Ohio coyote question?

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Howlie Pete

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I think it is a lousy deal that in Ohio coyote hunting can only be done during daylight year round. Does anyone have a logical reason why? We can't even hunt them at night during fox season. I see way more coyotes calling at night than in the morn. or eve. They are really starting to outnumber the reds. I am just dieing to hunt them at night but if I am reading the regs right we can't. Anyone want to sound off on this one?
I did shoot a male this year in the daylight but I could have shot thirty by now at night. Anyone want to share daytime tactics i.e. decoys, or strategies? Thank Guys--Pete
 
I agree that night work is a lot easier and for many reasons. But your problem is locating them during the day.You need to do soem scouting in your area and find where they spend a lot of time.By this I mean sign of a wide variety of ages.Fresh scats and tracks as well as older ones.Ihave one area where I have eprmission alll around this core area but not in it.I checked one of the farms yesterday while turkey scouting.No sign fresher than five days old.No new scats in the road ways or near the trails. I may get lucky and catch them there and I may not. I hate wasted effort as much as anyone.

Yet another area has a wide variety of age in the signs and the signs go in several directions in this one or two square miles.Three set ups in this area will almost guarentee me at least one coytoe during the daylight hours.

The size of coyote territories is a problem here for us.Twenty to twenty five square miles is a lot fo ground to cover.Finding theese areas within a groups territory is the key to better success. Jimmie
 
Hey Howlie,
I was told that you are allowed to hunt coyotes at night in Ohio because they made a mistake in the book. Have you called a game warden or the proper authority? Let me know, but I am pretty sure you can. I have not yet, but would like to when I get some time.
 
Howlie, You can hunt at night in Ohio. You must use a white light. The only time you may not is during one of the deer gun seasons. So head on out and give it a try.
 
You sure can hunt them at night,I have called them before,and we have also talked to county sherriff in the middle of the night hunting.

You have to have a continous white light visable for 1/4 mile at all times.Only one person has to have the light.

Hope this helps.
 
Thank you for the responses. I just sent an e-mail to ODNR for clarification. If the regulations are wrong I will let you guys know (my fingers are crossed).
I have also been scouting the areas I hunt and have found several fresh tracks and hairy scat on the trails were I shot the big male in Feb. I know they're there in number because I can hear them at night. Unfortunately I haven't had any come in since the one I shot. I also shot a large male fox in the same spot last year so the are both coexisting. Once you get that first one you're hooked. Maybe I am just over hunting and they know as much about me as I do about them. I need to hunt some fresh areas. That might change my luck. Thanks--Pete
 
Good luck Pete,you may want to try some howls,we got a alot of fox around here to,the worst thing that could happen is to call in a fox out of season.....lol......
 
According to an eduction coordinator with the Ohio DNR, night hunting is legal(the book is wrong) using a single beam WHITE light. The only time hunting at night isn't allowed is during deer gun season. To me this is like a X-MAS present in April. --pete
 
Pete, count yourself lucky. Down south here we can only LEGALLY hunt coyotes in the daytime. Early morning is the best, late evening is OK but you run out of time. Mid day is a waste of time. Only things we can hunt at night is coons and bullfrogs when the season is open. We have too many people who would be "hunting varmints", but of the cloven hoofed variety. I even tried to sweet talk some of the possum police 'cause I do it honest, but he just grinned and said "well, if we catch you......"
 
A red light is also fine to use in Ohio.I've done a lot of digging on this since the misprint in the manual.The way they word this makes it sound like your not allowed to hunt at night but that's only deer gun season.But you most have one light on at all time visible for at least 1/4 mile even if there's more than one hunter (together) only one light is required.
 
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