Posted: 1/13/2013 4:28:04 AM EDT
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I live in WA state and Coyotes are in season all year. I am only home for 2-3 weeks at a time so co-ordinating other species is not easy. I am looking for any suggestions or tips you fellows would have. For the record, I will be picking up my permit when I get stateside, the online portion is done. I have military time and just turned 40 so I wont be doing anything stupid.
I have a couple ARs all with 16 inch barrels and just ordered a Vortex 1-4 scope that should be in when I get home. I am of the understanding that this will be an appropriate weapon with 55 gran 223? The only other option in the arsenal is a 308 and from what I can tell that would be too much. Do you fellows have any recommendations for calls? electronic or other wise? How can I mask my human scent? I have two cats at home that get all over everything I own, will that be an asset? I am new to this so the first thought is they will smell house cat and food. what about camo? Is there anything I should know beyond the obvious? If there is a thread already I apologize was not able to find it. Thanks in advance MP |
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My mid cost ideal setup:
Foxpro Wildfire II call Cottontail distress mouth call Mojo Critter decoy Scentblocker clothing in Realtree AP (I have it for whitetail hunting anyway) You can also use masking scents (Predator Bomb, Fox Piss, etc) Set the call out 50-100 yards away from where you plan on sitting. Start calling at low volume in case there is anything close by. I use a mouth call but am going to purchase the Wildfire since I am tired of hawks and falcons landing 2 feet above my head when I start calling. The e-call allows you to place the sound at the decoy location. Just keep tabs on the wind. Wily Coyote sometimes likes to circle around before entering thedecoy area just to get a whiff of what is making that noise. Best of luck! |
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With dogs you'll want to be as scent free as possible. Walmart sells body soap as well as laundry detergent to take care of your body and camo. For camo, I would suggest getting a pair of overalls in real tree or mossy oak. You'll also want to get a face mask, and gloves for coyote. Total camo is the idea. With no skin showing.
Coyote can see white very well, so you'll want to cover all your skin, and not have anything white with you. If they see white in their living room, they'll avoid you like the plague. Of course, if it's snowing then use white camo. The idea is to blend completely in with your environment. As far as weapon choice, your AR will do just fine with 55gn bullets. The faster the bullet, the better! A coyote can sustain over 40mph for over a mile. That's pretty friggin quick, so if you HAVE to take a shot on a dog at a full sprint, a bullet traveling 3200 - 3500fps. comes in handy. For calls, I would suggest as a new hunter that you look into one of the numerous electronic calls, and as time goes on, and you get used to the sounds. Then get a few hand calls, and work on mimicking the sounds at the house. When you're comfortable with your call performance, try it out in the field. I use Crack Calls most of the time. Their Crack Rabbit works great, and using different woods can produce many different sounds. I prefer the Cocobolo Jack combo so I can make sounds soft, and short as well as loud, and long. Learn how your prey acts, and what they like. Pattern them, and figure out what in the area you will be hunting that they like to eat. You'll be fine, just be patient. Good luck. |
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I am no expert, but I can offer some generic hunting advice.
Hang your hunting clothes outside overnight and most of the stink will blow off them, open them right up and let them air out. If you are using mouth calls, after you get your set, wait about 10 minutes and blow quietly at first, blasting at full volume might scare anything away that could be close by. I have only been out a handful of times, and managed to call both a fox and coyote in with a screaming cottontail mouth call, but they hung up at about 200 yards and by the time I got my gun up they cruised out of there, I was using a white light though and I am pretty sure I burned them with it. Good Luck |
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All I have done so far is;
FoxPro Ecaller 5 Different Handcalls WT hunting cloths and face mask Sometimes I wear my red shoes  they tend to lure in foxes pretty well 
I like to set up in CQ with a shotgun and blast em as they come in, worked pretty well for me so far. Just don't take someone out that is always moving around and is not quiet. I took out one my best friends and well..... i couldn't find a damn rabbit cause how much he moves and the noise he makes. |