SLAYER]

http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r490/curtisfleming/Mobile%20Uploads/20151126_073822_zps7purtuwl.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/curtisfleming/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151126_073822_zps7purtuwl.jpg.html)

This is a male yote i got last week hand calls all by myself, took about 10 minutes to call him distress sounds, howls and yips. Almost had a chance at one yesterday wasnt fast enough and for the first time ever i squeezed and my safety was on shoulda had another down.

[HarryToolips]

Great work guys!

[Rich_D]

Went out for one last ditch effort for a WT buck today after work. I had walked a few hundred meters into the trees from where I had parked my truck. Figured I would take a rest against a tree for a few minutes. I was sitting there about 2 minutes when a Squirrel about 30yds away starting chirping like crazy. I figured he had spotted me and was pissed off that I was there. I turned around to see where he was and out of my lower peripheral I saw something moving.

It it took me a few seconds to comprehend what was going on but it was a Bobcat.....and it was stalking me. It disappeared behind a couple of tree trunks for a few seconds so I took the opportunity to get my gun up. I waited until it popped its head into view and put one in its throat. Tore up the rib cage and had a small exit behind the left shoulder.

She ended up being about 20yds from me when I put her down.


http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj311/CyaN1de_01/Hunting/A346345D-288A-4EF5-8EF7-D91D9B0D3D30_7.jpg

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[todbartell]

beautiful cat!

[hntcrazy]

nice kitty .
Great pics keep em coming guys ,the deer love your for your services...........

[.308SLAYER]

http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r490/curtisfleming/Mobile%20Uploads/20151211_082039_zpso5mka67r.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/curtisfleming/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151211_082039_zpso5mka67r.jpg.html)
Got this male coyote this morning, got out early calling in a creek bottom that i got my first coyote/ double coyote kill in dec of 2014. Found a good spot started calling with distress calls within 10 minutes i coyote pops out into easy shooting range but i had no line of sight and would be shooting through alot of sticks. I waited patiently this coyote knew something was up and cruised back up the hill staying persistant i kept calling the same call with little coyote yips added in there every now and then. Nothing was happening so i figured what the hell did some challenge howls for a minute or two waited 5 minutes did a long female howl waited 2 minutes did a long male answer howl......then a few yips and squeeks, then outta nowhere i hear crunching snow to my left by the time i seen him he was 40 yards and wasnt stopping a quick lip squeek he flinches looking up my way and down he goes number 13 of the year i need to get a mount for my camera i always use it for dirtbiking but wouldnt mind getting some of these hunts on camera

[Rich_D]

Nice job .308Slayer

Keep puttin' em' down.

[Xenomorph]

Got this male coyote this morning, got out early calling in a creek bottom that i got my first coyote/ double coyote kill in dec of 2014. Found a good spot started calling with distress calls within 10 minutes i coyote pops out into easy shooting range but i had no line of sight and would be shooting through alot of sticks. I waited patiently this coyote knew something was up and cruised back up the hill staying persistant i kept calling the same call with little coyote yips added in there every now and then. Nothing was happening so i figured what the hell did some challenge howls for a minute or two waited 5 minutes did a long female howl waited 2 minutes did a long male answer howl......then a few yips and squeeks, then outta nowhere i hear crunching snow to my left by the time i seen him he was 40 yards and wasnt stopping a quick lip squeek he flinches looking up my way and down he goes number 13 of the year i need to get a mount for my camera i always use it for dirtbiking but wouldnt mind getting some of these hunts on camera

Way to go.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Beautiful cat, Rich!!

[Daybreak]

http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r490/curtisfleming/Mobile%20Uploads/20151211_082039_zpso5mka67r.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/curtisfleming/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151211_082039_zpso5mka67r.jpg.html)
Got this male coyote this morning, got out early calling in a creek bottom that i got my first coyote/ double coyote kill in dec of 2014. Found a good spot started calling with distress calls within 10 minutes i coyote pops out into easy shooting range but i had no line of sight and would be shooting through alot of sticks. I waited patiently this coyote knew something was up and cruised back up the hill staying persistant i kept calling the same call with little coyote yips added in there every now and then. Nothing was happening so i figured what the hell did some challenge howls for a minute or two waited 5 minutes did a long female howl waited 2 minutes did a long male answer howl......then a few yips and squeeks, then outta nowhere i hear crunching snow to my left by the time i seen him he was 40 yards and wasnt stopping a quick lip squeek he flinches looking up my way and down he goes number 13 of the year i need to get a mount for my camera i always use it for dirtbiking but wouldnt mind getting some of these hunts on camera


A one man wrecking crew. What zone?

