Theres an interesting thread in the Dangerous Game forum about baiting for bears using burning honey in a pot.You let it burn until it stops smoking and they keep following it to the source for days. Got me thinking if its possible with bears why not coyote? They are omnivores. Maybe add a little bacon? And as they suggest, burn it off the night before and then maybe whammy them with a dying rabbit call. Anyone ever tried this or thoughts on this. We don't have bears here but it might be interesting to see what shows up.....Phil
I have been known to watch a deer carcass in a field and ambush coyote - usually not with a bow, however.
I also know a farmer who used to hang woodchuck he had shot from a fence. He often ended up with a coyote who was visiting the spot - conveniently visible from the farmer's back porch.
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That is a good idea :thumbsup: I think that I will start taking all of my duck and goose carcasses out to the desert in some likely spots. I think that I will have to take the shotgun though.
idk. sounds like a good idea. ive done that with carcases of raccon after i trap them. never got 1 but always get pictures of them. might have to try it.
we save alot of the bones from our deer,, put a bunch in a sack and hang that from something so its about 4' off the ground but tied up good.
someone posted in another thread to do this but do it next to a fence or river where they cannot circle, I leave that out all night after deer season closes on 12/31 we still have til march with the coyotes.
Around here they freeze some guts etc in a pail with some water then use it for bait. It keeps the coyotes/wolves in the area for longer because they can't eat all your bait as fast.
Put a ham bone in a bucket, pour some cheap dog food over it to fill the bucket, and about 1 1/2 gallons of water.
Let it freeze.
Put the bucket where you want it, and pour some warm water from a thermos over the bucket to release the goods.
Crows and coyotes will appreciate it...but maybe not so much if you guard it with a weapon in hand.
I guess theres a myriad of ways to bring the critters in. I've used a bunny call several times but really never stayed with it to get one so I'm eager to try some of these different techniques. I'll wait of course, until after the close of deer season which ends Jan. 17th here. I'd sure like to hear some more good suggestions. Our deer numbers here arent that good and coyotes are one reason I'm sure so I'd sure like to put a little dent in'em. To be honest, I'd be happy if I brought a possum in longbow range....Phil
Fish guts drive them bonkers.Also give a hyper hot elk call a try sometime,even where there arent any elk.Just remember,he is the"trickster"
One thing I like to do is on the last cut of hay or when we mow clover food plots in the late summer is to leave a raked windrow through the winter. The coyotes will hunt up and down them through the winter. We usually set traps for the coyotes on them, but you could leave them towards the field edges and bring them by close to cover in bow range.
I use a howler this time of year because coyotes are very territorial this late in the year. They are establishing thier breeding grounds right now with the most breeding activity occuring in February. Challenge calls like yips, barks, and a bark..bark...short howl will challenge their territory and makes em mad.
I have frozen cut up beaver carcasses before in large ice cream buckets and set them out......I call em Beaver Cicles. I don't have much success hunting over them though because coyotes feed mainly at night, especially over baited areas. It seems like they just know something ain't right? It's kinda like the old saying "Nothings for free" and they will wait till after dark to raid the bait stations. It will....however.....keep them in the area since they know there is available easy food nearby and that will make them come to some challenge calls easier.
If you ever have a barking, yipping coyote circle you from about 50 yards out when it's almost dark and your 15' up in a treestand......knowing that you still have to get down and walk the 1/4 mile back to the house in the dark.......you will never forget it! It's a thrill that cannot be duplicated unless you live in wolf country.
I used a dying rabbit call to bring one in. Will be trying that again. Got my blood pumping for sure.
That was Friday. If it matters.
Live cats.
Hahaha, An out of the closet "Cat Hater" I like it Mike.
a couple live chickens (one will work). put'em in a very open area with one leg tied to about 3-4 feet of parachute cord. be sure to put out a little scratch feed and water to keep'em busy. them chickens pecking and scratching will drive EVERYTHING wild.
also works great with a trap set around that area.
sswv- I could'nt stand the thought of sacrificing my good layers. If my little egg machines are gone, what would I eat for breakfast!? Now the cat might be a different story :D ....Phil
hey bad arrow! if you're REALLY good, the chicken WILL NOT be harmed. LOL :biglaugh:
Years ago when yote hunting on a friends family ranch. We would put out dry dog food and mix in some meat cutting from a butchers shop... Do some dieing wabbit calls and they eat it up, turn on spot light and Bang... died yotes...
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Live cats.
Oh yeah.......now your talking! :thumbsup:
Not a good idea, after 15 minutes of walking the neighbors cat really wants out of the back pack, after 30 minutes he is quite a chore to get out with out him balling up on your arm. Then you have to tie him to the ground, he is not to keen on that either.
Plus the next morning when your neighbor asks " hey jeff seen our cat, he didn't come in last night" is a really awkward moment. :goldtooth:
I just got back from a Texas ranch hunt this passed Sunday. My friend who owns the ranch said to me that he would be very surprised if I even saw a yote, because he has lived on the ranch since he was young and has only seen two of them. He got a shot at one with a rifle but missed, and here I am hunting with no bait and a recurve bow. Well one afternoon as the sun had already dropped below the trees, I see something come into the area real fast and looking side to side for something to eat. I think it's a fox at first glance, but then realize it's a little too big to be a fox. Our yotes are big up here in the Northeast and it threw me off. This is the good part, He walks within 6'-8' from me and doesn't see me, even though I'm on the ground and he looks side to side passed me twice. He then starts to move again and he gives me a broad side shot at about 18 yds., and I blew the shot. I didn't pick out a spot and shot just over him, the funny part is earlier in the day I shot a quail with my bow, oh well that's part of Trad. hunting.
I have heard that kittens work great!! I'm told that you just shake them a little while holding them by the scruff of the neck and they cry real loud. Can't say I've tried it myself but to each his own. Frank
One of the most effective calls for my johnny Stewart is "distressed housecat".
Not near as good as the real thing though. :saywhat:
Fox distressd and pup distressd works out here now . We can not bait in any way shape or form. Would love to use the chawawa down the streat.
Never had any good luck with decoys but lots of guys get them with them. The coyotes out here are real edgeucated so you have to be creative.
Meow...I sure would hate to be a cat right now.
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I couldn't use my cat. He's gotta be 15 pds. and would rip my face off if I tried to pick him up. There was a pretty big coyote climbing up on my front porch a while back and "Big Boy" was up on the rail looking down on him and I could tell he was ready to pounce on that 'yote until I interrupted him. Wasn't scared in the least. The frozen bait sounds like a better plan for me....Phil
Some of 'em like roadrunners..... ;)