Introduction & Moses Lake/soap lake Coyote

[Bofire]

I-90 runs east and west but you are correct. it is Mae Valley not Maple.
Carl

[deereman]

Whoops, my bad, meant west of state park, north of I-90. Spell check sure didn't help me there:)
Good luck coyote hunting! Plenty of yotes for everybody here in the basin. I usually scout/road hunt first light in morning to find dogs moving from open fields back to thick cover. Then I know where to set up and call later in morning.

[aocutter]

New member here, wanted to say hello to everyone; born and raised in Washington currently reside around 4 corners in maple valley. I'm looking for guidance on coyote hunting over in the soap lake/Moses lake/Ephrata area. Not looking for anyone's special spots just looking for a starting point, access areas/roads, best practices for the area etc. any help would be greatly appreciated.

This will be the first time going out for coyotes. I've heard the area is good and my wife's family owns a house near the tail end of Moses lake near Rockyford creek off hwy 17. I've done a bit of reading,bought a few books to get general knowledge, but experience is priceless so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ryan

[Brad Harshman]

Please be very careful hunting for coyotes during waterfowl season. Especially around popular duck hunting areas.  Duck hunters are hard to see.  We always coyote hunt AFTER duck season especially if we're hunting around water.

[MapleValley556]

This is only kind of off topic, but anyone have any recommendations for binoculars for a decent price. I do have some old ones my dad gave to me awhile back; but when i say old, i mean, big, bulky, and heavy, they work great but i just feel like a newer pair could potentially do the same job in a lighter form. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I might try getting out to my local stores to check a few out as well, but i would rather recommendations made here vs at the sales counter by a sales associate.

Thanks in advance.

[VarmintVentilator]

I picked up some Leupold yosemite's 6x30 at Cabelas a few years ago for $80.00 when they were on sale.  They stay in my rig year round and get pounded.  Never had any issues with them.  Not great for long distance stuff but they're really nice for coyote hunting.

[fast1]

I had a pair of swarovski binnos, I can tell you what section of ground there in but not exact location. Moral is,the cheap ones lose just as well as the spendy ones. I have a small pair of 10x append, I really like them. Clear and never had any fog issues. Also have a few pair of other brands in higher power. I prefer a lower magnification. It may just be me,but I would stick with a 8x or 10x. And the smaller frame so you can stick them in a pocket. For the money I would look at Allen,Bushnell or Nikon. Yes there are nicer ones out there,but for the money these will do what you need Cleary. Then you can take the $900 you save and by a gun or invest for retirement when the dog hunt in gets good!

[T Pearce]

Please be very careful hunting for coyotes during waterfowl season. Especially around popular duck hunting areas.  Duck hunters are hard to see.  We always coyote hunt AFTER duck season especially if we're hunting around water.

when bird season is over we'll set you up down the road from the inlaws. Until then there is just too much that can go wrong.
Remind me!
Tom

[MapleValley556]

Please be very careful hunting for coyotes during waterfowl season. Especially around popular duck hunting areas.  Duck hunters are hard to see.  We always coyote hunt AFTER duck season especially if we're hunting around water.

when bird season is over we'll set you up down the road from the inlaws. Until then there is just too much that can go wrong.
Remind me!
Tom

Sounds good Tom, I may do a little scouting over thanksgiving, looking for habitat, signs of Yotes, access areas etc.

[MapleValley556]

Alright fellas, went out Scouting over thanksgiving and conditions were ok, thanksgiving morning was way to foggy to be productive. I did make a stand or two just to see if i could get any howls from any yotes, i got a few responses, yet i could not see anything, but thought it was productive, at least i know some Yotes were in the general area. I also came across an abandoned house/farmers cabin, looked like lots of Scat but maybe someone can confirm for this newbie, i also followed what appeared to be a game trail down to a small pond, were i located some old paw prints (very faint), i'm hoping this is a good also came across some fury, not sure if its a place where a yote was bedded down or if someone else shot it and some leftovers were present. Took a few pictures, let me know what you guys think. Only down side was had family around and couldn't dedicated as much time as i wanted, nor did i feel up to it on certain days after long nights of drinking crown with the fam. let me know if the images don't show up i have never posted images before.

[MapleValley556]

Another quick question...has anyone ever went after coyotes out in the Ravensdal/Selleck area, its DNR land before the green water and ceder water shed area? any suggestions for hunting coyotes on the wetside or in heavier cover such as old logging roads etc? Everything I've read about strictly speak to clear cuts fields etc. Probably all newbie questions but why not.

[Wile E. Hunter]

I'm in Moses lake. If you'd like to team up, I'm in.


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