[Drillbit]

I've got 3 so far this winter. Didn't take any pics tho. I will from now on, didn't think anyone would've been interested.

Numbers seem a lot lower this year than normal to me. Last year at this time I had way more down.


Keep up the good work with the predator hunting!

[.308SLAYER]

Rich that is a beutiful cat congrats, and daybreak all of my coyote sets of all been done in region 8

[Piperdown]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ryojcsyx7nc7qd/yote.JPG?dl=0

Here is beauty for you :) i hope the picture works not good at this stuff!

[scotty30-06]

Whoa......bet that one didn't go far lol.....nice work

[two-feet]

http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r490/curtisfleming/Mobile%20Uploads/20151211_082039_zpso5mka67r.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/curtisfleming/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151211_082039_zpso5mka67r.jpg.html)
Got this male coyote this morning, got out early calling in a creek bottom that i got my first coyote/ double coyote kill in dec of 2014. Found a good spot started calling with distress calls within 10 minutes i coyote pops out into easy shooting range but i had no line of sight and would be shooting through alot of sticks. I waited patiently this coyote knew something was up and cruised back up the hill staying persistant i kept calling the same call with little coyote yips added in there every now and then. Nothing was happening so i figured what the hell did some challenge howls for a minute or two waited 5 minutes did a long female howl waited 2 minutes did a long male answer howl......then a few yips and squeeks, then outta nowhere i hear crunching snow to my left by the time i seen him he was 40 yards and wasnt stopping a quick lip squeek he flinches looking up my way and down he goes number 13 of the year i need to get a mount for my camera i always use it for dirtbiking but wouldnt mind getting some of these hunts on camera

what you doing with all the fur?

[.308SLAYER]

Skinning them out ive kept a couple of the nice ones, gave a few away, ive also had a few where i ripped the tails off of the fur which was pretty unfortunate after all the work. I got a buddy that just started trapping last winter he said he would start taking the fur after i skin it out definetly getting abit better wanting to get a 22 250 these .243 65 grain sometimes seem to make a little more mess then i would like.

[vortex hunter]

308slayer nice work

[kamloopshunter25]

you guys find it more successful in the morning afternoon or evening on your stands?

[cblock]

Yeah Im wondering that too.. whens the best time to be out?
Been thinking of trying some yote hunting here in the Okanagan

[todbartell]

I've had success in morning and evening. Even some at midday - just get out and hunt!

[cblock]

I've had success in morning and evening. Even some at midday - just get out and hunt!

haha yeah true that. aint no one shoot nothing sitting on the couch.. lol

[todbartell]

If I had to pick one, like all hunts for any species, I'd go for the morning.

[chilcotin hillbilly]

A few critters from this season.
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http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm194/skinnercreek/Cats%202015-16/Evans%20cats%202_zps6vdfroku.jpg (http://s296.photobucket.com/user/skinnercreek/media/Cats%202015-16/Evans%20cats%202_zps6vdfroku.jpg.html)

[Boner]

Very nice!

[REMINGTON JIM]

Right on ! Beauty CATS . :biggrin: RJ

[.308SLAYER]

What a beutiful lynx i havent even seen one yet in the time ive spent in the woods...thanks for sharing

[Rob Chipman]

Those lynx are nice but I can't get over how big and powerful those cougars look. How big do you think that one was in terms of weight?

[Weatherby Fan]

Wow that cougar looks huge, they look dangerous even dead, great pictures thanks for posting.

[boonerbucks]

Just picked up a new fox pro inferno, super excited to get out with the 22-250 and try it out. For those of you who have one which sounds seem to have proved to be the best, thanks.

[srupp]

Great cats as usual Doug...that cougar is just wicked. .thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Steven

[rocksteady]

Lynx are so purty... congrats... maybe someday I will get one...

[todbartell]

Just picked up a new fox pro inferno, super excited to get out with the 22-250 and try it out. For those of you who have one which sounds seem to have proved to be the best, thanks.

Lightning Jack is my go-to distress sound

[Rich_D]

Lightning Jack is my go-to distress sound
What todbartell said plus:
Snowshoe 2
Pup Distress (019)

[#1fishslayer]

Headed out in the morning......

[rocksteady]

Went out yesterday... Spotted 4 about a mile down river... They messed around and finally crossed to a side channel heading North, drove down to intercept them to another access point. Figured I had time so checked to see what time the Seahawks game was on today... They blew right by me, at about 300 yards on the river, while I was web surfing....

bailed out out of there , drove another couple miles North to another access.... After 20 minutes, all 4 come booting up River... At 500 yards they start heading into the brush... Gave them a couple hand calls... 2 came back out, then into about 350, but no matter what sound I tried, they sat on the river bank and would not come... After 15 mins they got bored and went into a thicket... Never showed again.

