Sunday Coyotes [Archive] - Colorado AR-15 Shooters Club Discussion Forums

GANDER

12-27-2008, 08:53

We were out chasing coyotes Sunday and had a pretty good day. The first stand Jeff and I had set up a little ways from each other and had 3 come to the caller. I kept thinking why is he not shooting? We were filming so I was thinking he was letting me get all the footage I could. They left and then returned for round two. Still no shots rang out. After they had left. Jeff came over to tell me his firing pin on his rifle was froze up.[Rant1]
We went to another spot and saw one walking in about 400 yards infront of us. I quickly set up the caller along the ditch and we went and sat down. Almost instantly we had one coming in. He was at 75 yards and running to the caller. Jeff, got on him and I heard CLICK! Again..Jeffs gun wouldn't go off. I got on the dog and leveled it with a shot out of my 204. We had another bounding in from the left. He stopped at 80 yards I tried to get fancy and earhole him. Needless to say... I missed.[Rant2]

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7459/miltoncoyotes001bn3.jpg
Next stand we moved to was along the same ditch about 500 yards east. Now Jeff was shooting my rifle. We were just about to give up and Jeff had stood up. A coyote appeared 200 yards down the road from us. As the dog was focused on the decoy, Jeff got ready. The dog stopped at 120 yards and Jeff was on him. At the shot the coyote jumped and spun around standing broadside. Jeff shot again and put one right over his back. This time the coyote didn't stick around and headed for the woods. I looked over to see Jeff hanging his head.

We made out final stand and had one coming in. He was trying to circle down wind. I was the only one to have a shot. Jeff handed me the rifle. I let him get to about 70 yards and gave him a dose, in the neck. He was down.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/102/miltoncoyotes003pg1.jpg

Saw 12 coyotes, shot 2 and missed 2. Should have been alot more but those things happen. All in all a GREAT day to be in the field.

sniper7

12-27-2008, 12:15

damn sounds like a blast! If you want someone else to join you, let me know!!!! I love to blast yotes.

I'll bring the AR though!

sully3acr

12-28-2008, 07:19

2 are better than none. I was in Nebraska this past weekend and called 3 my buddy got a shot at 1 (MISS). It was just good to get on some dogs! We need to hook up and get on some here in CO!

Fourthwind

12-28-2008, 08:59

Saw a bunch of yotes out during the afternoon on Saturday. I was taking my parents to the airport and saw 5 dogs just while driving! Don't think I have ever seen that many dogs at 3 in the afternoon.

theGinsue

12-28-2008, 14:12

I've got a co-worker that lives out in rural Ellicott that recently had a dog killed and another dog seriously wounded from yotes that tore through her fence but she isn't "ready yet" to let me go after them. DANG!

Still looking for a place around the Springs (there are a lot of 'em just East of here) that will let me solve this predator problem for them.

Good job on the ones you harvested!

Red_Chili

01-12-2009, 13:14

I'd love to pick up 'Yote hunting if anyone wants to shoot me a PM. Getting tired of watching all the DVDs and mental hunting... [LOL]

Funny, we have coyotes around downtown Littleton and one neighbor lost a dog to one a few months ago, letting him out to pee around midnight. Just like that. So I don't dare practice calling in the neighborhood with my Shelties.

And for some reason my wife won't let me get away with it in the house. Huh.
[Dunno]

[ROFL2]

denverco

01-12-2009, 20:04

I'm going to try and go this month.. Not sure where at but if anybody wants to go or knows of a spot let me know.

SSChameleon

01-13-2009, 09:07

Just curious about kind of calls you guys are using. I have two mouth calls and only got to try them once. I didn't have any luck, but given that it was my first time using them and there was a 25mph wind blowing I'm not too surprised.

I've been looking for a reasonable electronic call. Any recommendations?

currahee

01-13-2009, 09:32

About the best 2 electronic calls that dont cost an arm and a leg are the Primos power dog and the Western Rivers predation. They run about $150-$200 or so. there are a bunch of cheaper ones out there but these 2 will perform great for the cost. Top of the line calls run from $500-$700 or so. Try here.

http://www.allpredatorcalls.com/

:D

Red_Chili

01-13-2009, 15:44

On the advice of the manager of Sportsman's here, I went with Predator Sniper Styx calls. They are a bit different than the Song Dog I also have, cut the air a tad better I guess, being aluminum. Both they and the Song Dog can produce a decent howl if the operator keeps tabs on where his dadgum lips are on the things. Well, I got my Shelties to yowl in a chorus, anyway, so I guess that's good enough for starters.

