South Carolina Coyotes

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I am seeking advice.
I have hunted coyotes with a passion for nearly 50 years. Mostly Colorado and Wyoming. I could prattle on about my accolades and accomplishments, that would be boring and vain. But, saying you're good at coyote hunting is kinda like saying you're good at golf. I've been outwitted by the dumbest coyote, and somehow killed the smartest. Anyway... blah,blah blah.
I moved to the south last year, southern South Carolina precisely.
I hunted last winter many times and I'm back at it this year. Sadly, I haven't called one coyote in. Havent seen one coyote and have not had one coyote answer me.
I know they are here. Plenty of sign.
Do any of you southern boys or girls have any advice that can help a transplanted mountain man harvest a coyote here in the lowcountry?
 
It's tough. I live in a rural farming community, and significantly off of the road. It affords me the luxury of being able to bait and increases the likelihood of sightings. Most I know around here who kill fairly consistently, do so at night. I'd suggest you invest in NV or thermal, or at least a good scope mounted light and headlight if you want to up the odds.
 
All of what PredatorNC said, plus trailcams are your friend.
The central Georgia yotes don't answer often, if at all.
Deer hunters have conditioned them to mostly night activity.
My buddy & I believe natural selection has eliminated the happy howlers.
I've used trappers bait to entice a few, but its no silver bullet.
Puppy distress has been most productive from my e-caller.
Good luck man, keep at it.
 
Good advice on the night vision and thermal stuff. Thanks. Will definitely look into that since I am starting to gain access to some private plantations. Gonna start trapping too, colorado outlawed leg-holds so long ago, I forgot about it.
Thing is, I have super easy access to some public land. Less than 20 minutes from my house. No dogs! No night hunting! No bait! Gonna be daytime shotgun hunting and close up stuff. I'm thinking my call sequencing is wrong. Maybe wrong distress calls.
Are the coyotes in NC vocal? Can't say for sure, but I can't remember hearing a coyote since I got here.

More good stuff Bob_atl. Thanks

 
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My only advice to kill more coyotes is move back west.
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Im right on the edge of east and west. If I go west, I kill stuff. If I go east, I dont kill much. I am not sure exactly why that is or have any solid advice to help you. I wish I did.

If I had to hunt east of the big river I would quit coyote hunting.
 
Sorry, not savvy to the ways of quotes, and the protocol of the forum.
But Bob_Atl you have given me an idea.
I've been programmed to use pup distress and coyote distress only as a last resort. Usually after one dog is shot and down.
But I think I will program some dog/ coyote fight sequences into my caller and see what that gets. Better get to work on my kiyi too.
The other thing might be that these coyotes are just pretty well fed. They may not need to investigate every hurt, rabbit, bird or injured animal like their skinny western cousins.
I found a coyote terd yestereday that looked like he'd eaten better than my dogs. If it wasn't for the hair and bits of bone I'd of thought it was a dog.
What think?
 
Btech29. [beeep]! If that's the case I might have to quit.
I just looked at night vision scopes. I'd have to sell my boat to get a good one. That ain't happening.
 
1. don't ride a 4 wheeler out to go hunt coyotes
2. Coyotes are super smart on any public land
3. Since cover is pretty thick, some kind of scent masking is in order, and an attractant
4. Hunt by the Major and Minor feeding periods, in conjunction with weather-or stay home!
5. best hunting is in August when it is hot as hades, yearlings
6. Try and get access to private land, and forget Game Managment land
7. you have to be 10' up a tree to night hunt in SC, coyotes and hogs
8. Trapping will get you onto some private land, check with the cattleman's [beeep]'n.
9. rubber jaw traps are the only thing allowed, no snares
10. Lime Disease is the real deal in SC. Use something with Deet in it and plenty of it.
11. Coyotes cross with dogs here, they get real big. I killed one that
weighed 63 lbs, hunting partner killed one that weighed 73 lbs
they look exactly like Western Coyotes.
12. If you know how to howl with hand held howlers, you are where you
should be. Female invitation, Challenge howl of a young male.
Never blow a howler that sounds like a dominant male unless you
have been challenged by one....never.
13. coyotes have taken 60% of the deer herd in SC. I hope you take
the trapping seriously. You an exchange membership in deer clubs
and private land deer hunting for trapping. Fish and Game put out
a camera near a coyote den here, 22 fawns were brought to the den
in one season for the pups.
 