[todbartell]

350! shoot 'em :mrgreen:

[rocksteady]

350! shoot 'em :mrgreen:


Could have but but river is not froze enough to retrieve:(

[benevs]

Santa just got me the Duel predator pack for Christmas. Have any of you guys had success with these hand calls? Hoping to use them this week up in 100 mile area.

cheers

[Shikari300WSM]

I just got the alpha dog by primos. Want to try it out tomorrow. Anyone been coyote hunting around tunkwa lake or in Saavona? I am wondering if coyotes will hangout near the sage brush that is in the hills of Savona just off of the tunkwa lake road

[Shikari300WSM]

Or if the yote hunting in those 2 areas is any good

[chilcotin hillbilly]

My daughter connected today on her first yote. 160 yards off the sticks.
Big male.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm194/skinnercreek/bears%20and%20dogs%202015/Trapping%202015/DSCN0823_zpsg1qylcmc.jpg (http://s296.photobucket.com/user/skinnercreek/media/bears%20and%20dogs%202015/Trapping%202015/DSCN0823_zpsg1qylcmc.jpg.html)

[HarryToolips]

^^^^wow looks like a perfect placed shot too, way to go!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Congrats to your daughter, CHB!!!

[scotty30-06]

This will be my daughters first year coyote hunting.....she is excited for sure....dogs will be excited to get her out of the house with the coyote call

[.308SLAYER]

Lol my daughters love the coyote call, the wife hates it there still too young to get out im excited when that day comes. Congragulations to your daughter looks like a nice dog

[rocksteady]

Finally got my first yote of the season... Been seeing some but no shots.

Caught a pup eating on a carcass on the Frozen river this afternoon. 80 yards, .243 with 75 grain V-Max... Dropped in its tracks. Will try to post pics later...

[rocksteady]

Btw, love getting my dogs squirrelly with distress call in the house... Just gotta wait til both are in a deep sleep.... Cat puffs up like a blimp too...

[kamloopshunter25]

was out this morning saw 3 coyotes on the different frozen lakes alongside the highway, Didn't see anything for sign up top where I was hunting, seemed like the snow was too deep maybe?

[todbartell]

Headed out this afternoon for the first attempt of the winter. Hiked 2km and set up along the edge of a field, placed my Foxpro about 25 yards to my left. Started the set with rabbit distress on 1/4 volume. I played it for about 45 seconds then mute. 3 mins into the stand a coyote appears to my left, just 35 yards away. I managed to slowly get the rifle over and punched it frontal with the Tikka 223. It dropped. Foxbang switched my call to coyote in distress max volume. I let it play for about 20 seconds then mute. Went back to rabbit distress, playing it again for 45 seconds or so on 1/4 volume then hit mute. After a few mins I went back to rabbit distess 1/2 volume, then pause...1/4 volume, then mute. 10 mins into the stand now I decide to wind it down with some low volume squirrel distress. 3 mins later a coyote pops out just 25 yards from me, spots me and is back in the bush. I get the gun pointed that way, gave a few lip squeeks and it comes back out just a few feet from the dead coyote. Broadside I sent the 63gr Nosler on its way. Not a bad way to start the year! Female and a male

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[wicket]

very nice job sir. congrats

[chilcotin hillbilly]

Awesome Todd. I love that picture with your rifle on the yotes.

[Salty]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[4x4]

What happened to the Bobcat pictures on post #34?

[todbartell]

made it out this afternoon. 3 stands, no action but got to see some nice country

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[Salty]

Ya know this might sound crazy to some but that's probably what I miss most about the central interior, cold still sunny days branches all puffed up with hoar frost. Nice pics bartell.

[HarryToolips]

Wicked pics there Bartell, beautiful this time of year ain't it..

[fuzzybiscuit]

Congrats Bartell!

Great way to spend a winter's day.

[chilcotin hillbilly]

A lynx and yote from today
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm194/skinnercreek/Cats%202015-16/DSCN0870_zps0prazzmz.jpg (http://s296.photobucket.com/user/skinnercreek/media/Cats%202015-16/DSCN0870_zps0prazzmz.jpg.html)

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm194/skinnercreek/Cats%202015-16/DSCN0839_zps95jzcer0.jpg (http://s296.photobucket.com/user/skinnercreek/media/Cats%202015-16/DSCN0839_zps95jzcer0.jpg.html)

[albravo2]

Very nice CH, very nice.

That looks to me like a big coyote. Wolf I shot this year wasn't much bigger.

[srupp]

Hmm congrads Doug..looks like a great cat..as usual..

