Vacationing in AZ (next wk), looking for coyote hunting areas

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grenda12

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Im vacationing in AZ next week and I was just looking for some areas that are heavy populated with coyotes that would be a sure shot. Staying in Buckeye for a few days then going to Tucson.

Ive been researching areas but there's nothing current that Ive came across.
 
Originally Posted By: Arizona BushmanOriginally Posted By: grenda12areas that are heavy populated with coyotes that would be a sure shot.




Let us know how that goes for you........

You think that might be the reason less people hunt and get into guns? Protecting their cream of the crop hunting areas.Being selfish does have its draw back. People get bored of not seeing any game and loose interest in hunting and guns and could care less if they want to take them away from us.
 
Nope, it,s the reality of hunting around Phoenix. There are no 'secret' places, no 'honey holes' and no land less than an hour away that hasn't been HAMMERED by every teenager and weekender who picked up a plastic blow toy hand call from walmart.

There are a few guys that still do well around here, but they hunt LONG and FAR.

Now if the OP had simply said 'looking for some stands' or someone to hunt with, he would have been taken seriously and probably given some friendly and helpful advice.
 
I've been wanting to hunt the eagletail mountains near buckeye. Went scouting out there for deer a while back and it looked like great coyote country. Other than that Az has hunter friendly land laws. If its not posted and more than 1/4 mile away from an occupied building you're legal. Life can be spread pretty thin in the desert I can't think of any spot I hunt that would be a sure shot.
 
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Originally Posted By: AzDiamondHeatNope, it,s the reality of hunting around Phoenix. There are no 'secret' places, no 'honey holes' and no land less than an hour away that hasn't been HAMMERED by every teenager and weekender who picked up a plastic blow toy hand call from walmart.

There are a few guys that still do well around here, but they hunt LONG and FAR.

Now if the OP had simply said 'looking for some stands' or someone to hunt with, he would have been taken seriously and probably given some friendly and helpful advice.


Winner winner, Chicken Dinner!

Yep the reality in the Valley of the Sun is just that.

I went to a local sporting goods store just the other day to get a new decoy since a hawk made off with mine. To my suprise, the store was not only sold out of ammo, but they were also sold out of decoys and all high end electronic calls. Hmm........

According to a recent issue of a popular predator hunting magazine; "Hunters took 30,000-40,000 coyotes last year in Arizona"

Basic math would tell you that over 100 coyotes are killed by hunters per day around here.

So to recant my statement; Let us know how that goes for you........!
 
I think the people back in the mid west forget what the population is..
We are a western state that have good gun laws, and like the others said, as long as there are no signs saying no hunting or trespassing, and more than 1/4 mile from a building you can hunt.. It's really nice we have so much land.
But in Phoenix there are 5 MILLION people, it's doesn't take many to get out there and really hammer the area. Not to mention all the hikers, Quad riders and everything else..
Finding places within an hour of the house that i don't hammer every weekend are far and few between. So.. you can call me selfish, but i got out there and found them, and did the work.. SO i am not just going to give you the GPS location to my hotspot.
I will tell you that we have tons of coyotes. I have them in my neighborhood and have been trying to figure out a way to hunt them too.
The only advice i would give you Grenda, is be careful if you go south of Tuscon. The area down by the boarder is getting fairly touchy and since you are not from the area, you may not realize that you are heading into an area that is dangerous.(drug and human traficing)
 
Grenda, you asked the same question on another forum so, I will summarize for you..

There's coyotes in all directions, go to the basics, find water, food, and some tracks..

Do quality stands and lots of them..

I do hunting south of tucson and I always see border patrol.. always.. Its been a couple of years since I bumped into illegals..

However, I went night hunting the other day (in another unit) and I was glad I was packing a pistol.. hunting in washes with a lot of empty bottles.. not good.

Glad I do mostly day hunting..
 
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On second thought, i have to say that we have a lot of coyotes.
I have taken a number of people from out of state and country hunting and usually we see multiple coyotes. Most of the time we see more coyotes dead on the side of the road driving around, than most people see all year where they are from.
I have seen 118 coyotes this year, and most i didn't get a shot at, but at least if you are seeing them, you know you are in the right area. I would bet that if you find yourself a good long dirt road and drive down it early before the sun comes up, and do some howling, you will hear responses and can mark that area, and quickly keep going. find afew area's and then at sun up go back and set up.
 
My problem that I find in the Tucson area, is that I find areas that have a bunch of coyotes, but they seem to be uncallable.. They are educated and won't come in.. sure, I probably screwed up from time to time..but I do many great stands with low results in these areas..

