looking for a hunting partner/teacher for coyote and waterfowl

[thedave1164]

I have tried my hand at coyote hunting and have failed miserably.

I have never been waterfowl hunting and would like to give it a shot.

Anyone interested in teaching me the ropes?

Thanks!

[Irving]

Talk about your failures in Coyote hunting so that we can learn what you did wrong. I want to hunt coyotes as well. I've shot one that was passing by, and another time in another place I tried my coyote call and TWO came running in within about two minutes. Just calling some in made me want to try an actual hunt.

[thedave1164]

Apparently I never picked the right spot to call coyotes in, instead I called in a herd of mule deer, had a doe come to within 3 feet of me before she realized I was leaning against the tree.

Several different spots on the grasslands but no luck

[T. B. Turner]

A few years I tried to get into coyote hunting myself but logistics didn't work out. But I did find this book that was helpful.
https://www.amazon.com/Coyote-Huntin...ustomerReviews.

[CS1983]

What's your wind setup like? Any chance they are winding you?
Have you gotten return howls and yips to indicate coyote presence?
What sort of call and call sequences are you doing?
Any sort of visual attractant, like the bopping/waving fur ball/tail things?
Are you paying attention to moon phase?
What time(s) of day are you calling?

[thedave1164]

What's your wind setup like? Any chance they are winding you?
Have you gotten return howls and yips to indicate coyote presence?
What sort of call and call sequences are you doing?
Any sort of visual attractant, like the bopping/waving fur ball/tail things?
Are you paying attention to moon phase?
What time(s) of day are you calling?

WOW, now I have an idea of what I wasn't doing right.....

[TRnCO]

the grasslands get a lot of pressure all year long plus lots of recreational shooters make it even harder to have success. I know it takes time, effort, and gas but if a guy really wants to put some fur in the truck, ya gotta go door knocking and get permission on private land, preferably where there are lots of coyotes. In this state, lots of coyotes means eastern plains.

It has taken me years to do it but I now have access to enough private land that I am able to kill around 90 each winter. I do sell most of them, so it actually puts money in my pocket, but who knows what the fur market will be each winter. I can remember just a few years ago a guy couldn't give them away. But the last 3 years the market for coyotes has been pretty good for our semi heavy furred coyotes. I averaged about $33./ea last winter.

I have several guys I hunt with each winter but if I find myself looking for a day partner I need to start inviting some of you guys to show you the ropes. I've always said, calling coyotes is easy, killing them is slightly harder.

[thedave1164]

the grasslands get a lot of pressure all year long plus lots of recreational shooters make it even harder to have success. I know it takes time, effort, and gas but if a guy really wants to put some fur in the truck, ya gotta go door knocking and get permission on private land, preferably where there are lots of coyotes. In this state, lots of coyotes means eastern plains.

It has taken me years to do it but I now have access to enough private land that I am able to kill around 90 each winter. I do sell most of them, so it actually puts money in my pocket, but who knows what the fur market will be each winter. I can remember just a few years ago a guy couldn't give them away. But the last 3 years the market for coyotes has been pretty good for our semi heavy furred coyotes. I averaged about $33./ea last winter.

I have several guys I hunt with each winter but if I find myself looking for a day partner I need to start inviting some of you guys to show you the ropes. I've always said, calling coyotes is easy, killing them is slightly harder.

If you was to invite me, you would be welcome to any coyotes I managed to get

[Irving]

I know I've asked you before, but what do you do to have room for 90 coyotes as far as field dressing them? Do you just skin them out at the end of each day? Do you leave a pile of corpses out in the field?

[TRnCO]

I don't skin, I freeze them whole. Fur buyer comes every two weeks starting sometime in Nov.