The moon was shining and so was the Grendel

[Shivesy]

I'm learning that these yotes are tougher to get close to when that moon is full and bright. We started out in a open field and tried to stay down wind on a yote that knew something was between him and the caller. He was held up about 200 yds out and I tried to down him but as luck would have it I missed. Its one thing to shoot at a target on a fixed table during daylight and its another thing to shoot at a small yote sittin down facing you in the dark while trying to steady your shot on a 5' tripod (trigger stick). That crosshair sure does move around alot. We then ran uo into this guy pictured above and I really made sure we cut him off at a closer distance. I shot this mangie yote at around 100 yds. He dropped there like no tomarrow. When I walked up on him I thought "damn he's ugly". No touching this guy...actually he's lucky that I even posted him on this site.

I spotted this hog working the edge of a wood line and the wind was right for me. I stalked within 70 yds of this small boar hog. He was standing broadside and I put the crosshairs right under his ear. This guy dropped like a sack of potatoes. I couldn't see where the bullet went in. I'm thinking that the bullet went in his ear. His head sure was lying in a pool of blood. I sure am proud of my Grendel.

[txgunner00]

Nice work.

[FiremanTx]

sweet, what kind of setup do you have?

[Whelenon]

That looks like fun!!! Is that yote is related to the Chupalobre or maybe the Tasmanian tiger? Keep posting pics of those ugly yotes, it put a grin on my face. Thanks

[Bwild97]

Why does everyone hate coyote's? What do you do with the animal after the shot?

[txgunner00]

Why does everyone hate coyote's? What do you do with the animal after the shot?

Around here they have nothing above them on the food chain and an abundant food supply. They quickly over populate and start attacking livestock and pets. They also carry disease and parasites. As a benefit to the hunter, they are are a challenge to pursue and good opportunity to hone your skills. Typically they are disposed of or left for the buzzards. Occasionally there will be a market for the pelts.

[LRRPF52]

You need a youtube channel.

[Shivesy]

sweet, what kind of setup do you have?

Thanks for the compliment on the rifle. I built that one in 6.5 BPC (Grendel) piece by piece during the summer. The scope is a D-760 (6 power) Gen 3. The IR light is a Streamlight Tac.

Lower: Palmetto State Armory
Upper: Alexander Arms
20" McGowen 6.5 BPC, 1-8.75 twist, Stainless, Fluted, Duracoated
Jard single stage trigger set @ 2 lbs (nice nice)
Delton vented rifle length hand guard, adjustable low pro gas block
Rock River, bolt carrier, spring ect.
MagPul MOE collapsible stock
Mission First Tacticle Pistol Grip w/storage compartment
MagPul aluminum enhanced trigger guard
Browning sling
2" JP Tactical picatinny hand rail (IR light mount)

These AR rifles are really neat. I like that the normal Joe like myself can build one without alot of trouble. Then to go out and punch 1" groups, or less, at 100 yds is easy and also quite nice. Then comes the big bonus of harvesting deer, yotes and pigs with a rifle that was built by myself. I can order, wait for parts to arrive and assemble a rifle all in 7 days. If any of you guys are ever thinking of building one I suggest you give it a try. It is very rewarding. Here is a picture.

[bwaites]

Why does everyone hate coyote's? What do you do with the animal after the shot?

Hate might be a strong word. I don't hate them, but they are rapidly becoming a menace to humans, and that is the main reason they are the only game I hunt. They are smart, tough to figure out, and make the hunt worthwhile.

They will strip a calf off a heifer within minutes of birth, they significantly impact white tail and mule deer populations, they have devastated the pheasant population in a lot of areas, and they regularly take pets in both rural and town locations.

If they would only control the pig population, at least they would have some use!

[skyfish]

...actually he's lucky that I even posted him on this site.

That sure made me laugh. But nice pics, looks like LOTS of fun. I agree on the AR platform, easy to do for regular Joe's. I built my Grendel, then added a 5.56 that my son helped on.

[Bwild97]

In Oregon, Leaving any animal after shooting and killing it for the buzzards (even niucence species) is considered poaching; which carries a rediculous fine including jail time. I was just curious about laws in other states! We don't have many yote's in this part of the state. We have a bunch of mountain lions though!!!!

[txgunner00]

If they would only control the pig population, at least they would have some use!

Wild pigs will maim and sometimes kill a coyote dumb enough enough to mess with them.

