Coyote Calling

[Old School]

I\'ve called in a few coyotes over the years, but figured I\'d put up a post here asking the members to chime in:

What time of day have you found works best for you when calling in Coyotes? Second, what month do you prefer?

--Mitch

I\'ve killed mine all throughout the day, but month wise, late January into early February is probably my favorite.

 

[cnelk]

Mitch

Ive been known to kill a few coyotes over the years...

It depends on what I want to do with the coyotes as far when I hunt.
If I want to put the pelts up and sell them, I hunt them like now thru January.
The fur is much better than later in the season.
I can get around $100 per pelt for the good ones

But if I want to just go bang some doggies, Feb/Mar is the time to go as breeding season is in force

We use both E caller and open reed calls as coyotes get wise to the E callers with everyone using them

Mornings are good to spot and stalk in the wide open terrain of the west and late morning is good for calling

Like all hunting, there are better days than others, but we have had some very good days

 

[Old School]

Thanks for the response Brad. Any preference as to the open reed calls you use? I do need to buy a couple of those as I\'ve got a FoxPro e caller currently and you are right, the first couple times in an area is great, after that, they wise up real quick. I\'m shooting a .223 Rock River with most shots under 200 yards, but would like a .22-250 bolt action some day...

--Mitch

 

[cnelk]

Mitch

I use any open reed call I can find, the open reed elk calls work really good as they all give a different tone

I shoot an old .243 Remington Model 660 carbine, 42grs of Varget pushing a 55gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
Longest kill is 610yds [ranged]

 

[Old School]

I\'m shooting an off the shelf Winchester 45 gr hollow point - wanting explosion and no exit hole - do you get pass throughs with that .243 load? I\'ve got an old .243 that I\'d love to use, its an old Mossberg bolt action, but its way accurate - just figured that I\'d tear up too much pelt with a .243

--Mitch

 

[cnelk]

Mitch
It depends on where the bullet hits.
If it hits bone, it wont pas thru.
If its a body shot, the exit is hge and makes for a lot of sewing...

Best shot placement is a frontal, right between the legs. Small entry and no exit.
Folds them like a cheap lawn chair

Sometimes, I try to shoot for the head as that damage doesnt affect the price

 

[sn.outdoors]

I can get around $100 per pelt for the good ones

Where do you take your furs, and are they finished (tanned with claws) when you sell them? I haven\'t seen 100$ coyotes in a while.

 

[cnelk]

NAFA - North American Fur Auction in Montreal gives the best prices.

Pelts are fleshed, stretched and bullet holes sewn

These pelts aren\'t the ruddy colored prairie ones, but the high Mtn, wide white belly ones

 

[cnelk]

Here is a link to last years prices

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[sn.outdoors]

NAFA - North American Fur Auction in Montreal gives the best prices.

Pelts are fleshed, stretched and bullet holes sewn

These pelts aren\'t the ruddy colored prairie ones, but the high Mtn, wide white belly ones

The one\'s I\'ve sold were Easterns and small desert white coyotes. Got the standard $45 for the easterns and $75 for the desert dogs.

I guess moving to Idaho will get me into some better northern fur.