Coyotes

[Poppy]

I deer hunt in areas 4Y & 4T and although I was forutnate to get a buck the first day, my entire season seemed to be an exercise of watching, hearing and cussing at coyotes.  The total number of deer I saw after the first day was far exceeded by the number of dogs.  Do any of you have similar problems.  I saw as many as nine in one day without being able to get a shot off.  I am gearing up for hunting them now, electronic caller, decoy, portable blinds etc..

[spikehorn]

Poppy something we do is we have a meat processor around the corner from us and get tubs of scraps from him set up a bait pile in the woods and put tree stands 50-75 yards back from the bait pile. always have the same two or three people refresh the bait pile and hunt the stands. The coyotes get used to the scent. after you put in the first pile wait about a week then refresh it then start hunting it very three days or so. you don't even have to call them just get in the stand around 3 o'clock or so and just wait.

[Mikey]

We hunt the 4 areas and my buddy took 4 this season.  The last one he took was running with a pack of four.  He averaged one about every two weeks.  We both saw one moving through the woods but well out of range for our shotguns but we could tell he was movin' through and not lookin' for trouble er nutin - his tail and head were down and he just moved right along a deer trail.

My neighbor is a farmer and this summer he said he spotted 19 - 3 full packs, rootin' the hay rows looiing for mice after he mowed.  He said one pack was black in color; one was normal tawny with grey, the second mostly grey with some tawny color but the last group was black with either grey or tawny legs.  He said it looked like they had been messing with local dogs to get that coloration.  Of the four taken, two were black and one each from the other packs. 

Now that shotgun season is over we are getting back out...  far too many coyotes out there. 

[Poppy]

Mikey & Spikehorn, thanks for the info.  I also will be trying the meat scrap pile idea.  As for coloration, most of the ones that I am seeing are the tawny/gray color.  However, one pack that I have seen rather frequently has an alpha male that is nearly white with a little gray or silver mixed in.   He is one beautiful dog.  Thanks again guys and may you and your families have a very merry and safe holiday season.

Poppy

[spikehorn]

The one I shot during deer season was a nice cinnamon color with a good heavy coat too bad I put such a big hole in him.