coyote

[cblood™]

So I am f'n newb when it comes to hunting yotes. I was wondering where is a good spot, and the best way to bag them? Do you spot light them or what?

[Inc]

Depends on the time of year. I am by no means an expert but in mating season you wanna call with coyote calls, not mating season use animal distress calls. I have yet to really find a place to hunt them that they haven't already been pressed pretty hard. Don't know the laws as far as spot lighting them either.

[WILLD420]

We've got plenty of them down on the Carson River, south of Silver Springs. I'm pretty sure the Rancher down here wouldn't mind you killing a couple yotes, just make sure they are yotes. There are quite a few dogs around here that are germans shepard mix and look like a yote, to include my dog.

I'd be really, really pissed if you shot my dog...

[sierratrailraider]

Ive taken many yotes over the last couple years, and the best way in my oppinon is go out in the snow,or after a snow,for the yotes that have been called ,shot at ive gotten them by knowing where they are going to go,have been seen there ,and wait them out,and most of mine were early morning,dawn,i go out to 50 east at cold springs not nort of reno,hungry valley is my fav though,and n east of mustang, good luck.

[floor ya]

also keep in mind when calling, they will come in from down wind 99% of the time. i have called and shot A BUNCH of them and i can't think of one time that one came in to the call from up wind.
also on breezy days you can hang a feather on a string from a bush or a tree limb to ad some movement to your calling set up. works real good .
if you can make your self pass up the coyote that comes in keep calling .thats when you have your best bet at a bobcat. because the only thing better than shooting a coyote that you called in . is getting a shot at "old spots" . good luck

[Reno Off-Road]

x2 - what a lot of yotesl do is circle you. Instead of running straight for the call, they will circle and come in from the side or try to come in from behind.

[Rockindoc]

We used to call them in wearing one of these....

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp112/Rockindoc/ST35_b.jpg


They never knew what hit them!!!

[floor ya]

i was in south africa in may on a hunting trip. i wanted to shoot a jackel real bad. they look like our coyotes same size a little darker, basicly same animial. any how one morning flying down the road one ran out in front of us.and we hit it .we stoped to make sure it was dead ,it wasn't so it got shot. the guide smacked me on the back and said" you can tell your friends you shot that one with a toyota". mike

[Inc]

:laugh2: Good story.

[bowdown]

id like to get one in close enough to get it with my bow.

[Inc]

id like to get one in close enough to get it with my bow.

I've tried that 3 or 4 times and the coyotes were a no show every time. I still want to do that.

[cblood™]

well the wife is going out of town on the 29th so I can go that weekend. anyone down to go.? I am thinking smoke creek area?

[J.J.]

well the wife is going out of town on the 29th so I can go that weekend. anyone down to go.? I am thinking smoke creek area?

i wanna go! still need to get my .308 dialed in again, but i should be ready for that weekend. where's smoke creek?

[schlack]

spotlighting is illegal in Nevada however for some reason I always see more coyotes on cloudy days.

[cblood™]

i wanna go! still need to get my .308 dialed in again, but i should be ready for that weekend. where's smoke creek?

West of Pyramid. I figured spotlighting was illegal. So the best time to go is early in the A.M.?

[J.J.]

West of Pyramid. I figured spotlighting was illegal. So the best time to go is early in the A.M.?

early a.m. or right at sundown.

[cblood™]

would it be worth bring the .22 or just the .223?

[BurbanHunter]

spotlighting is illegal in Nevada

Pretty sure it varies county to county

[ammowaster]

spotlighting is illegal in Nevada however for some reason I always see more coyotes on cloudy days.

I thought that only applied to game animals and not coyotes and jack rabbits

[J.J.]

Pretty sure it varies county to county

x2. permitted in all counties except for clark and washoe, IIRC. i'll have to look that one up.

[owenst7]

well the wife is going out of town on the 29th so I can go that weekend. anyone down to go.? I am thinking smoke creek area?

I would love to do some calling. Haven't been able to do hardly any since I moved down here. Wish I had brought my 7mm down. Still haven't set up my handloading stuff, and I think the 150 grains would be slightly overkill. I'll hafta go get some 25 grains for my .17.

[cblood™]

is baiting ok?

[Philistine]

x2. permitted in all counties except for clark and washoe, IIRC. i'll have to look that one up.

http://www.ndow.org/hunt/seasons/coyote.shtm

Scroll down for spotlighting regulations.

There doesn't appear to be any regulations against baiting.

[dirtbikejohn]

Not in your location:gapteeth:

[CashMoney]

spotlighting is illegal in Nevada however for some reason I always see more coyotes on cloudy days.

you sure? last time I checked NDOW's web site it was only illegal in certain county's

[J.J.]

you sure? last time I checked NDOW's web site it was only illegal in certain county's

no, you're right. take a look at the link philistine posted.

[cblood™]

Washoe County - 50.162 Nighttime shooting and spotlight hunting prohibited.

Except as otherwise authorized by law, it is unlawful for any person to discharge a firearms of any kind between one-half hour after sunset and one =half hour before sunrise or shine a spotlight between on-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise for the purpose of hunting a wild animal in the unincorporated areas of the county.

isn't Smoke Creek in Washoe County?

