any coyote hunters on here?

[rugersinglesix]

Im heading out in the morning to hunt with our group. Just wondering if anyone's having any luck this winter. Cant wait to watch those walkers run em down tomorrow.

[legend]

what area in iowa you hunting.i do alot of it here in illinois.also go with som e guys in creston and prescott and vilisca iowa.

[rugersinglesix]

Victor ladora gurnsey and hartwick area, im sure you've never herd of those towns, iowa and powesheak county. Lota coyotes, were up to 70 this year

[bradphillips]

Oh, right like the Ladora Stora isn't nationally famous?? Been there a few times when passing through years ago.

[coontrapper15]

oh yeah its definitely famous. ;D I've been there a few times and one time there was a lady in there that I sware her eyes were about ready to pop out of her head.

[bone hunter]

PM me Lengend, interesting post, those places you hunt in iowa sound pretty familiar... as in i'm guessing we have met before, i hunt with them guys too, if we are thinking same group!!!

[rugersinglesix]

Ladora stora is famous? Never herd that one. Up to 76u as of this morning.

[trapping24]

Are group killed 10 this weekend, that puts us around 65 or 70 coyotes for the year!

[rugersinglesix]

Nice, running dogs? Where abouts u hunting?

[trapping24]

We use dogs and trucks and run them, got one more today!

[rugersinglesix]

Up to 84 as of today, 5 away from our record. Looks like more snow coming just wish gas wasn't so expensive

[trapping24]

Are group killed 5 more this weekend that puts us at 75 for the year and with more snow on the way more coyotes will be killed next week! I'm pretty sure we wont get to our record cuz we had over 120 2 years in a row then just over a 100 1 year but i do think we will end up with 85 or 90 for the year tho!

[rugersinglesix]

Up to 88 today. Yea more snow coming but supose to b up to the 40s by the end of the week. Gona get sloppy.

[trapping24]

We killed 4 more today that puts us at 79 so after tomorrow we will be well over 80 and it sounds like we we will get to hunt til friday up here then its going to really get warm fast! I hope to hit 90 or so by friday!

[rugersinglesix]

The group i hunt with will b out to, not me tho i gota work. Looking like this week could b the end of the season. Good luck to ya

[rugersinglesix]

Were up to 93, beat our old record.

[trapping24]

Well we called it a year after a great day of hunting yesterday, we saw 7 killed 6 yesterday by 2:00 pm would of had that 7th one also but we had 4 going a one time and only got 3 of the 4 killed...But had a great year with some great friends and cant wait to do it all again next season, we ended up with 85 coyotes for the season not a record but still not to bad for not having snow for 70% of the season!

[rugersinglesix]

85 is a dam good pile of coyotes. Our groups out again today will c how they do, wish i was with em instead of working.

[trapping24]

Yea that coyote hunting is pretty fun, we will have more dogs next year to run them coyotes

[rugersinglesix]

Yea way additive, ive ben doin it for 14 years and it never gets old, paying for gas sure does tho. The guys killed 6 more today, 99 . How many dogs do u run? We usually have 5 to 8.ive herd of some groups running up to 20

[trapping24]

Thats darn good, we run 3 dogs but are going to add 3 or 4 more next year!

[rugersinglesix]

100!

[grinnergetter]

Have to say good work and thanks for getting the yotes and saving all the pheasants and other small game they would have eaten!!!!!!!!!!! And having that much fun

[~ADC~]

I find this interesting as well. Tell me more about the dogs and how you guys use them. I've never hunted with coyote hounds...

[rugersinglesix]

Usually start out driving around at first light and try to spot them, get everyone around that section and put the dogs on the tracks were the coyote was last seen. If we fail to c 1 usuall u can find fresh tracks where they crosed a road or just walk them into a good area like big timber or brushy creek bottom on the down wind side and sometimes they will catch there sent and take off. We use marine radios in our trucks and hand helds on foot to suround and cut off the coyote and kill em. Easyer said than done most times. Unbelievable what there capable of doing when being chased by dog or human.

[trapping24]

Yea thats the same way we do it, by the way we got 86 i guess one of the guys took the dogs out yesterday and tryed one drop and saw 2 and killed 1...we are getting a few inchs of snow tonight up here and the guys said they might try it again the next couple mornings but i wont be there to join thm i'm back to work now til next fall!

[trapping24]

I got talked into going out one more time yesterday, we only had one truck plus the 3 dogs, we saw 2 killed one but after we killed the first one we got stuck in a corn field going after the second one or we would of had that one too, After bring stuck that took over a hr to get out so we called it a day...That brings are total up to 87 for the year!

[rugersinglesix]

Stuck in mudd or snow? Or both? U guys use shotguns or riffles? I keep both in the truck but the shotgun's usually what i use. Also keep a pistol handy for when the dogs bay them.

[trapping24]

We just got stuck in the snow in a low spot, we keep all three guns in the truck but shoot alot of them with the AR'S!

[rugersinglesix]

I had to sell my ar this winter for parts, my barrel came loose fromm the barrle extension wich is not supose to happen and can not simply b re tightened. Made me sick to get rid of it but cant find a replacement anywhere, thanks to all the hoarding. Hopefully this crap blows over and prices drop so i can buy another one.