Bow Hunting for Predators

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Al W

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I just started bow hunting this year. I didn’t get a moose but I did get hooked on bow hunting. I thought that going after predators with a bow would be good way to hone my skills. I was wondering if anyone on this site has advice to offer on taking predators with a bow.

Thanks Al
 
Ok I have been bowhunting for 11 years and if there is one thing I have learned it's that coyotes are one of if not thee toughest animals to take with archery equipment. Two simple things that really help us bowhunters are, one a decoy which will help stop them from circling down wind of your set up. Two a pop up blind that will conceal your movement when you draw your bow. Those are my two secrets, there not much but they make all the difference when carrying a bow. Go give it a try, and good luck.
 
My only advice is to be really sneaky. I had a coyote duck an arrow twice on me one time. Not sure what he thought the arrow was, maybe he thouht it was some kind of weird bird or something. He caught me drawing the bow and ducked under it before it got to him. I have shot a couple of fox with the bow and they never knew what hit them.
 
In my experience Coyotes will "jump the string" on you nearly everytime. Figure out which way the wind is blowing and if your using an E-caller setup and ambush em from downwind of the caller. Ive been using a release but a finger shooting would be a lot better. Good luck
 
Thanks for the info. I may be wrong but, I don’t think there are many coyotes in the Fairbanks area. I was mainly thinking of the red fox but if there are coyotes around that would be an added challenge.

What kind of broad heads do you use? Can you use a lighter arrow than you would for moose? My hunting arrows are about 500 gr.

Why would finger shooting be better? Is it quieter? I have my bow tuned for a release and I can just barely hit the wall with my fingers. My group at 30 yards went from 5 inches with a release to about 18 inches with fingers.

Al
 
Well I would just like to say I don't know if there are any coyotes in your area either, I was just taking a guess that there was. If you have a lot of reds in your area try a bird in distress, I have been having great luck calling in reds with yellow hammer woodpecker tape from Johnny Stewert. As far as your bow setup goes, I would stick with your big game setup, after all your already familiar with it. If your aleady shooting a release I would stick with that also, it sounds like you have a short axle to axle lenght on your bow, and that would be a big reason why your accuracy falls apart when trying to shoot with fingers.

Best Wishes and Good Hunting
 
Be very quiet....Be very Still....And in Alaska....be in or close to a tree of sufficient height to get clear of the snappers. Also....watch your back...I've had some bears get kinda curious about why I was making all that racket. Sure do miss it up there. But there is no better thrill than varminting with the bow.
 
Bowhunters here hunt bears over bait and take coyotes as "targets of opportunity".There not so quick to jump the string when there head is in a barrel LOL. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Treestand+Bait+ECaller in bait=coyote??? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
Al W, there are a ton of yotes in the Fairbanks area. We see yote tracks every time we run our line. I have twice seen yotes crossing the Rich. Shot them as far back as 86 in the Delta area. There are alot but some good places are across the river and down at the end of the FIA runway. Good Luck

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