Coyotes can be found from Central America to Alaska and across the Lower 48. Frank Miniter shares some important tips for hunting these wily predators, and it starts with a little respect.
Hunting coyotes is easy. Killing them is not. If you want to move from merely “hunting” them to actually hunting and taking them consistently, you first have to respect them.
Brush up on your coyote conversation and you could be brushing more fur this season and beyond. Coyote vocalizations can play a vital role in your predator hunts throughout the year, and understanding the language can help you send the right message during any season.
No one thinks this is sane. Nevertheless, a few find it addictive. After deer season is long over and icicles are hanging over the front door and winter is deep and cold it is time to go predator hunting in the blackest hours. Field Editor Frank Miniter explains.
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.
The clock is ticking on the fur season, and this might be your last chance to call in a coyote. Try these strategies—howls, whines and other vocalizations—to bring a coyote running and end the season on a positive note.
A dog can boost coyote success, and just may be the perfect predator-hunting companion. Learn what it's going to take from you—and Dog—to make a coyote come running.