Cheers
Ebonies Dad

[boonerbucks]

what do you guys do with your dead coyotes? Do you keep them or try to sell the coyote or take the hide off and tan them yourself?

[Drillbit]

what do you guys do with your dead coyotes? Do you keep them or try to sell the coyote or take the hide off and tan them yourself?

I give mine to one of the local trappers. He always says they aren't worth the trouble, but he's always happy to see me.

[Rich_D]

what do you guys do with your dead coyotes? Do you keep them or try to sell the coyote or take the hide off and tan them yourself?

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj311/CyaN1de_01/B6929A95-74F0-4B1F-BDCA-710E45B5D3A2.jpg

[scotty30-06]

Can you sell hides without a trappers license?

[Dannybuoy]

Can you sell hides without a trappers license?

Coyote hides yes ... If you sell to the fur auction , they take a small royalty for the crown .

[Dannybuoy]

I should add before I get blasted .. not just coyotes ... any that you can legally hunt with a rifle ... ie cougar , bear

[375shooter]

Has anyone had any success for coyotes in clear cuts on crown land?

[86k20]

Got it done this morning on a 30 acre cattle farm in the Fraser Valley. Foxpro Inferno and Ruger American Ranch 5.56 are a deadly combo. Young male. Very healthy.

[Backwoods]

Has anyone had any success for coyotes in clear cuts on crown land?
I hunt 7b and seen a few yotes on crown in cut blocks but not often, mostly on the roads, but 90% I see them searching for rodents in the farmers fields.

[todbartell]

Has anyone had any success for coyotes in clear cuts on crown land?

I've taken a few out in the logging country. Biggest problem, like wolf hunting, is being within earshot of one. They have a much lower population density and likely a larger home range. I find if you do find some, they're more apt to come to the call

[todbartell]

Headed out this morning for a few stands. On the 3rd we had some action, called in a triple and my partner hammered one, his first ever coyote. 20 mins later another came out and I took a crack at it with the 17 Hornet but only found a few tuffs of hair at the impact scene

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[scotty30-06]

Where do I take the furs if I want to sell them....is there a place in lower mainland?...wanna keep some for myself but same time wouldn't mind selling some

[Dannybuoy]

Where do I take the furs if I want to sell them....is there a place in lower mainland?...wanna keep some for myself but same time wouldn't mind selling some
Ask Pete (on this site) or any trapper ... I used to send them to Vancouver Fur auction .... this was some years ago and I don't have the address . There was another fur auction place in Alta if I recall . You will have to scrape , stretch and dry first of course .... with the postage rates I don't know if theres much profit now .

[scotty30-06]

Alot of work for little reward....might as well just keep them

[Dannybuoy]

Alot of work for little reward....might as well just keep them
Last I heard it was about $100 to get one tanned ... or you could try it yourself ? . > practice on so-so ones and save the ones with nice guard hair .... the buyers like the ones with thick white belly fur as well .
I left out to sew up the holes and clean/brush the fur if you send them in

[scotty30-06]

What's the going rate on their hides...coyote bobcat?

[Dannybuoy]

There are some trappers on this site that could answer that , there have been threads on that subject last year ....... I know it can vary a lot depending on quality .....

[scotty30-06]

Oh gotcha....i will look up some of those threads....thanks

[Drillbit]

Headed out this morning for a few stands. On the 3rd we had some action, called in a triple and my partner hammered one, his first ever coyote. 20 mins later another came out and I took a crack at it with the 17 Hornet but only found a few tuffs of hair at the impact scene



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Nice color on that one!!

[604redneck]

Headed out this morning for a few stands. On the 3rd we had some action, called in a triple and my partner hammered one, his first ever coyote. 20 mins later another came out and I took a crack at it with the 17 Hornet but only found a few tuffs of hair at the impact scene

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What do you think he's looking for? You know what I bet he dropped his keys.

[kamloopshunter25]

Anyone havin any luck around kamloops? Seems to be pretty slow for myself with all this deep snow

[Trigger Happy]

I drop a dried up tree root in the middle of the lake with some scraps and they see it miles away and sit patiently along the shore line, they will come, usually in 3's

[sausage lover]

Bin hunting over meatsicles at my Kamloops spot and got one so far. I got a nasty flew bug and couldn't check bait site so the yotes moved on and now I'm starting all over.Takes them 3 or 4 days to find bait then I try and hunt it as much as possible.Very addictive lol!

[Drillbit]

Anyone havin any luck around kamloops? Seems to be pretty slow for myself with all this deep snow

Ya that's what I'm finding too.

Got a few Late Nov/early Dec but since the snow got pretty deep with no base, I'm not seeing them.

