Coyotes generally don’t bark, at least as not as much as a dog. If a dog comes into my calls they are usually making all sorts of racket. Coyotes come in stealth for the most part. Only had them come in barking and carrying on in a pack. Not concrete, but usually dogs make themselves known when calls are involved, try calling when dogs are around, they generally lose it.
Risk of mistaking a coyote for someone's dog
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I lived close to a few Hunt Camps b4 North of Bancroft. I alwayz do that..even one has a harness that has reflective orange on it. Had some random guy tell me to be careful' my Dogs may get shot on MY own property..lol.. Me be careful! ok...I told him if that happened, well, guess I told him plenty, my dis-pleasure of his comment. He never came around again to ask to cut through my back trail. It's crazy enough how people accidentally' shoot People, & their kids, hunting, it's sad really. If someone Shot my dog, I don't care the circumstance, personally... guess I wouldnt be posting anymore for one lol Mehh~
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- West Quebec
Pretty straight forward to me
I did call up a couple of dogs once, from a farm a full mile away, but they didn't look like coyotes.
Once you've seen a coyote, it's not difficult. Grizz
Of course, if he's in the process of running a herd of deer, all bets are off.
Grizz
Just do it long enough and will will gain an eye for them. Its like us hunters here in Southern Sask and making the call between a whitetail buck vs a Mulie. More then a few hunters have made the mistake of shooting the wrong species. Like others have mentioned above be sure you know your species and maybe let them get in to 70 yards and then shoot vs 200.
Cheers!!
Cheers!!
Google and YouTube are your friend .... look at many pics of coyotes and watch footage of them walking/running etc.
That being said, I don’t hear that many stories about coyote dog mixes ... I think it’s more common back east maybe?
Never take a shot that you’re unsure of. Some hikers/hunters let their dogs run free, so be careful, of course.
A wolf might look More like a dog and I’ve known people to have half wolf half dog pets.
But .... really coyotes are fairly distinctive looking. Somehow, I always know when it’s really a coyote, but maybe not the other way around .... if I have to think about it, it’s never a coyote.
Be sure of your target and beyond.
Size could be another indicator .... the coyotes I see are usually pretty small, but I bet that changes with the area.
That being said, I don’t hear that many stories about coyote dog mixes ... I think it’s more common back east maybe?
Never take a shot that you’re unsure of. Some hikers/hunters let their dogs run free, so be careful, of course.
A wolf might look More like a dog and I’ve known people to have half wolf half dog pets.
But .... really coyotes are fairly distinctive looking. Somehow, I always know when it’s really a coyote, but maybe not the other way around .... if I have to think about it, it’s never a coyote.
Be sure of your target and beyond.
Size could be another indicator .... the coyotes I see are usually pretty small, but I bet that changes with the area.
Good to see it works better for his dog, than it does for some unfortunate hunters, dressed in all blaze orange during bear/deer season.
5 years ago I was driving home from a family dinner at my parents house. About a 5 mile drive. Mid February. Coyote breeding in full swing. About a half mile from my house I see a coyote trotting in a field. 200 yards off road. Race home. Grab my favorite rifle (.17 rem), race back. Its dicking around in centre of field.
Get off road, put bipod down and the coyote in the scope.
Executing my shot when I see a glimmer at the throat. Dog tag! It was some husky/shepherd/herding dog blend.
Get back in truck and head home. Watch dog jog to back porch of farmhouse on next concession over. Could have been a disaster!
Get off road, put bipod down and the coyote in the scope.
Executing my shot when I see a glimmer at the throat. Dog tag! It was some husky/shepherd/herding dog blend.
Get back in truck and head home. Watch dog jog to back porch of farmhouse on next concession over. Could have been a disaster!
