Coyote Hunting?

I've called coyotes since 1973 and the magazine articles are pretty correct. If you can, find a high spot that over looks where you will be calling, I like creek bottoms with draws where they will bed and a food source for them. Since you've been reading, you know about wind direction, camo and all. I have several hand calls and 2 high price electronic units. I like the hand calls better as I control the squeals but they do freeze up in cold weather so have 3-4. That is where the electric unit is nice. One thing I do that you don't read much on is in late Jan. and early Feb. the mating season, you will have 3-4 respond. I shoot the closest one to me where the others see it fall, then get on the "hurt dog" call, like a dog yelping when kicked or hurt. The others will turn and run but often return to see what is going on with the hurt call. Also, if you do not get a shot as you spooked one, as it is leaving, just bark like a dog. I have had several stop and look back giving you a shot. Sorry but to many things to add and not enough room here. A really good web site I recently found is varmintals.net (I think) as I am not home now. It has recorded sounds you can listen to, tons of info on calling. Go out at night, use a locator call, howl and if they answer as they will within 5 minutes, you know where to go. If no answer, drive up the road a mile or so and try again.

If it is still season, hunt for deer and if u bag one. After gutting it put the guts in a pile and go back that same night and a coyote should come to eat the guts. I have had this happen before. So good luck.

i hunt in southern Indiana myself(Jackson co.) and there are plenty coyotes here. get a Cass creek electronic predator call and a decoy. i like to hang a raccoon tail on a stick and jiggle it with fishing line. don't over look the spring,i shot many coyotes with a turkey "set up"-turkey calls and decoys,i have been told the coyotes follow the hens to get the eggs,i don't know if this is true but the do come in on my decoys. if you want to hunt over bait dog food brings them in,i have even seen them wait in the brush for me to refill the bait...hope this help...good luck

I have use a 243 with great success out to some 400 yards with a Leupold VXIII 4.5X14 scope.

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