Coyote

Turn the tables for a few weeks this spring and focus on turkeys, but if a coyote comes into range while you're throwing calls at gobblers then smack the songdog, too.

You might think baiting coyotes for better hunting is as easy as throwing meat scraps on the ground. You’d be wrong.

Find out why paying attention to environmental shifts during summer can lead to more successful coyote hunts.

Coyote hunters sometimes try to do too much. Consider taking a step back and making things simple.

Even if you aren’t actively in pursuit of coyotes, they still have an agenda, and in spring it's rearing pups and maintaining a domicile.

Coyotes are tough survivors but even so, it's still a challenging life for songdogs and other wildlife in the western United States.

Coyote hunting involves a lot of trial and error, but Coyote Craze College combines classroom discussion with in-field hunting to help hone your skills.

Long-distance shooting is hot today with precision rifles and scope combos, with some predator hunters taking advantage of the new gear.

The author travels to northwestern Minnesota with his son to chase coyotes with hounds and work on hitting a lightning-fast targets.

The numbers are in for fur sales for the early part of 2018 as auction houses across North America are beginning to move winter inventory.

With coyotes and other predators, when you're hunting and have a weird situation occur do you shoot first and ask questions later to figure it out?

If you're not wound up like a watch spring and putting some emotion into your routines with a hand-held coyte call, you may have an unsuccessful hunt.

Coyotes, wolves and other predators are attracted to the afterbirth from newborn livestock, which makes spring a great time to hit the farm for hunting.

Diehard predator hunter Alex Wiggs of Missouri dropped us a note about his cool hunt in the gorgeous Ozarks where he dropped two curious songdogs.

Of all the things needed when hunting coyotes, scent control is one of the most important.

Coyotes may be reluctant to come to a hunter’s calls. When this happens, don’t be afraid to stalk coyotes to gain your next fur.

Coming back for the second year, the Georgia Coyote Challenge highlights how citizens can effectively handle nuisance coyote issues.This year entering will be even easier. Participants can earn up to 10 entries in three separate drawings (between March and August), according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. March to August is the best time to hunt and trap coyotes to have a positive impact on whitetail deer, turkey and other wild game populations. (Photo: Georgia DNR) “Negative interactions with coyotes are an ongoing issue for many citizens, from rural land managers to suburban homeowners,” says John Bowers, Chief of Game Management for WRD. “While many hunters, trappers and landowners already make use of the fact that coyotes can be taken year round, the Coyote Challenge emphasizes the utility of removing these non-native predators during the critical spring-summer period for landowners concerned about native wildlife.” The best available science shows that lethal removal of coyotes during spring-summer is most effective for reducing negative impacts from coyote predation on native wildlife, which is why this program is focused on March–August. To address concerns about coyotes, the agency is raising awareness that coyotes can be hunted and trapped year-round. The Coyote Challenge is part of this educational effort. Georgia Coyote Challenge The program will run from March 1–Aug. 31, 2018. Three drawings will be held for a lifetime license (or the equivalent of $750 of credit for hunting and fishing licenses or a prize of similar value). Participants may submit up to 10 coyotes (creating 10 contest entries) during each drawing period. Coyotes must be taken in Georgia to be eligible. How do you enter? Take a photo of the coyote with your phone. Email that photo to coyote.challenge@dnr.ga.gov. Photos should include the entire, intact carcass. You will receive an autoreply that will provide a link to the entry form. Be sure to fill out the form and include your email address. What is not accepted? Road-kills, spoiled carcasses, coyotes that have been ear-notched, and live coyotes are not eligible. Metadata on all submissions will be analyzed to determine the date and location of the provided image(s). The sponsor of the prize for the first drawing is Ace Hardware of Social Circle (www.socialcircleace.com). For more information, visit www.georgiawildlife.com/hunting/resources/CoyoteChallenge. Source: Georgia DNR