So there is a saying in the deer hunting world that when you see a coyote during your deer hunt it becomes a coyote hunt. Wondering if anyone here feels the same way about turkey hunting. If your calling in a turkey or just run into one, does your turkey hunt turn into a coyote hunt? I've had two times now where I called in a coyote during turkey season but didn't get a shot off....yet.
I'll shoot the yote on the spot. I can kill the turkey later that hunt or another day.
It's a sin not to kill a coyote, turkey or not .
Dropping the hammer every time I get a chance!!! Especially if they answer a turkey call!!! It's only fair!!!
Have a good one and May God bless y'all, Bo
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What's a SIN is having to waste a 10 Dollar TSS Shell on the stinking coyote ....
Yep 2 so far when coming to the call. Buried the wad in one's neck at 6 feet while hunting with Lonnie Gilbert.
Lower the boom on a coyote EVERY chance I get !!!!!!!
Couple years ago, I was dropped back a little......calling for my brother. I didn't see it. But a coyote came in 20 yards from him and stood. He not only didn't shoot...........he got his phone out and took pictures !!!!! ::)
I chewed his butt out when he told me and showed me. He said he figured if he shot, I'd be mad for him spooking the turkeys. I told him "We can kill a turkey ANY TIME !!!!!! From now on, when you're with me.........we're COYOTE HUNTING and if a turkey shows up, we'll kill it ".
We came down off that ridge and went up on the next. I called him in 3 birds and he shot one.
NO mercy for a coyote !!!!!!
Not throwing my license away for several years for shooting a coyote or any animal out of season.
Some states coyote hunting is open all year.
I hate yotes! It's so bad, I ruined an elk hunt for a coyote. I've got it bad..
Quote from: Vintage on February 14, 2023, 08:26:22 PM
Some states coyote hunting is open all year.
Some they are not :'(
Dirt nap time for Wile E Coyote! Doesn't matter what season, what gun or what shell.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 14, 2023, 08:24:49 PM
Not throwing my license away for several years for shooting a coyote or any animal out of season.
Definitely. Thankfully the two states I hunt, Maryland & PA, both have year long coyote seasons.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 14, 2023, 08:31:57 PM
Quote from: Vintage on February 14, 2023, 08:26:22 PM
Some states coyote hunting is open all year.
Some they are not :'(
Thank HEAVEN that PA isn't one of those states !!!
Hard to imagine ANY state protecting the rotten things....
Yes I will. This one and it's friend came to see me this spring. The friend left alone.....(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230215/a78ae96f5ce476891e751c72d321be71.jpg)
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This one on a fall turkey hunt...I despise them. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230215/e86a125d073abd29f14886f389cf58d3.jpg)
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Quote from: Yoder409 on February 14, 2023, 10:23:09 PM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 14, 2023, 08:31:57 PM
Quote from: Vintage on February 14, 2023, 08:26:22 PM
Some states coyote hunting is open all year.
Some they are not :'(
Thank HEAVEN that PA isn't one of those states !!!
Hard to imagine ANY state protecting the rotten things....
Florida public land you can not kill coyote during turkey season. But I shoot them every chance I get. Never had a game warden say anything about it. Then again I dont offer up the information eithier. They don't want folks out coyote hunting with rifles during a time when you can only be shooting shotguns. Just trying to slow down the outlaws
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I'll be the odd one in the group. I absolutely respect the coyote and enjoy hunting them as much as the wild turkey. I hunt coyotes from late Oct to February and put up all my fur. I have slowed some the last couple years with the collapse of the fur market, now I tan the nicest one to give away.
The coyote is very low concern for turkeys and will kill more efficient nest predators like possums, skunks, racoons, and red fox.
They are mousers. Sure they might eat a stinky deer fawn ever now and then, but who cares about a deer?
Shoot the coyote on site - help the birds out all you can- you take one gobbler a year he takes a whole brood out!! Those numbers don't add up very good!
Drop the yote, save some turkeys!
Quote from: Guskie on February 14, 2023, 10:51:50 PM
I'll be the odd one in the group. I absolutely respect the coyote and enjoy hunting them as much as the wild turkey. I hunt coyotes from late Oct to February and put up all my fur. I have slowed some the last couple years with the collapse of the fur market, now I tan the nicest one to give away.
The coyote is very low concern for turkeys and will kill more efficient nest predators like possums, skunks, racoons, and red fox.
They are mousers. Sure they might eat a stinky deer fawn ever now and then, but who cares about a deer?
I am more along these lines. I enjoy hunting coyote, we call them, we trap them and we hunt them with dogs. I do not want to lose doing that. I disagree they are of little concern to turkey, have seen the remnants of what they can do to a turkey more than once. I do not hold to the whole "But they only eat mice and berries" group. I also care about the deer.
I am just not a kill them all type of person for any animal, not even wolves, I believe God put them in the ecosystem for a reason, I also believe we have the ability and the right to control their numbers and should, but not wipe them out.
Just a quick edit, I know some people are going to bring up invasive species or those that have been brought in that were not originally here which are most certainly a problem. They need to be controlled more than any of the others, I know pigs that were brought in are a major problem in The South and I believe The West as well. Snakes in Florida eating up The glades as well as I believe it's the Oscar fish I remember hearing or causing a lot of problems could be wrong on that one another species that never should have been brought over here and released and let's not forget alligators in New York City sewers.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 15, 2023, 06:37:26 AM
I am just not a kill them all type of person for any animal........
