Coyote Hunters

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Comment by Casey Griffith on April 5, 2010 at 8:43pm

sweet vid.

Comment by Duane Fronek on January 12, 2010 at 2:37am

With the low deer numbers this winter,it looks like it's going to be a good time to capitalize on the predator calling.Coyotes are going to be more hungry and a little more eager to come running to the call. Things are picking up here. Talked to one caller just starting out and he's shot 3 this past week.Another caller buddy of mine killed 2 and a fox this past week and I've called in 2 since saturday and both died.There running rivers and creek beds with cedar and tamarack swamps bordering them where the deer hang out.Seems to be a good start for winter calling this year.It usually is quite slow right after all the deer season are finally done then picks up,but this year when it picked up it was hot.Shot one tonite right on top of a spot my partner shot one on saturday that I called up.Let it rest Tuesday and will hit Wed. again.

Comment by Duane Fronek on December 13, 2009 at 6:04pm

In response to Cowboy Rick:
My rifle for these Wisconsin coyotes is the .243 using Federal V-Shok Sierra 100 gr. BTSP. I found it to be the least destructive of the .243 loads I've used,exit holes are normally the size of a quarter. I've tried the 80gr,70gr. and 60gr. bullets but all leave a mess to sew. Coyotes don't have enough body mass IMO to really open up the 100 or allow it to blow big chunks.The only thing that I've seen where it cause damage is on spine hits high on the back,but they all do.

Comment by Ray on November 6, 2009 at 2:25pm

From CBC news:
Two more coyotes were destroyed this week in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in the wake of a fatal attack on a hiker.

Taylor Mitchell, 19, a folk singer from Toronto, was hiking alone along the Skyline Trail on Oct. 27 when she was attacked by at least two coyotes. She suffered multiple bites and died later in a Halifax hospital.

Parks Canada staff tracked down and destroyed one coyote that same night. The animal was sent for testing to the Atlantic Veterinary Centre, which confirmed the coyote was involved in the attack.

Chip Bird, field unit superintendent with Parks Canada in Cape Breton, said Thursday that one of the two coyotes killed Wednesday was near the scene of the attack on Mitchell.

"The second was at the immediate area of the attack and from the description that our staff there have received from witnesses, and from the behaviour of the coyote, it was very clear to them that was the second animal that we've been looking for," Byrd said.

The third coyote killed was a large male, he said. The animal was displaying aggressive behaviour, including apparent lack of fear of humans and growling.

He said experts are satisfied that they have put down the animals involved in the attack on Mitchell.

Mitchell had been on a tour through the Maritimes, including a host of gigs slated for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

On a stop in Sydney, she decided to visit Cape Breton Highlands National Park. According to park officials, other hikers nearby managed to scare off the animals and call 911. The singer was hospitalized in Cheticamp and later airlifted to Halifax, where she died at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.


I am still shocked that it was coyotes that did this. No more go by me!
Ray

Comment by Tony on December 31, 2008 at 2:55am

They get all the good toys !!

Comment by Casey Griffith on December 28, 2008 at 10:55pm

ODNR has some pretty realistic Robotic Coyotes, they look real enough my buddy and I shot it. I thought something was wrong when I shot it in the neck behind the head with a 12 ga slug and it just stood there, my buddy Dwight shot it about 8 or 12 times LMAO Cost $180 for gettin out of the truck and walking 30 or 40 yards into an open field and shooting it.

Comment by Cowboy Rick on December 18, 2008 at 3:18am

Bad ass Tony, that hasnt happened to me yet. (knocking on wood)

Comment by Tony on December 18, 2008 at 1:28am

I use a 22-250 also . I use to live in Eastern Washington were there was a few too many coyotes . My girlfriend and I had a little ranch so we were at war with them . I went out the back door and instantly spotted two mousing up a draw . I ran in and grabbed my 7mm . Eased over to a tree I'd used before ans as I looked through the scope saw them lined up perfect ! It'll never happen again but I got both of them with one bullet . Another good day of 'Hunting' :)

Comment by Cowboy Rick on December 1, 2008 at 12:21am

Hey fellow critter gitters.
I like to use my 22.250 for the dogs.What is your rifle of choice?