Hunting in Western WV

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worst01

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Hello I am just getting started in Coyote hunting I live in Milton, WV. Me and a
buddy of mine have tried it but no luck. We did call in a grey fox once but
yet to see any coyotes. Any suggestions on what we could be doing wrong. We
use a Johnny Stewart caller and also have a few mouth calls.
thanks.
 
hey,
i'm from Fairmont,WV i've been trying to get a coyote for the past 3 years with no luck.I have gotten a few foxes but no coyote,though i seem to get a little closer each time ,sorry i don't have any good advice,just keep trying.
Good luck
 
Hey Worst1 and Rsg2,
I am about 45 min from milton, I live in Ohio but im just 15 min from huntington wv. I have a good hunting buddy that lives in clarksburg wv was just up there last spring turkey hunting!Been up there to some turkey calling contest to.

Tell me a little about the area and coyote populations there, What kind of calls your using...destress calls? Calling day or night? Morning or evening? I will see if i can give you some ideas. We are close enough we could get togeather and see if we could kill a few. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Hello Keekeeyelp and rsg2, the areas I have been hunting are usually wooded,
and open fields. I usually try to set up along the edge of fields and call. We have
been using a rabbit in distress, coyote pup distress, grey fox pup distress tapes.
When we first started we used a coyote pup distress tape and within minutes a
grey fox come running in. That was about two years ago. We were wondering if
when you are calling do you call for a long period or just call for a few minutes then
rest for a few minutes? We went up to McClinic hunting area once and called our
hind ends off when we were ready to leave we did get to see one while we were walking to the vehicle it was solid white. We don't know if we actually had started to
call him in or just happened to be in the same spot at the same time.
 
The coyote population in my area (which is just about 20 miles from clarksburg)seems to be growing each year .I'm hearing of more and more sightings by farmers and deer hunters etc..
 
Probly the most important thing on geting started calling yotes is making sure your in an are that has them.Also you need to spend your time calling in the area that have the most sign...Keep in mind that you can call areas that have lots of sign at a given time of day or night and they be somewhere else. I try to call areas that i no the yotes spend there time during datlight hrs, or if calling at night...where they feed.

I have more luck here in ohio calling clear cuts during the day and calling the fields at night. Dont get me wrong i have killed coyotes in the field during the day but i try to keep the field on the down wind side so they haft to cross or come out in the open to get down wind of me.That gives me the chance for a shot.

I use the e-caller alot and try to mix hand cals in with them to add something diffrent. My go to tapes are the rabbit destres, turkey destress and grey fox pup destres...i like the yellowhammer wook pecker destress very well also. I do alot of howling to locate my coyotes at night,and starting in jan to feb i like to use the howler on every one of setups. they are starting to pair up then and it seems to help.

I do alot of scouting!!lots!! I try to stay in the woods year around and keep notes on what i goes on..sign,howling,travel paths..this helps out alot when time to start calling rolles around. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Hey guys im from Grafton, WV im new to this board. Just nice to see some guys close to me. I bagged a few critters this past year, My favorite was the 26 lb female bobcat.
Im using a home made caller right now but looking to get a JS digital caller.
 
Hey cannonball08,
you're practically next door to me!I have a friend and some coworkers that live outside Grafton on West Hill rd. i hunted around that area quite a few times good deer hunting around the lake there.
 
Hey KeeKeeYelp,which calling contest were you in ? I've called in the one at Morgantown, West Virginia Univercity a couple years ago. Were you ever in that one ?
 
PapikeHunt,

I didnt make that contest...I went somewhere else to call. I called in flattwoods a couple times and charlston several times to. I called in Pa alot a few years back. Who you call for? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
hey cannonball08,
I did work with Duane Boyce, i still work with kevin miller and jeremy mayle (i think they still live up there i haven't talked to them in a while)i can't think of any one else right off hand.
 
KeeKeeYelp, I'm on my own in the calling contests. I havn't been in one for over a year now. Maybe I'll get into it again soon. I've been in the one at Morgantown WV. Richmond Va. Phila Pa. and a few more. The best I've done so far was a 3rd place. It is a lot of fun for me to meet all the people involved, and see some differant places. It helped my calling alot too.
 
