“coyotes”

The Myth: Coyotes and other predators only prey on the sick and weak.

Deer managers and hunters are still learning how to deal with coyotes for the good of deer herds and ecosystems.

Coyotes can become accustomed to the usual tactics. To get the best of them, forget calling and think like a deer hunter.

So you want to shoot coyotes, but you don't want to damage the hide. Here's what you should be using.

By this time of year, coyotes have seen it all and heard it all. The standard rules—how far to walk before setting up, how long to stay on a set, what calls to use—do not apply. If ever there were a time to throw the dogs a curve, it is now. It’s time to change the rules.

How much do coyotes affect deer populations? Wildlife biologists are now finding some astonishing answers.

Don’t quit the hunt when coyotes get call-shy. Instead, use these methods to find out what else has their attention, and then set up for an ambush.

Intrigued by accounts of an expert's success, one hunter learns from a master the stuff it takes to consistently score on Eastern coyotes during the dead of winter.

If you’re left with nothing to show from your last couple of predator hunts, key on these environmental factors to hunt coyotes in low-visibility conditions.