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[MonkeyChunks]

Went ot Arizona to The Sonora national Monument, to do some camping and scouting on BLM Land.NO dogs seen but i stumbeled on pletnty of scat, in fact there was deer scat everywhere it was hard to believe it was so dry and hot but deer tracks were everywhere.Maybe next time ill bring the guns and make a real effort at calling them in.

[mtn dog]

Starting this year Arizona allows night hunting of coyotes in certain regions. It is SHOTGUN ONLY at night. Any color spotlight is OK but the light must not be connected to your vehicle. No shooting from a vehicle. Definitely check the rule book. Better yet, phone or visit the Arizona Game & Fish Department. http://www.azgfd.gov...ons_2011-12.pdfBe sure to ask them about their centerfire 5-round capacity regulation. 5 in magazine and 0 in chamber. Or 4+1. Not 5+1. I just spent 3 days hunting prairie dogs and coyotes at Boquillas Ranch, north of Seligman, AZ. Found out the Ranch coyotes get intense hunting pressure and are highly educated. For example, the Ranch hosted the annual "Antelope Eaters Coyote Hunting Contest" on the previous weekend. Of the 171 teams (over 300 hunters) participating, only 22 coyotes were taken and 7 of those were by one team. At least one of the AZ wardens was VERY particular about separating your vehicle from your bench-shooting trailer. One of our guys was almost cited for shooting prairie dogs from his trailer while connected to his truck, even though he had undone the chains and raised the hitch clear of the ball. The warden tried to insist that he failed to roll his truck clear of the hitch but, in the end, no cite was issued, possibly because that hunter was hunting with his 12-year-old boy. I recommend going way overboard to be in compliance. That warden was strict. I didn't hear of any other encounters.

[mtn dog]

Whoops! STOP THE PRESSES! This just in from Arizona (since my recent trip)>Rules just changed on 5-round magazines and on suppressors.Read this:http://www.nraila.or...-in-senate.aspx

[Bisley]

Apparently they don't like ANYTHING illegal in AZ!

[Frank]

Ken, 2 or 3(?) years ago I was on the Boquillas ranch for coyotes. We had better luck elsewhere, although we didn't spend a lot of time in any one location. Sorry to hear about your warden experience there. I've hunted a few different areas in Arizona & usually call in a coyote or two. That state seems to always draw me back every few years.Monkey, I was wanting to go back (to Arizona) this month, but just couldn't get away. Oh, but there aren't any coyotes where you went though.

[MonkeyChunks]

The area was game rich, like i said deer tracks and scat everywhere, quail every morning and iam pretty sure i found some bobcat scat and tracks.Arizona is just amazing everytime i go its something new and beautiful.But to be in such a vast wilderness no one around for mile and hear no calls in the morning or evening means no coyotes to me.Maybe next time i scout northern cali.

[Frank]

The area was game rich, like i said deer tracks and scat everywhere, quail every morning and iam pretty sure i found some bobcat scat and tracks.But to be in such a vast wilderness no one around for mile and hear no calls in the morning or evening means no coyotes to me.

[Bisley]

Save your time and money, I haven't heard them calling in Northern CA for quite a while either so I'm sure there's none up there also.

[Shoot-it]

You sure those tracks are not from sheep?One time I was hunting blm and I saw all these deer tracks and poop I was like wow this is a hunters dream then it dawned on me sheep must have been here.

[Shoot-it]

Save your time and money, I haven't heard them calling in Northern CA for quite a while either so I'm sure there's none up there also.

Yup your right no yotes in cali........

[Frank]

Save your time and money, I haven't heard them calling in Northern CA for quite a while either so I'm sure there's none up there also

You sure those tracks are not from sheep?

My thoughts exactly