Hey Worst01
I live close to Huntington and have been trying to get me a yote for a couple of years. I have had several bark at me and had one come in but didn't get a shoot off. I was using a Pee Wee Critr call. I hunt Beech Fork lake area. All of the yote's have come out of thickets in the early morning and late evening hours. Maybe this will help. It is good to hear from someone else close to home. Good Luck
 
Guys,

I live in Cincinnati, Ohio, but I grew up in Putnam County. I am an avid coyote hunter. I know the areas surrounding Milton pretty well. I can tell you that the coyote population is growing rapidly in that area. I got my first coyote in Putnam County in 1993(within 10 miles or so of Milton.) At that time it was such an unusual thing that most people didn't believe it came from that area. I had it mounted by a guy in Winfield. He put the mount on display at the 1994 Hunt Show in Charleston. Nearly everyone who say it thought it came from "the mountains." This seams logical as coyotes have had a well documented presence in Hardy County and the surrounding area for a number of years.

Long story short. Since I was a kid I have messed around with calling. Like you, I was able to call the occassional fox or coon, etc. I always had a facination with coyotes. Once I was able to kill my first one, it has become almost an obsession with me.

I will tell you that like everyone else, you have to try to perfect your craft. You most likely will not call any coyotes in your living room. Get out there and keep calling. If you are a deer hunter, use many of the skills that you've used for years. Watch the wind. Watch your scent. Do not let them see or hear you while you're trying to get to your calling location. Try not to overcall any one particular location. I use an electronic caller. Put it on and let it play. If you don't get a response, move to another location. You should move pretty far from you original calling spot. Get out and scout. To become a regular coyote caller and have success often, you need to have access to a lot of property. I have found overgrown fields to be the best places for me, particularly if they are bordered by some brushy drains. I also look for hawks sitting in trees. They are typically looking for rodents. They are competing for the same food source as the coyote. Where you find hawks, you often find coyotes. Don't get discouraged!! It sounds like you're well on your way. I might also suggest that while you're on your stands, keep an eye out for bobcats. They are in your area. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I have a nice rug made from a 36 pound male that came from Putnam County in 2001.

From one Mountaineer to another or should I say others I say, "stay with it." Don't give up. I'd also say that these are only my thoughts. I certainly don't claim to be an expert or anything close to one, but I do love to hunt coyotes.

Also, this time of year I'm not big on shooting coyotes. Keep in mind that they do or will have pups on the ground in the next few weeks.

Best of luck and I hope to see you post some results of your up-coming success on here in the very near future.

Str8Shooter
 
Hello everyone.......I'm from Morgantown and I've called in a few 'yotes in the Cheat Lake area. However, I have seen/heard the most coyotes while I was deer hunting in Monongahlea National Forest in Pocahontas County. Ya'll should concentrate on farmland in your area.
 
Yeeehaaaww, it sure is good to find somebody in my neck of the woods! I just started yote hunting myself,haven't even been the first time yet,I guess right now is a bad time on account of the pups ? I am located in Princeton,Mercer County,West Virginia. I killed one female yote of about 40 pounds while buck hunting a few years ago.

I'm looking forward to getting into it more heavily ,and was hoping to yote hunt some after turkey hunting in the morning ?

What are ya'lls thoughts on hunting them in the spring,yay or nay ? I know absolutely nothing about it,so any environmental types who want to bust my chops for hunting them in the spring,should remember I'm asking,I haven't deliberately hunted them the first time yet /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif !!

I have seen them from time to time in a place or two,what kind of sign should I be looking for ?
 
Fayette county here. I have been successful on fox in past years and get back in it and try for yotes. Spending time locating them right now. and will be calling them as soon as I can get a calling route lined up.
 
Well shoot,you and me are almost neighbors then.Killed any cats or yotes then,very many in your area ? There's a right smart of them here and in Summers county. I know some other places further north too.
 
Their here alright, numbers seem to be down in a few places and up in others. Some of the big strip jobs in the national forest have a lot of tracks and sign and I'll probably do some hunting there in the fall. I have a friend that has a family farm in Green Sulphur and thought I might get him to go a few evenings this summer.
 


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