“Tag: coyote”

Hand calls shouldn’t be relegated to the dust bin just yet. Unlike an electronic call, a couple of calls around your neck provide an inexpensive, lightweight and simple-to-master orchestra of sounds on a predator hunt.

Check out some of the best predator-hunting gear we could put our hands on during the 2025 winter season.

Imitation may be flattering, but for coyote hunting you need to blend it with imagination and a sincere dose of intelligence, especially for late-winter coyotes. By imitating a combination of coyote vocalizations, you send a message of confidence, confrontation and even a snapshot of Cupid’s magic.

Being a dyed-in-the-wool bowhunter means I am always worried about something smelling me. This is not something that needs telling to serious predator guys, but just a way of explaining how, many moons ago I started using Wildlife Research Center’s Scent Killer scent-eliminating sprays, shower products and laundry soaps.

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.

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.

Its superb accuracy and high-capacity magazine make the Coyote Carbine a great rifle for varmints or self-defense.

Take advantage of summer-season offspring of predator and prey to bag coyotes when the heat is on.

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