Got Coyotes?

[Twud]

I live in rural Baltimore County and have yet to see or hear one, yet they seem to be all around in Harford and Carroll Counties.
Any reports from Baltimore County?

 

[Redneck]

If you bait them they will come

 

[Spot77]

Never seen one in Balto county, but (here comes the heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend.....) a few years back a fellow at a show was complaining that his 17HMR wasn't taking down coyotes somewhere around Fork, MD.

 

[VNVGUNNER]

We have them on this side of the pond, but rare to see them, at least for me it is.

 

[Twud]

yotes

Redneck,
What do you use for bait? Do you secure it or leave it lay? I'd love to cap one in my front yard.
Mark

 

[Redneck]

Outdoor world has electronic calls for them. Some sound like dying rabbits and other small animals. Or you could just use a live small animal yourself. Try the call so nobody gets pissed.

 

[Redneck]

One more thing when i used to live on the water and the river would freeze, we always threw out dead squirrells and things to bring the foxes in. Same idea for coyotes.

 

[DD214]

Growing up in Arizona, I've blasted more Coyotes than I can count. Well over 100 I'm sure. They were like rats in NYC, and the locals were very pleased to see them mercilessly dispatched. We used to use a predator call at night, using a red lensed 1 million candle power spotlight to see the reflection in their eyes. I usually took them out with my trusty Marlin 30-30 with iron sights. I don't think it is legal to hunt at night anymore though. Ah, the good old days...

Here is the call that I used to use (or something close anyway): http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=19585&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

 

[4g64loser]

i think only coons can be taken at night....maybe possum too. i'm pretty sure coyote cant be taken at night, although what DD214 suggests would be the way to do it...

 

[BusDriver]

Redneck,
What do you use for bait? Do you secure it or leave it lay? I'd love to cap one in my front yard.
Mark

We always used a big ole pile of chicken guts . Brings all kinds of varmits in . Smelly !

 

[Redneck]

We always used a big ole pile of chicken guts . Brings all kinds of varmits in . Smelly !

Emmm nothin' like the smell of chicken guts on a hot summer morning

 

[DD214]

Emmm nothin' like the smell of chicken guts on a hot summer morning

I prefer the smell of Napalm in the morning.

 

[4g64loser]

napalm is NOT a predator attractant.....it is kinda cool though....

 

[DZ]

Had a possible sighting in my backyard. They are confirmed to be in Rockville and Sligo Creek.

 

[K31]

Hmmm, what a revelation, undesirable varmints in Montgomery County.

 

[4g64loser]

hahaha, there are plenty of undesireable varmints in Howard County as well, not to mention at college (UMBC). got into an argument with one of the "save bambi, ban guns" types in class. i'm sure she'd rather i let all the deer, coyotes, and fuzzy rodents die of starvation, disease, or be mauled by a predator (not to mention the tires of her car). oh well. i vote for open season on coyotes, they make interesting targets....

 

[K31]

People are too sensitive nowdays, I had some whiny-type go off on me on a trip to Florida just because I asked where I could get a Manatee sandwich.

 

[DD214]

People are too sensitive nowdays, I had some whiny-type go off on me on a trip to Florida just because I asked where I could get a Manatee sandwich.

Mmm. A Manateewich sounds tasty . I did eat alligator tail when I was down there last month. Tasted like chicken.

 

[E.Shell]

i think only coons can be taken at night....maybe possum too. i'm pretty sure coyote cant be taken at night, although what DD214 suggests would be the way to do it...

Yes, coyotes may be hunted after dark, see items #6 & #9 of the regs quoted below:

Furbearer Hunting and Chasing Regulations

1. Firearm and/or bow hunting of red fox, gray fox, coyote, skunk, fisher, raccoon, opossum and nutria is permitted (see County Fox Restrictions for exceptions). Any individual that hunts these species must possess a valid Furbearer Permit. Shooting of all other furbearer species is prohibited. Firearms, Bow and Falconry Regulations for information on the use of firearms and bows for hunting furbearers.

2. Unarmed fox chasing is not classified as hunting by law, and is therefore not subject to DNR hunting regulations. Individuals participating in the unarmed chasing of fox must possess an Individual Furbearer Permit or be a part of an organized group that possess a Group Furbearer Permit. Additional permits may also be required to chase foxes on certain public lands. All activities on DNR owned and managed properties are subject to DNR public land regulations.

3. With the exception of unarmed fox chasing, fox hunting with the aid of dogs is prohibited during the deer firearms season. With the exception of nutria, hunting furbearers on Sunday is prohibited (also see Trapping Regulations below).

4. Legal hunting hours for raccoon and opossum are from sunset to sunrise except Sundays.

5. Raccoons that are destroying muskrats and/or their dens may be hunted any time of the year by owners of the affected marshlands or their employees.

6. The use of artificial light and/or dogs is permitted while hunting raccoon, fox, opossum or coyote on foot.

7. Fox, coyote, raccoon, and opossum can be hunted with the aid of electronic calling devices.

8. Daytime and nighttime hunting for fox is permitted during the legal harvest season for foxes except Sundays.

9. Coyote can be hunted at night during the period specified in the furbearers seasons and bag limits chart. At all other times of the year, coyote may only be hunted during the legal daylight shooting hours.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/huntersguide/furbearers.asp

 

[4g64loser]

i stand corrected! i dont hunt in MD because i dont own a bow and dont know any place where i can take deer with my rifle. i only mess around with such things back in the home state of North Carolina where nobody has heard of hunting laws, and those that have dont follow them (i've almost been shot a couple times). that is hunting, though. i dont want to be shot, but i'm certainly not going to say that the risk i accept by putting on cammies, loading up my rifle, and going out into the woods is not a knowing risk. if you want to be safe, dont play with guns, dont cross the street, dont drive a car, etc.