| Coyote hunting can be an exhilarating pastime. They | | | | that the coyote is present, or indeed not present, |
| are very challenging to hunt because of the senses | | | | and in some cases actually locating the coyote. The |
| and skills that they have evolved. Coyotes are very | | | | coyote call will vary from season to season. If a call |
| adaptable animals with great survival skills and keen | | | | is successful, the Hunter will continue to use it, if the |
| senses, the Hunter should always keep this in mind | | | | call is not successful they can switch to another type |
| lest he lets negativity cause errors in his judgment. | | | | of call, or a distress call can be used. |
| They are however, very susceptible to certain | | | | One of the most successful techniques that the |
| hunting techniques because of these innate traits. | | | | coyote Hunter can use to bring out his prey is a |
| The coyote's nature is extremely vocal and they will | | | | distress call. This call is in effect saying "dinner is |
| eat just about anything. This gives the Hunter all the | | | | served" as far as the coyote is concerned. The |
| edge that he needs. | | | | coyote will mostly hunt hares, rabbits, small birds, |
| One coyote hunting technique which is successfully | | | | squirrels, mice, and other rodents. You can purchase |
| employed is baiting. This involves the placement of | | | | commercial distress calls, or there are other simple |
| meat scraps, animal carcasses, etc, in an open area | | | | techniques that can be employed such as making a |
| that can be seen by the coyote and the Hunter, | | | | squeak by blowing into your hands. When using this |
| such as an open field or a frozen lake. Once there is | | | | technique you have to determine what food the |
| confirmation that they are coyotes present, such as | | | | coyotes are eating and adjust your call to suit. |
| a confirmed sighting or animal tracks, the Hunter can | | | | It is always recommended that you wear camouflage |
| hide himself and await that first shot. | | | | gear for this because you do not want to give your |
| The most common technique, and by far the most | | | | location away. Also, don't expect to just go out |
| popular, is the technique of hunting coyotes through | | | | hunting every year and outsmart the coyote just by |
| calling. Because coyotes are very vocal animals, | | | | hiding behind a tree in some random location. You |
| known as song dogs, they can be drawn out fairly | | | | have to do your homework. Study the different calls |
| easily with the correct calls. There are two types of | | | | (or language) of the coyote during the off-season. |
| call, one is the imitation call, the other is the distress | | | | You also need to have plenty of patience; |
| call. Imitation calls mimic the various vocal calls of the | | | | sometimes this just involves relieving the boredom by |
| coyote itself and will include female mating calls, male | | | | having a partner with you. Having a partner with you |
| challenge calls, alarm calls, and locating calls. Hunters | | | | also gives you the added benefit of being safe and |
| use these calls in an attempt to provoke a response | | | | will give you an extra set of eyes in order to |
| from the coyote. In this way they are confirming | | | | effectively scan the landscape. |