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best way to hunt over dead cows
« on: March 11, 2013, 10:06:43 AM »
The land owner I hunt for has a couple dead cows in his pastures, what is the best way to hunt over them for yotes

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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 10:08:18 AM »
With a nose plug!   :chuckle:
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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 10:27:26 AM »
From a distance....  :puke:
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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 10:37:21 AM »
If they are laying side-by-side, wedge yourself in between them with just a knife and wait for them to come to you...more challenging that way!!!  Then you will have some stories to tell.......
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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 10:39:45 AM »
I think I might try setting up a ground blind, a good distance away if possible. Maybe around 250 yards if you can get that far and still see it. Then just get comfortable and wait them out. You might try at night with a spotlight too.

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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2013, 10:41:27 AM »
 :yeah:    Maybe throw out a challenge howl or two, especially if you have sign of them hitting the groceries already.  May bring them out in the open to protect their grub.
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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2013, 10:45:09 AM »
But Dude!  If you did the knife thing..... :kneel:
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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2013, 10:47:56 AM »
I would also try to put up a trail camera to get an idea of when they're coming to visit.

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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2013, 10:49:09 AM »
Getting a knife kill would be cool but.... I dont have a 22-250 for nothing. also I was thinking about popping them at a distance with my .300 win mag

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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2013, 10:51:12 AM »
Have they already started feeding on them?

A dead cow treated with Penicillin they won't touch.....(that's my experience anyway)

IF, they are feeding on them, the perfect scenario for me is if I can ambush them.  I'll check it every couple hours (maybe in the night as well).  Don't touch the carcass and shoot straight!
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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2013, 10:59:12 AM »
so normally you give the cow a shot and if he isnt better within 30 days you put them down, there is a dead cow that has been up there about 5 days already with fresh scat all around it. there is now a new cow that got a 30-06 to the dome piece yesterday. I was going to hunt it wednesday and if I couldnt see anything then go to where we suspect that there is a den and pop them with some normal challenge howls or pup distress

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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2013, 11:15:42 AM »
If it were me, I wouldn't call it and I wouldn't start to really watch for an ambush until they started feeding.

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so normally you give the cow a shot and if he isnt better within 30 days you put them down

I'm not sure what you mean by that......Sometimes drugs don't fix the problem. 
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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2013, 11:45:07 AM »
Getting a knife kill would be cool but.... I dont have a 22-250 for nothing. also I was thinking about popping them at a distance with my .300 win mag



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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2013, 11:30:41 AM »
Checked out the carcasses today. Looks like they are getting torn into.  What sorts of calls would work during daylight on them. I kinda have a good vector on where their den is

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Re: best way to hunt over dead cows
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2013, 12:52:51 PM »
Do what Gringo says.  Don't waste your time calling during the day, unless you are really bored and have nothing else to do.  Chances of calling one in is slim to none.  (at least in this area.)  Early morning ambush right at daylight or evening just before dark.  This is the times when they active.  You can even spot light them at night.  (if you can't sleep.) :chuckle:   :twocents:

 


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