Choosing a Rifle for Hunting Coyotes at Night Calling coyotes during nighttime hours is a fantastic opportunity to harvest fur, reduce predator numbers, and it’s just plain fun. Setting up a night hunting coyote rifle, however, takes a little consideration. While utilizing your deer rifle, your daytime plinker, or even an everyday shotgun can be effective for taking coyotes at […]
Tips and Techniques for Hunting Coyotes at Night
Choosing the Right Coyote Hunting Light Coyotes are primarily a nocturnal predator, and while you can successfully call in coyotes using various calls during the day, calling them into effective range during the dark hours of the night is extremely effective. Not only are coyotes most active at night, but they are also at their […]
Lights, Action… Camera
Readying myself for my predator hunt at the clubhouse just as two other hunters are coming in from theirs. After exchanging pleasantries, I ask them where they were, what they were doing and what they saw. Knowing that I am the club’s avid predator hunter and hoping they can pull some additional tips out of me, they tell […]
“Best” Bullet for Predator Hunting? (Part 3: Hollow Point Bullets)
What Style of Bullet Design is the “Best” for Predator Hunting? (Part 3: Hollow Point Bullets) In the first article of this three part series, we discussed varmint style bullets for predator hunting. The second article discussed soft point bullets. In the last article in this series, we will conclude with a discussion of hollow point […]
“Best” Bullet for Predator Hunting? (Part 2: Soft Point Bullets)
What Style of Bullet Design is the “Best” for Predator Hunting? (Part 2: Soft Point Bullets) In the first article of this three part series on bullets for predator hunting, I shared my thoughts and experience with varmint style bullets for hunting predators. In this second article, we will consider the soft point bullet design. […]
“Best” Bullet for Predator Hunting? (Part 1: Varmint Style Bullets)
What Style of Bullet Design is the “Best” for Predator Hunting? (Part 1: Varmint Style Bullets) Wow…here is a topic that has the potential to get a guy in trouble. When it comes to discussing the “best” calibers, bullets, callers, or gear, strong opinions run deep! So, are you a Ford or Chevy guy? Alright, […]
Frozen Calls
It’s night, mid-February and the moon-dogs are howling at each other. While you grit your teeth together to keep them from chattering, you get ready to start coaxing them in with a few distress calls. CoyoteLight at the ready, you hit the “Send” button on the electronic call. Nothing. Positive that you turned it on, […]
Fox Hunting with the CoyoteLight Team
Driving home from work Friday evening, I heard the familiar chime of my phone notifying me a text arrived. I smiled when I saw it was from Brett Kolb, President and CEO of CoyoteLight. He and I had been trying to predator hunt together for the past two years but could not make it happen. […]
Shotgunning for Predators
You’ve got one of the best high-power predator killing rifles that money can buy. Your mounted scope allows you to zero-in on a fox’s canine tooth at four hundred yards. You’ve been practicing spectacular move-and-shoot techniques out to a thousand yards. You’re gonna get yourself a predator this year if it kills you. All set […]
Pelt Care after the Harvest
If you plan to sell your pelts for profit, the actions you take after the harvest can affect the amount of money you will receive for your pelts. Consider the pelt care tips below to maximize the money you will receive for your valuable fur: • Transportation Depending on your vehicle, there are many options […]
The Value of Fur
For years I gave away my predator harvests to my hunting companions. My only motivation for predator hunting was the challenge and enjoyment involved. I felt good knowing others appreciated receiving my pelts and knowing that my harvests would not go to waste. However, one year when I was not working and needed any money […]
Predator Hunting Permission from Landowners
Tip 1: Be You Farmers and large landowners are constantly approached by people trying to sell them products or services as well as men and women asking permission to deer hunt. Forget the old advice that suggests you need to dress up in polished shoes and fancy clothes when approaching a potential new land owner […]
Night Predator Hunts: To Relocate Or Not
You and a hunting buddy are all set up looking for coyotes or fox. Head to toe in the best camo, practiced on both electronic and mouth calls, rifle and shotgun at the ready with your shiny, new Coyotelight. You’re calling steady and moving that light, scanning for about 30 minutes now. Nothing out there. […]
The Wonderful World of 17 Caliber Centerfires
Author’s Note: This is the second of two articles about the Wonderful World of commercial .17 caliber cartridges! In this article we explore .17 caliber centerfire cartridges. In the previous article, we examined .17 caliber rimfire cartridges. If you are a predator or varmint hunter pursuing bobcat, fox, coyote, raccoon, prairie dog, ground hog, or […]
The Wonderful World of .17 Caliber Rimfires
Author’s Note: This is the first of two articles about the Wonderful World of commercial .17 caliber cartridges! In this article we will explore .17 caliber rimfire cartridges. In the second article will explore .17 caliber centerfire cartridges. If you think back to only the year 2000, very few hunters even knew about the existence […]
The Mighty but Overlooked .243 Win.
Many coyote hunters I encounter today hunt with a rifle chambered in either a .223 Rem. or a .22-250 Rem. Sometimes I will also encounter someone using a .204 Ruger or one of the many .17 caliber variants. While all of these calibers are outstanding coyote calibers under the right conditions, the .243 Win. is […]
The Ideal Early Season Coyote Set
Many predator hunters start their season after the farm crops have been harvested. However, for those willing to take advantage of the opportunities that early season hunting can offer, allow me to present a set up that can prove to be very effective. In farming areas, when the corn is high, coyotes have a tremendous […]
The Benefits of Early Season Coyote Hunting
If you hunt coyotes for reasons other than pelts, early season hunting can be the best of the year! Still not motivated to hit the fields and woods? Consider the reasons below why you should begin your coyote hunting season this month: • Population Density In September, coyote populations are at a high point. In […]