Episode description
This week we talk coyote hunting with Chris Kreiner.
How Coyotes hurt farmers
- Predation of livestock
- New rules allow hunters to better control predation
- More effective in big fields
- Didn't hunt much at night until laws changed
Thermal optics
- Allows heat detection
- Quality of night vision has increased a lot
How to get started
- Takes time to learn how to hunt coyotes
- Don't set near fence rows
- Sit in middle of field
- distress sounds work great
- Understand coyote vocals before using them
- Start off with lower end equipment to get going
- Lights can educate coyotes
Baiting
- Use a deer carcass
- An alarm that alerts hunter that something is on the bait
- Scouting cameras
Calling
- 20-25 minutes a set
- Try to get coyotes within 100 yards
- Icotec Outlaw caller
- No decoys at night
- Always carries a reed caller with him
How does weather play into coyote hunting?
Scent Control
- Hard to fool a coyote nose
- Hunt the wind
Which firearm to use
- Semi Auto rifles
- Bolt Action rifles
Problems while hunting
- Neighbors call law enforcement due to night hunting
- Good to have local dispatcher's phone number with you
- Keep good communication with landowners and LE
- Keep a sign on vehicle that states hunters afield
Taking night time photos to remember the hunt
What happens to the pelts when the hunt is over?