coyote with bow?

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I back onto 300 acres of farm with a 3 acre bush with lots of yotes. I have farmers written consent to hunt. But the town only allows bow in this area. And because the farmer only grows grains the mnr most likely wont give a nuisance permit for rifle.So can I get these yotes into range or am I wasting my time? They have gotten 2 does and countless turkeys since sept otherwise I wouldnt bother.Thanks for any input
 
Check the bylaws regarding being an agent for the farmer to control varmints. We have this in our twp allowing the use of shotguns only near villages.
 
I've had to pass up good clean bow-shots on coyotes with my bow pretty much every year I've hunted with one (4 or 5 years now, I think?), because in my part of the world -- coyotes aren't legal to shoot until after bow season closes. :(

Setup in a good spot, and wait -- if there are has coyotes, one will walk by before too many days have past.
 
I,ll be using excalibur exomax what would be the max range (350fps max) Can we hunt these past the half hour past sunset? I see they get brave and come in veiw just past the legal hunt time.
 
tebeef said:
I,ll be using excalibur exomax what would be the max range (350fps max) Can we hunt these past the half hour past sunset? I see they get brave and come in veiw just past the legal hunt time.
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I think you answered your own question with the part about "just past the legal hunt time".

Regards,

Chizzy
 
troutseeker said:
Get a crossbow and extend your range to 70 or even 80 yards?
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Actually, a crossbow will NOT "extend your range". It's true, you might get up to speed for hitting small-ish targets in the 80 yard range faster with a crossbow than with a compound bow -- but the primary problem with hitting an animal beyond 30 or 40-ish yards is not being able to hit a given point in space at that range -- the problem is calculating what point in space you need to hit to kill that animal, as the animal will very likely have moved between the time you cut the arrow loose and the time the arrow arrives at the target. I can hit targets to 80 yards with my compound bow, and I have little doubt that I could touch 100 with my crossbow if I cared to dial the scope in for that range. But when hunting, 30 yards is my "line in the sand" with either.

Though, in this case, we are discussing coyotes; shot placement on mangy varmints is a lot less of a concern than it is on a trophy buck you're hoping to not have to track too far. A little trial and error on coyotes at various ranges will let you know how far out you can expect to hit a coyote. ;)
 
And check your local hunting/varminting regs -- varmints might fall into a different category than typical "hunting".
 
Bow hunting for Coyotes isn't unrealistic, but we usually get bow opportunities while deer hunting. A walk by while your in a tree stand is the most common, but I've never gotten a close ground blind shot at a coyote. With a mouth call, it's tough to remain still enough to get a good bow opportunity, but if you can use an electronic caller with a decoy, you'll improve your luck.
 
I have shot two coyotes with my bow that I can remember. Both while deer hunting from a tree stand and they were only seconds apart. It is certainly possible, however as soon as you make a call you become the hunted, and a coyote ALWAYS wants to smell what it is about to eat.

Good luck!
 
Use an electric caller and a decoy 20 - 30 yards in front of you.

you stated you have a wood lot set up your electric caller about 5 yards into the bush on the down wind side of the wood lot you want to be about 15 yards further into the bush than the caller.

The coyotes with come in fast and be looking for the sound that is coming behind you.

I have some quiet 45-70 load data that would also work for you that will kill a coyote out to 50 yards away... ;)
 
Camp Cook said:
I have some quiet 45-70 load data that would also work for you that will kill a coyote out to 50 yards away... ;)
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Might be fine fine for coyote but dont rely on it for a charging bag of meat. :D



I've never managed to call a coyote in close enough to be shot with a bow. I've had them wander in under ten feet while hunting deer, from a ground blind/tree stand.
 
I shot my last coyote only yards away, build a good blind, and get the wind on your side and a bow will do it. I like to build my blinds behind cattle corrals, my last was behind our goat/cow pen. It seems they can't get a scent "fix" on you with all the dung and animal smells, and combine it with an advantageous breeze and they can be called to just yards. Bringing dung might work for you at your blind seeing as it sounds like it's grain only where you are.
 
You can absolutely shoot yotes with a x-bow but I wouldn't attempt anything beyond 50 yds. I have never even thought about a shot past 40 yds with a X-bow. Most X-bow scope reticles only have posts for 10 yd out to 40yd (or 50 yd MAX.)
I hope you don't expect the one I sold you to shoot 70 or 80 yds unless your a super-duper x-bow Genie :)!

troutseeker said:
Get a crossbow and extend your range to 70 or even 80 yards?
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Seriously?

When I was shooting my compound bow all of the time I practiced out to 80 yards I would set a kids plastic bowling pin (they are about 8" to 10" tall couple of inches wide) up in a sand bank and would hit it 6 out of 8 shots.

A coyote would be very duable at that distance.
 
To each his own, but I wouldn't try 70-80 yd shots with my X-bow. The only thing I hunt with my X-bow is deer and I wouldn't risk wounding one with a shot that long.
 
You are right to each his own but what I am seeing is you obviously don't practice shooting your Xbow enough to shoot the longer distances so you shouldn't, doesn't mean others that actually take the time to practice should limit themselves to distances that you don't feel comfortable shooting too...
 
troutseeker said:
Get a crossbow and extend your range to 70 or even 80 yards?
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starpuss said:
ya get a crossbow
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crossbows have the same range as a compound bow of comparable speeds. this is one of the common myths about crossbows.

getting a yote within 40 yards for a shot is doable, but you need to setup in the right spot and play the wind right. a decoy would likely help out quite a bit because it gives them something to target.

treestands are great for yotes ;)
 
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