The little calls do a good rabbit distress/fawn distress... with the aforementioned qualification on lips...

Lemme know when you fellers want to do some Yote hunting. It will not be my first time in the field, but it will be my first time going for Yotes. I hear the Grasslands up NE are fair to good. It also occurred to me that some cattle folks just south of town might have motivation to let hunters in, if they aren't already overhunted. Seems Yote hunting is kinda popular. Figures.

Irving

01-13-2009, 23:15

What do you do with a coyote after you kill it? People don't eat those do they?

Sorry I've never hunted so I guess it never occurred to me before to think about how you dispose of an animal that you don't eat, like squirrels, coyotes, and some birds.

**I'm not some anti trolling the site trying to start an argument, I just really don't know.*

Thanks.

SSChameleon

01-13-2009, 23:19

To be fair, some people still eat squirrels. My dad once fed squirrel stew to the neighbor. I have a friend who skins and keeps coyote pelts. Some folks like to decorate with them.

I personally started shooting coyotes at the farm as pest control. The kept eating our chickens and cats.

theGinsue

01-13-2009, 23:33

I have a coyote skin (from a yote that I didn't shoot) on my coffee table - in fact, it's right next to my feet right now.

I'm fond of the idea of keeping the skins and having them tanned for decoration purposes. I've often wondered what to do with the rest of the carcass. Since I haven't been afforded an opportunity to hunt them yet (since I was a kid) it hasn't been an issue - yet! "Back in the day" we used to just leave the carcass laying in the field or toss them into a ditch on our property.

(BTW: I used to have to eat squirrel stew and fried squirrel growing u pback in Missouri - I detested it! Okay, now I'm really feeling like the Ozark Hillbilly I was as a kid and thought I grew out of). Anyone else hearing banjo's?

Marlin

01-14-2009, 05:55

My Dad, Ole' Kansas farm boy, related a story of His youth, that He had whacked a few one year.. And, had the brillant idea of making a blanket out of the hides.. Tried too get His sister to sew them together, She more or less told Him where He could put them..

Red_Chili

01-14-2009, 09:02

(BTW: I used to have to eat squirrel stew and fried squirrel growing u pback in Missouri - I detested it! Okay, now I'm really feeling like the Ozark Hillbilly I was as a kid and thought I grew out of). Anyone else hearing banjo's?
I have a friend who is a Ph.D. at Denver Seminary, and grew up in the Permian Basin area of West Texas. Seems like for a while there, he was doing everything he could to exorcise his inner redneck.

I kept telling him a sign of maturity is making peace with that inner redneck. It adds flavor to life like spices to good stew.

He currently drives a multicolored pickup with a rusted out bed that he rebuilt himself. I think I can rightly look in the mirror and say, "mission accomplished!"

[Tooth][ROFL1]

(BTW, he wants to take up coyote hunting too, having whetted his appetite on antelope and elk these last few years. Good guy.)

I aim to skin my first Yote (assuming it ain't got the mange, the coat is nice, and I don't get fleas skinning him), getting it tanned, and adorning my den with it. I will leave the yote meat to the crows. [Puke]

Red_Chili

01-14-2009, 09:03

So when we goin' huntin', anywho?
Anybody got a line on a rancher with a predation problem? It's gettin' to be calvin' season ya know.

Irving

01-14-2009, 11:33

Could you hunt coyote effectively with a bolt action or lever action gun? Is .308 too much? I'd really like to go hunting but don't have a rifle yet. Oh yeah, nice board guys. I've been wasting my time over at arf.com all this time. :(

Marlin

01-14-2009, 11:54

If You're good,, You can hunt them with a Bow...[Abused]

SSChameleon

01-14-2009, 12:47

I personally throw rocks.

denverco

01-14-2009, 21:35

So when we goin' huntin', anywho?
Anybody got a line on a rancher with a predation problem? It's gettin' to be calvin' season ya know.

I have a friend who runs a ranch in Wyoming...thats a bit out of the way just to shoot some coyotes though. I'm trying to go shoot a few before I go to basic next month. Anbody else whos interested pm me.

theGinsue

01-14-2009, 22:31

I have a coyote skin (from a yote that I didn't shoot) on my coffee table - in fact, it's right next to my feet right now.

