How to coyote hunt?
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Buy a rabbit call and get an instructional video. That helped me big time.
I currently have a setup where I try to blend in as well as I can with my surroundings, sit up on a hill but far enough down that I am not outlined up on the top. When selecting a hill to sit on be sure that the wind is at your back and it is open enough to shoot for a ways.
I call a bit then sit and slowly scan the landscape, and call a bit more. When I get a yote coming in from a distance I like to concentrate my efforts on it and call in that direction. Be very careful not to move at this point and just watch the coyote. They usually circle downwind to try and catch your scent which is why you have to have the wind at your back or they will circle behind you and youll never see them. If it catches your scent it will stop for up to a few seconds and then take off. You have to shoot if it stops because it either wont come any closer or it will take off hell bent for leather.
I have shot coyotes just in this summer from 10 yards to 300 yards with my .270 and I'm sure your .22-250 will be able to do at least that much. Another good idea is to go with someone you know who hunts coyotes.
I currently have a setup where I try to blend in as well as I can with my surroundings, sit up on a hill but far enough down that I am not outlined up on the top. When selecting a hill to sit on be sure that the wind is at your back and it is open enough to shoot for a ways.
I call a bit then sit and slowly scan the landscape, and call a bit more. When I get a yote coming in from a distance I like to concentrate my efforts on it and call in that direction. Be very careful not to move at this point and just watch the coyote. They usually circle downwind to try and catch your scent which is why you have to have the wind at your back or they will circle behind you and youll never see them. If it catches your scent it will stop for up to a few seconds and then take off. You have to shoot if it stops because it either wont come any closer or it will take off hell bent for leather.
I have shot coyotes just in this summer from 10 yards to 300 yards with my .270 and I'm sure your .22-250 will be able to do at least that much. Another good idea is to go with someone you know who hunts coyotes.
Art Eatman
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Yeah, a .22-250 will do just fine.
There are many threads here on coyote calling and such. Try the search function, okay? That'll save a bunch of our repeat typing...
, Art
There are many threads here on coyote calling and such. Try the search function, okay? That'll save a bunch of our repeat typing...
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Hunter33 - did you bump your own thread the same day you posted it?? Wow
What part of Oregon are you hunting, east side or west side?
Not sure what exactly you are looking for. Rabbit distress call and a tape to learn the sounds, find place where you can see a ways, good camo and call. Not sure there is a lot more to it than that.
One of the 1,000 hunting shows had a coyote hunting dude on the other day and he was using coyote calls - the actual howl and yips.
What part of Oregon are you hunting, east side or west side?
Not sure what exactly you are looking for. Rabbit distress call and a tape to learn the sounds, find place where you can see a ways, good camo and call. Not sure there is a lot more to it than that.
One of the 1,000 hunting shows had a coyote hunting dude on the other day and he was using coyote calls - the actual howl and yips.
Cabela's sells a few of the digital varmint calls for under $50. Try one. The best coyote call is a squeaker. That and a cottontail call is all I ever used.
Get on a stand well before sunup and wait until the coyotes call as the sun comes up, give a little blow on a cottontail call then shut up and watch.
Get on a stand well before sunup and wait until the coyotes call as the sun comes up, give a little blow on a cottontail call then shut up and watch.
"...a 22-250 that should work right?..." Yep. Use commercial FMJ's if you want the hides. Commercial FMJ's aren't the same as military ball. They have thinner jackets and are made for hide hunting.
If you opt for an electric call, make sure they're legal in Oregon. They aren't everywhere. Wiley is an opportunistic feeder. Anything that sounds hurt or lost or scared, will bring him running. Just remember that he is also extremely smart. If he suspects anything is amiss you won't see him.
