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Predator Hunting => Predator Hunting => Topic started by: stickbow on October 12, 2010, 05:43:41 PM
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For daytime hunting, same as turkey hunting, i always remove my sling so it is not swinging making movement when a coyote shows up. Or gets stuck on clothing.
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Park your vehicle far enough away from your hunting spot that it can not be seen by predators while on stand.
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The call is a tool...You don't have to walk in far to call predators to you. The deeper you walk in on the first stand the more predator you will scare away....During icy conditions or crunch snow..Just park the car and get where it's legal to call.. Predators know there are no 200 pound field mice or cottontails..
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a)60%+ of your success is in pre-season. Be prepared. Be ready when the bell sounds.
b) get permission for 2-3 times the territory you think you need
c) Be confident. It's a loooong season, keep your motivation up. You are top dog.
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make sure your guns are sighted in and your lights are ready to go. practice shooting at night or at least make sure you practice with the your lights and getting eyes in the scope of down the bead.
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be patient and don't rush a shot. many opportunities present themselves when you think all is lost
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don't expect the coyote to come from a certain direction. as i learned from last nights experience of one coming behind us creating a hard shot which leads to a coyote running and laughing
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Make sure you have a shell in the chamber. :-\
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Make sure you are 100% ready when you or your partners start to call. Remember they can be there in your lap on a dead run before you finish one calling one sequence.
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Don,t piss on your remote hanging down from your neck ;D
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Don,t piss on your remote hanging down from your neck ;D
:D :D :D
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Watch out for the Boogie man. He sneaks up on you when you least expect it.
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If you use a folding seat when hunting, don't fall off of it or miss it when sitting down. I only say this because I have seen it done. :D
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Yea, mutt you ran your seat over with the car.
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And my shooting sticks! Now I have a three leg seat and a mono pod and a half.
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Predator hunting is a numbers game, increase your success by getting out as often as you possibly can ESPECIALLY when hunting big woods coyotes
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Watch your local weather channel and or http:// www.weather.com/ (Look at the hourly forecast to see when the precipatation is going to hit). Your local TV weather person will tell you when the Low will be in your area.. Key in on when the LOW coming across from West to East are going to be in your hunting areas... Hunt before the LOW enters your area and of course after they depart your area... As you all know HIGH means nice weather coming through. Predators know when weather is going to be bad..They eat before the LOW Hits and after it departs your area..
Northeasterner!!!!!They come up the coast....So don't be looking for LOW and Highs coming from West to East...Hunt before the Northeasterner reaches your hunting area and of course after...After if you can find a parking space in the deep snow should it be winter.....Most of your parking will be at or near a farmers barn. That's if your lucky.....Just get where it legal and call then...No sense getting a heart attack or an asthma attack trying to walk in on deep snow....They will come to you remember that..."The Call Is A Tool!"
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Using a plan to cover your hunting territory will increase your success and cut down on overhead costs (gas and mileage).
Plan your setups in a circle or cloverleaf from your home base.
Do as little backtracking as possible.
Try to hit as many setups as possible.
Try to get out before or after work. Yea, yea, yea, get up 3-4 hours before work and hunt the late night shift before work in the morning. Even an hour or two before work will put more fur in the shed.
Learn to save time. If you save 2-3 minutes per setup, that will give you an extra setup at the end of the line. Save time by being somewhat organized. Have a routine. Stop truck, have equipment close by, carry only what's needed and setup.
Visiting your setups before the hunt, a hunter can save lots of time. Cut a few branches or brush, make a makeshift blind, check distance for killing zone, know where to park and so on.
Get permission on alot of territory. At times, your core area isn't producing but a county or two away, you will have a banner hunt.
Ever talk with another predator hunter about a good/bad night? I told a friend that I couldn't call the operator one night. He said he killed 6 Fox and 3 Coon the same night. He lived in a different part of the state.
My point is, cover a few counties, think big.
Continue to 'scout'. In-season scouting is mildly overlooked (folks have a mindset that they are going after 'em where they saw 'em or heard 'em this summer). As crops are harvested, hunting seasons open, leaves drop, cover thins and human pressure arrives, critters change their core areas and eating habits. One must keep an eye on critter movement throughout the season.
Planning and Pre-season work is a large part to success.
My best to everyone this season.
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As in any hunting situation. Know what is beyond your target. Don't shoot at dwellings.