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Quote:10. Lime Disease is the real deal in SC. Use something with Deet in it and plenty of it.

Keith, have you ever used permethrin? I've never used Deet (except for mosquitoes)so can't compare the two.

Having said that, we have a pretty heavy infestation of ticks is S. Tx. and I was often the victim until I heard about permethrin spray for clothing 7=8 years ago. It works! Haven't had a single tick since treating clothing w/permethrin (treatment lasts several weeks through several washings).



Regards,
Clarence

 
Originally Posted By: hm1996 ..haven't had a single tick since treating clothing w/permethrin … Clarence
Same here, and Georgia has its share of blood thirsty ticks as well. (not a political statement)
When my Amazon pump spray bottle runs out, I'll try the Tractor Supply concentrate/watered down, and save some $$$.
 
Ackleyman.
I do howl so I'll lighten up on the male challenges.
I will trap hard.
I use permethrin, from tractor supply and mix my own. Havent' had a tick since.
Always wondered about the dog crossed coyotes. There's a coyote mounted in a local store that is dark brown. Looks exactly like a coyote but has a white patch on his chest. Dead giveaway he's crossed with domestic dog.
Those are some HUGE coyotes y'all killed.
I'd like to watch that video about the coyote den and fawns. You don't have a link do you?
I won't give up either. I have a personal vendetta towards coyotes. If coyotes learn how to find fawns with any regularity, I could see how it might affect the deer population. Thanks
 
Originally Posted By: ackleymanClarence, I have, works well. Just could not spell paremethwearon correctly, deet I can speel.

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OK, I'll admit to double checking spell check every time; I can't remember how to speel it either.
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Oh, and those ARE some big big coyotes! Maybe I could hit one of those; ya think?

Regards,
Clarence
 
I killed a blond with some black streaks several years ago, and you will see an occasional solid black. I want a mount of a solid black one.

Lots of wild dogs here.

In your neck of the woods, lots of very large rattlesnakes and aggressive copper heads.

Do a little research on how to tan a snake hide, be ready with the ingredients on hand. I had a 9' and 8' on the wall for a long time.

Fire ants here will clean up a skull very well, put a tin tub or a bucket over the skull on an ant hill in your yard.

You may want to investigate Bow fishing, alligator gar and carp are huge. My shoulder will not allow me to shoot a bow. IN some areas of Santee, the catfish are plentiful and those Arkansas Blue's are delicious, just gut the red stripe out of the fillet.
 
Good advice on the snakes. I wouldn't mind having a canebrake hide hanging on the wall. I broke down and bought a pair of snake boots. Feeling kind of silly since both dad and grandad spent decades in woods of Louisiana and never even heard of such a thing. But I guess the peace of mind is worth it.
Also good to know about the ants.
I am a bow fisher and we've got lots of gar. Both salt and brackish. Got a little river called the new river that is loaded with em. Grinnel too. Mudfish or bowfin.
Havent caught a blue cat yet. Lots of Channel cats. DNR says not to eat em out of the Savannah, I think. The redfish and specks sure do take up alot of my time [beeep]. Kinda why my time in the woods torturing coyotes hasn't been quite where it should be.
Shark fishing in the PR Sound is also a blast. Can't seem to land a big one yet. I just keep getting bigger and bigger gear. Had a 6 footer and a 8 footer break me off this summer.
 
Night time is the right time, however, I have called and shot some in daylight too. Rarely get them to answer a call vocally.

In north eastern SC, 80% of the coyote scat I find has pig hair in it. We watch the sounders decrease in size. Sow will come to a feeder with 9 piglets, next time she comes 7, before you know she has only 3 left. Every once in a while a sow will raise the whole bunch. Those are the mean sows.
 


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