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Wierdest yote kill of mine -

5 years ago I was deer hunting, and a flock of 30 or so Turkey were out 150 yards into a corn field near my stand. I was film them with a video camera, and all of a sudden 4-5 big tom's peel off to the right on a semi-fast run. The hooked around and started moving along the edge of the field which was 25 yards from my stand.

Then I saw a yote was in front of them and they were walking him out or at least staying. 10 yard from him but somewhat herding him. When the yote was directly in front of my stand I anchored him with my 260, boy the turkeys didn't know what to think... Pretty funny.

When hunting elk or deer,that is all I shoot.I'm not going to blow the chance on spooking game,no matter how small a chance it is.
If I am on the ranch or adjacent properties where I hunt antelope and the owner says kill any coyote I see, I do it.

Studies I've read suggest they actually help bird numbers. I justify wacking them because like you said it's fun as hell. Never saw an area that had lots of coyotes that didn't have a lot of deer too.

soooo very true............

I focus on the cross hairs and shoot the coyote.

I had the opposite happen to me. I shot an 8 pt. with the muzzle loader and the deer ran into the woods and crashed. Out runs the yote and stops in front of me at 20 yards. He didn't know I was there and hung around a little too long and let me reload.

We just started getting yotes in the past 10 years or so. It seems as though they've caused the does to leave my area.

Coyotes like to hunt turkey's; and so do I:





This one got wind of some fresh pork after I shot this pig on stand:

I shot a coyote and then shot a deer within about 30 seconds last year. Shots don't seem to bother deer at all most of the time.

I love calling and trapping them, but dont get too giddy about chance encounters anymore.

Usta shoot em, now I find it more enjoyable to watch them, especially when they have no idea your there.

Me too. One 'yote more or less means nothing. One deer in my freezer means something, something really good. I can hunt coyotes any time but most years I have only a couple, like 2 or 4, days to hunt deer.

(But I did learn to not mention I saw one to the other guys. )

Shoot him!!

If I'm not hunting it, I don't shoot it.

Everything that's not on my hunt plan gets filed away as nature at its best. Don't blame anyone for shooting them, but to me, they're just wild dogs doing wild dog things.

If we had a lot of wild pigs, I might make an exception for them.

Shoot the damn thing.
Every coyote killed saves many deer.

Coyotes don't get a pass here on our Ranch, or the large Hill Country ranch I manage. Neither do hogs. Both get shot on sight.
We've got so many deer, that I can shoot one anytime of the day. Rarely do I even have to get out of the truck, if I'm shooting for meat.

On the other hand too many deer can be as big a problem. There are plenty where I usually hunt and anterless permits (based on herd surveys) are plentiful. Actually one of the last farmers I talked to (invited in for coffee when taking a break from the hunt) complained about crop damage from too many deer.

Shoot 'em.

I kinda like calling and shooting them the end of December and January, more times than not they win the contest. When deer hunting in November they get a pass.

Let them pass. Shot a small 3 point Mule Deer shortly after seeing a coyote run off a couple of weeks ago. Second time this has happened.

I shoot plenty other times of the year when we are hunting and calling for them.

I do let young yotes go.. if it looks like anything an adult there is no hesitation what so ever