Coyote Ugly

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

I was driving into work this morning and at the bottom of my street (a cross between suburban and rural) I saw, the biggest coyote I have ever seen, loping across the road, like a vampire looking for cover in the first hours of dawn.  At first I thought it was a large German shepherd, but that face was unmistakable.

My question to the Gang is, would you use a varmint call to bring him in and just a normal broadhead to dispatch him or a broadhead with some kind of judo or a RFA Talon?

Every time these beasts come into the neighborhood the incidences of missing cats and small dogs goes WAY up!!! I want it dead and while I can't bait for them or use dogs in Washington, I can hunt and kill them year round.

Thanks for the help

[Bobby Urban]

Broadhead

[Danny Rowan]

Could be a cross between a dog and yote. Yep a broad head placed in the right spot will do the trick. Do not know about calling.

[JimB]

I would use a razor sharp broadhead.A predator call should work.The problem is,getting the shot off with the coyote focused on your location.If you could come up with a makeshift decoy and put that a few yards from you,it will divert his attention.A stuffed toy animal,piece of fur that blows in the wind,etc.Good luck.They are very ruthless on pets in suburban areas.

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

calling works but be well concealed and lure it away from you with something small that moves. A feather in the wind, an automatic cat toy, etc.

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

I have only done calls for big game, never any preditor calling.  I was thinking of a cat decoy or turkey... something like that.  I need to go into the woods and hills next to my house and look for tracks and signs.  I haven't herd their calls at night like we usually do when they are around, maybe he was just transiting.  I am still going to spend the weekend calling and staking him out.

[Over&Under]

Originally posted by NorthernCaliforniaHunter:
calling works but be well concealed and lure it away from you with something small that moves. A feather in the wind, an automatic cat toy, etc.

Great advice there!

[recurvecody]

i would use a mouse sqeak or a woodpecker in distress. any kind of disstress call will work. if you cant get it done with a bow a shotgun with oo buck works mighty good to!

[nightowl1]

Definitely a broadhead

[Bill Turner]

Broadhead for sure.  

[Izzy]

Id stake out a live cat and build a brush blind within broadhead range.A judo will not do.If the cat is considered bait just hunt where your neighbors let em roam.

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

So, definately a very sharp broadhead.  Some kind of preditor call. Live cats would be considered bait, so no go there and can't do shotgun as the neighbors houses are too close.  A brush blind seems like a good idea too.  I had thought about gathering some of my cats hair to add to a decoy.

[BEN]

Use a tree-stand and put your decoy below and to the side of you---worked for me.    

Broadhead, sharp one.

[Zradix]

Originally posted by Izzy:
Id stake out a live cat and build a brush blind within broadhead range.A judo will not do.If the cat is considered bait just hunt where your neighbors let em roam.

                   

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

Izzy,
Zradix thought you were joking...    

   meow

[PA Bones]

I called a coyote in using a turkey call on two seperate occasions this spring while hunting turkeys here in PA.  Both were shot with shotgun.  Maybe try a turkey call while concealed.

[FerretWYO]

Sharp Broadhead.

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

PA Bones,
I thought about that, there are no turkey in my part of Washington but honestly, I don't think the coyote know that.  Would you recommend using a turkey decoy as well?

[Drew]

The living is good (food wise) for yotes right now so they aren't roaming much now..you hit a pup in distress call and they'll come running.

I'd take someone with you to call, it will try to circle downwind before coming in..best of luck drawing he'll hit the after burners and be out of range before your mind tells your fingers to release..

You'd be better off contacting a good trapper if season is open...or just let the Yotes eat the wandering neighborhood cats in lieu of fawns.