Once I get away from these areas, my results go up drastically! Took a season to really figure this one out..
 
Grenda, I asked a similar question a few weeks back when I ws planning a trip to Phoenix for the 1st week of March. I just asked for some help identifying places within an hour of Phoenix where I could legally hunt.

I ended up going on the state's game department website. They have an interactive color-coded map that will show you all of the places you can legally hunt.

I ended up going to some state land trust property off of I-17 north of Phoenix. No coyotes, but did rustle up some javelina.
 
Originally Posted By: SgtScroungeGrenda, I ended up going on the state's game department website. They have an interactive color-coded map that will show you all of the places you can legally hunt.
Thats a great idea. Here is the link to the AGFD website for hunting in Unit 37A for predators/furbearers. This is the area northwest of Tucson and I highly recommend it.

http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_units_37a.shtml#predator

Here is the link to the interactive map decribed above that provides land status and other features. Just zoom into Unit 37A.

http://www.azaccessmap.com

Suggest going here in Unit 37A. Get off Interstate 10 at the Red Rock Exit. Hunt anywhere north of the Red Rock Exit on either side of the Interstate. More state and BLM land there than you can hunt in a year and its all good.

Good luck and good hunting!
 
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Originally Posted By: Fling-a-arrowMy problem that I find in the Tucson area, is that I find areas that have a bunch of coyotes, but they seem to be uncallable.. They are educated and won't come in.. sure, I probably screwed up from time to time..but I do many great stands with low results in these areas..

Once I get away from these areas, my results go up drastically! Took a season to really figure this one out..


If you are finding sign and you know they are there, but they are not coming to the call, that just tells me that you know what sounds not to use..

I call around town and have great results and have even sat down in an area just north of my area right after someone called it and had good results. I sat in the truck and listened to the stand and what they played.. I waited for them to quit and moved to a different spot and used different sounds and had great results.. I followed them for the better part of the day, and bagged a few coyotes. They figured it out and waited for me.
They asked what i was doing,
I was using different sounds and setting up differently to give me the advantage. I did a stand with them, and they changed their pattern. I don't know if they did better.

I can't and won't tell you the perfect sound, because the perfect sound is the one that gets them to come at a dead sprint, but it changes by the day and hour.. But if you are playing a sound that isn't working, throw the kitchen sink at them, and see what works.
 
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But if you are playing a sound that isn't working, throw the kitchen sink at them, and see what works.

Yeah, pretty much! The last three local coyotes that I took were brought in by javalina demise, crazy critter and breeding coyote.......I haven't played a rabbit sound in months.

Actually, we called in a grey fox last week using Angry Bobcat.

Go figure!
 
We just came back from AZ. Spent about 5 years finding ONE decent calling area. Made 6 stands this year(weather f'd us up); called in two on the first two stands. No shot, no error, no real educated coyotes. No carcasses either. We will just give 'em another go next year.

Get out, get deep, get going and you will do 'OK'. Its just going to take leg work. Oh yeah,,, get out of town.

Another thing.. If you have a FOXPRO with 'scrub hare' on it? Use it. It really works well. First hint is the hawks and ravens try to haul your FOXPRO off!! The second is the 'yotes do come into it.

Where did we hunt? Uh-oh Alzheimers just kicked in.
 
Originally Posted By: Tbone-AZOriginally Posted By: Fling-a-arrowMy problem that I find in the Tucson area, is that I find areas that have a bunch of coyotes, but they seem to be uncallable.. They are educated and won't come in.. sure, I probably screwed up from time to time..but I do many great stands with low results in these areas..

Once I get away from these areas, my results go up drastically! Took a season to really figure this one out..


If you are finding sign and you know they are there, but they are not coming to the call, that just tells me that you know what sounds not to use..

I call around town and have great results and have even sat down in an area just north of my area right after someone called it and had good results. I sat in the truck and listened to the stand and what they played.. I waited for them to quit and moved to a different spot and used different sounds and had great results.. I followed them for the better part of the day, and bagged a few coyotes. They figured it out and waited for me.
They asked what i was doing,
I was using different sounds and setting up differently to give me the advantage. I did a stand with them, and they changed their pattern. I don't know if they did better.

I can't and won't tell you the perfect sound, because the perfect sound is the one that gets them to come at a dead sprint, but it changes by the day and hour.. But if you are playing a sound that isn't working, throw the kitchen sink at them, and see what works.


Have you found any areas that you could not call in a coyote? I have found areas that I think get hammered by predator hunters and its very difficult to call them in...

I don't fight it, I go to areas that others do not and get into critters..
 
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