Coyotes Getting A Break

[waldo54]

Even a die hard coyote hunter like me has his limitations, we had -34 this morning -43 with the wind, to cold so given them a break, the next couple days are supposed to be about the same but Tuesday back to more seasonal, I'll hibernate for a couple more days and hit them hard next week.

 

[Big bore dinosaur]

I would go for a porcupine walk with my rim fire. Dont think I would shot any coyotes with and high presure calibers when it's this cold. -35 to -41 this weekend

 

[keith mokry]

Used to love going yote calling when it hit -40 for a week. They came in so nicely on a dead run. Then work got in the way and as get older I do enjoy Warmer temps. But there is no break for them… that’s what steel and wire is for

 

[g-manz35]

Not a huge coyote hunter, but when Ondo go it’s -30 or colder. The sound carries so well and and the dogs are hungry. Actually planning to go this weekend.

 

[waldo54]

Yup calling in the cold works no doubt back when I was working we used to go every weekend no matter how cold, back then those were $100 dogs, but now as I get older I can't take the cold like I used to and the dogs are worthless, plus every day is a weekend for me now so I'll just wait out the cold until it creeps back up to a balmy -20 or so then I'll giv'em the business

 

[dead meat]

Yup to damn cold for me anymore. Used to go calling as long as the wind was down, my arthritis says no, no, no, now.

 

[the spank]

We finally have enough ice to drive the truck on. Once this cold snap ends I'll get out ice fishing. I'll leave the yotes to you fellows. They don't eat very well.

 

[waldo54]

We finally have enough ice to drive the truck on. Once this cold snap ends I'll get out ice fishing. I'll leave the yotes to you fellows. They don't eat very well.

Atta boy spank you get them trout, I'll go bang some dogs, once you get them trout all smoked let me know I have Moose, Elk and Borscht for trade bait and even a Sunday brunch thrown in for good measure ......... Hmmmmmm

 

[titch--]

I remember going out when it was -40 a few times and people thought I was crazy. Now though even when its 0 and calm, its getting harder for me to get outta bed early enough to go out.

 

[waldo54]

A buddy talked me into going out today, we had -22 with about 30km wind, man the wind was raw and it was cold sits with the caller running, we got 1 dog after making 4 stands, that was enough for me, this old guy can't take the cold like I used to

 

[350tracker]

My coyote hunting is pretty easy and doesn't matter much as for the cold. Alway scouting from my living room windows to the west and south. Not much moving these days as they stay in the bush but come spring time they will start moving allot and usually get a couple. I'm alway ready when in my work shop. Never know when they'll come out and play.

 

[FLHTCUI]

So who has cornfields??

Giving them a break someone says.....

 

[waldo54]

This morning it was beautiful compared to the last couple weeks, -18 and only 7 KM wind, my plan was to go to the gun show this morning but I decided to run out and do a couple sets for dogs first and hit the gun show after lunch.

Got to the spot about 9:45, I had been waiting for a SE wind and today that's what we had, there are 3 long rows of bales on the west end of the pasture, I set up against the bales and put the caller out about 60 yards, got everything ready and hit the caller, about 2 minutes of howls and challenges then hit the pup in distress call, 2 minutes and 3 dogs broke from the slough bottom about 400 yards away, 2 big ones and a pup. The 2 big dogs were just poking along but the pup came full bore. I wanted to get them all in closer but the pup wouldn't stop, at least until he took a 52gr hollow point from the 223 at 75 yards.

One dog down and the other 2 high tailed it back into the slough then showed up at 550 yards in the stubble field, I switched back to howls and yipping and they both just stayed there for 15 minutes, moved out a bit farther then started to come back but never closer than 500 yards, a bit of a stretch for the 223, OH how I wish I would have packed my 19 lb 6mm creedmoor in today, those 2 would have been toast.

They finally moved off over the hill and out of sight, I'll be back and packing the long range heat next time. I packed up and made another quick set on the way home, nothing, had a sandwich and hit the gun show for 3 hrs.
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[deadman]

They've been back in my pasture again too. They took a break at the start of the cold snap but were back on Tuesday. Saw 2, then a single, then 3 together in the late afternoon, took a poke at one but missed and they took off.

Tonight as the sun was getting low there were 3 and I smoked one. Went back out just at last light and one was back, so 2 down today. They are bold, both were about 250 yards from my back door.

I need to start taking out my better rifle or maybe actually dedicate some time to getting out and watching for them, they like to skirt the treeline at the far end of my pasture. I always see them when I'm walking from the house to the shop and it's about 700 to the trees. Too far for my yard gun.

 

[deadman]

Double post

 

[the spank]

Atta boy! Keep at them!

 

[DVXDUDE]

Coyotes were in my neighbours backyard at 9pm Friday night trying to pick a fight with his dogs.

8am the next morning I let 3 hounds go in the backyard on the tracks and within 5 minutes they had a chase started. By the time they go to the next bush it was a split chase. 2 younger hounds on the first coyote, My old hound chip found another in there and decided to run it himself.

After about 3miles of circling the coyote broke the bushline and tried to escape but I made an easy 50 yard shot to end it. Chip was pretty happy for his first good run of the year

Other dogs ran that coyote to a busy road so we stopped it there and caught them and went home with 1.

 

[passengerseven]

The cold Alberta Foothills deep freeze this past week had the coyotes moving. I set up at a choke point in an Aspen grove where I had left out some old chicken bones/carcasses as bait.
Took the first two early morning day one and the next day took 3 late afternoon. Had a shot on a fourth through the aspens and nicked him but the blood trail eventually disappeared and I was unable to retrieve it so it doesn’t count.
All taken with a Sako Finnfire in .17 HMR between 60-95 yards. Ammunition is Hornady Varmint Express V-Max in 17gr @ 2550 FPS. Just drops them in their tracks.

 

[FLHTCUI]

The cold Alberta Foothills deep freeze this past week had the coyotes moving. I set up at a choke point in an Aspen grove where I had left out some old chicken bones/carcasses as bait.
Took the first two early morning day one and the next day took 3 late afternoon. Had a shot on a fourth through the aspens and nicked him but the blood trail eventually disappeared and I was unable to retrieve it so it doesn’t count.
All taken with a Sako Finnfire in .17 HMR between 60-95 yards. Ammunition is Hornady Varmint Express V-Max in 17gr @ 2550 FPS. Just drops them in their tracks.

Nice !!

 

[deadman]

Looks like a good day! I've seen that many but never dropped all of them.