What's a coyotes range?

scsims

scsims

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I've hunted a 200 acre farm several times for yote and havn't had any luck. I've seen and heard them here before and last week found lots of tracks along the river there. I'm thinking I just havn't hunted there when they are there.

I also hunted a small wooded track that my brother owns, that we hear them barking and howling on alot. I made a couple of sets with no luck. About an hour later my brother said they were making all kinds of racket about 100 yards behind his house.

Am I just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
 
scsims,
A family of coyotes usually live in a territory which is oval in shape, with average length of 3-5 miles. Size of territory will vary according to availability of food source. It sounds like you have a good population of coyotes, so I am sure that you will connect if you just keep trying. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
I wish it was easier to teach beginers how to locate them. KYTIMBERMAN wanted me to show him how yesterday but I'm not sure he understood what I did.

Coyote territories here in Ky usually parralel a creek drainage. It is oval in shape and may be as much as 3 miles wide by 5 to 7 long, 15 to 25 square miles depending on population numbers in you region of the state.

The saddles in the ridges, fencerows, ditches etc, that combine to form what I call a travel lane are where they do most of their traveling to and from feeding and bedding grounds.

To start locate where they entered your brothers farm and backtrak tehm a ways. Coyote's when traveling straightline for some time. Look along the back track in the distance and se4e what is there in terms of heavy cover for bedding areas. Choose setups along the travel lanes that are better for you but within calling distance of the travel lane. This will be across several farms so be sure to get permission. Jimmie
 
Permision to hunt in area around these farms is hard to come by. It may come down to just getting lucky when they on the farm.
 
Hello Jimmie in Ky,
Great info about the coyote's range. Where did you learn all that? Did you do any book reading?

I'm kind of disabled and have a lot of time on my hands. When I go out, it is only on occasion for a short hunt or two, but I really try. If you could suggest any book reading about coyote range, habitat, etc... I would appreciate it a lot.

Maybe you should write a book!

I'd sure buy it!

titanium from PA
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A little bit of reading about coyote habits in several diferent places, mostly magazines like Trapper and Predator caller and Fur fish and game. The rest was by spending a lot of time in the field listening and watching. I used to be a very avid deer hunter. An article in North american whitetail put me onto the travel lane idea. I noticed they often traveled the same type of area as the deer did when they had somewhere to go in a hurry.

I started learning about territories by listening to group howls at sunset then going around late at night and howling diferent places where I thought that group might be.By looking at maps I began to put the peices of the puzzle together. Now I can go out and listen at night or howl for them and go back to the maps checking roads and creeks for boudaries. Then it's walk the ground and see for sure where the travel lane is. After that it's just call the most likely places.

I did some locating at the LBL tonight after sunset. Now I'll go back to the maps and see what drainage they were closest to. I've been finding them not too far from where I hear them howl during the day. Jimmie
 
Jimmie in KY,

Hats off to you for all your fine work.
Hats off again to you for your generosity in sharing some of your knowledge to me and others on the forum.

I was in Kentucky myself for a while, but I did not get to stay as long as I wanted. The day happened to be September 11, 2001. I was crossing the state line from West Virginia into Kentucky when I listened to the terror attacks while driving. I stayed for the day near the Daniel Boone State Forest, then headed back home via Route 81 in Virginia. Beautiful state and I plan on making it back some day.

Thanks again!

titanium (Rick from PA)
 
scsims
I know how you feel. I am having the same problems. I just got back from hunting a small farm that has had yotes running all over it. I make three stands with no luck. The property owner has had them less than 200 yards from the house all week long. The owner has listen to them howl off and on from between 8:30pm to 3:00am. I had a river on one side of me and a ridge on the other side with a nice fence row down the middle. I am thinking this is it..NOT!
Well don't feel bad sc you aint the only one ta get skunked.
Mike
 
Mike just keep in your mind, "only 124 more stands to go". LOL
We are gonna get you one at the LBL if you haven't already gotten it before then.
 
Maybe one of htese fellows can remember the name of a book for you Titanium.

One of my heroes in this sport is Gerry Blair. He wrote a book all about hunting predators particularly the coyote. He did a regular article in the trapper and predator caller mag for years until his retirement last year.He's also one of the callers in a video along with our own GS " Calling coyotes east and west" One of the best videos I've seen personally.ANd for the life of me I can't remember the name of the book! Maybe Critter gitter does? Jimmie
 
Thanks, for the info guys.

I'm going Sunday to try again,maybe I'll run into one or one will walk into a 243 bullet.

Jimmie, this time of year are the distress calls still your best bet. Or do you begin howling and vocalizing more?

I was watching Calling all Coyotes 2 yesterday and he was saying that the best time to coyote hunt is in October and November, is this true for Kentucky?
 
I just looked at the weather forcast, it's susposed to rain/snow Sunday. how does that effect them. Is it worth going hunting?
 
Distress call are always a good bet when done with a mouth blown call. You can break the rythem of the sound by the way you use it. This is something the e-callers in your area can't do.The kee kee yelp of the turkey and all prey sounds work.

I know a lot of people prefer early in the year when the pups are just getting started out on their own. But I prefer the seaon coming up, breeding season. This is when the territorial instinct of the coyote really kicks in strong. They become more susceptible to all sounds , both territorial and prey. If you stick with it, you can have a fantastic time calling from now until april when the grass gets to tall.

Our chances of rain would dicyate my staying home this weekend if I didn;t have to work. Take advantage of it monday and find out where they are going to. Jimmie
 
Hello Jimmie,
I just found what looks like a very good that specializes on the Eastern Coyote. The author talks about the differences between the Eastern species and the Western species. It is the only book of its kind that I have seen. When I get it and take a look, I'll put in a post about it for "Calling In The East". I bought it at Amazon.com. The title and author is:

"Eastern Coyote: The Story of Its Success by Parker, Gerry"

I still think maybe you should write a book. You can do it like PA's "crowwoman". She is Sheri L. Baity. She shoots a lot of coyotes in PA and she decided to write her own little book. She sells a lot of them. She also gets paid to speak at seminars and shows. Her web page is at this url:

http://www.coldnosed.com/farmstyle.htm

You can call your's "Coyote Hunting Kentucky Style". I'd buy it!

titanium
 


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