I thought I'd include a pic (of the yote skin, not my feet) so you'd see it isn't quite as barberic as it sounds.
http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=610&d=1231993768

Could you hunt coyote effectively with a bolt action or lever action gun? Is .308 too much? I'd really like to go hunting but don't have a rifle yet. Oh yeah, nice board guys. I've been wasting my time over at arf.com all this time.

Well, we’re happy to have you here. I plan to use a Ruger M77 MkII (.223 Rem, Bolt) or maybe even a Model 77/22 (22LR ~ with subsonic 22LR rounds, or my 22 Hornet version, both Bolt).

68Charger

01-15-2009, 10:50

I personally throw rocks.

I used to have a great dog that took care of the 'yotes for me.. it was his favorite hobby..
A 160-170 Lb St. Bernard (not your typical Saint, he was very dominant- more like a Mastiff, he'd hear them yip, his ears would perk up, and he'd take off running... a few minutes later, you'd hear a frantic "yipe, yipe, yipe"

he has passed, and the coyotes are getting ever closer- have lost some cats, so now I'm considering resuming the work he once did...

Red_Chili

01-15-2009, 11:03

Red_Chili

01-15-2009, 11:08

I thought I'd include a pic (of the yote skin, not my feet) so you'd see it isn't quite as barberic as it sounds.

Doesn't sound barbaric to me at all. 'Twould look FINE on my coffee table. A nice counterpoint to the bull elk hide on the wall with the elk-in-snow pastel hanging on the hide, that my wife got me for a birthday.

(the picture, not the elk hide. I got that myself. LOL)

denverco

01-15-2009, 18:23

I used to have a great dog that took care of the 'yotes for me.. it was his favorite hobby..
A 160-170 Lb St. Bernard (not your typical Saint, he was very dominant- more like a Mastiff, he'd hear them yip, his ears would perk up, and he'd take off running... a few minutes later, you'd hear a frantic "yipe, yipe, yipe"

he has passed, and the coyotes are getting ever closer- have lost some cats, so now I'm considering resuming the work he once did...

I have a great dog that has taken care of a few. I woke up one morning to the sounds of a "scuffle". I thought maybe the nieghbors dog had wandered onto the property. As I got closer I found my dog (APBT) tearing into a couple coyotes. When they saw me both yotes took off as best they could. They were pretty mangled though. Looked like my dog had crushed ones leg. +1 for good dogs.

68Charger

01-16-2009, 10:27

If you want some help with that, lemme know.

FWIW, from what I read a .22LR is a tad light but would get the job done in close range, a .223 or 22-250 is durn near ideal, and a .308 might tear up the hide but could be just fine with the right bullet.

Run what you brung.

I've seen some speculating that .17 HMR or .22 WMR would do the job... (the .22LR is too low power, IMHO)
the .223 is a great choice... but I don't own one (yet)... so the 7.62x39 would have to do... but I'd have to call them in closer..

Red_Chili

01-17-2009, 10:02

I would think that would reach just fine.

Just wondering if this thread will actually lead to a hunt! Seems like there is interest, just need a rancher with a problem to solve. When I get time I might wander down south of town but that may be a bit. Work is swamping me. (Grateful for that...)

Asha'man

01-17-2009, 13:24

Hey Red Chili - you don't happen to own Toyotas, do you? :D

Marlin

01-17-2009, 15:26

I wouldn't mind going,, I'm just slightly hamstrung at the moment...

Red_Chili

01-19-2009, 08:12

Hey Red Chili - you don't happen to own Toyotas, do you? :D
Who, me? Naw...

http://redchili.smugmug.com/photos/297093885_EpddG-M.jpg

Makes a dandy hunt vehicle too. No get stucky. This works out great as well:
http://redchili.smugmug.com/photos/204641697_coFpP-M.jpg

Gratuitous poser pic:
http://redchili.smugmug.com/photos/204641436_yP9Tb-M.jpg

currahee

01-19-2009, 09:28

Well, went out to the San Luis valley yesterday- did a little calling. Was cold as you know what right at sunrise- Called in a yote but the batteries died in the Ecaller right before he showed up. He hung up in some thick trees and didnt get a shot. Moved on and hit another setup and managed to call this cat. Hit it at 20yards with a 34grn HP from the .223. Bout 20mins latter my partner nailed a nice fat dog 400yrds out with his .22-250. Made for a few nice hours of hunting.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g281/currahee_photos/100_2767.jpg

Red_Chili

01-19-2009, 09:55

Niiiiice... like to get me one o' dem. I don't have an electronic call, but if my dogs are any indication my mouthcalls are coming along.