I don't think you need to worry. They're just like ticks and cockroaches. You'll NEVER kill them all, no matter HOW hard you try.
yote hunting is anytime, anywhere.
I don't care to shoot them anymore. Definitely not ruining a turkey hunt to kill one.
Always used to shoot them with my bow while deer hunting, got into calling them briefly which is fun, however I do not care for just killing them to kill them, wasn't utilizing their fur so I just lost interest.
Dead Coyote
MK M GOBL
Quote from: Yoder409 on February 15, 2023, 07:21:34 AM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 15, 2023, 06:37:26 AM
I am just not a kill them all type of person for any animal........
I don't think you need to worry. They're just like ticks and cockroaches. You'll NEVER kill them all, no matter HOW hard you try.
I hope not, they are fun to hunt and trap. I do enjoy hearing several packs howling at once though I clearly understand that they'll have to be controlled in that situation, it's still beautiful to hear though. I have no desire to have wolves at all in my area, though they are trying to get them reintroduced in New York but I would love to hear them howling one night out camping kind of like touching base with our ancestors and what they heard when they came. Almost sends a chill down your spine thinking about the beauty of it and the terror.
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I'm with the vast majority here. If I have an opportunity at a coyote in range, I'm taking the shot.
Florida should consider doing something on public land by noting in regulations that coyotes can be taken with weapons allowed to legally take whatever other game is currently in season.
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Don't know other states' regs. But in PA, if you are licensed and legal to be in the woods with a gun.........WHATEVER season or day of the year...........coyotes are legal targets.
Quote from: Dtrkyman on February 15, 2023, 08:50:32 AM
I don't care to shoot them anymore. Definitely not ruining a turkey hunt to kill one.
Amen brother! I only get 7 or 8 days most Springs to hunt turkeys due to work and family obligations. I am not going to ruin one of those days, or even a portion of one day, by shooting at a song dog.
To each their own.
Quote from: Dtrkyman on February 15, 2023, 08:50:32 AM
I don't care to shoot them anymore. Definitely not ruining a turkey hunt to kill one.
.... got into calling them briefly which is fun, however I do not care for just killing them to kill them, wasn't utilizing their fur so I just lost interest.
To answer the question, I have only had one experience where a coyote came to investigate my turkey calling. I did not shoot it...
When I was younger (a long time ago) and fur prices were high enough to make it worth it, I did a lot of coyote calling. It is a blast. When fur prices went down to the point that it wasn't worth the effort, I stopped. I have always been reluctant to shoot living creatures without utilizing them in some manner. ...That's just me...
I have no problem with anybody else shooting coyotes,...and am glad there are folks that do it regularly. Personally, I think they are ineffective predators on adult turkeys (not so sure about nests and poults). I also agree with the idea that coyote predation on turkeys is very likely offset by their predation on other nest-raiding animals. As far as I am aware, however, the jury is still out on that hypothesis,...it just seems reasonable.
On the other hand, I believe coyotes are a scourge on smaller ungulates, especially deer and pronghorn fawns out here in the west. There are definitely times I wish I could change my outlook on shooting them for that reason alone.
If they come to my turkey call I will shoot them.
I've killed them coming to a turkey calls several times , just last spring I killed 2 yelped up .
I've shot them several times bow hunting deer .
I've killed them at night , coon hunting .
I've killed them while feeding cows .
I've killed them during calving season .
My point is I've killed a pile of em , and they still wake me up almost nightly around my house .
Can't even put a dent in the population around here .
Had a coyote hit a decoy at full speed years ago. Came outta nowhere and was 40 yards away before he dropped decoy and disappeared. Whole episode probably last three seconds...never got my gun up before it was gone.
Wait...y'all telling me some states don't allow coyote killing year round? Something is definitely wrong with that picture. There needs to be some lobbying going on to change that. TFT or NWTF should be all over that.
Quote from: deathfoot on February 15, 2023, 08:47:28 PM
Wait...y'all telling me some states don't allow coyote killing year round? Something is definitely wrong with that picture. There needs to be some lobbying going on to change that. TFT or NWTF should be all over that.
Florida only cares about money. Osceola turkeys and offshore fishing. Heck its nearly impossible to trap legally
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I noticed many replies about ruining a turkey hunt and wanted to share an experience I had. I had two come slipping in to my calling a few years ago and shot one. The other ran straight at me so fast I could only think to jump to my feet and try to hit him point blank. He wheeled just before I could squeeze the trigger at about two strides. I shot at him running away but didn't get a solid hit. I was sure the day was over for turkey and took a few photos. Picked up a call and made a few what I believed to be futile prospecting calls. I not only got a response but he was only about 70 yards away. Came in on
a string and I was able to take a nice gobbler not ten steps from the dead coyote. I'm sure it could ruin a hunt in some cases but if the coyote is close enough to hear a gobble and he was slipping to a hen call already I'd say he will likely ruin your chances either way. If given the chance I will try to complete this spring double again.
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I've called up more fox than anything around here. Killed alot of hogs while turkey hunting too. That tss is rough on a hog.