We are going to be doing some bush hogging of a grass field that's about 4 foot tall. I have heard that while the field is being cut the coyotes will be out chasing mice. We have a tripod stand and a ladder stand the will get us high enough to see em coming ...... Do I have the right idea??
Bush hogging a field and shooting coyotes
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SlickerThanSnot
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Originally Posted By: trickrickDo I have the right idea??
you do. dont know about the coyotes.
you do. dont know about the coyotes.
when i was a kid, me my uncle and my father and great grandfather where cutting are little ole pasture and bailing hay in the middle of the day and one came out right in the middle of all the commotion pouncing at mice. that was the first coyote that any of us had ever seen. a week later i bought me a primos still rabbit screamer and have not stopped obsessing about coyotes ever since. back then they was new to this part of the country and whenever people bush hogged there fields, you could usually hear coyotes or even see them in the fields that night
I hunt like that most every Summer,when we brush-hog or when the Neighbors cut hay that's the time to get out there and Hunt it hard.I would put out a decoy or feather on a stick if possible,if not just get out there before daylight in the elevated stands and keep Yours eye's open for movement along the edges and in the fields...late evenings work just as good.You could do a little distress sounds if You have an Electronic Caller,mouse in distress works well,Fawn sounds and possibly Turkey in Distress would be another good one to use!Don't over do it since the Coyotes are going to be cautious in an open field...if You have several fields and 2 or more Hunters split up in case the Coyotes are working the field Your not watching?
If I'm hunting a large hay field with not much cover I sit behind the round bale that gives me the best cover and largest viewing area ,if a Your in a hay field with the small square bales save a few and make yourself a fort to hide behind.We will be brush-hogging the fields behind our house in the next few weeks and I sit in different spots each time an area is freshly cut....sometimes it's best to use a few excited Coyote barks then sit quietly and watch for the Coyotes to come in.I have ladder stands all over our Farm and simply Love using them to my advantage when Hunting & taking out Coyotes!
Heck...I've even sat up in my ladder stand in the hot June,July & August months while the BIL brush-hogged and shot Voyotes as they came out in the fields on the back end of the mowed fields...Your gonna Love it if things work out and You put down some Coyotes!
If I'm hunting a large hay field with not much cover I sit behind the round bale that gives me the best cover and largest viewing area ,if a Your in a hay field with the small square bales save a few and make yourself a fort to hide behind.We will be brush-hogging the fields behind our house in the next few weeks and I sit in different spots each time an area is freshly cut....sometimes it's best to use a few excited Coyote barks then sit quietly and watch for the Coyotes to come in.I have ladder stands all over our Farm and simply Love using them to my advantage when Hunting & taking out Coyotes!
Heck...I've even sat up in my ladder stand in the hot June,July & August months while the BIL brush-hogged and shot Voyotes as they came out in the fields on the back end of the mowed fields...Your gonna Love it if things work out and You put down some Coyotes!
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Well, a little frustrated......BIL started out on the tractor and immediately kicked up a coyote! Problem was I hadn't gotten into the tree stand and it ran right by me! Dang it!
I spent a couple of hours in the stand and never saw another one. I used a mouse squeaker and a rabbit in distress but no luck.
I know that there are a bunch of coyotes on the property because they chewed the strap on a game camera and stole it!
We found it about 50 feet away with a trail of strap pieces and pictures to document it.
Still can't get one to the call! I have an electronic call and several mouth calls....as I said...frustrated!
I spent a couple of hours in the stand and never saw another one. I used a mouse squeaker and a rabbit in distress but no luck.
I know that there are a bunch of coyotes on the property because they chewed the strap on a game camera and stole it!
We found it about 50 feet away with a trail of strap pieces and pictures to document it.
Still can't get one to the call! I have an electronic call and several mouth calls....as I said...frustrated!
Powerstroke99
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I do a lot of hay work, and I have often said that my best camo, cover scent and call is my John Deere tractor. I always carry a cheapo .223 in the cab with me. I see and shoot quite a few coyotes every year this way.
Stay after them.....if Calling isn't working just get in early sit quietly and watch as Your BIL runs the Tractor.Try early mornings and late evenings!If Your BIL jumped one up there will be more or possibly the same one later on after it calms down....the fact that there was a Coyote there proves it works....be ready next time!