Once there's a crust on top it should get good again tho

[kamloopshunter25]

Ya that's what I'm finding too.

Got a few Late Nov/early Dec but since the snow got pretty deep with no base, I'm not seeing them.

Once there's a crust on top it should get good again tho

Thats what i'm hoping! But this weather needs to figure it out

[264mag]

Went out near Cache Creek on Friday. Worked the Foxpro on 4 different stands and got nothing. I don't think it's cold enough to get them coming in hot. I have used a rabbit distress manual call for years and just started playing with the Fox pro. Started with rabbit call on the first stand ,next stand tried pup in distress, next stand fawn in distress. Fourth stand honked truck horn and screamed like a Sasquatch and called in 2 Ravens. Any tips from fellow Foxpro users would be appreciated. I was raised in Sask hunting coyotes and know how to set up a stand just not much experience with electronic calls.

[Drillbit]

Just talked to my cousin in AB and they're having a hard time finding too right now.

Once there's a crust and they're breeding it always better. Never been this slow for me though.

[todbartell]

Went out near Cache Creek on Friday. Worked the Foxpro on 4 different stands and got nothing. I don't think it's cold enough to get them coming in hot. I have used a rabbit distress manual call for years and just started playing with the Fox pro. Started with rabbit call on the first stand ,next stand tried pup in distress, next stand fawn in distress. Fourth stand honked truck horn and screamed like a Sasquatch and called in 2 Ravens. Any tips from fellow Foxpro users would be appreciated. I was raised in Sask hunting coyotes and know how to set up a stand just not much experience with electronic calls.

Not sure if you're calling with the Foxpro on steady, but I find best results come from sparingly using distress with silence in between (for yotes). call for 20-40 seconds, mute for 2-5 mins. repeat... volume low, increasing as you go. i rarely call above 50% volume with distress unless its windy or wide open country. throw in some pup distress towards end of set. and wait patiently 10-15 mins after your last calls. good luck!

soon i\ll focus mainly on coyote vocals

[264mag]

I did have it loud, when I use voice calls I change the volume. Thanks for the tips!

[boxhitch]

Best time is now to trim the numbers before breeding season kicks in.
Anyone try the Horny Biatch call yet ? Is there such a thing ?

[boonerbucks]

When do they start breeding, and when they do what sounds do you find work the best?

[todbartell]

should be anytime between now and March. I'd focus on lone howls, female whimpers, etc. This is where an E-caller has an edge

[Daybreak]

Do coyotes become more vulnerable during the mate? Easier to hunt?

[Drillbit]

Do coyotes become more vulnerable during the mate? Easier to hunt?

I find it easier. They travel around more and the snow has a crust they can run on easier.

[boxhitch]

They also like to travel snowmobile and snowshoe trails....hint hint

[.308SLAYER]

If you know any cattle farmers this is a good spot to hunt. The coyotes love hanging around when the cows are dropping calves. If possible they go after the calf possibly killing the mother in the process, or if theyre not that lucky they eat the fresh shit from calves nursing mothers enriched milk lots of nutrients. Or the birthing sac/placenta and what not. The area i hunt coyotes is very tough every morning, in different areas you can hear 10 plus coyotes they are very educated dogs more then one has seen a friend go down yet as good of a caller as i think i am lots of days its hard to pull out one theyll often howl at 200 yards and not come in i had one the other day pop up outta the draw stand there for say 10 seconds looking over my way the e caller was going and he just continued on his way out of sight. Even if theyre not vocal theyre there if theres good amount of tracks in a area theyre there. Very cunning animal i have loads of respect for the coyote them young ones are dumb but those older dogs that have seen a thing or two i find they are a challenge

[.308SLAYER]

Yes daybreak i believe they are easier to hunt during the mating season. Because its there mating season coyotes from last years litter will most of the times break of from mom and go to find a territory and mate for themselves. That being said there is deff some single yotes out there looking for a mate thats where the howls and yips come into play whimpers. Even females will come to a female howl ive seen it and have had success she is clearly pissed there was another female in her territory she more or less came in wanting to push me out. And them males wow can you get them going last febuary i had an un believable stand i howled just once i big male came running over the hill perched himself on a cut off stump howling and barking his face off. 150 200 yards boom i missed. He ran over the hill im thinking game over tbis day i was cheating, turned on the ki yi on the turbo dog that coyote and three others came running at my position full tilt. No barks were stopping these coyotes they circled my position all on a full run i ended up having to stand up and made a standing shot on a female at 75 yards coyotes running everywhere stopping confused the caller was still going i missed two otger shots on diff dogs(fevered) needless to say ive had some of my most exciting coyote hunts during feb and march

[sausage lover]

Was out from 3:00 until dark yesterday watching Bait and noticed it had been drug 20 yards from the place I put it! The meatsicle probably weighed 40 lbs,could a yote drag that chunk of ice? I have a cam on it but don't want to disturb the site until the baits gone. Possibly wolf?

