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[Shoot-it]

Is anyone still after them?The pups are good size now at least the ones in my area they are on their own.

[ShooterJohn]

I have a new litter of 3 pups in my neighborhood and they are good sized. Saw them once with their mother and since without her.

[MonkeyChunks]

I came across a pup yesterday behind my apartment complex in Vista Ca, at 12 in the afternoon.
I have been out actively hunting them with no lck and this one is walking around my car port looking for cats. The young ones are out there so grab your gunand get a fresh pelt for your wall.

[Frank]

I haven't been out since the end of last Feb. I normally do not hunt them from approx March 1 thru July 1. Plus, I use this cooler time of year for range / load testing work.

However, up until just a few years ago, I used to hunt them in June, as the pups seemed large enough &/or weened to me. It was a great month to hunt them. I would go out just before rabbit season opened & tried picking the coolest days to hunt by watching the weather channel. I would have the place to myself, especially during the week.

I personally believe a lot of coyotes are born in March, going by what I would see in June & some of the females we have killed in Jan & early Feb (& wished we hadn't). Sure many are born in April, with likely some late ones in May, especially the further north we go!?

But somehow, I must have started believing everything I read & put a self imposed guilt trip on myself & started waiting until July & August before hunting them. Probably still not a bad idea (to wait), but not sure if necessary? Even then, I may only go once or twice before October, with the sun not being my friend and all. lol

[modoc squeek shooter]

I am not a coyote hunter. Not yet anyway lol. I have killed a lot of them, but have never actually went coyote hunting. Pups arn't out up here yet. I summer a bunch of cows(just got them in yesterday, 7 truck loads) in the Fandango Valley. I see a lot of coyotes when I am riding, checking cows. I always have my cowdogs with me and the coyotes come right up to me lol. I beleive if I was a good shot with a rock I could bag a few. I bought a call, mouth, last year, lol I think I would scare a coyote even if he was starving. Guess I better buy an e-caller. ED

[Frank]

... Actually, Ed, you will do just fine with your mouth call, when you get a chance. Reason I say that is, one can sound gawd awful with a call & still bring in coyotes. Us humans are more worried about how we sound than the coyotes do I believe. lol

And now that I think of it, tawnoper (Ed) has a dvd showing just what I say. Not sure if Ed would want to post it (again) though, with some folks being offended by our (helpful) comments. Long story! lol

[Thumper Dunker]

Hey ED Im too cheap to get a e caller and I get them to come in . If I can do it Any one can. Not all coyotes are taking care of the young ones . you got single old worn out males and young single males. and other cast outs from the packs. Some of those get pretty destprerat this time of year. And will come in for an easy meal. I don't realy hunt them now but if an opertunity comes up while out chasing jacks I will take it ,unles its a real small or one thats looks like dolly parden.

[Shoot-it]

I got a video of 2 young and dumb ones and one chases a duck right in front of me then comes back to eat the eggs.Thumper did you drop off your pet coyote again....

[Bisley]

I don't realy hunt them now but if an opertunity comes up while out chasing jacks I will take it ,unles its a real small or one thats looks like dolly parden.

You mean some of them have wigs and fake eyelashes?

[Shoot-it]

Had trouble with the video camera kinda dark at times.

[Thumper Dunker]

I was thinking about other parts . But the wig thing could happen.

[Shoot-it]

I am thinking about trying to call them from black berry bush they like to hang out in.maybe it will work.

[Shoot-it]

Come coyote hunters go kill something! I jumped 2 sleeping dogs last evening with my quad to bad i left my rifle at home I might go pop them later or try calling them in.

[lif2fsh]

going to Denio next week to fish will be looking around.

[modoc squeek shooter]

Hard to catch a coyote with a fishing pole.

[rustygun]

[Bisley]

Hard to catch a coyote with a fishing pole.

Reminds me of the line at the beginning of Appaloosa when they talk about being hard to like a non-drinking man: "Hard,......but not impossible"

[Baxter]

It has been done with a pole.

[lif2fsh]

Going to use barbless bullets.