Yote hunting tactics?

[Iowabowhunter]

Good afternoon TG, I want to go coyote hunting this weekend, and would like some cost effective (no electronic calls!) techniques, calls and strategies for coyote hunting a relatively small piece of property bordering the North Raccoon River here in central Iowa.....Thanks!

[pruiter]

Hunting alone or with other persons?

[Zbone]

Killing a yote with traditional archery gear on purpose without a caller, is going to be tough, good luck with that...8^)

Similar to stalking crows in an open field without cover...8^)

(Sorry, couldn't help myself. Heard the open field crow thing on another site and liked it...8^)))

[kill shot]

You should have another hunter with you. Set up about 100yds down wind of the caller as most often they circle down wind. Another way is to hunt over bait. What works well is a bucket of frozen fish or fish parts. Dump the fish up wind of your blind. The bucket of fish holds the shape of the bucket. The coyotes wont run off with any of the bait as they have to naw at the frozen bait. You might get a shot at other critters like fox or coons. The bait should be put out a couple of days in advance so they have time to find it and get used to it. Also when one of them finds it they tell there buddies.

[Iowabowhunter]

I will be hunting by myself. I have heard of getting a distress call, and putting a stuffed animal on a string out in the field and pulling on it to give the yote something to look at. Anybody tried this? and killshot-I am not sure if in Iowa I can legally bait for coyotes, I will have to check that out

[Iowabowhunter]

I have shot a few while hunting, but would like to just get out for some fun as I saw way WAY too many yotes this year while deer hunting

[pruiter]

Hunting a small area , is not great for calling, you get one chance and the games over.  calling needs many stands over a large area.

 Scout area before hunting.  Yotes have  pee markers,  preferred trails they travel on, Yokes are very much a creature of habit

If the river is frozen, take a old shed deer horn, chip a hole in the ice and freeze the horn in with tops sticking out of the ice, then pee on it.  yotes will start doing the same.

If river is frozen and there are muskrat pushups, yotes can check them on a daily bases.
All so beaver houses  are great places to setup to ambush a yote

If u want to call, we are  approaching breeding season,  howling would be my call of choice
Yotes know their territory like you know the back of your hand, I believe taking the time to learn their territory will aid you in out smarting him or her

hope this helps
paul

[amicus]

Hunting yotes with a bow is a blast. I have called them in before but only after I seen them in the distance. Using mouth call is going to be hard on a solo hunter. A yote is going to be very keen on where the sound is coming from unless its windy and your calling is thrown off. I would get up on a tree stand and place a stick with a feather tied to it a few yards up wind from the stand. Hopefully if a yote comes he will be focused on the feather and cross in front of you.

Good luck

[Roadkill]

hang your decoy on a barbed wire fence with a fishin reel to tug it,  treestand ???
once called, they wise up-make the shot count

[Slickhead]

One of the smartest animals in the woods IMO.
But they must eat a lot, especially if they have pups.
They are driven by hunger so use that to your advantage
Im guessing to get stick bow close one would have to be real lucky or real good!

[bornagainbowhunter]

There is a guy on here that goes by Thumper Dunker.  He is a coyote killing machine...might want to get some info from him.  If he posts, listen.

[bretto]

Do a search for threads started by Thumper Dunker. The man is a Coyote killing machine!!!!!!!

[bretto]

I Type S L O W. LOL

[ishoot4thrills]

Originally posted by Slickhead:
.........Im guessing to get stick bow close one would have to be real lucky or real good!........

Thumper Dunker is that one! And I mean real good!

He is by far the best yote killer I have ever heard of. He routinely calls in and kills more yotes with a trad bow than anyone could possibly imagine. Heck, I would be willing to wager that he could match (or exceed) against almost any gun hunter with the number of yotes he's taken with trad bows.

[lpcjon2]

Check your state regs,in NJ you have to have a calling device in your possession when hunting yotes.

[John146]

What bornagainbowhunter said X2!

[DeerBacon]

I'm no expert but mouse squeak is free and might help bring em in to trad range. I usually cheat and use the fox pro on the other calls.............. HAPPYHUNTING

[Dendy Cromer]

coyotes will humble a tradbowman with the quickness.But THumper dunker lays them down regularly.... maybe he'll be along shortly..

[Tsalt]

I'm going tomorrow morning.  I've been Thumper Dunker inspired for sure.  He makes it look easy, which we all know it most certainly is not!  I went last weekend and saw one but i think he had caught our scent cause he was high tailing out of there when i caught a glimpse..  I'm going to set up down wind of an electronic call tomorrow.    We'll see...

[Iowabowhunter]

In Iowa its a continuous open season with no limits, just have to have a valid hunting license so I wouldn't imagine there would be a ton of regulations but I will find out tomorrow either way