Calling all IOWA Coyote Hunters!!!!!

DCFD05

DCFD05

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Hey fellows I'm new to this site and new to the sport of Coyote hunting/calling. Just wondering if you all have any tips for good ol Iowa hunting. I'm from central IA just west of Des Moines.

Zach
 
Hey Zach nice seeing another Iowan yote hunter on here. If you go up to the search section and enter "iowa" you can find alot of posts and info on Iowa predator hunting on here. This is a really awesome forum and alot of great people and info, I've learned alot from here. But about your question, Im from eastern Iowa and the best luck I have had is mostly using cottontail rabbit distress call like a primos raspy coaxer or something on that line. And when you go out to your stand make sure you wear alot of cover scent and camo up pretty well. And the main thing for me, I always scout out the land I will be hunting so I can find the best spot for calling and make a good stand. It will take awhile to get a good stand in and your not going to have one all the time so dont get disapointed, just practice!
 
Zach,

If you plan to call Iowa coyote. You should set-up within range of "cover" [timber specifically]. As most often they are in or adjacent or heading towards cover, during early daylight hrs.

Trying to call them across open cropland. Is easier said than done.

Also be aware Iowa coyotes spend most of their time. Near the middle portions of 1-square mile sections. I suspect, they are more at ease there.

Most Iowa coyotes bed for the day. Either pre-Sunrise & or the early am hrs. Being 10-11:00 generally is the latest, other wise most are already bedded for the day. Some stragglers, finishing up the previous night's hunt around 11:00 early the next day.

I have "rarely" seen coyotes on the move past 11-12:00 the next day.

Roughly 90% of the time, they'll choose to bed in some sort of cover[timber, grassy draws/valleys & or grassy/brushy creeks]. Over bedding out on the open cropland.

They have excellent abilities such as, hearing seeing & scenting. Stay quite, stay hidden on the way to your stand & watch your down-wind.

You walk into a potential stand from the down-wind side. You stand a good chance of being seen from long range. As when a coyote beds down, they face the down-wind area. They mostly rest, as compared to a true "sleep". Often raising their head to pan around to their down-wind area.
 
Welcome to predator hunting it's a blast. Like Kirby said coyotes in NW Iowa hang out along terraces, drawes and timber area's. I first started calling last year and a coyote can coming in very quickly or it might take 30 minutes but don't give up because not every stand is going to produce coyotes. Happy hunting
 
New to hunting Coyotes and looking for some advice. or better if someone can show me what to do. I live in Des Moines and have some land south of Carlisle. I know there some dogs there I hear them all the time. I have a Fox Pro. and a AR chambered in .204
 
21 year old des moines native lookin to listen and follow any predator journeymen with spare time. ive invest thousands and no coyotes please lmk. Appreciate all responses on central/general iowa specific coyote hunting info
 
Just getting into targeting our southern IOWA coyotes this year! I am ordering a Foxpro and I am eagerly awaiting its arrival! Shot one with my bow this year and saw around 10. I'm excited to get a chance to smoke em!!
 
I'm new to coyote hunting also. I live in Waterloo area. Just received my Flextone FLX 1000. Haven't used it in the field yet. I have RRA X-1 in .223/5.56 and a Savage BMag. Can't wait to bag the first one.
 
Hi all , I am NW of Cedar Falls 30 miles . Kirby on here has probably the most experience hunting Iowa , listen and learn . I spend my time mostly on calling coons and now that season is over and I am seeing some coyote tracks near my place and getting ready to drop the hammer , I hope. I like to go on the snow in the moonlight as they seem to be more at ease coming in . You just have to be ready for the big FLASH when the gun goes off and wait a second or two to see if the coyote is down. Jim
 
best calling spots are where you can park truck where it is hidden, with a road every mile it is hard to enter an area where they dont see you. I do good sometimes when spot-stalking, need to get one closer if it is awake, squeak them in closer
 
Originally Posted By: Tactical .20with a road every mile

Not from Iowa and have never been but this made me take a look at the map and it's amazing how blocked out that land is with a road on all sides every mile. Fields for days.

Is the majority of that all private land, or is there a good amount of public access out there?

OP, good luck! You'll love it.
 
Most of the public land is along water ways. Here is a web site for the Iowa DNR and public hunting. http://programs.iowadnr.gov/maps/huntingatlas/default.html , we use this to find places to hunt coons during the daytime. Mostly narrow strips along streams and rivers. I think the only Federal hunting land is around the armory along the Miss. river and that has restricted hunting. Below I-80 the land changes as the glaciers didn't get below that area and it is much rougher . Jim
 
Here in southern Iowa the boys run hounds on coyotes witch makes it tough. Coyotes see a pick up and there gone. All my sets are 1/4 or 1/2 mile off the road and hide the pickup the best you can. Hard to find ground to call on because a lot of the ground is leased by deer hunters, They think you will run all there deer off. If they would under stand how many deer ( fawns ) are killed by coyotes.
 
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