daytime coyote hunting...

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whiley

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I live in michigan and have been coyote hunting all season, and have yet to call one in the day. I've been out twice at night and shot one and missed one the other night, why can i call them in at night and not during the day? Please help........
 
I've been wondering about that too. Here in ILL. You can only hunt them at night during fox season. And that's the only time i've seen any. I havn't been able to figure that out either.

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All Predators hunt and feed in "The Darkness" of night.Temps have alot to do with this/activity of THE FOOD CHAIN.When we,The Hunted,make those early A.M. stands to call in a Yote the ones that come probally havn't eaten the prior night,bad hunting,but most have already eaten.I like to turn this to MY favor and make QUALITY stands the last 2 hours before dark,when "Wiley"gets up from his/her beds and hunger forces them to "Hunt the Hunters"
 
In Alberta, we are not allowed to hunt at night. We may have a different situation here, because of the sparse population of people and an abundance of coyotes. It is not unusual to see a few coyotes everyday as I drive to town or wherever. We are not allowed to hunt at night, but we do go out sometimes with a full moon and snow cover and call. No gun. We have coyotes come in, but I don't believe we call more in at night. I call and kill coyotes anytime during the day from sun up to sun down. I'm sure this is because of the unique situation here, and certainly would not be the norm in other places. I do see more roaming around in the late afternoon, and while I do hear howling during the day sometimes, I hear more howling at night.You may have to be more careful on your approach to your stands, watching the wind, truck doors,hiding the truck, etc., especially if the area gets hunting pressure. Redfrog

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i am also from s.w.michigan.do not feel bad i have a hard time with them during the daylight hours also!so my method for daytime coyote hunting is tracking them.of course you need snow.we circle a block looking for tracks,count the incoming and out going,do the math and hopefully you should have one or two of them in a spot you may hunt.we have found by going in on these tracks most often we can get fairly close to them and usually get shooting as they take off from their daytime beds.if we are not successful on the jump we just keep tracking them and you will bump into them again!works very well on reds also!calling around here has not worked for me in the early morning or late in the day.i have not ever tried them at night.sounds like fun!m.a.
 
Hi partner, don't feel bad. I've hunted quite a bit here in Michigan with no luck. I hunted at night as well as daylight with no success. I hunted in the U.P. and in the southern lower. Don't get me wrong I've baged some coyotes in the past both at night and during the day but it's getting tougher as the years go by. Last month I attended a predator hunting seminar at Jays given by Bob Bartz. Bob is a rep for Primos Calls. He said that he has hunted all over the U.S. and Michigan is the toughest state he has ever encountered. The reason is pressure. Yes we do have calling pressure but he said we have a lot of people pressure. Not only does Michigan have a lot of deer hunters but after deer season you have many people still in the woods. You have bunny hunters, cross-country skiers,hikers, people running their dogs, trappers and yes coyote hunters. I must agree. Bob stated that a coyote would rather hunt during the day but we are forcing him to go nocturnal. Most people that I know of that see or bag a coyote here in Michigan were actually out deer hunting when they saw and or shot a coyote. Then of course there are the houndsman. Once again more pressure. I am not trying to discourage you but if you do nail one it's like getting a pope and young. One thing Mr. Bartz could not stress enough was that you don't need to call loud. A "close range" call and a howler is all you need. A yote can here a squeaker or a close range call at 400 yards when the conditions are right. As a matter of fact I've had more success using a low-volume call and don't over do it. I'm about done calling for the rest of this season until fall. I would hate to call in and harvest a female who is pregnant or just had a litter. Leave some for seed as they say. I wish you luck and take care.
 
I live in E.Oregon and we can't hunt them at night. I am kind of new to hunting coyotes, but have been hunting them all winter. I go out at daylight and have good luck until about 10:00 am specially when the ground is frozen solid. I have called a few in during the day but they hang up at about 250 yards out, and I don't know why. I want to know why we can't hunt them at night?

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Hunt Hard or Go Home!!
 
ELKMASTER; If you got them all you would have to change you name to COYOTEMASTER. Bobcats are legal to hunt at night in Oregon.
 
Coyotes are legal to hunt at night in Oregon too. I know the regs aren't clear on it, but I've checked w/ ODFW and they confirm it.

-dan
 
I have read a few posts up above, but not all. But I thought I would tell you what I see when I am out. Full moon hunting for me brings in more fox and less yotes. During the day it is just the opposite w/ more yotes and less fox. My 2cents is that I think it may have to do with feeling secure. I think fox are more afraid than yotes or just afraid of them. So they are out when the night is calm and peaceful. Yotes I really don't think are afraid of much at all. Except for man what really should they fear. So what would spook them in light hours?

Just a thought.

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Cory
 
I've Killed All mine during daylight hours(coyotes and Bobcats)!!!!
Ya just Have to keep at it and be in the right place at the right time......
 
### Hey Mike Plaggemars, I am also From Holland, Mi, Small world,.No Luck yet around my house or Allegan, tracks and scat thats about it. Gimme an e-mail if you want to compare notes- "scraphorn@yahoo.com"
Nigel--

Originally posted by mike plaggemars:
i am also from s.w.michigan.do not feel bad i have a hard time with them during the daylight hours also!so my method for daytime coyote hunting is tracking them.of course you need snow.we circle a block looking for tracks,count the incoming and out going,do the math and hopefully you should have one or two of them in a spot you may hunt.we have found by going in on these tracks most often we can get fairly close to them and usually get shooting as they take off from their daytime beds.if we are not successful on the jump we just keep tracking them and you will bump into them again!works very well on reds also!calling around here has not worked for me in the early morning or late in the day.i have not ever tried them at night.sounds like fun!m.a.
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Hi guys,

Coyotes are most active from early evening through the night into early morning. I hunt coyotes extensively throghout Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Montana. If your seeing dogs at night and not during the day it is probably one of two things. You may not be setting up properly, or the coyote is seeing you walk into your stands. The other possibility is you are not getting close enough to the bedding areas of the coyotes. They will often travel quite a ways to an area for hunting mice or rodents. They often head back up into the hills or sagebrush covered draws to hang out during the day. Try and find out where the coyotes are heading during the day and then move into those areas very quietly to set up and call. I have had a lot of success calling in the daytime but you have to get fairly close to them to get them up.
 
According to a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, it's legal to hunt coyotes at night - but no lights may be used! Bobcats, possums and raccoons, however, may be hunted at night with lights. Is this the dumbest thing you ever heard?
 
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