[bwaites]

In Oregon, Leaving any animal after shooting and killing it for the buzzards (even niucence species) is considered poaching; which carries a rediculous fine including jail time. I was just curious about laws in other states! We don't have many yote's in this part of the state. We have a bunch of mountain lions though!!!!

Interesting, what are you supposed to do with them? Coyote pelts have some value in winter, but none other times.

[Bwild97]

The Game Warden that I spoke with, very politely asked to see my hunting licence, and that I pick up any visible remnants of the sage rats I had been shooting, and to take them with me when I left. He said it didn't matter what I did with them once I got them home, but I couldn't leave them there. So, I cleaned, cooked and fed them to my dog.

[wiuprof]

In Oregon, Leaving any animal after shooting and killing it for the buzzards (even niucence species) is considered poaching; which carries a rediculous fine including jail time. I was just curious about laws in other states! We don't have many yote's in this part of the state. We have a bunch of mountain lions though!!!!

Here in Illinois, there are only two animals that there is no closed season on. Coyotes and skunks can be shot 365 days a year if you have a hunting license. There are some restrictions on hunting coyotes during deer season to prohibit folks from taking high powered rifles out during deer season and use coyote hunting as an excuse for the rifle. We are a shotgun slug state where deer are concerned.

[Variable]

The Game Warden that I spoke with, very politely asked to see my hunting licence, and that I pick up any visible remnants of the sage rats I had been shooting, and to take them with me when I left. He said it didn't matter what I did with them once I got them home, but I couldn't leave them there. So, I cleaned, cooked and fed them to my dog.

That's kinda wild. I've never heard of a law like that before. Fortunately we don't have that restriction here. I'd have hated to have hauled off all the splattered ground hogs I used to bust. I shot 35 of them on my brothers farm in one year. I just throw them down in the edge of the woods (out of the field). If anyone around here actually ate groundhogs though, I guess I would have fetched them back for them.

[Bwild97]

Oregon law is very tough on poachers, the penalties are more severe than "duii" penalties. If I had been on private property it wouldn't have been an issue, but I was on BLM land (public) .

[Bullmastiff]

Bwild97,
I think a pine cone cop was screwing with you. Don't confuse wasting game with poaching. Poaching is shooting a protected mammal or bird out of season, without a hunting license, without a tag or validation or outside the unit of the hunt area. Wasting game is wasting any edible portion of a game mammal or bird. Coyotes and sage rats are both predatory animals and unprotected mammals, meaning they don't follow under game mammal regs and therefore you can not ever be poaching or wasting game. You do need a hunting license, but that is all. This is from the Oregon hunting regs.

“Predatory Animals” means coyotes, rabbits, rodents and feral swine which are or may be destructive to agricultural crops.

and

Common unprotected mammals include coyote, badger, gophers, moles, mountain beaver, marmots, porcupine, skunks, cottontails, black-tailed jackrabbit, rats, mice, opossum, nutria and weasels.

I would have asked the Pine Cone Cop to show me exactly where in the hunting regs it says I must pick them up. It's not in the regs...at all. You can let them lay. But don't just trust my word, look up the regs.

And nothing ticks the PCC off more than nowing their regs better than they do.

[Bwild97]

I'm fairly naive when it comes to dealing with law enforcement. He seemed to be on edge about something, so I didn't want to argue. I figured some hippie got nervous about hearing the gun, called the Sheriff's office and said there were "people" poaching animals in the woods.

Sorry to derail your thread Shivesy!

[ChellieWiles]

I live in North Carolina and we are finally having a night time hunting season on coyotes open up this year. I live a semi secluded area outside of Winston where NC Wildlife reintroduced wild turkey populations about 20 years ago. 13 years ago when I entered the service there wasn't a season on the turkeys but their population was doing really well. From 20 individuals to over 150 in just a few years. When I left the service and returned home, I noticed that the population hadn't really increased and couldn't, for the life of me, understand why when we still didn't even have a season for them yet. Now, the population is down to about 50 birds and every night, about 30 minutes after sundown the howls begin. Coyotes are a nuisance animal if their population isn't controlled as well.
Anyway, my real question here is what type of tactics do you deploy when hunting coyotes (day or night) as I don't have any in my arsenal for this type of hunting. We have dense woods and a lot of very thick areas for them to hide in. Any ideas from the dog slayers here?