Yup this guys right you gotta hide yourself a lot better by the looks of it
Gearing up for coyote hunting
- Thread starter greg olmstead
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Yup this guys right you gotta hide yourself a lot better by the looks of it
elimsprint
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Kelowna, BC
87gr V-Max out of my .243 @ 150yds or so, I tried to miss bone but hit a rib going in, a little damage to the hide, lol.
If you want to save hides with these bullets you need to shoot them like this
TacticalTeacher
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Georgian Bay, ON
Makes good sense. I need coaching.... I have hundreds of not thousands of groundhogs and gophers to my credit.... never a coyote...yet!!
Thanks for the feedback.
Cheers, Barney
So much good learning... thanks for all the input.
I’m still learning lots and lots!
Today’s set up!
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Just returning from turning on my “Critter Mojo” spinner... I turned on the Alpha Dog but forgot to start up the “Critter Mojo”. Rookie mistakes.....
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Thanks for sharing!!
Cheers, Barney
Is the brandy and coffee thermos in the pack?
Dollar Store dog squeaky toy is good to have for calling up close. You could tape it right to the fore-stock and give it a squeeze without much extra movement.
Of course I'm sure Tactical Teacher would need some kind of picatinny rail squeaky toy attachment....
If the boys from MDT are reading this I want a % sales.
Of course I'm sure Tactical Teacher would need some kind of picatinny rail squeaky toy attachment....
If the boys from MDT are reading this I want a % sales.
Dollar Store dog squeaky toy is good to have for calling up close. You could tape it right to the fore-stock and give it a squeeze without much extra movement.
Of course I'm sure Tactical Teacher would need some kind of picatinny rail squeaky toy attachment....
If the boys from MDT are reading this I want a % sales.
Lol yup thought that was my secret trick killed a few coyote with my dogs chew toys
I've decided to try try one of those Funky Chickens for coyotes and wolves.
Grizz
M12shooter
CGN frequent flyer
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- East St. Paul, mb
Still reach for my 22-250 when coyote are on the menu. Always shot Hornady 52 grain match bullets as these seemed to be the most hide friendly form experience but each unto their own...
Yotarunner
CGN Regular
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- Eastern Alberta
For tactical teacher and anyone else reading along to learn. A pop-up blind or fancy chair is not needed but solid camo and the ability to stay very still is important. I regularly sit next to a 3 foot high clump of grass or bush for cover but have my winter ghillie suit on to blend in.
Les Johnson is a great guy to learn a thing or 2 if your just starting out. In this video he stays low to the ground and does not move until he has to and it works well.
https://youtu.be/dXXeEfUrvxg
Les Johnson is a great guy to learn a thing or 2 if your just starting out. In this video he stays low to the ground and does not move until he has to and it works well.
https://youtu.be/dXXeEfUrvxg
waterhauler
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- Central Ab
I can promise with your setup on that chair and bipod that hi up, backpack sitting in the wide open and black sled on the background your success will be very limited. I like low profile, hid as good as possible and as little movement as possible. Watch Les Johnson videos and you’ll learn a lot. I like to have the call 30-50yds up wind or slightly crosswind so when the coyote circles down wind (which they will 90% of the time) they still come in downwind of me. Only move when they’re not looking at you. You twitch when they are looking at your done. Your 6mm will never be fur friendly and throwing cash away every time you shoot one (not judging at all) just stating the facts. When the first one calls on you’ll be hooked, good luck and keep at it! I’m at 20 so far for the year ($800) and it’s already paid the Tikka 204 off
Yotarunner
CGN Regular
- Location
- Eastern Alberta
Don't know about your area but a pop-up blind would be next to useless to me. It's all about sneaking in quick and quiet. From the time the truck is shut off I'm hunting. Close the doors quietly sneak into my calling spot with as little fuss as possible and start calling. Then if nothing happens in 20 min I'm onto the next spot. After a spot has been called I won't go back for a minimum of 2 weeks. Some will say that's extreme but I have the land access and I hate educating dogs so I try not to overcall an area.
