The section on coyote body language is stolen from the fall 2005 issue of predator hunting magazine. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. Top your favorite coyote gun with a highpowered variable scope to maximize observation viewing to follow a target that is quite often on the run. Ultimate tips for calling success is crammed with hundreds of useful tips. Use aggressive tactics for predator hunting grand view. To john cooper and jerry pier, a coyote hunt is not a shooting gallery. Even though this choke is for turkey hunting, its designed to handle a great pattern at a long distance, and its also able to handle heavier coyote loads even the heaviest loads on the market, such as hevishots dead coyote.
And after the shot, the coyote might yelp, bark, or race off into the brush, creating even more commotion. If youve hunted coyotes long enough, you understand that after you take down the christmas lights coyote hunting can be as frustrating as fixing that string of lights before the holiday. Hell bark to stop them all, and after his shot, its kind of a freeforall. Extensive coyote hunting articles covering use of camouflage, cover scents, hand calls for locating coyotes and bringing them close using coyote howlers for locating coyotes, selecting a stand to call coyotes from, weaponry for coyotes, and other useful ideas for the coyote caller and varmint hunter. A certified nra hunting instructor and range safety officer, bogath gives seminars on coyote hunting, including an upcoming one on jan. I keep a data book on my calling guns and i also have notes on stands and conditions of each. What you will find are some smoothhandling, accurate, boltaction rifles, along with a. One evening in frustration, i decided to stay until i couldnt see any longer. Coyote hunting books there is a temptation these days, living in a world of amazing technology, to bypass traditional methods and go straight to new innovations. Coyote hunting with a shotgun long range hunting forum. These dudes have been evading us for weeks but we finally made it happen. Gauge, chamber size and barrel length of your coyote hunting shotgun. Coyote hunting gear the 10 essentials coyote hunting.
In fact, great portions of the book seem to come almost verbatim from other books such as tom bechdels and andrew lewands books on eastern coyote hunting. Other predators are also covered, but a few pages of this book and youre loading the truck for coyote. Nighttime coyote hunting tips from the high grand view. Also what choke is good to shoot big lead shot out of. Using the cartridge for deer hunting is a somewhat controversial subject.
Set the rifle aside and pick up a shotgun for the ultimate wintertime predator hunt. Some like to snipe yotes at long distances, while others like to call. Thats fine because coyotes can be perforated all year around. An old coyote will often hang up in cover and check its surroundings before moving into the open. The best part about using electronic calls is, they innovatively take the sound source away from the user and thus, allowing you to position yourself for a perfect shot. Coyote hunting with thermal coyotes down with the atn thor thermal scope duration.
You may not like the crowds, but black friday is an awesome time to get a deal on new outdoor equipment for next seasons adventures. Coyote books predator hunting books coyote hunting. His first book is scheduled for publication in 2015. Coyote file pdf government of newfoundland and labrador. Everything you need to know about coyote hunting at night.
One of the best kill shot compilations that ever existed visited 714 times, 1 visits today. A star system 46 light years from earth known as 47 ursae majoris has been found to have a gas giant with a moon that is. The coyote is a small, omnivorous, doglike predator common throughout north and central america. Whether its an opportunistic shot taken while hunting another species or a shot in the dark during a winter derby, there is no more wily and. Ebooks are a good example, but with regards to hunting literature, it is great to actually purchase either the hardback or paperback versions, as the advantages surpass the. The best new shotguns for predator hunting people have been killing coyotes with shotguns forever, but a huge spike in predator hunting with shotguns has occurred recently for a lot of good reasons, besides an overall increase in interest in the sport and the fact its a lot easier to hit a sneaky coyote with a shotgun than a rifle. That gives you a chance to see a coyote coming, and perhaps shoulder your firearm without being noticed as the dog travels behind vegetation or through other terrain. Tips and tricks for improving coyote hunting success. He has written a book on coyote hunting and leads coyote. Using a variety of coyote calls, we give not one but 90, that is right 90 kills all in one video and under 5 minutes. He bought a book on calling coyotes, made his own camouflage, and hiked.
I entered the longrange club via the varmint hunters association years ago by. Should i be using slugs, buckshot, or a big shot like bb or b. Not only have every one of your hunting pals harassed the area coyotes with the conveniences of an electric caller, there are simply fewer coyotes around. This is an area of great debate among serious coyote hunters. The first issue of concern when shooting a yote middeer hunt is the impact of the shot itself. Following urbanization of the north american continent, the coyote has been one of the only animals whose range and numbers have been shown to generally increase, rather than decrease, in the presence of human development. Among all types of hunting gears, shotgun is one of most basic that every hunter should have or at least know how to handle. A 50 pound plus coyote deserves to be taken with a 17 wsm with velocity over 3000 fps at the muzzle. Heartpounding action of shotgun hunting coyotes gun digest. The further you are from the caller, the further your shot is likely to be. Boddicker, an instructional book on hunting coyotes, foxes, and other.