If you opt for an electric call, make sure they're legal in Oregon. They aren't everywhere. Wiley is an opportunistic feeder. Anything that sounds hurt or lost or scared, will bring him running. Just remember that he is also extremely smart. If he suspects anything is amiss you won't see him.
my dad tells me of a story when he and a buddy were laying in the bed of a truck with their rifles and had a rabbit call 20yds or so from the truck and were going to wait a while and come up and shoot. they thought the yotes would be around the call, but when they came up, they were all around the truck. they crawled through the back window into the cab and counted down and shot as fast as they could. if i recall, they either got 3 or 4(dad had a lever 30-30 and his bud had a semi auto, so he got the extras)
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They are dogs. They play, too. This pic was from last winter in the middle of Colorado Springs / drinking a few cold ones on my friend's deck. All this one needed was a stinky toy that Misty the Golden Retriever plays with...
You see the darndest things in the city where you can't fire...
Good luck. They are smart.
You see the darndest things in the city where you can't fire...
Good luck. They are smart.
I understand the idea of ethics.
I also understand T-Rex's statement.
It's called "bait."
Why, if you can put a worm or small fish on a hook alive, is it all of a sudden so offensive to use the same idea with a rabbit?
Is it just because it is a mammal?
I havn't done it but it is a possibility.
I'd prob just trap one and tie it with a 2 inch leach to a burried tent stake.
Start a distress call.
If the coyotes kill it, ok.
If the coyotes don't, I will. And I'll eat it too.
I also understand T-Rex's statement.
It's called "bait."
Why, if you can put a worm or small fish on a hook alive, is it all of a sudden so offensive to use the same idea with a rabbit?
Is it just because it is a mammal?
I havn't done it but it is a possibility.
I'd prob just trap one and tie it with a 2 inch leach to a burried tent stake.
Start a distress call.
If the coyotes kill it, ok.
If the coyotes don't, I will. And I'll eat it too.
Coyotes and Valdez!
Have done too much varmint hunting ... like Burt Lancaster in "Tell Them Valdez is Coming" ... when asked when he hunted Apache he replied "Before I knew better!' What a great movie and a great actor!
But, loved the varmint hunting for years. Tried all types of calls, electronic, electronic with daughters stuffed rabbit tried on - what fun - and mouth calls. Rifles from 375 H&H (yes) to 220 Swift to 221FB. Found the high vel 22 CFs with Blitz/SX bullets were the best. The 22-250 was my fav but I have an old 222 I love. Even played with a early Rem XP-100 in 221 Fireball! These little fragile bullets at 3000+ resulted in DRT (dead right there). Usually not even an exit hole as all the energy was expended in the body. Often not a single step was taken. The heavier (even 243 and 6mm) but especially things like 257, 308, 358, 7mmm, 300m, 375 blew a nice hole all the way through and the 'dog' traveled a long way, often dragging guts or as cripples. :barf: So, I went the HiVel 22CFs exclusively ..... until my love for dogs finally got to me.
Longest shot 450 good paces. Shortest was bbl against the coyote's chest as he joined me in a bush .. yep it can get exciting. Longest run, over 600 paces with insides hanging out and catching on the stubble and brush
. Shortest ... many DRT. Best day - 16. Worst - many skunked! Or, maybe vice versa??
Got to the point I only used a voice call and only hunted in daylight (night hunting with light is legal here). Stewart reed call was my choice but I still have 20 or so of various types. Got rid of all the electronic crap. Still call, then shoot them with my camera. Can't hear worth a damn anymore so sometimes take my bird dog, hold her tight and watch her as she will hear and see the 'target' long before I do. I would not see some of 'em at all. Last coyote I killed was with a 20g O/U when I was bird hunting and the coyote attacked my dog. Held her by the collar while I shot him from a long distance of 2-3 feet. Got pics of my dog with her face stitched up. She was hunting two days later. In a similar situation it would be so long Wily again. .... but they are dogs, too. I have watched many coyote pups romp and play just like any other.
So, use that great 22-250, a humane calibre, and enjoy the heck out of it like I did!!
And, thanx for the new thread so I do write this!!!! Sometimes the search does not do it all.
