Beetle Bailey
Member
I've never gone hunting before, but since I am a regular at my local rifle range, I've been fortunate enough to have met a lot of friendly shooters. Many of them hunt at least a couple times a year. Last month I passed the test and received my Hunter Safety Certificate so IINM all I need a license, tags, and the gear.
Anyways, when I went to the shooting range I told a few of the regulars that I had passed the class and was immediately invited to go on a few hunts! I'm not sure which if any of them I will be able to attend. One of the guys is the president of a small, informal hunting club and has hunted all over the world. He went dove hunting in Arizona last month and will be deer hunting later this month. However, he says his favorite thing to hunt is coyote and he described it to me like this:
"I love hunting coyote because at the same time you're hunting him, he's hunting you (because you pretend to be an injured rabbit). First, I make a noise like this (puts his hands to his mouth, one in a fist, the other as a flap, and then makes a noise). That's the sound of a young coyote trying to say this land is his. Now, whichever coyote owns this land is gonna be angry and insulted that some young punk coyote is coming into his turf and saying that."
"Now, if I can get the coyote to approach and investigate, I make another sound, like this (makes another noise). That means 'I'm a dying rabbit, and I'm callin out in pain. I taste delicious and I'm easy to get!' Now the coyote is gonna be extra mad because not only is there a young punk coyote on his land, but that punk coyote is gonna steal his rabbit from him! That coyote is gonna come straight to me!"
He also mentioned that when you see the coyote, you have at most five seconds to shoot. Also that if the coyote senses that something's not quite right, he'll just start running. A lot of the time that means he's been shot at before and has learned from it.
Is this typical of coyote hunting? When he told me the story, there were a couple other hunters around laughing. I didn't know if they were laughing because the first guy was pulling my leg or because of the entertaining way he told the story. . .
I don't doubt that he's hunted coyotes this way but what I am wondering is "Are there other ways to hunt them that don't require the ability to make believable animal noises?"
Anyways, when I went to the shooting range I told a few of the regulars that I had passed the class and was immediately invited to go on a few hunts! I'm not sure which if any of them I will be able to attend. One of the guys is the president of a small, informal hunting club and has hunted all over the world. He went dove hunting in Arizona last month and will be deer hunting later this month. However, he says his favorite thing to hunt is coyote and he described it to me like this:
"I love hunting coyote because at the same time you're hunting him, he's hunting you (because you pretend to be an injured rabbit). First, I make a noise like this (puts his hands to his mouth, one in a fist, the other as a flap, and then makes a noise). That's the sound of a young coyote trying to say this land is his. Now, whichever coyote owns this land is gonna be angry and insulted that some young punk coyote is coming into his turf and saying that."
"Now, if I can get the coyote to approach and investigate, I make another sound, like this (makes another noise). That means 'I'm a dying rabbit, and I'm callin out in pain. I taste delicious and I'm easy to get!' Now the coyote is gonna be extra mad because not only is there a young punk coyote on his land, but that punk coyote is gonna steal his rabbit from him! That coyote is gonna come straight to me!"
He also mentioned that when you see the coyote, you have at most five seconds to shoot. Also that if the coyote senses that something's not quite right, he'll just start running. A lot of the time that means he's been shot at before and has learned from it.
Is this typical of coyote hunting? When he told me the story, there were a couple other hunters around laughing. I didn't know if they were laughing because the first guy was pulling my leg or because of the entertaining way he told the story. . .
I don't doubt that he's hunted coyotes this way but what I am wondering is "Are there other ways to hunt them that don't require the ability to make believable animal noises?"