[todbartell]

coyote should be able to drag 40# no problem. I had a meatsicle drug off once too

[sausage lover]

Tried to get my truck in yesterday to rebait and almost got stuck in this slop! Hiked instead and set up a pile of meaty cow bones around a meatsicle! Should I be calling while I'm hunting over bait?

[Husky7mm]

There will be many crows, ravens and magpies calling and that will pull in the predators for miles. I have never hunted bait so I dont know if you should call or just wait. After any shot a dying coyote sound can produce again and again and that I do know.

[Daybreak]

Just putting some meatcicles together now.

A thought came to mind... could bait piles backfire and provide a good source of food making the dogs that much stronger at this time of year and especially going into the mate? A well fed bitch would produce more pups. I know the intent is to put them out and eliminate the visitors but how many are actually taken and how many visit in the dark to fill their bellies? I'd hate to be helping them thrive.

[Husky7mm]

Just putting some meatcicles together now.

A thought came to mind... could bait piles backfire and provide a good source of food making the dogs that much stronger at this time of year and especially going into the mate? A well fed bitch would produce more pups. I know the intent is to put them out and eliminate the visitors but how many are actually taken and how many visit in the dark to fill their bellies? I'd hate to be helping them thrive.

If you get that prego female right now you are stopping up to a dozen from being born. Food for thought

[todbartell]

headed out this morning and made a few stands

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On our hike into the 3rd stand, 10am, we spot a coyote ahead @ 525 yards. We decide to let him carry on and hope to call him in once we get a bit closer. After 20 mins of rabbit distress, I switched to Coyote duet. That fired up some coyotes a few hundred yards to our SE. Threw in some pup distress and female in heat whimpers. 40 mins in, was playing a mixture of Coyote distress with a Primos raven/crow territorial fight, when my partner whispered that he seen one. I ramped the volume down and he began to lip squeek. I spot the coyote as it makes a few leaps towards the call/decoy. 80 yards broadside and the Fierce 300WSM claims another song dog. Partner spots another and reloads, fires but missed. A young female

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xft1/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/12479477_941135442607713_1992234363_n.jpg

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12553102_10153440730452992_3422920695564739457_n.j pg?oh=4b88818ed5637f0893f4facc9a91e292&oe=572A1C67

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https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xft1/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/12479545_1527206254275017_323647596_n.jpg

That makes 12 stands in January, called in 8, killed 4! Loving the new Foxpro Fusion

[jamesvtr]

my 8 year old want to go look for coyotes today so off we went went to a spot not far from home and tried 2 stands no luck not much for tracks. so i say lets call it and go home. on the way out see a new plowed rd hmm lets go see whats up here find a frozen pond sit down and have a go no coyotes just about to pack up and the bush lights up with wolves. i howled back and fourth for almost an hour but i couldnt get them to show them selves. kinda explains why there were no coyote tracks when that area is usually loaded with them. gonna go back and have ago tomorrow morn

[todbartell]

good luck James!

[kamloopshunter25]

Went out this afternoon for a few stands, one set had them howling but no sign, drove a ways spotted 2 about 700yds away, set up called, noting, then saw another one at about 400 yds but couldn't get him to come. Was wondering if maybe I was using the wrong sequence of calls? have a fox pro with a deoy. Both times started off with coyote locator, then lightning jack finished with pup distress. Every set we had 2 or even 3 different groups of yotes howling in different directions

[todbartell]

how long were you staying on set? A pair came in yesterday 40 mins after we started calling.

[kamloopshunter25]

30min, where you using more vocalizations or distresses?

[todbartell]

on that particular stand I did rabbit distress on and off for 20 minutes. Once I switched to howls I had them fired up, but it took 20 minutes for them to show up

[.308SLAYER]

Yes you must be patient especially when they're howling around you know they're there make sure to not over call try play for a minute or two then be quite for a bit. And yes like to Bartel I've also had them show up 45 to a hour I will always call a set for an hour. The other day was calling one popped up to look but wouldn't come in. I boogies over there the female seen me and ran the male came running out of the draw boom song dog down turned started ki yi ing 5 minutes later his women comes trotting right back into missed at a couple hundred yards still a good morning. All I used was pup serenade howls, female whimper, and female invitation, went to ki yi after dog down had the other one come right back

[.308SLAYER]

