A friend just asked me if I would try and get a couple of coyotes on his property. He thought I would use a gun. I'm thinking about try with my trad gear. any thoughts or suggestions?

Good Luck!!! We tried it last year. a whole lot of fun trying, but it is almost impossible to get them into range without them winding you. Dang dogs always circle your set up till they get the wind in thier favor, then its game over!! Save your self alot of head aches and get a cheap .223 rifle and go bust thier furry butt!

I have done a lot of predator hunting with a rifle and a coyote with traditional archery gear would be a trophy indeed. Chris

I try to get a steep ridge at my back witch is easy to find in Idaho. Sometimes the ridge will keep them from circling me. Get the wind in my face and sun at my back. I have called quite a few coyotes into stick bow range. A decoy works great, even just a turkey decoy has worked for me.

QuoteOriginally posted by Jesse Minish:
 I have called quite a few coyotes into stick bow range. A decoy works great, even just a turkey decoy has worked for me.

I have too but drawing a bow and putting an arrow into them is another story.

Then the dang dog will jump your string. They are sensitive little fellers.

i hunt yotes and cats with my curve. The best thing that has worked for me is a decoy. I will get set up, and up wind i will hang a big feather or foil from a limb. let the wind move it around. lip sucking is what i do most. As they get closer and start there down wind path, that feather or foil will catch there eye. then stop calling, so they have that movment on there mind not locating noise. It has helped me bagg a few more. Its also a good trapping lure.

Along with a decoy what do you use as a cal to get them to settle a little when they com in. What i found is that if I blow a kiss they stop long enough that I can draw and shoot granted this is when I was still using my compound have not tried yet with the longbow. After all coyotes get skittish real quick and you need a distraction to settle them. I think the verminators did a whole bowhunting for coyotes video and came up with some good other ideas to get them to stop.

I try to back up to a river, or other major obstacle with the wind in your favor. I also baited an area near my aunt's house where they were used to smelling humans on a regular basis. Killed 2 on different occasions in that 1 spot this past febuary with my longbow. I use an electronic call placed near my decoy or bait. I have found that mouth calls bring too much attention to your location at when hunting with bows.

I don't want this to sound harsh but I think you and your friend may have different agendas.
Sounds like he needs some work done. For whatever reason he needs to get rid of those coyotes.
But it sounds like you're treating this as an opportunity to have some fun and hunt the wiley coyote with your bow. Nothing wrong with that but it is going to impact your chances of success. You may be ok with that but your friend may not.
Also keep in mind that every blown stand on coyote educates them and makes it that much more difficult for the next guy hunting them. The property owner would probably rather have a couple dead coyotes then a couple educated dogs that the next hunter has a lower chance of killing.

Guy

So far,  my only chances have been while in the deer stand,  15 ft up.   Once they get close,  ya got fractions of a second!  I too would like to get after them soley,  from a blind or whatever.  Id use an electronic predator call with a visual lure and hope for he best I guess.    Good luck and post pics if it happens for ya!

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QuoteOriginally posted by Jesse Minish:
 I have called quite a few coyotes into stick bow range. A decoy works great, even just a turkey decoy has worked for me.

I have too but drawing a bow and putting an arrow into them is another story. [/b]

Never said it was easy but this has helped me get an arrow into coyotes before.

I trapped and shot them with rifles for years  They are not spreading across the nation by being casual. They are in the full time survival mode.  Every experience is an education.  Get an idea of where they are and watch them. Look for opportunities and chart them.  Camo up, use a decoy and play the wind-as all above told you.  Tree stands can work. They have eyes everywhere  a more worthy adversary for stikbows does not exists

I've killed 6 over the past 25 to 30 years with trad gear. May not be the best record around but it should tell you something. Them bad boys is hard to hunt!!!!!

When I lived in MO it was a different story. I'd take 10 to 15 a year with the pop gun off my back proch.

Troy

I've taken 4 in the past year with my longbow. Two out of a blind, two out from among the corn rows in my garden.  All at night. The lights from the neighboring property provide enough light to see.

I've tried all manner of techniques. Using a predator call, using a coyote howler, using decoys, etc. By far and away the most successful way for me has been to bait them. I want them expecting to find a little bit of food.

Every time I used a call or decoy, they'd come in on high alert and be way too jumpy to get a solid shot. One big male, in particular, would come in, circle about a 100 yards down wind and try to see or smell whatever was making the noise.  He'd always find a high spot and just sit there on his haunches and watch for a good 10 minutes.

A couple of times I used a decoy, a stuffed toy.  I stuck it on a broken arrow shaft and made it move with a length of fishing line.  Let me tell you, it's amazing how fast those buggers come in for a kill.  I never could get a good shot on one under those circumstances.  They were just moving too fast.

Baiting ended up being a pretty good method. The best way was to start placing a good smelly bait in the same general area for a few nights in a row.  Once they got used to finding the food in the same spot, they'd come back every night.  I'd watch them come over the hill, pause for a few seconds, then trot straight over to the bait spot. Typically, they'd come around the same time every night.  It was almost as if they had a specific routine.

For bait, I like to use something that they can't pick up and run of with. I've used scrambled eggs, soft dog food, left over fat from steaks, etc.  I usually just toss it around my set up area.  They don't stay still for more than a second at a time, so you want to have enough bait spread out to keep them coming back. On one I killed, I actually shot 3 arrows at him.  The first went right underneath him at about 18 yards. He jumped away, but came right back from a different angle. I sent another over his back at about 25 yards, as he was standing looking at my first arrow.  He darted away again, but came right back.  This time, he stopped within 12 yards of me, and I zipped one through his lungs.

Another young male I shot was taking ripe cantaloupes out of the garden. He also would eat the peppers.  I shot at him 4 or 5 times over a week, before I connected with a heart shot. He was never still long enough.  He'd pluck something, then take it about 40 yards out in the field, eat, then come for some more. Each time, though, they didn't hear me shoot.  They only heard the arrow stick in the ground, or snake through the grass. That's one of the benefits of using a Hill.

At any rate, you have to be patient with them and wait for the right shot opportunity. I probably sat out over 30 nights and saw them practically every night.  It was a rare night that I didn't have at least one within 30 yards of me. Actual shot opportunities were rare, though, and you'd better be ready when they arise.

I'll be getting after them this weekend. There's a new pair slinking about.