Any luck?

[Loony101]

Just wondering if anyone is having any luck killing some coyotes this winter? They seem few and far between everywhere I go. I have 3 theories on this: 1) The winter has been very hard on them as well; 2) They were hunted harder last year than we thought; 3) there's too many newbies educating them.. If you've had any luck, please share what's working for you. Distress calls? Howl them in? How long have you been on stand? Time of day/night? Etc...

[buckslayer]

I think it's a combination of all three to be honest with you. I have been out only a couple of times this winter, and have hit some of my favorite spots with not a lot showing up.

If you don't get much this winter, don't worry about it. Here stortly is my favorite time to hunt them anyways. Spring!

The winter stuff is great, and produces pretty well, BUT if you really want to get more yotes, wait until they start dropping their pups and start using a puppy in distress call! Hardly anyone uses it, and even less people hunt for yotes in the warming months, but if you do, it pays off. Its a lot easier for both you and the coyotes to move around, and they seem like they are in a hell of a hurry to get to the pup sound. I am not sure if its for food, or if they think its their pups, but they tend to come in quicker than in the snow. Sometimes you even get a couple from different directions even.

[billiardboy]

Good thought there..I am not a yote hunter per say, will shoot them if I see them but not too often. I butcher and have literally tons of prime venison scraps, and nobody gets them anymore... Weird, every year I at least have people ask, but none this year. Do people hunt them like they used to? Hate to see a decline in hunters for them things, that's for sure. Just seemed odd to me.

[cowboy bowhunter]

I have seen a few in the woods. But havent got any yet.

[BUSCHY]

According to Game Fish and Parks, South Dakota is supposed to have coyote numbers up from last year. I have seen a few, but unfortunately not been able to get out there calling yet. Shot one dumb one deer hunting, but I seem to do that every year.

[Southrush]

Have never really gotten into yote hunting, but I have seen a ton of sign shed hunting it looked to me like they were getting pretty desperate by picking the deer carcasses to the bone

[Big8]

Went out last night Feb. 15 a nice bright and quiet night. There was alot of vocal activity at the three sets we did, but nothing came in. I am not an expert, but the guy I hunt with is a pretty avid yote hunter. It almost seemed to me that they are all pretty wise to the rabbit distress call. The numbers around here seem about average or a little above, but they are wise.