Asha'man

01-22-2009, 22:14

Who, me? Naw...

http://redchili.smugmug.com/photos/297093885_EpddG-M.jpg

That's the one I had in mind. :D

68Charger

01-26-2009, 21:57

just for the record- I'm still leaning towards having a coyote hunt on my mini-ranch, but I think I may have found a dog to replace T-Rex...

he's only 4 months old at this point- we think he's a Rhodesian Ridgeback... (distantly related to Mastiffs)

but he's got the right attitude, and I've taken him on walks with my .22 handgun, with >zero< adverse reaction to .22 shorts... time to move up to .22LR and beyond as part of his training... also walking him around the borders of the property- plus get him to NOT freak around the horses... but there's promise...

denverco

01-27-2009, 01:25

You have lots of coyotes down there in Penrose Charger? We're headed down that way this weekend.

DirtyHarry

01-28-2009, 02:49

currahee

01-28-2009, 07:34

Its getting mounted.

King

04-12-2009, 15:10

Are tags needed to hunt coyotes? Ive never hunted them but there are so many around where I live. Quite a few folks around me have had their dogs and cats snatched up from these bastards and this concerns me. Im always worried about letting my dogs out as I have seen coyotes out back. So.. If I were to hunt them on my property for this reason, would it be legal without a tag

currahee

04-12-2009, 16:21

need a small game hunting lisc - good from Apr-Mar now.

theGinsue

04-12-2009, 20:31

I thought property owners could shoot yotes without a license as a means of controlling these pests.

Of course, it's always smart to have a small game tag to avoid questions and issues later.

King

04-12-2009, 20:39

Ok thanks for the input. Ill look into it with co department of wildlife before i do anything stupid. But hell, if my dog was about to get eaten, i wouldnt hesitate to exercise my finger

GANDER

04-13-2009, 07:07

Trigg3r,
For many years, I hunted all that wheat fields east of town, over 3000 acres.I shot many coyotes out of that area. About 2 years ago the city of Erie annexed all of that and made it no hunting. Why? Who knows. They can't support what they got. I talked to the city and the Police Department. No one wanted to give me permission to keep hunting. So I stopped, It wasn't a month after I stopped hunting it that the first lady got bit.
Not long after that the DOW called me and asked me if I would continue to hunt out there . They would see if they could get me a "special" permit from the city. The City even declined their course of action. So it's not the DOW's fault they tried but their hands are tied by the city's.
Now it seems like an every day deal out there. Mark my word...There WILL be a kid bit walking out to the High School in the future. I would suggest you go to City hall and talk to them about it. You can get in trouble for discharge of a firearm in city limits. Other then that your kind of SOL.[Rant1]

King

04-13-2009, 13:06

Thanks Gander. Ill got to city hall this week and ill let u know if they grant me permission to hunt. Now im not sure if this will even be considered as my property is annexed into Erie. I got very unlucky since the guy next to me is not annexed. Oh well, but it suck to hear about these coyote attacks on humans. Seems like there were a few last fall and becoming more of an issue.

ryanek9freak

04-13-2009, 19:17

GANDER

04-13-2009, 20:03

In order to hunt yotes in Colorado, you need a small game licence AND a furbearers permit, the combined cost of both is $42.

You do not need tags to hunt yotes, and there is no bag limit or season end. It is open year round.

Here's the small game brochure :http://wildlife.state.co.us/NR/rdonlyres/780A905D-8639-4EB1-BBA0-20BBE1F915A8/0/smallgame.pdf

I think you are incorrect Ryan.

I cut this out of the Small game Brochure.

4. NEW FOR 2008: To take furbearers, you must have either a furbearer or small game license.

The cost will be $21 for a Small game plus a $5 dollar habitat stamp. $26 total

MagicOPromotion

05-28-2009, 02:58

I bought some traps this spring after seeing all the coyote pictures on my trailcams and seeing over 5 this year while hunting. Also, there is a study going on right now in South Carolina where they are finding that over 70 of the fawns that they have GPS collared, have been killed by coyotes. Does anyone here trap coyotes and have any tips to offer? _______=== XRumer 5.0 Palladium (http://www.botmasternet.com) RULEZ! ===