The brother in law tells me the coyotes are destroying the game population in southern WV.  Apparently, there's now a bounty on the critters.

Looking for something to hunt in the summer, I'd like to get involved but I know nothing about the predator.

I picked up a little critter quiver thing at Bass Pro and assume I will need an electronic call.  Suggestions?  Also, what else?  I'm guessing my camo I use for turkey hunting will suffice.

I have a 20" AR with a Rock River heavy barrel upper but finding ammo right now is obviously difficult.  I also have a Savage .308 that I think may do nicely.  Not much use being concerned with tearing up the meat I assume.

What's your coyote blaster of choice, and do you have any pointers for the new coyote hunter?

Thanks!

Me and my daughter call a lot. Coyotes have just about wiped out every rabbit around here. I use a wounded rabbit call and a miners light on my head. On e they come around shell hit it with the light and I use an old long Tom 12 guage to dispatch it.

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Shot two coyotes this weekend. I use a DPMS SASS with SMK BTHP's for them...splinters like a madman and ruins the animal...perfect for a coyote. We hunt from a stand using green LED flashlights mounted to the rail. Scan for movement, when you see it, turn on the light and bring it down to the animal, quick acquisition and fire. Works great...

Haven't used an injured game call...might be worth a shot.

I've had better luck with mouth calls than anything electronic I've tried, but I also had 2 experienced people to learn it from. Where I'm at I'm in thick brush and I use my Ithaca 37 12 gauge with #4 Buck.


I have an old Burnham brothers call I use and I've used a squeaker out of a destroyed dog toy to bring one in closer.

Fox Pro electonic calls work nice.  New ones are expensive.  Watch CL and you can find the old Fox Pros that look like a flashlight, they work great and last for years.  Use the rabbit distress call, I like those best.  I too have mouth calls and they work really good but after a while you get tired espesially if you are hunting alone.

Weapon, personally I like the larger calibers, 5.56 has left me searching for wonded animals too many times.  I also carry a shotgun along with my rifle everytime I go.

Predator hunting is also great for kids because they get to move around more from stand to stand.

Use the wind to your advantage much like deer hunting.

Bait cycles work really good too.  I make mine out of deer meat scraps.  Most anything will work,  When you cut scraps off of meat, put it in a plastic dish like ziploc storage cantainers, add HOT water and freeze it.  Hot water draws the blood out of the meat.
When you get ready to go hunting take it out of the freezer and place the frozen block of bloody meat in a feild or at the edge of a wood line.  Fox and Coyotes love bloody meat.  Road kills and deer carcasses also work well.
Set this up with the bait on your down wind side so that it covers your scent as these guys have good smellers.  Call facing into the wind.  Keep a watch down wind for coyotes coming to the bait smell.

Goto the AZ hometown forum and ask for Rizzo.
Rizzo is the GOTO coyote killer!

This.

Might have to pay Rizzo an out-of-state premium ammo tax.