This one time I was calling a Creek bed pretty thick in there, had a coyote come in within 2 minutes I was waiting for him to step outta the thick but turned and went back to where he came from. It was over a half hour later pretty positive it was the same dog he circled around and came in down wind to the call (not me lol) he's dead sometimes they are very weary especially when more then a few get blasted at

[todbartell]

picked up a yote decoy today

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12552595_10153444719107992_689601577380525096_n.jp g?oh=0d7f79fdfd3ea9de0d128c112162e0d0&oe=5748ABC7

[kamloopshunter25]

picked up a yote decoy today

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12552595_10153444719107992_689601577380525096_n.jp g?oh=0d7f79fdfd3ea9de0d128c112162e0d0&oe=5748ABC7

Let me know how it works, I've got a montana coyote decoy i've been using

[Salmon Belly]

picked up a yote decoy today

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12552595_10153444719107992_689601577380525096_n.jp g?oh=0d7f79fdfd3ea9de0d128c112162e0d0&oe=5748ABC7


I'd shoot that. !

[todbartell]

I've been known to blast the odd goose decoy back in the day when things were slow :mrgreen: I'm more concerned with getting shot when packing it

[Salmon Belly]

I've been known to blast the odd goose decoy back in the day when things were slow :mrgreen: I'm more concerned with getting shot when packing it

Yeah a nice blaze-orange collar might be in order ...

[Drillbit]

Finally found one today. Been slow since new years.

http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y414/Drillbit/IMG_2651_zpsy1mvo2zu.jpg (http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Drillbit/media/IMG_2651_zpsy1mvo2zu.jpg.html)

[todbartell]

right on! looks like you sent it for a loop

[Drillbit]

Ya, neck shot with a 22-250 flipped it pretty good.

Went out today to a good spot on the farm. Blew it though. Sat & called for about 35 min. When the tractor came, I got up to leave and I saw one dart into the bush half a mile away across the big meadow I was sitting at. Not patient enough......

Moved another mile down the meadow to try and get it to come back out, but no luck. Educated him now, it'll be harder next time.

[Drillbit]

Shot another wolf today!

Fresh snow, so put on as many miles as possible.

Cut sign of a pack of around 15 and followed hard. Missed them before seeing them, they bailed down to the thick river bottoms.
Waited a half hour and caught one in the open coming back.

They were howling all around me, but none would come out. I was sure hoping to get "attacked" like the people on the CBC. I even turned the dog loose to maybe lure them in, no luck.

Anyways, 1 is better than none, but I sure wanted all of them.

[rocksteady]

I wanna get a jet black wolf with those freaky yellow x-files eyes... No luck yet

[Drillbit]

I've only ever shot one that was black. Lone male at Crescent Spur by McBride.

[HarryToolips]

Way to go Drillbit, what region??? Pics?? I haven't been lucky enough to nail a pred in a few years...

[Drillbit]

Way to go Drillbit, what region??? Pics?? I haven't been lucky enough to nail a pred in a few years...

This one was in 5-13.

No pic, but I can take a skull pic when I get it back from my trapper buddy.

[scotty30-06]

Always good to hear wolves hitting the dirt....god know we need them there.....i wish we had more wolves around here....i do my best to help out the little black tails every spring bear season

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I wanna get a jet black wolf with those freaky yellow x-files eyes... No luck yet

Shoot first then ground check to see if you have one like that!

[Drillbit]

Shoot first then ground check to see if you have one like that!

You missed a step between Shooting and ground checking. Always put some insurance into them:)

[todbartell]

buddy nailed this guy today. He popped out at 54 yards, came in to a combo of cottontail distress & coyote in heat howls

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtl1/v/t1.0-9/12805960_10154596457739046_3213885375727541260_n.j pg?oh=0190b0dbe0a3f7711144f9905c118555&oe=57697EB6

[markomoose]

High fives to your buddy T.B.!

[Drillbit]

^^Nice job!

[180grainer]

Good stuff TB, Good pics too.

[dellis]

This song dog made the mistake of getting within punkin chunkin range of the 45-70.

Darcy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/45stomp/IMG_0672_zpsuoa2tegq.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/45stomp/media/IMG_0672_zpsuoa2tegq.jpg.html)

[wideopenthrottle]

This song dog made the mistake of getting within punkin chunkin range of the 45-70.

Darcy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/45stomp/IMG_0672_zpsuoa2tegq.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/45stomp/media/IMG_0672_zpsuoa2tegq.jpg.html)

how big was the hole on the other side of him...heheheh

[dellis]

how big was the hole on the other side of him...heheheh

Only about like a loonie.........not enough target mass to expand a 425 grain cast bullet much.

