New Hunter Advice

[Crashediv]

I have now got my hunters ed/turkey

Luckily I have friends willing to take me turkey hunting, and cannot wait for it, but I am very interested in going coyote hunting, how and where do you guys get into this?

Based out of Hamilton, any advice is greatly appreciated

 

[Superbrad]

read read read..... yote hunting is a true and very rewarding challenge.... I have takne 5 over two years... and all but one of them was an investment in calls and effort and a buttload of work..... best months to do yote are jan through march.... so you hav etime on your hands to practice...

 

[Ballistic Experience]

Talk to a local farmer and see if you can coyote hunt on his land.
There is a lot of good info in CGN. Read and take in as much as you can.

 

[blasted_saber]

I typed a huge response, then my daughter walked by and pressed the "off" button.

Short answer ~ Get a rifle. If you think you're going to hunt large game in the future and want to save money, buy a 270.

If you arent, buy a .223.

Keep in mind what you will be doing with the yote after you shoot it. You just cant leave it in the field.

 

[deadownwind]

Yote hunting is hard. You should watch videos on it and read books before you even go into the field. When I started I bought a "Hot Dog" coyote call and the "Truth 4 calling all coyotes." DVD. Taught me how to "speak the language" using both hand held and digital calls. I probably got skunked my first 20 times going out. Trick is don't give up, eventually you might just get lucky enough to dust roll old Wiley E. Anyway here is a little something for you to look forward to.

 

[cosmic]

Yessir - They dont call them Wiley for nothing. As a novice hunter you might want to take up rabbits, partridge and crows first.

 

[blasted_saber]

Yessir - They dont call them Wiley for nothing. As a novice hunter you might want to take up rabbits, partridge and crows first.

Unless you mean Huns, its grouse he should take up first

 

[Crashediv]

I have a 223, I have seen tons of different coyote calls, mouth calls and standard calls, any reccomendations?

 

[deadownwind]

I personally don't have one but the "fox pro" line of digital game calls seem to be all the rave in the predator hunting business.

 

[daveg01]

Coyote hunting can be very difficult to master. It's not impossible for a novice to get one, but it will not be easy.

Best advise I can give you is to spend as much time in the woods as you can. Even better if you can get hooked up with someone who is experienced.

 

[hoytcanon]

You might want to start hunting game that offers a more immediate reward... I have hunted yotes and wolves for 40 years and it can be tough, depressing, and unrewarding... that is until it is VERY rewarding, usually suddenly. Grouse, hares, deer offer a better chance of success... but if you are determined and are prepared to "pay-your-dues," then hunting predators is a lifetime of fun.