Have done too much varmint hunting ... like Burt Lancaster in "Tell Them Valdez is Coming" ... when asked when he hunted Apache he replied "Before I knew better!' What a great movie and a great actor!
But, loved the varmint hunting for years. Tried all types of calls, electronic, electronic with daughters stuffed rabbit tried on - what fun - and mouth calls. Rifles from 375 H&H (yes) to 220 Swift to 221FB. Found the high vel 22 CFs with Blitz/SX bullets were the best. The 22-250 was my fav but I have an old 222 I love. Even played with a early Rem XP-100 in 221 Fireball! These little fragile bullets at 3000+ resulted in DRT (dead right there). Usually not even an exit hole as all the energy was expended in the body. Often not a single step was taken. The heavier (even 243 and 6mm) but especially things like 257, 308, 358, 7mmm, 300m, 375 blew a nice hole all the way through and the 'dog' traveled a long way, often dragging guts or as cripples. :barf: So, I went the HiVel 22CFs exclusively ..... until my love for dogs finally got to me.
Longest shot 450 good paces. Shortest was bbl against the coyote's chest as he joined me in a bush .. yep it can get exciting. Longest run, over 600 paces with insides hanging out and catching on the stubble and brush
. Shortest ... many DRT. Best day - 16. Worst - many skunked! Or, maybe vice versa??Got to the point I only used a voice call and only hunted in daylight (night hunting with light is legal here). Stewart reed call was my choice but I still have 20 or so of various types. Got rid of all the electronic crap. Still call, then shoot them with my camera. Can't hear worth a damn anymore so sometimes take my bird dog, hold her tight and watch her as she will hear and see the 'target' long before I do. I would not see some of 'em at all. Last coyote I killed was with a 20g O/U when I was bird hunting and the coyote attacked my dog. Held her by the collar while I shot him from a long distance of 2-3 feet. Got pics of my dog with her face stitched up. She was hunting two days later. In a similar situation it would be so long Wily again. .... but they are dogs, too. I have watched many coyote pups romp and play just like any other.
So, use that great 22-250, a humane calibre, and enjoy the heck out of it like I did!!
And, thanx for the new thread so I do write this!!!! Sometimes the search does not do it all.
This one ..
But, really do not see the rabbit idea as any more reprehensibble than the dog shooting in general. I have shot many, many rabbits (and eaten a lot). Use the pellet gun on rabbits now so neighbors don't complain. Coyotes, crows and occasional hawk clean up after me. A wounded rabbit flopping and squealing can really excite a Red-tail Hawk! literally.
Busted more rabbits than coyotes on many of my coyote hunts. Get into an with plentiful rabbits and I can't resist. See 'em explode in technicolor with a 22-250 and SX bullet! Decorates the desert.
But, really do not see the rabbit idea as any more reprehensibble than the dog shooting in general. I have shot many, many rabbits (and eaten a lot). Use the pellet gun on rabbits now so neighbors don't complain. Coyotes, crows and occasional hawk clean up after me. A wounded rabbit flopping and squealing can really excite a Red-tail Hawk!
literally.Busted more rabbits than coyotes on many of my coyote hunts. Get into an with plentiful rabbits and I can't resist. See 'em explode in technicolor with a 22-250 and SX bullet! Decorates the desert.
My comment was based on the wounding of said rabbit.
In my mind at least, the intentional wounding of an animal sheerly to use it as bait is unethical. But then again I'm the same guy that spent 14 hours helping a hunting partner track an animal that he had taken a questionable shot on. Eventually found it about 75yds into private property, the owner would not allow us to retrieve the animal, was also the last time I chose to bow hunt.
In my mind at least, the intentional wounding of an animal sheerly to use it as bait is unethical. But then again I'm the same guy that spent 14 hours helping a hunting partner track an animal that he had taken a questionable shot on. Eventually found it about 75yds into private property, the owner would not allow us to retrieve the animal, was also the last time I chose to bow hunt.