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Comment by Tony Cooney on October 13, 2010 at 11:47am

Increase your chances of a successful coyotes hunt with a these coyote scouting tips.
1. When scouting, you not only want to look for signs of coyotes such as tracks and scat; you also want to study the lay of the land. Being familiar with the area you plan to hunt will save you plenty of time, possibly allowing you several set up options depending on things like wind direction and natural barriers.

2.Use satellite technology such as Google Earth and preplan setups in the areas that have coyotes this will save time when you revisit the area to hunt.

3.One of the best activities for you to do in the spring and summer is seek permission for land access. This is the best time to start talking to land owners for permission to hunt coyotes.

4.You can even have business cards prepared and give these out to landowners letting them know that you are a coyote hunter and how you can be contacted.

5.You should talk to the people who deliver rural mail and school bus drivers along with deer or turkey hunters. You can gain permission from deer hunters allowing you access to land after deer season is over.

6. I consider scouting to be the most important aspect of coyote hunting, so put as much time and effort into scouting as possible. It's best to get all of your legwork done in the spring and summer so when it's time to hunt you can get down to business. I've seen a lot of guys give up on hunting coyotes because they think they don't know how to use a call. What you do before you blow that call is far more important than what you do after you blow it. Without some good scouting you'll get frustrated and spend a lot of time out in the field just making noise.

Comment by Tony Cooney on October 12, 2010 at 9:03am

Make hand-held predator calls. Most calls imitate the sound of wounded or dying prey animals, usually a rabbit. Other calls imitate other small animals, feasting crows or injured coyote pups. Practice calling before going on the hunt. Learn to imitate these distress calls--loud, short, high-pitched screeches followed by a softer, fading and drawn-out squeal. You can buy CDs to learn from, and, if you don't have time or the inclination to master the calls, you can also buy electronic calls with loudspeakers to take with you and use on your hunt. See the Resource section below for more information.

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Scout the area you wish to hunt for coyote signs. Coyotes use game trails, fence lines, creek beds and other natural structures to move from their dens and bedding areas to their hunting grounds. Look for tracks. Coyote tracks are narrower and more compact than large dog tracks. Also watch for scat. Coyote scat is usually smaller than dog scat, and it contains the undigested remains of rodents and small mammals, especially skulls and bone fragments. Around fences and brush patches, look for tufts of brown and gray hair from the coyote's pelt caught on the wire or slats as it passes through these barriers.

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Ask permission before hunting private land. Most farmers and ranchers welcome coyote hunters to help thin the population to manageable levels, and they are usually helpful in directing hunters to places they have sighted coyotes on their property. Coyote hunting helps avoid the less desirable alternative of setting out poison baits, which can also have an impact on unintended predator populations such as foxes, badgers, bobcats, lynxes and mountain lions.

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Set up a blind in a likely spot. Wearing camouflage clothing helps. Coyotes have excellent eyesight, so remaining hidden and still is important to a successful hunt. Also, pay careful attention to wind direction. If you're upwind of the coyote, you'll never see it before it picks up your scent. Pick a spot where you have as close to a 360-degree view of the surrounding terrain as possible. When the coyote comes in to a call, it will usually try to circle around the source to pick up the scent. If you're hunting with a partner, position the second person about 50 yards behind you to catch the coyote as it circles around.

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Be patient and persistent. Sometimes the calls get immediate results, and a coyote will come running in quickly, expecting a quick, easy meal or simply investigating out of curiosity. At other times, it may take an hour to produce results. If no coyote responds within an hour or so, move to a different location and try again. The call has a range of one quarter to half a mile, so you'll need to move at least that far from your previous spot to cover a new area the call hasn't reached.



Read more: How to Call Coyotes | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4540201_call-coyotes.html#ixzz128wxCy3z

Comment by Tony Cooney on October 12, 2010 at 9:00am

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Go to a location where coyotes may live. Coyotes tend to live in a variety of areas, but are most commonly found in farm lands adjacent to dense forests, and open grasslands. If local livestock have been disappearing or are found dead, coyotes may live nearby.

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Know what a coyote den looks like. Coyotes typically dig their own dens, but sometimes coyotes will enlarge abandoned badger holes. Coyote dens usually have entrances that are 1 to 2 feet wide, and are 5 to 15 feet deep. Look for coyote tracks coming away from the den in all directions.

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Track a coyote back to its den from a livestock kill. Following the coyote tracks back to the den from a livestock kill is one of the most straightforward ways of finding a coyote den, though this method can take you quite a long distance. Usually coyotes have a range of about six square miles, and tend to move about two to three miles per day.

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Search for places where coyote dens may be built. Look under uprooted trees, in thickets, and under logs. Coyote dens will be found in any place that can be easily hidden and obscured.

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Find out where coyotes are located by howling and waiting for a response. Record a howl and play it back, imitate a howl using your voice, or blow a coyote howler call. If a coyote responds, move in the direction of the howl to find the general area where the den is located. Wait an hour or more after a coyote responds to howl back, because the coyote probably won't respond again until then.



Read more: How to Find a Coyote's Den | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6452572_coyote_s-den.html#ixzz128wCtOHH

Comment by Peter Emberley on August 22, 2010 at 8:58pm

Hunting Coyote in Newfoundland and Labrador (Small Game Hunting)
The eastern coyote is a recent arrival in Newfoundland and Labrador, having come here in 1985 walking over the Arctic ice floes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, likely from Nova Scotia. Since then, its population has grown. It's been spotted everywhere, including on the streets of St. John's, the capital city. Its emigration to Newfoundland is in keeping with the expansion of the animal's range throughout eastern North America. In Labrador, just a single animal has been reported so far, and it's believed to be an isolated eastward migrant from Québec. In Newfoundland it thrives because there is plenty of food and because its normal competition, the wolf, has been extinct on the island since 1930. The first coyote hunting program was introduced in 2002. Both big and small game hunters can take coyotes during the season outlined on their hunting licence (2nd Saturday in September to the 2nd Saturday in July). Big game hunters can use the same firearm and ammunition as in their primary hunt. Small game hunters can use either a shotgun firing shells with #2 shot or larger, or a specified centerfire rifle.

Comment by Edward Smith on April 24, 2010 at 12:47am

EASTERN COYOTE

GREY WOLF (AKA TIMBER WOLF)

Comment by Edward Smith on April 24, 2010 at 12:45am

Here are two PDF files on the Newfoundland Coyote that can be found on the Department of Wildlife's Website.

coyotefile.pdf

coyotenews2.pdf

Comment by mike norman on March 25, 2010 at 8:44pm

just one question....where about were you to get them two dogs if you dont mind me asking thanks

Comment by mike norman on March 25, 2010 at 8:42pm

i was out to oe of those workshops.....Dont tell you a whole lot for someone whos in to huting just touches on the basics.The only thing they said that was interesting to me is "dont shoot at them if you only thinks you can get them cuz if you miss it makes it that much harder to get another shot"

Comment by Edward Smith on March 22, 2010 at 6:13pm

Anyone, interested in sharing their way of hunting coyotes? or share a story from your hunting of these creatures?

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