how to find spots?

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ohihunter2014

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okay guys I need some advice. I live in north east ohio farmland and want to ask for permission to coyote hunt but I don't know what to look for as far as hey that looks like a good farm and go ask. I have some hunting spots for deer but there are houses close to the woods and I don't want to freak anyone out with night shots or calling.

what do you look for when driving around trying to find a place to hunt?
 
not a direct answer, but have had good luck by "networking".
let your friends know you're serious about solving the problem, like fish'n buddies, shoot'n buddies, church friends..
I've got two local spots and about to close on a third through networking..
 
In time, you will learn from experience what it takes to make good coyote country. Generally speaking, if you have land that offers an ecotone, where two or more types of fields meet, it tends to attract what coyotes feed on. Another consideration is to look for country that has a lot of hawks. I have never seen a place with a lot of hawks where coyotes didn't frequent the area also. Both the hawks and coyotes are looking for a lot of similar meals. Finally, talk to the farmers as they are generally of a mind set to want to thin out the coyotes, especially if they are suffering depredation to their livestock.
 
Do you scout your deer hunting locations or do you walk in and set down and hope one comes by? If you scout your deer hunting areas do you ever see coyote tracks or scat? Much of the same habitat that is good for deer and turkey is also good for coyotes. Go out after a rain or snow and drive the roads looking for tracks and scat and then follow them to where they came from and there you have it. COYOTE HABITAT. Go out a half hour before sunset or sunrise with a relatively calm wind, shut your truck off and figure on spending the next hour listening for and pinpointing coyotes howling. You can also try a locator call but they don't always respond. The more effort you put in it and the more "spots" you find you will start to recognize a trend.
 
Anything with a "feature." A brush belt, washout, irrigation ditch, grassy field, whatever. Just something with some eye appeal is where I would start.
 
They are anywhere there is food including my yard. One was trapped to stop it from visiting the grade school at recess.
A couple good spots have been behind the rest area along the interstate.
The ones behind the shooting range won't run when you shoot.
And so on...
 
Day hunt your deer spots off season. I never stop being amazed at where or when I see coyotes, and when calling they pop up where you least expect them, so I would say call whenever and wherever you can until you get the spots you want.
 
Having been born and raised on a ranch, I can tell you that the land owner is probably your best resource. If you have to ask for permission anyway, ask the owner if they have coyotes on their place.

I live in Montana and we have wide open spaces, so my favorite way is simply to run down the roads and use a locator call.
 
Always ask the landowner if they have coyotes around when asking for permission. I've had some landowners tell me they like to have some coyotes around to thin out other vermin. I just thank them for their time and know not to call on their land... but there's nothing against calling the neighbors land and having the coyotes come out hahaha.

Honestly though, I find my coyote spots when deer hunting and also talking to landowners.
 
Originally Posted By: flintrockDo you scout your deer hunting locations or do you walk in and set down and hope one comes by? If you scout your deer hunting areas do you ever see coyote tracks or scat? Much of the same habitat that is good for deer and turkey is also good for coyotes. Go out after a rain or snow and drive the roads looking for tracks and scat and then follow them to where they came from and there you have it. COYOTE HABITAT. Go out a half hour before sunset or sunrise with a relatively calm wind, shut your truck off and figure on spending the next hour listening for and pinpointing coyotes howling. You can also try a locator call but they don't always respond. The more effort you put in it and the more "spots" you find you will start to recognize a trend.



+1 on the above ^^^^^^
 
I recently moved to a rural area and have gained permission on several properties through word of mouth. An introduction was made to one person and boom they got me on 4 other places.
 
Originally Posted By: calling4lifeThis is how I do it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=To_uDi_-ZQ0





Boy, you made 'em light up!
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Hey, some of that is with your cow horn howlers. I actually find that for locating, those cow horns beat the realism of latex and diaphragm calls.

Volume is tricky in that video, my call being near the camera, the coyotes being a good ways off at times, but if a person can juggle the volume, you hear coyotes stack on top of each other and it kind of grows exponentially.

It's amazing to locate like this and find out just how many coyotes are in even heavily, heavily hunted areas.
 
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