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 night, as […]
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)
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff, is a professional outdoor writer, speaker, and licensed predator hunting guide. He owns and operates Master Predator Hunting – Limited Liability Company, a retail supplier of premium predator hunting products. masterpredatorhunting.com He can be reached at: [email protected] January 12th, 2015 What Style of Bullet Design is the “Best” for […]
“Best” Bullet for Predator Hunting? (Part 2: Soft Point Bullets)
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff, is a professional outdoor writer, speaker, and licensed predator hunting guide. He owns and operates Master Predator Hunting – Limited Liability Company, a retail supplier of premium predator hunting products. masterpredatorhunting.com His first book is scheduled for publication in 2015. He can be reached at: [email protected] December 22th, 2014 […]
“Best” Bullet for Predator Hunting? (Part 1: Varmint Style Bullets)
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff, is a professional outdoor writer, speaker, and licensed predator hunting guide. He owns and operates Master Predator Hunting – Limited Liability Company, a retail supplier of premium predator hunting products. masterpredatorhunting.com His first book is scheduled for publication in 2015. He can be reached at: [email protected] December 22th, 2014 […]
Frozen Calls
Author: Richard Bogath is an NRA certified firearms instructor, certified hunter instructor, youth league pistol coach, professional hunting guide, published author, writer for several online publications, blogger, lecturer and proud dad. December 17th, 2014 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, […]
Fox Hunting with the CoyoteLight Team
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff; is a professional outdoor writer specializing in predator hunting. He owns and operates Master Predator Hunting – Limited Liability Company, a retail supplier of premium predator hunting products. Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com December 5th, 2014 Driving home from work Friday evening, I heard the familiar chime of my phone notifying me […]
Shotgunning for Predators
Author: Richard Bogath is an NRA certified firearms instructor, certified hunter instructor, youth league pistol coach, professional hunting guide, published author, writer for several online publications, blogger, lecturer and proud dad. November 12th, 2014 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 […]
Pelt Care after the Harvest
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff; is a professional outdoor writer specializing in predator hunting. He owns and operates Master Predator Hunting – Limited Liability Company, a retail supplier of premium predator hunting products. Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com November 10th, 2014 If you plan to sell your pelts for profit, the actions you take after the harvest can […]
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
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com October 20th, 2014 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 […]
Night Predator Hunts: To Relocate Or Not
Author: Richard Bogath is an NRA certified firearms instructor, certified hunter instructor, youth league pistol coach, professional hunting guide, published author, writer for several online publications, blogger, lecturer and proud dad. October 15th, 2014 You and a hunting buddy are all set up looking for coyotes or fox. Head to toe in the best camo, practiced […]
The Wonderful World of 17 Caliber Centerfires
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com October 7th, 2014 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 […]
The Wonderful World of .17 Caliber Rimfires
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com October 1st, 2014 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 Mighty but Overlooked .243 Win.
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com September 24th, 2014 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 […]
The Ideal Early Season Coyote Set
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com September 16th, 2014 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 […]
The Benefits of Early Season Coyote Hunting
Author: Michael T. Huff, CoyoteLight Pro Staff Owner: masterpredatorhunting.com September 10th, 2014 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 […]