Ideas to improve the Coyote Madness !!!!

[jjaba]

looking for ideas to improve the next Madness.  what do you think would help/entice more people to join and go out and have fun?

please don't say "this part of the rules suck" and nothing more if you feel something should change please have a suggestion.

thanks in advance.

JJaba

[cowboycraig]

Not to be overly simplistic but "Invite People". That is what usually gets me out there

Craig

[Ridgeratt]

Not to be overly simplistic but "Invite People". That is what usually gets me out there

Craig

From what I have seen it couldn't be simpler. You either get a team together/ or if you don't have a team they will use you as a free agent and place you on a team.

[jjaba]

Not to be overly simplistic but "Invite People". That is what usually gets me out there

Craig

no problem... can start advertising sooner....got it...thanks....

[cowboycraig]

Not to be overly simplistic but "Invite People". That is what usually gets me out there

Craig

no problem... can start advertising sooner....got it...thanks....

Thinking a "What is Coyote Madness" post would be interesting and draw people. I don't really know other than predator control what the point/fun is to hunting Coyotes. Have always had an interest but nothing ever sold me on it.

[jasnt]

I would like to see a summer madness.  Most of my coyote hunting is in the spring/summer months when you can make a larger dent in the population by taking out the pup factory's. Wa needs more predator control now more than in the past. With all the extra predators we have these days the game can use all the help they can get.  Plus the weathers better

[BOWHUNTER45]

Be nice to get more Wetsiders out there .. wish we had something like this 20 yrs ago when I was more into it ..

[jjaba]

Be nice to get more Wetsiders out there .. wish we had something like this 20 yrs ago when I was more into it ..

hunting the west side is difficult... went out at least 2-3 times a week would hear howls/barking in distance but they never came in.... OH well doesn't  mean I'm not going to keep trying.....   anything that keeps me in the woods is a good thing.

[Evil_EdwardO]

Get rid of that monthly image and go back to just the team logo with the current CM season printed on it. It was only added because someone was accusing others of cheating. If someone was really cheating just to win a couple of predator calls, then more power to them. I think a few people got discouraged from last year when we had to have a logo, monthly image, and pretty much a selfie with the dog for it to count. My team has had a few we couldn't use for the Madness since we either forgot print off the current monthly image or printed and forgot to put it in the hunting pack. This has happened to both last year and this year.

[Scopebit]

The monthly image doesn't bother me but I see Edwardo's point on folks cheating.  My only suggestion is starting in October.  By February they are paired up and don't want to come in as much.  Thanks again Jjaba! 

[DJ_Mack]

I would like to see a summer madness.  Most of my coyote hunting is in the spring/summer months when you can make a larger dent in the population by taking out the pup factory's. Wa needs more predator control now more than in the past. With all the extra predators we have these days the game can use all the help they can get.  Plus the weathers better

I agree with this.

[Pnwrider]

Be nice to get more Wetsiders out there .. wish we had something like this 20 yrs ago when I was more into it ..

I'm on the west side and would be interested in predator hunting, but put so much effort and $$$ into scouting for big game and waterfowl that I don't have a lot of motivation when it comes to coyotes. If someone on here wants a partner to hit the greater Snohomish area (or within reasonable driving distance), send me a pm. Maybe if I go once I'll be hooked???

[Dan-o]

You could always bust up the experts and pair them with some of us wannabe's.

Kind of a Pro-Am theme.     

[Ole man fintucky]

I would enjoy hearing more about everyone's day while hunting. I like to hear the story behind the pic or the story why there is no pic. I enjoy hearing others opinions on how they approach a set or the distance of the shot. Sometimes I'll read someone connecting on a long distance shot and I wonder if the yote held up and wouldn't come in or maybe this hunter is into taking long shots. Hearing the stories motivate me to go out more often.
In response to cowboycraig wondering the appeal to coyote hunting, I do it and enjoy it for a lot of reasons. First I enjoy the challenge of coyote hunting. Just look at all the teams that participated and the totals of coyotes that were shot, it's harder than most people think. Second it gets me off the couch and keeps me active. I enjoy the time spent with the three buddies I go with, half the fun is the drive from set to set just Bullshi••ing with a great group of guys. And the stories and memories that come with these hunts. For instance, a few years ago me, scopebit and OCD had a set where we called in 6 coyotes at the same time. They just kept rolling over the hill on a dead sprint. It was nothing I've ever seen before. They bull rushed us nearly running over scopebit. Needless to say that we completely blew every opportunity they gave us and we ended up getting ZERO. Afterwards we all looked at each other with disbelief and shame. We were sick to our stomachs on how pathetic we all were and the walk out was pretty quiet. But now it was one of the best memories I have of hunting coyotes. And we all still get a good laugh out of it. Whatever the reason why we all coyote hunt one thing is for sure, once you do it then it becomes addictive.

[Lady J]

How about splitting the most coyotes category to most east side and most westside?