When is snow too deep to hunt coyotes?

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When the snow was 6-8" deep the hunting was OK (the coyotes and I were both able to walk around without too much difficulty). After a recent 10" snowfall, however, I haven't had much luck. Not only is it a lot harder getting around in 15-18" of snow, I'm not seeing dog tracks or getting responses to my calls.

Any advice from those with experience in this area? Do the dogs migrate, should I wait till the snow melts, or what?
 
Stay inside and drink hot toddy's!
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We've actually been fighting the exact same thing here except we got like 16-18" of snow on the ground, it warmed up and rained for 3 straight days, then snowed another 4-6" and then got bitter cold for a week, so everything in the lower elevations that is actually huntable terrain is frozen and crusty. Can't sneak in on any stand without being heard from a mile away... practically.
 
Look for areas where coyotes normally are and where the wind blows most of the snow away. I found a couple yesterday where the prairie meets the river bottoms the hills didn't have much snow. Had to walk 1/2 a mile in deep snow to get to it. Normally I would find the coyotes on the prairie but with the snow I tried this technique. Rudy
 
Put your snow shoes on and go in to there living room.
It is tuff.
Look for tracks you will find them with some work. I find it takes a lot longer for them to come in.
I have NEVER got one to come in to a Prey call. Only to challenge and mating sounds.
 
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In my area, the deep snow put a lot of coyotes into the heavier cover, along creels and rivers. They are having a tough time getting down to enough rodents, and are after rabbits, game birds, and deer.

They are easier to spot, though!
 
Dealing with the same thing in central South Dakota right now. No snowmobile, no snow shoes.......lesson learned. Dogs are everywhere and we are killing a few but the traveling is tuff.
 
Find the deer/antelope or cattle.If crusty,quiet approach more critical than ever.If you can see the area from a road,move on.
If there are sno mo guys around,move on.
 
I have been seeing the same thing since the bitter cold and the deep snow. Our coyotes sat it out for an entire week. But they have to eat sometime I guess. I watched one down by Baggs at 650 yds. ignore me I was doing some convincing calling. The snow wasn't as deep there. They didn't move there until the heat of the day. I live by Pinedale and they were really moving early afternoon on Wednesday. Killed one and left it to do a service call. I arrived an hour later and there was 3 eagles on it. Made it a lot lighter and it was sewable. Lesson learned.
 


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