Posted: 2/21/2009 11:19:18 PM EDT
| Is there a place not too far out of vegas to try coyote hunting. I have never gone and it sounds fun....anyone know a sweet spot? |
| You will have to get outside of the valley aways to find the dogs. Hunting coyotes is an investment in time and money. There are a few guys here that are just starting out that would likely pair up, just post up when you are going and you will likely get a response. |
.... Now for a shooting coach 
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Lots of interest...sounds like we need a Coyote Guru to lead us....I was going to buy one of those callers...and head north past mt charleston and just start pulling off the hightway and trying spots. Is it that simple? Not all that hard but not quite that simple either. Unless your made of money, don't buy an e-caller that this time. The cheap ones are just that cheap. One with out a remote is next to useless. Greatest feature of an electronic call is to be able to get the sound away from you. Still, they are no magic bullet. Get you some hand calls and a couple of cd's or dvd's and practice with them to help get your sounds down. Don't worry about cover scent, just watch the wind. Call with a cross wind and keep the down wind side open as far as possible. Most coyotes will circle to get down wind. Once they do, the game is usually up. If you call with the wind in your face and they circle down wind, they are now behind you and thats no good. Mostof all , persistance. Never give up. Never give up. The more stands you make , the better your odds. The greates majority of coyotes respond with in the firs 10min, most of those with in the first 6min. After that your odds deminish. Stay on stand no longer than 15 min. Then move down the road atleast a mile and do it again. Looke for food, sign (crap, tracks), and cover. They will travel great distances for water. Good luck. PS, coyote hunting in southern NV is dismal. |
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Without giving away any secret locations - what have some of you guys seen for success odds in S NV? Do the dogs seem to prefer staying in the flat desert with the scrub cactus or are they more common in the foothills among the more dense vegetation? I was thinking of going up towards Cold Creek or similar places at the base of the Mt Charleston forest outside of LV and try calling right as the tree line, brush begins and the true desert ends.
I've been to several places around the area in the more traditional desert landscape off of N Hwy 95 headed towards Reno and down south by Searchlight and had no luck in either place. Anyone think my idea of going towards the base of Mt Charleston is a good one? |
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I live out here in Overton (50 miles East of Vegas) and we have a bunch of dogs.....alot. Day, night, doesn't matter. They are all over. I saw one yesterday that was almost as big as a lab. Aren't there a lot of restrictions about hunting aroung Lake Mead? Are there areas near overton that are not off limits? |