Good day of coyote hunting

[Bassin' Brad]

Good day coyote hunting. Beautiful morning for it Saturday, our 1st cold morning, (right at freezing) and the wind wasn't howling. Screaming till the coyotes come running is an awesome adrenaline rush. All three of these dogs was dirt checked at about 150-180 yards. My buddy was using a 22-250. and I was using my 25-06 with 75 grn vmax ballistic tips. If someone says they need drugs for a high tell them to take up bass fishing and predator hunting. Anyone else call coyotes? 

[gim]

Nice, the 22-250 is a great caliber for yotes and other long range predators.

[clayton86]

Calling yotes takes up a good portion of my time once the weather here in upstate NY turns to crap and I slow down Fishing. The past three seasons I’ve used a .204 with hand loads of 35gr bergers. This year my calling buddy and I switched to ARs in 20practical. I haven’t been out yet this season but will get out possibly tonight after taking the kids trick or treating. 

[12poundbass]

Not on purpose I haven't. First time I was Turkey hunting and one came up while I was calling. DEAD

 

Second time opening day of goose season a doe came crashing through the woods into the field where we were, with one not too far behind her. We saved her life.

 

Third time was this spring turkey hunting again. I was calling a group that was a few hundred yards away and one came 15 yrds from me and my 7 year old son and sniffed our decoy. I didn't shoot because I didn't want to scare the birds. He noticed us took off and tried getting the birds. Ended our day pretty early but my son liked having one that close.

 

I've wanted to go out and try calling some in but I've never gotten around to it. It looks like fun and we have a ton around.

[clayton86]

@Rick Howard used to do a good amount of calling and used to make his own calls not sure if he still does anymore. 

[Rick Howard]

Nice calling Brad! Calling coyote is fun.

 

I call on much more limited basis now.  I use to go out 3-4 times a week.  After moving here its just tough to gain access to property and I have kinda given up.  Also a change in career leaves me less time.  I get out on the occasional invite though.  I still make calls once in a while.  More turkey calls than predator stuff though.

 

 I shot a 22-250 for a long time but moved to a .243 shooting factory 55 Nosler Varmegeddon and preferred that.

 

[Bassin' Brad]

On 10/31/2017 at 6:01 AM, clayton86 said:

Calling yotes takes up a good portion of my time once the weather here in upstate NY turns to crap and I slow down Fishing. The past three seasons I’ve used a .204 with hand loads of 35gr bergers. This year my calling buddy and I switched to ARs in 20practical. I haven’t been out yet this season but will get out possibly tonight after taking the kids trick or treating. 

Awesome! How did the 204. perform?  Would it drop em in their tracks most times? 

21 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Not on purpose I haven't. First time I was Turkey hunting and one came up while I was calling. DEAD

 

Second time opening day of goose season a doe came crashing through the woods into the field where we were, with one not too far behind her. We saved her life.

 

Third time was this spring turkey hunting again. I was calling a group that was a few hundred yards away and one came 15 yrds from me and my 7 year old son and sniffed our decoy. I didn't shoot because I didn't want to scare the birds. He noticed us took off and tried getting the birds. Ended our day pretty early but my son liked having one that close.

 

I've wanted to go out and try calling some in but I've never gotten around to it. It looks like fun and we have a ton around.

Sounds like you have a good population of coyotes! I'd say you will have good success if you tried it, and I'd say your son would like it. If he can stay still enough to turkey hunt I'd say he handle coyote hunting too. 

 

10 minutes ago, Rick Howard said:

Nice calling Brad! Calling coyote is fun.

 

I call on much more limited basis now.  I use to go out 3-4 times a week.  After moving here its just tough to gain access to property and I have kinda given up.  Also a change in career leaves me less time.  I get out on the occasional invite though.  I still make calls once in a while.  More turkey calls than predator stuff though.

 

 I shot a 22-250 for a long time but moved to a .243 shooting factory 55 Nosler Varmegeddon and preferred that.

 

Thanks! I'd like to get either a .243 or 22-250. designated coyote gun at some point.....

[12poundbass]

We do have a good population of dogs around here. You can hear them several times a week across the road at night or early morning. 

 

Between the coyote, fox, and farming I haven't seen or heard a pheasant in almost 10 years.

Edited November 1, 2017 by 12poundbass

[clayton86]

3 hours ago, Bassin' Brad said:

Awesome! How did the 204. perform?  Would it drop em in their tracks most times? 

Sounds like you have a good population of coyotes! I'd say you will have good success if you tried it, and I'd say your son would like it. If he can stay still enough to turkey hunt I'd say he handle coyote hunting too. 

 

Thanks! I'd like to get either a .243 or 22-250. designated coyote gun at some point.....

 

 

I only had one runner and it was when I was shooting factory 32gr and I hit her low and a little far back. The rest were all bang flop. My calling partner used to use a 17remington also that thing really zapped them also. We like the small fast calibers if you couldn’t tell. 

