Best bait for Coyotes?

The sound of a rabbit in distress, coming from either a good hand call or an electronic call. Baits/carcasses etc. are really the tools of the trapper, not a predator caller.
 
I'm no expert but as far as sounds go, it would depend when you are calling in my opinion. If trying to get that coyote behind your house this time of year, pup distress, canine distress, or even just a couple howls will probably be more effective than the usual rabbit distress. Not that rabbit distress won't work now of course. I've just had better luck with the other sounds I mentioned, this time of year, in my area. Might be different elsewhere though.

For "bait" like you are asking about, anything dead and stinky will do. However if it is small enough to pack off they will take it with them.

If you are talking about trapping bait/lure there are a bunch of good ones. My favorite has always been O'Gormans "powder river paste bait" or "LDC".

Like Chile said though, bait works better for trapping. For me it was always hit and miss to hunt over bait the few times I did it. Usually miss.

Hope this helps. Curt

DISCLAIMER: The above is not an endorsement of "spring calling". /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
New Born Calves.

or a cow having a calve. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Good Hunt'n to Ya. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
Dead piglets and pig guts are excellent bait. Go down to your local dead piglet store, (you do have one don't you? I do), and bring home a bucket or two of the little hogs that have lost their squeal and proceed to toss them out into an open area with in range of your favorite firearm and before you know it, or while you sleep, those cute little cadavours will be et up in no time. If you are fortunate to be paying attention when them wild canines come into the feast you may just have the maken's of exciting shooting match. A large swine's offal on the other hand not only has the capacity to entice said coyote to show up at the dinner table but also is heavy enough to keep him put whilst he knaws on it, too. I've even had the good fortune to lob a round over the back of a good sized dog as he was in the process of pulling the hide out of the field and into the tree line. Yes, I'm convinced, dead Porkie is as good as it gets to lure a hungry coyote out of the bushes.
 
A local farming friend wondered out loud what was happening to the carcasses he was putting in a remote pasture. He said there is never anything left of them, not even bones, and it usually doesn't take very long - no more than 2-3 days. He runs a small hog confinement and every so often there is a pig that "loses his squeal". He didn't think he had coyotes because he'd never seen one.

Not one to believe that aliens would remove rotting flesh, I visited the area with a spotting scope one evening and watched 6 coyotes munching on 3 piglet carcasses for over 1/2 an hour. Further conversations with my friend convinced him of the need to have these coyotes harvested next fall (I like the fur). He asked me if I would do the job.

So, coyotes like the other white meat just fine. If you are set on baiting, you might visit a hog confinement near you, explain why you are there, and ask for a few dead piglets or a dead hog. Be aware, they do not smell like bacon cooking, so you may want to bring something to put them in while you transport them. If you are hunting private land, also be aware that the landowner may not want you to haul dead animals onto his land (disease?).

If you leave the carcasses out overnight, they may be gone in the morning. If its coyotes, they may come back to check the spot. If its aliens . . . you're on your own, lol. Good luck! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
You didn't say for hunting or trapping. I figure it is for hunting. I would think any fresh or tainted meat in a good portion would work. I use several different meat baits with professional bait for trapping, and a long distance call lure at or nearby the set.
What supprises me is how many times a deer or cow, bull,pig carcass is not touched at all by predators. The birds are the only ones eating on them. I would think after a week or two everyone would be grabbing a bite.
One helpful hint, if the bait is small, say less than 50lbs, try driving a steel stake through it to hold it in place. If they can carry it off they probably will.T20
 
We shoot alot of wild hogs going to our corn field from the woods(7 in one day last week). Sometimes we just leave the pigs in the field, would this be a good opportunity to try and catch some dogs at night feeding on the pigs?
 
Nope you guys are all wrong. I am sure that dead cattle or pigs are good, But they can`t hold a candle to a pasture full of live lambs, despite what all the tree huggers sayLOL.
 
A dead cow or calf is the best. Shot a small female yote off of a fresh dead calf last Thursday morning. A fresh carcas is best, In my experience yotes don't realy like old rotting meat(enything past 3 days in hot weather). They will probly wait for the buzzards to (clean out) the carcas and then drag it away. If you know exactly were a carcas is try sneeking to within range right before light one morning. If the yotes know were it is thy will surely be there. Be carful to be as quiet as posible, the yotes may already be nearby or at the carcas, they whant to beat the buzzards to it.
 
Rich, are you saying coyotes eat small dogs? No way dude. You can ask any animal rights person and they can tell you the real truth about coyotes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif :rolleyes: /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Danny, the coyotes have made Christians of those people in Scottsdale. Another coyote alert on TV last week, interviewing little ladies with puffy eyes holding empty collars.
 
Rich, that is too funny! And true.

Trolling for coyotes - who'd a thunk it? There is a small town near where I live that has a problem with the coyotes howling and setting off every dog in town at night. And some of the smaller pets are mysteriously disappearing late at night. I wonder if the yotes have figured out that they can "locate" their dinner by howling.

Well, its off to the pound for a pound of whimpering Pomeranian.
 
Hey, I resent that remark. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I (have) a pomeranian. To tell the trooth he thinks he is a lot bigger than he is. He is only about 10 pounds and trys to attact my Beagles and cow dog. Pretty funnie at first until they get tired of geting niped on the nose, they could kill him with one bite. :rolleyes:

On the yotes eatin dogs. The dog dosen't have to be small. They can gang up on a large dog and take him down. A long time ago I had a bid white Gearman sheperd mix, he knew ever thing about our place. But one day we went walking and got seperated. Never came home. I'm sure a pack of yotes got him. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif Best dog I ever had. It's not funnie to loose a beloved pet.
 
I suggest building a portable chicken coup on stilts. Every now and then, butcher a chicken for your table fare. Put the waste from the butchering in the vicinity of the coup. Do a little calling with a tape that you could make as you prepare to process the chicken. Play it for a while. Your "customers" will be listening. Don't try to hunt this set up too soon. Let the sounds and tastes draw the coyotes for a while.

You laugh? I inadvertantly trained coyotes in my area by shooting apples with hand guns at my shooting practice spot. After the shooting, the coyotes would move in and clean up the apples chuncks! Now if the roar of the .44 can entice a wary coyote what will the cries of chickens and chicken "stuff" as opposed to apples do.

Once the coyotes are really suckered, set your ambush and rock and roll!!

Three 44s /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 


Write your reply...
Back
Top