So when the pair set me up behind an old log atop a small hill overlooking a field edge and began calling, I asked no questions. Instead I chambered a round into the .22-250 and got ready. It wasn't 20 minutes later an old song dog came loping out into the field, drawn to the pair's squalling like flies to honey. I let him drop his head and started trotting our way before setting the crosshairs on his chest and clicking off the safety. Harold's squealer was the last thing he ever heard.
Coyotes hunting across America is as good as it's ever been, thanks to a rapidly growing population.
It's also a challenging and exciting form of off-season hunting. You have to be meticulous in your hunting if you want to have a chance at calling a dog into shooting range. When setting up, it is important be completely concealed from the sharp eyes of wary coyotes. That means wearing complete camo, including face mask, and setting up along the edge of thick brush that can break up your outline. You have to be hunting in an area that holds coyotes, which seems pretty obvious but is something many beginning hunters overlook.