waterhauler
Member
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- Central Ab
Yeah I don’t think I’d be carrying in a pop up blind. Coyote calling isn’t like deer hunting, you’re not sitting there for long term. Like previously posted 20 min to maybe 30 min in a spot maybe if I have a sneaky feeling. If nothing I’m gone to the next spot. Setting up a blind and firing away on a call for hours on end in one spot is not going to result in a lot of success. The more stands you can get in a day the better. And if I get busted coming into a spot I don’t even think about blowing the call. Just chalk that up as a lose and come back in a couple weeks and try again. I also don’t let the electronic call just keep going off the entire time I’m at a spot either. I find stoping the call can get the best of their curiosity too and can actually bring them in faster. When you blow that call those things know exactly where that sound came from.
I have found that coyotes get use to the sounds in their area. I have quite a few spots where I park the truck on the road and just walk to the other side of a bluff of trees and call. I do the same with my snowmobile or quad if I want to get to a spot a bit farther away. Movement on the stand is far more important to control. I have had coyotes run right past my truck and ATVs to get to where I'm sitting. I have had a knee replacement last summer so walking has been an issue for a few years already and the farthest I will walk from a vehicle is 100yds or so.
Might not work in an area where the coyotes are heavily pressured but I'm up to about 40 hides in the fur shed this year. Calling has accounted for about 30 of them as I didn't start setting snares until the end of deer season which ended in Dec. this year.
Might not work in an area where the coyotes are heavily pressured but I'm up to about 40 hides in the fur shed this year. Calling has accounted for about 30 of them as I didn't start setting snares until the end of deer season which ended in Dec. this year.
Your set-up needs work, Barney...
This is all my opinion gleaned from more than four decades of calling, but your profile in that chair and with that tripod is WAY too high. A bigger issue is the spot you chose to place yourself... always try to have a good backdrop of brush behind you to break up your form. With snow behind you and all of those dark angular objects you are going to get busted. I am not a fan of that tripod either, as coyotes, more often than not, come from an unexpected direction, moving from that rig to shoot far left or right and you will get busted again.
In short, work on the camo, get low, be mobile, stay still, be patient...
Kudos for your efforts, lots of guys talk about going coyote hunting, very few of us actually do it. Good luck.
TacticalTeacher
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Georgian Bay, ON
I really appreciate all this great advice. You see, for years and many more to come, many beginning Precision Rifle shooters get their start with me on Mons Range, Base Borden or Bravo Range, Garrison Petawawa over the years. Several podium finishes began humbly on my watch(es). We are lucky to have this opportunity to ease all sorts of newbies and budding champions on DND property/ranges. Life is good.
On the other hand, all this hunting stuff is taught / learned first hand in the field by/from patient mentors of mine. With the coyote fun, I ain’t got a mentor like Tactical Teacher to guide you through zeroing your rig at 100m, slipping your scales, adjusting for deviations, mental management, wind reading, match conditions, and weather adversity all in a weekend course. Heh Heh Heh...
All of you in this community are guiding me through all this coyote fun and learning journey; and that’s how I look at it. Whether I tag a coyote is irrelevant at this early in the learning journey. I need to make mistakes and that’s how I learn best, just like I’m gonna stress the heck out of you at my PR classes... ha ha ha ha. It’s All Good! Thanks for all the tips... I need them.
Watch and shoot, watch and shoot!!
Barney
On the other hand, all this hunting stuff is taught / learned first hand in the field by/from patient mentors of mine. With the coyote fun, I ain’t got a mentor like Tactical Teacher to guide you through zeroing your rig at 100m, slipping your scales, adjusting for deviations, mental management, wind reading, match conditions, and weather adversity all in a weekend course. Heh Heh Heh...
All of you in this community are guiding me through all this coyote fun and learning journey; and that’s how I look at it. Whether I tag a coyote is irrelevant at this early in the learning journey. I need to make mistakes and that’s how I learn best, just like I’m gonna stress the heck out of you at my PR classes... ha ha ha ha. It’s All Good! Thanks for all the tips... I need them.
Watch and shoot, watch and shoot!!
Barney
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