Calling too much can warn off a curious coyote, but calling too little or too softly may not entice a distant coyote to break cover. Predator hunters are lucky because the state has a good coyote population and the season is open yearround, with no bag limit, no closed season, and night hunting is allowed. From then on, i extended how long i sat on any setup, in good country or not. Coyote hunting information included here is also useful for calling fox, bobcats, and. This type of coyote hunting gear is ideal for shortdistance targets for better experience, most seasoned hunters would recommend semiautomatic shotgun. One night in 1975 while calling with long time friend and mentor pete tackett, we shot six coyotes at the same location near the small town of kaufman, texas. This also has the added benefit of creating a safer shot, which is a paramount. Tackett came up with many of the ideas and concepts that we still use today, and was an electrical genius in wiring lights for night time hunting, red lens and other innovations that have. Lewand, has compiled his best tips, learned over 25 years of calling coyotes all across the country, into ten chapters.
This is the first book in the coyote series by allen steele. Im sure the precision molding of the hevishot products will make a huge difference at range compared to standard shot, and t shot definitely has greater spread and density than 00buck. Would probably use buckshot or dead coyote if i knew i was hunting coyotes, as long as it is legal. Why shotguns are better than rifles for coyote hunting field. You can choose to hunt with a combination of electronic calls and mouth calls just to be safe. Hilarious, and a cool illustration of just how intense predator hunting can bewhich is why its one of the fastest growing sports in hunting.
The 10 best predator calibers of all time some of the top predator cartridge choices, from left to right. World record attempt open sight shot 2240 yards ernest jimenez unmodified k31 swiss 7. Basically, the coyote will solely focus on the sound. Since there is no daily bag limit on coyotes, a hunter may shoot as many as they choose or can. When a silent, still morning is broken by the shocking report of a rifle, theres the real risk of alerting nearby deer. To see the complete hunt, check out my channel for the video. Many of todays socalled turkey guns are ideal for closerange coyote hunting because they feature full or extrafull chokes and stout loads of nontoxic shot. Just killed a coyote at 34 yards been trying for some time to get in a position to take a shot i was going to use a. Field staffers tom austin and troy adams are back in montana for one last episode trying to outsmart clever coyotes.
Hunting coyotes is even better if you use a shotgun. The coyote canis latrans is a species of canine native to north america. This is the most detailed and comprehensive coyote hunting book ever written. We did this and that happened or i saw one do this. One has to take the coyote shot thats available, whether its 50 or 500 yards. So if your not seeing those chances are your not going to see a coyote either. What would you guys recommend for coyote hunting with a shotgun. He owns and operates master predator hunting limited liability company, a retail supplier of premium predator hunting products. As long as they get out of the choke happy, im golden. Its titled 338 lapua and 243 winchester make amazing 80. The advantage, in my book at least, is that 00buck is basically like firing 15 22mag shots all at once. Coyote hunting for dummies arizona hunting today your. The coyote closely resembles a german shepherd dog in height and shape but it carries its tail below the level of its back instead of curved upward and is generally half the weight of a german shepherd.
However you tackle coyote hunting, youll soon be hooked on the fun of it. However, assuming its legal to use on deer where you live, i still tend to agree with mel tappans assessment of the. It reminds me of one of my favorite books, hatchet, the foolbirds seem to be. We prefer the hs camo max 1 spandex long cuff camo dot grip gloves 05512. What ranges would i be looking at shooting them at. Known as the brush wolf, prairie wolf, and american jackal, coyotes vary in size based on their geographical location.
So you wont find any highcapacity, fastfiring, military style weapons in their coyotehunting arsenal. This book is about mans first effort at colonizing a planet around another star. As with hunting any animal, hunters should shoot at a target to pattern and see which one performs the best. Depending on your shot size, youre talking about energy somewhere between a. If you plan on only head shots a 17 hmr would be fine as long as you limit your distance to. He loads it with hevishot dead coyote 00 buckshot, which contains 12.
Huff, coyotelight pro staff, is a professional outdoor writer, speaker, and licensed predator hunting guide. The upper body is a grizzled gray or buff, with a reddish brown or gray muzzle and legs. It fills much of the same ecological niche as the golden jackal does in eurasia, though it is larger and more predatory and is sometimes called the american jackal by zoologists. Top 10 predator calibers of all time gun digest books. Predator hunters living in more open areas are in a unique position to. With this set up i would limit my shot to 200 yards for a quick humane kill.
Because of this, coyotes are sometimes considered pests. Coyotes have a long slender snout and large, pointed ears. It is worth noting that hunting down these predators requires a lot of skill. Coyote hunting is often combined with other predator hunts, such as fox and bobtail, or with hog hunting. Coyote hunting presents challenges to longtime hunters. Any buckshot, 4 on up to 000 i guess bb and t can play too will work. The 3 best things you can get for the outdoors during black friday sales. Not a bunch of them in this immediate area, but enough to have killed off most of the groundhogs that i prefer to hunt. Long range hunting 54 kill shots extreme outer limits. One of the things i really like about huntingcalling coyotes is the level of.
A mature coyote can take a long time to come in, and you must be able to sit still the whole time. Welcome to the predator masters forums hunting the hunters. The best coyote setups involve getting some kind of elevation above the surrounding countryside. You may not like the crowds, but black friday is an. Shoot coyotes at uneven angles trapper predator callertrapper. Shooting sticks help brown steady his shotgun for long attempts when coyotes hang up.
Im not as good long range as jerry is, cooper says. After deciding on the type of shotgun to buy semiautomatic or pump action, you will need to choose what gauge. New book outlines the science of hunting coyotes pittsburgh post. A chamber size of 3 inches will be enough to accomodate most shells you will want to use.