First Time Yote hunting!

Buzzballer

Buzzballer

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I'm hooked! I was out for the first time today after doing my hunting course a week ago.. We ended up taking a few hours to hike around some property that my partner in hunting knows the owner of, and had such a great time! We didn't manage to see any Coyotes, how ever we did see a bunny and a porcupine. With some promising signs, tracks and coyotes howling in the distance, we will be back to try again!

And as pictures or it didn't happen, here's the proof, I'm hooked!

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They may very well ignore the traffic in their daily lives, but the very likely will NOT come toward a busy road to investigate a sound. They will feel much more inclined to investigate a sound that comes from somewhere the hardly ever (if ever) see people moving around. How many farmers and road hunters drive around with rifles all the time, just in case they "get a chance" to make some coyote run when they miss him by a bit at 475 yards or whatever? At least around here, coyotes are very suspicious of vehicles of all kinds, and if the vehicle even slows a bit, will head out fast.

If you want to succeed, get away from any vehicle traffic. And stop all the movement that is necessary to take pictures like that.
 
I've never hunted Coyotes, however I have lived in both Saskatchewan and Ontario. I'd bet that Ontario yotes are more tolerant of vehicles than in Sask, but I'm just guessing. We even see them in the cities and built up areas.
 
looks like the rifle in the 2nd pic has some snow in the barrel :O...anyways better luck next time! Welcome to the addiction
 
2tall2 said:
I've never hunted Coyotes, however I have lived in both Saskatchewan and Ontario. I'd bet that Ontario yotes are more tolerant of vehicles than in Sask, but I'm just guessing. We even see them in the cities and built up areas.
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Well ..... maybe. It's true that lots of coyotes live in cities, and search out small towns for garbage and loose pets, but trying to call a coyote patrolling inside a city would be a very unlikely trick. If there is one principle strategy that I think contributes the most to the success of any specific coyote calling set up, it is preserving the coyote's impression that there is no one else around.

You can, of course, proceed to violate that principle if you wish, and you may actually get the odd one to have a look for the noise. But if you want to succeed regularly, be a bit more sneaky ..... and vewy, vewy, quiet.
 
I think it's great you love the sport of coyote hunting. Less dogs the better. But as the other comments suggest you need to get away from the road I've been hunting dogs for a while and my success rate went up ten times when I realized we are hunting in the dogs living room. Any thing out of the normal and any sound not normal will make them not come in. I now park as far away as possible usually a good 500 yards away. Don't slam your car door!! Walk as quietly as possible to your stand and don't move ! Good luck !! Killem all
 
crazydave said:
In Alberta a person cannot dischare a firearm that close to a road, Ontario must have more relaxed regulations
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In Alberta 20 feet from the road unless there's a fence then as long as you are on the non road side of the fence you are good to go.
Some highways or other roads have specific restrictions but they are noted in the game guideline book.
As for calling close to the road coyotes are opportunistic and know that ditches are where road kill ends up so may be used to getting an easy meal there.
 
Donny Fenn1 said:
As for calling close to the road coyotes are opportunistic and know that ditches are where road kill ends up so may be used to getting an easy meal there.
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it's common for them to cruise along roads looking for easy meals. why wouldn't they? they're burning few calories and taking many in...much like humans at buffet :D


that said, some of the best deer and yote trails/sign i've seen over the years has been within 25-75 yards of roads. ya know, the area's that 99% of hunters walk right by. if there's a hungry yote in the area that didn't see the hunter setup, i doubt he would refuse to respond to a wounded animal that was just "hit by a car". fawn distress works well near roads too ;)
 
crazydave said:
In Alberta a person cannot dischare a firearm that close to a road, Ontario must have more relaxed regulations
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If he was in Alberta, I would say his position and direction is legal. See section 51 of the Alberta Wildlife Act. Unless there is another law in effect.
 
a coyote would never come to a call that close to the road. Yes I see them crossing roads all the time when they are travelling as well.


Congrats on getting your hunting license and cool photos.
 
Hey guys thanks for all the good advice and positive comments. We were well off the road and completely on privet property *with permission* and always pointed in a safe direction. This location allowed a good 180 degree overview of a big field with about 250 yard view to the edge of a big hardwood forest . On the far edge of the field we were facing there was a ton of yote tracks and lots of small game tracks. Even with the road, we could hear a pack of coyotes on the other side of the road harassing a Dog on a neighboring property. So they must be active in the area.

Using an electric caller we attempted to try the Coyote challenge sound I think it was? followed up by a bunny in distress. But based on some comments here, perhaps next time we should just try the Fawn distress call.

Have you guys noticed when your sitting in concealment, if your sitting in the open on the edge of a tree line and not moving. Would this be as effective as actually getting in to the bush and getting behind some branches to blend in more?
 
Buzzballer said:
Hey guys thanks for all the good advice and positive comments. We were well off the road and completely on privet property *with permission* and always pointed in a safe direction. This location allowed a good 180 degree overview of a big field with about 250 yard view to the edge of a big hardwood forest . On the far edge of the field we were facing there was a ton of yote tracks and lots of small game tracks. Even with the road, we could hear a pack of coyotes on the other side of the road harassing a Dog on a neighboring property. So they must be active in the area.

Using an electric caller we attempted to try the Coyote challenge sound I think it was? followed up by a bunny in distress. But based on some comments here, perhaps next time we should just try the Fawn distress call.

Have you guys noticed when your sitting in concealment, if your sitting in the open on the edge of a tree line and not moving. Would this be as effective as actually getting in to the bush and getting behind some branches to blend in more?
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Its great that you are taking into this sport and helping do your part on Control of the riseing population of these eastern coyotes but not to discourage you but your calls are wrong my friend. Dont get fancy and when calling try to call with some natural sequence like distressed rabbit first , Cottontail or Jack starting at a low volume or even hand blow for the first couple calls, then start to climb in volume. Only use something like Fawn Distress in the spring or at the end of a sequence. Coyote challenge call is another one that works at the special time like feeding ( maybe the kill of your distress call) or a Challenge of a new entruder of the area in which happens more in the Mating time thats coming up.

Good luck I hope some of the points here help you out...
 
That's great advice! Thanks very much Adrain. I know this is a learning process and I can't wait to get out and try again. I guess there is a science to it all, with a pinch of luck thrown in as well.
 
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