[Bluebasser86]

I used to once in awhile but haven't done it for several years. We have tons of coyotes on and around our property that I need thinned out but nobody has ever been able to get any of them. I've shot a few off the deck when I spot them walking through the field, but we still hear them everywhere every night. 

[TOXIC]

When I owned a 135 acre farm in Iowa, during the winter a bunch of the landowners would get together on their snow machines and go out after wolves, yotes and feral dogs.  These guys all were stock farmers (hogs/cattle/sheep) and they would lose animals to them.  

[Bassin' Brad]

On 11/1/2017 at 11:41 AM, clayton86 said:

 

 

I only had one runner and it was when I was shooting factory 32gr and I hit her low and a little far back. The rest were all bang flop. My calling partner used to use a 17remington also that thing really zapped them also. We like the small fast calibers if you couldn’t tell. 

I've heard mixed feelings about the 17. Some say it drops em but I've heard other guys talk about how they would lose coyotes one after another with it. 

 

Yeah I hear what your saying about the small fast calibers, my 25-06 isn't real small but I'm handloading 75gr hornady vmax and it's pushing 3600 fps. I've never had a coyote or anything else even attempt to take a step after that hit them. 

[Bassin' Brad]

6 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I used to once in awhile but haven't done it for several years. We have tons of coyotes on and around our property that I need thinned out but nobody has ever been able to get any of them. I've shot a few off the deck when I spot them walking through the field, but we still hear them everywhere every night. 

Just wasnt one of them things that lights your fire huh?  

[clayton86]

4 hours ago, Bassin' Brad said:

I've heard mixed feelings about the 17. Some say it drops em but I've heard other guys talk about how they would lose coyotes one after another with it. 

 

Yeah I hear what your saying about the small fast calibers, my 25-06 isn't real small but I'm handloading 75gr hornady vmax and it's pushing 3600 fps. I've never had a coyote or anything else even attempt to take a step after that hit them. 

Shot placement is key. Last year I think we killed around 25 lost 1 year before was best year killed 47 and lost none. 

[Bassin' Brad]

3 minutes ago, clayton86 said:

Shot placement is key. Last year I think we killed around 25 lost 1 year before was best year killed 47 and lost none. 

And that was with the 17.?

[Russ E]

back in the late 1980's (yeah I know I am old) I called  and hunted them with a bow. would get a few every year.

getting a coyote to come within 20 yards was a rush.

getting back into it this year, but replacing the mouth calls and bow, with a foxpro electric call and my Daniel Defense mk12 in 223. hoping to get more than a few.

 

in regards to the 17 hmr.,

Considering it is a necked down 22 magnum with a bullet the diameter of a bb, I would think that is a little light for coyotes. Thats just my opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Russ E]

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in regards to the 17 hmr.,

Considering it is a necked down 22 magnum with a bullet the diameter of a bb, I would think that is a little light for coyotes. Thats just my opinion.

 

after rereading the post I realized he was using the 17 Remington, not the 17 hmr.

my bad.

[Bluebasser86]

16 hours ago, Bassin' Brad said:

Just wasnt one of them things that lights your fire huh?  

Oh it was a lot of fun, but when I already work full time, fish a ton, hunt for deer and ducks, run a small lure company, guide, along with being a husband and father to 2 boys, there just isn't a lot of time to do it. 

[clayton86]

On 11/3/2017 at 3:31 PM, Bassin' Brad said:

And that was with the 17.?

He used a 17remington and I used a 204ruger. 

 

We night call with thermal scanners and then my partner has a thermal scope on the gun as well and I have the photon XT 4.6 which is digital night vision. I like to keep my shots under 200 actually all mine were in shot gun range usually around 25-30 yards. Partner will poke em out around 300 with the 17remington but he can see that far with the thermal on the gun I can’t make out detail that far. 

On 11/3/2017 at 8:10 PM, Weedwhacker said:

back in the late 1980's (yeah I know I am old) I called  and hunted them with a bow. would get a few every year.

getting a coyote to come within 20 yards was a rush.

getting back into it this year, but replacing the mouth calls and bow, with a foxpro electric call and my Daniel Defense mk12 in 223. hoping to get more than a few.

 

in regards to the 17 hmr.,

Considering it is a necked down 22 magnum with a bullet the diameter of a bb, I would think that is a little light for coyotes. Thats just my opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah the 17hmr is a little light I feel also. I use mine in heavy Fox areas where I know coyotes most likely won’t be coming in. I do have a buddy who uses the new 17wsm. He kills em all DRT as well with it but he keeps his shots under 50yards usually. 

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On ‎11‎/‎1‎/‎2017 at 9:03 AM, 12poundbass said:

Between the coyote, fox, and farming I haven't seen or heard a pheasant in almost 10 years.

Its mostly modern agriculture, not the predators, that's slowly reducing pheasants (because it eliminates grassland which is their primary habitat).  Secondarily, pheasant populations are affected by weather patterns.  There's a new Farm Bill due in 2018, hopefully that starts to turn things around for pheasants and their habitat.