[ripnrr]

is baiting ok?


Baiting of any kind is illegal. You can not bait any wild game. It is also illegal to hunt near a dump or landfill.

[cblood™]

Washoe County - 50.162 Nighttime shooting and spotlight hunting prohibited.

Except as otherwise authorized by law, it is unlawful for any person to discharge a firearms of any kind between one-half hour after sunset and one =half hour before sunrise or shine a spotlight between on-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise for the purpose of hunting a wild animal in the unincorporated areas of the county.

isn't Smoke Creek in Washoe County?

does not anyone know? If this is the case no hunting at night :mad:

[J.J.]

does not anyone know? If this is the case no hunting at night :mad:

night hunting in washoe county is a big negatory.

if smoke creek is to the west of pyramid, then it would be in washoe county. looks like you're SOL unless you want to head to another county.

spotlighting isn't very fun, anyways. just no sport in it, really. it's much more fun, IMO, calling them in during the day and hitting them (the coyotes) from medium-far distances. $.02



not this weekend but the next, i'll be heading out for some 'yote hunting (moving this weekend). i'll also be sighting in my rifle for 1000 yards sometime during the week. so if anyone wants to tag along, lemme know.

[cblood™]

Well the trip to Smoke Creek sucked :squint: We saw plenty of footprints and a burrow. Did hear some yotes', but never saw any.:pissed: What is the trick? is it best to sit, and wait? Our is it better to keep moving?

[wakeboardwhan]

ive always thought it was funny that you don't need a license to shoot coyotes but you do to shoot jackrabbits

[cblood™]

ive always thought it was funny that you don't need a license to shoot coyotes but you do to shoot jackrabbits

not black-tailed jackrabbits http://www.ndow.org/law/regs/huntregs/huntbook/08_HB_Section5.pdf check out page 8.

[Rockindoc]

Well the trip to Smoke Creek sucked :squint: We saw plenty of footprints and a burrow. Did hear some yotes', but never saw any.:pissed: What is the trick? is it best to sit, and wait? Our is it better to keep moving?

The few times I've gone we've had good success calling them in and waiting. They get spooked really easy. But in this outfit, they sure as hell can't see you.

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp112/Rockindoc/ST35_b.jpg

[schlack]

NRS 503.140 Hours of hunting.

1. It is unlawful for any person to hunt game mammals or game birds other than at the times of day which are set for such hunting by the Commission.

2. Where no time is set by the Commission, it is unlawful for any person at any time to hunt game mammals or game birds except between sunrise and sunset, the same to be considered according to government time reports.

[68:101:1947; A 1949, 292; 1955, 86]—(NRS A 1969, 1359; 1991, 266)
Nevada Counties That DO NOT Prohibit Shooting at Night or Spotlighting in the Unincorporated Areas of the County:

1. Churchill County
2. Lyon County (see section 7.02.02 - Discharge of weapons in congested area)
3. Humbodlt County
4. Douglas County (see 9.68.030 Discharge of Firearms)
5. Mineral County
6. Nye County (see section 9.16.010 Discharge Prohibited)
7. Esmeralda County (must be at least one mile away from an occupied residence)
8. Carson City County ( see chapter 8.12 Firearms and 8.12.010 Discharge of Firearms unlawful)
9. Storey County (see Chapter 9.16 Weapons)
10. Clark County (see ordinance on congested areas)
11. Lincoln County ( see ordinance on congested or incorporated areas)

However in the above counties you still can't spotlight game animals. NRS 503.140 is a state law which is precedent over county laws

[Bob]

My dog and I flushed 3 of 'em last Friday, all at the same time and within sight of the houses out here in Coldsprings. Good thing they decided to run, as all I could have done at the time is throw rocks. I guess it's time to start carrying while walking the dog in the desert.
Anyone know exactly how far you need to be away from houses before you can legaly shoot coyotes? I really want to go after those 3, they are way to close to "home" for me (& the neighbor's cats).

[cblood™]

My dog and I flushed 3 of 'em last Friday, all at the same time and within sight of the houses out here in Coldsprings. Good thing they decided to run, as all I could have done at the time is throw rocks. I guess it's time to start carrying while walking the dog in the desert.
Anyone know exactly how far you need to be away from houses before you can legaly shoot coyotes? I really want to go after those 3, they are way to close to "home" for me (& the neighbor's cats).

1000 yards

[CashMoney]

saw a bunch of deer mighta been antalope I cant tell the diff at night and yote's in the hills by the quick stop on vista by I-80 sat night.

[jfrey123]

1000 yards

1000 FEET for shotguns. 5000 feet for rifles and handguns.

[Inc]

I live next to a ranch in south reno and there are a ton of yotes that live in their fields, tons. I called the sheriffs dept about hunting them with my bow and they said it was cool as long as I was on pub land, but I can't remember the distance they told me to stay from houses. It seems like it was much closer for archery but I can't remember. :scratch:

[cblood™]

1000 FEET for shotguns. 5000 feet for rifles and handguns.

your right my bad. I forgot....