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Title: Coyotes on Public Hunting Land
Post by: SemperFiGuy on December 07, 2022, 03:00:50 PM

Anybody having success calling (and shooting, of course) coyotes on public land here in Nebraska?

Haven't tried it, mostly because I've heard some say that public land coyotes are overcalled and therefore somewhat call-shy.

But then, you hear lots of stuff all the time. 

So---I thought I'd check herein with NFOA members, where only the facts and straight skinny are ever displayed.

sfg

Title: Re: Coyotes on Public Hunting Land
Post by: RobertH on December 13, 2022, 03:38:15 PM

IMHO it depends on the location (ie hunting pressure), time of year, stand location, weather and sounds used.

Some people are good and some are lucky. Many are neither.

Title: Re: Coyotes on Public Hunting Land
Post by: SemperFiGuy on December 14, 2022, 08:39:09 AM

Heck, RobertH:

Out there in Norfolk you have coyotes right there in your back yard.

Eating out of the cat's bowl.

Probably have them named.  Or sumthin'.

Title: Re: Coyotes on Public Hunting Land
Post by: RobertH on February 04, 2023, 12:00:14 AM

Yup. Coyotes are everywhere.

NVG/thermal helps a lot.

Title: Re: Coyotes on Public Hunting Land
Post by: SemperFiGuy on February 04, 2023, 06:24:42 AM

I haven't yet spent the buck$ for NV or thermal, but I have mounted a nice red lens light on my .17WSM.

And it throws a beam out about as far as you'd want to shoot at night, maybe 200 yards.  And those critter eyes light up like big glowing globes.

Coyotes have been watching their calendars with great anticipation, because coyote mating season kicked in on Wednesday past.  Both sexes will respond to the estrus call.

You are invited to keep us posted with the season's results.