Darcy

[wideopenthrottle]

holy crap 425 gr on a coyote....was he standing in front of a elephant you planned on shooting..jk

[dellis]

holy crap 425 gr on a coyote....was he standing in front of a elephant you planned on shooting..jk

Ha! You have to dance with the girl you brought!:grin:

Darcy

[wideopenthrottle]

too true...8-)

[.308SLAYER]

Called these guys out of an old creek bed in January, they were howling around answering my calls kept at her they popped up on an old road noses to the ground first one didn't know what hit him second one shit his pants went to go up hill then changed his mind, runs down crossing the old road they were on plugged him crossing 10 ft behind his partner. Old .303 pulls through again
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r490/curtisfleming/Mobile%20Uploads/20141224_103321_zpsgtxxwvvb.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/curtisfleming/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141224_103321_zpsgtxxwvvb.jpg.html)

[.308SLAYER]

Called these guys out of hiding with pup serenade howls and crow sounds on the turbo dog they popped out of a Gulley 300 yards away and weren't popping up again the being impatient for my chance I quickly made my way over to where they were upon walking over the hill I'm huffing and puffin a coyote sees me and bolts this male comes trotting up out of the draw I seen him in he didnt go far. Layer down quickly one bark stopped him dumped him at about 150 immediately went to ki yi. 5 minutes later his women comes back despite clearly seeing me. She hung up and I missed a little bit of a long bomb probably 250 300
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r490/curtisfleming/Mobile%20Uploads/20160124_084000_zpssjdhpzcn.jpg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/curtisfleming/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160124_084000_zpssjdhpzcn.jpg.html)

[sausage lover]

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu19/sausagelover1/th_10070014_zpss7t65h6s.mp4 (http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu19/sausagelover1/10070014_zpss7t65h6s.mp4)Cam spooked yotes!

[Boner]

Anyone have any recent luck in region 7A?

I've gone out 4 times in the past two weeks with an e caller and nothing. I'm either in the wrong spots out of hearing distance or I'm doing something wrong. Maybe a bit of both.

My gun's dialed in with a sub MOA load. I put on a bushnell 6500 4.5-30x50 scope. I just can't seem to stumble across any coyotes or wolves.

[HarryToolips]

Nuked this guy yesterday afternoon, a sub-alpine bear, boned out quarters, backstraps, and head 3 mile carryout, meat in the freezer and one less pred..shot him standing shot about 90 yards, .30-06 Remington 700 using 165 gr. Core-lokt ammo..

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/blackbear2_zps6cqi3ziq.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/blackbear2_zps6cqi3ziq.jpg.html)

[Husky7mm]

Great stuff Harry, I never feel like packing out a bear while deer or elk hunting so good on you. Shoot 2 there are lots !!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Nice work HTL!

[Iltasyuko]

Nuked this guy yesterday afternoon, a sub-alpine bear, boned out quarters, backstraps, and head 3 mile carryout, meat in the freezer and one less pred..shot him standing shot about 90 yards, .30-06 Remington 700 using 165 gr. Core-lokt ammo..

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/blackbear2_zps6cqi3ziq.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/blackbear2_zps6cqi3ziq.jpg.html)

Nice job - good photo too.

[lovemywinchester]

Ran into four yotes yesterday and got one. Took a shot at the first pair I saw but missed. Not sure how as they were only 75 yds away staring straight at me. Later in the afternoon saw this one and knocked her down at about 150. As I was messing around with her I turned around and there was another one standing back almost where I shot this one from. As soon as we looked at each other he was gone into the bush. Think I'll go back next week with the 17 and see if I can call some in.
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/20160924_153836_resized_zps2nwohy0x.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/zippogold/media/20160924_153836_resized_zps2nwohy0x.jpg.html)

[Stone Sheep Steve]

BTW- one of you pred killers should start a 2016/2017 pred thread. Wink

I was completely shut out last winter.

[lovemywinchester]

I started a shed thread one spring and I didn't find another shed that year. Lesson learned.

[HarryToolips]

^^^thanks guys and great work there lovemywin....

[REMINGTON JIM]

Nuked this guy yesterday afternoon, a sub-alpine bear, boned out quarters, backstraps, and head 3 mile carryout, meat in the freezer and one less pred..shot him standing shot about 90 yards, .30-06 Remington 700 using 165 gr. Core-lokt ammo..

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y364/harrytoolips/blackbear2_zps6cqi3ziq.jpg (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/harrytoolips/media/blackbear2_zps6cqi3ziq.jpg.html)

Good JOB there Harry getting rid of another Predator ! :smile: RJ

[HarryToolips]

Thanks RJ!.........

[HarryToolips]

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=1577710a72cf0aac&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw

[HarryToolips]

^^^^finally figured how to post a video....