coyote hunting newbie.

[7t9cobra]

I've been hunting black tail in western wa since I was 12 ( I'm 24 now) I'd like to try some predator calling, just to have an excuse to hunt all year round. As you all know, hunting western wa ( grays harbor is where I live and I hunt by wynoochee lake for anything other than deer) is a lot different than the open land in the east. Anyone have any tips, suggestions for hunting this area for predators? I went out two days in a row, just for a couple hours each day. I called for an hour in each spot. Not sure if my calling techniques are working. Our stores here dont have much selection for calls so I have a jackrabbit call and a bobcat call. Should I be looking for better calls? It's also hard to get a good comfortable vantage point without moving too much around here.

[MadHatter]

I hunt Pacific County quite often. Just find some farmers, ask nicely and get in there at night. All the coyotes I have killed in that area the last 4mo have been at night. If you are interested PM me, I might be headed down to the Raymond area this weekend and have a farm to go get a few yotes off of.

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[GEARHEAD]

dont be shy on that call, blast that thing, be loud and go crazy with it....make every sound with it you can all together, squeaks bawwwls etc etc.    good luck.  of course beware of Cougars...

[7t9cobra]

I guess I was doing it right then. I went nuts with it and thought maybe I got carried away. I would LOVE to get a cougar. That's mostly the reason I'm going. I know I probably won't see one but I
I would do just about anything for the chance to get one here, so I might as well go into the woods for something. Turns out the secretary at my work has a big field and a coyote problem, so I think ill give that a try.
      I won't be around this weekend, but next time I might be interested.

[bear hunter]

I still love to hand call,but I picked up a electric call and mojo decoy. I love it. I place the call out 30 to 50 yards out with a cross wind left to right and spray rabbit sent on the decoy. The coyotes go down wind and picks up the sent and moves in for the kill but the shotstops him in his tracks. You should go east for some dogs. It helps with your calling confidence. westsides hard in the thick Forrest. good luck

[7t9cobra]

I'm going to have to get an electric call and a decoy. I picked up a MAC daddy howler tonight. I'd love to go east, but just don't have the time. This year when I hunt in montana, if I get my deer early enough, I'd like to spend some time coyote hunting. They are EVERYWHERE out there.

[GEARHEAD]

you dont need an elecronic call, save your money, dont need a decoy either. you'll just get caught sneaking into the open to set em up...just my 2cents anyways. grab a Circe med/long range  rabbit, and a carlton open reed, medium sized or predator master open reed med size....there are tons of calls out there, these are just the three i use...when you call in a yote just let him come in, if he acts confused and is still looking, give a squeak or squeal just loud enough for him to hear it, then shoot him at 5 yards....lol, maybe

[7t9cobra]

I need some better camo at the very least. I have awesome snow camo but there isnt a whole lot of snow where I've been lately so I've been limited to where I hide. I'm going to try the secretarys property hopefully this week or weekend. I hear of a lot of guys spotlighting. Do you just hide and spotlight every few minutes or what? I would think they wouldn't come in where a lights being shined.

[GEARHEAD]

most any of the camos will work, dont need snow camo, it can help in some areas obviously, but if its just one set, just get some basic woodland camo of your choice...your intent is t0 not be invisible, because that aint happening...you just want to look like some debris, deadfall, stump, boulder, chunk of timber, etc etc, just things that they often encounter...often a yote coming in will stop and look right at me....normally i have seen him first and have his eyeballs in the scope already, just sit still, often he will, settle down, and continue on in....their body language will tell you if they are going to continue or sneak away. this will tell you whether to shoot at that moment, or give it a little more time.  regarding spotlighting, i really have no idea. you can see alot farther in the daylight. but have have taken more than a few from a friends deck, when his dogs get to barking, at night, their eyes show up really well.
maybe get a video, i would recommend, one called "Calling all Coyotes III"  but there are alot out there.

[7t9cobra]

I know what to do as far as camo goes. I just need to go buy some. I have snow camo, because it does miracles in Montana where we go. I don't bother with camo while hunting blacktail here. We've been succesful in blue jackets, orange vests and jeans plenty of times so we dont bother spending money on camo for here    My dad wants to start predator hunting, but he likes to hike and has little patience for sitting and waiting. I figure ill try to kill a couple and get the hang of it. Then I'll try to get him out there.

[predatorpro]

well i like to keep coyote hunting simple, i dont call like crazy...i keep my calls medium loud and short bursts...most things coyotes eat have small lungs which means they dont just squeal like crazy, i only call for about 30 seconds, wait 15 minutes and call again, wait another 15 minutes and call one last time...the last time i get alittle more aggressive and give it about 5 more minutes at the most, good luck and dont move a muscle! all coyotes look for is movement! if you need to move move slow! even your head if you looking side to side!

[7t9cobra]

Thanks for all the advice guys. I'm heading out early tomorrow to see if I can find something to.shoot at.

[Fishaholic]

good lucky man hope you have a good one

[madcow41]

How did it go? Give us a story of your first try Successful or not, maybe we can give you some pointers.

[7t9cobra]

I saw deer. A couple does and a nice two point. I snuck into my hunting nest and crouched down in a brush pile. I gave a good locator howl with no response. I only gave a couple. I didn't want to over do it. After that I used the rabbit in distress for about 20 seconds and waited 5-10 minutes. Nothing. I waited and waited. Didn't move a muscle. I was in a huge clearcut by a creek bottom where I've seen tons of cougar tracks over the past five years. At the end of extended buck I heard coyotes all over that place. So I was on my way out, to call down the road from there when a truck came down the road. It was odd, because its an old gated road. Turns out it was the owners of some land behind this unit. They were very friendly and told me to please kill every coyote I see because they're causing problems for them. They were on their way to drop off two beaver carcasses that some guy with a permit trapped for them. He said they are great for coyote bait, so he put them on some stumps while I hunted another area. Meanwhile I went about 30 miles away to some private property, where the secretary at my work has been having coyotes coming in after their pets. I hiked back in to the pond and tried howling again and again, had no response. After a lot of nothing, I went back to check on the beaver carcasses. This time I went in from the top of the landing and walked in quite a ways. I eased to the edge and saw crows on the meat. I watched until dark and tried howling some more. Again, no response. Normally at sundown you can hear howling somewjere in the valley. But it was silent. I stopped at a few spots on the drive home and howled just to see if i could get anything. I don't think I've heard the woods so quiet before.