hunting after dark

leroy · 02-06-2008, 12:03 PM

has anyone here hunted coyotes after dark wit a light? iv heard of it but idk how effective it would be

neophyte · 02-06-2008, 12:36 PM

leroy: Sir; in NC we cannot hunt them at night.
Dadgumit. That is when "I" can find them; dadgumit.

nathangdad · 02-06-2008, 02:03 PM

I was born and raised in the desert oil fields of West Texas where we heard coyotes singing almost every night of the year.

Coyote hunting is difficult as they are, compared to domestic dogs, more intelligent/sensitive to all aspects of their environment/quicker to respond to stimuli of any type. Please do not think coyote hunting will be some type walk in the woods.

Hunting with a light can be successful but you need to be "quick into action". Most of the successful hunts I knew about in West Texas occurred on clear nights with a good moonlight factor.

samuel · 02-06-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nathangdad

I was born and raised in the desert oil fields of West Texas where we heard coyotes singing almost every night of the year.

Coyote hunting is difficult as they are, compared to domestic dogs, more intelligent/sensitive to all aspects of their environment/quicker to respond to stimuli of any type. Please do not think coyote hunting will be some type walk in the woods.

Hunting with a light can be successful but you need to be "quick into action". Most of the successful hunts I knew about in West Texas occurred on clear nights with a good moonlight factor.

If anyone thinks they can line ordinary sights up in the moonlight,tryit as I am sure he never did. sam.

Asphalt Cowboy · 02-06-2008, 04:52 PM

Jacklighting in Kansas isn't legal.

I wait for the first clear night after a snowfall and call them in to a 12gauge loaded with 3" loads of nickle plated #BB shot. Have yet to lose a songdog nor tear up a hide either.

samuel · 02-06-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Asphalt Cowboy

Jacklighting in Kansas isn't legal.

I wait for the first clear night after a snowfall and call them in to a 12gauge loaded with 3" loads of nickle plated #BB shot. Have yet to lose a songdog nor tear up a hide either.

In Indiana and Michigan it is covered under the same law that makes it legal to shoot a coon.We cant use flood lights but a 2cell works graet.The one I use mounts on the gun and has a wire remote back by the trigger.#bb,s work great,I've tryed them. sam.

killer · 02-06-2008, 06:05 PM

As some of you know I hunt them after dark (without lights) using bait, and as samuel said ordinary sights are tough to line up on them. What I use is a Schmidt and Bender 8x with 56mm objective (above) and the key is the extremely heavy crosshairs in it (below).

Even with snow, and a white painted sheet of plywood to highlight the silhouette in the above location, some nights I simply cannot see. Deep woods can be very tough while open pasture is better. As far as moonlight I actually don't like it unless it is behind a good cloud bank. It throws too many shadows that confuse me when I'm trying to bracket the varmint.

Night vision is getting cheaper I see for scopes.

Bunker bait hunting

forestgleaner · 02-09-2008, 07:59 PM

I have hunted fox at night with red lense lights. I have never had a light mounted to the gun, but use on mounted on my hat. I here that it won't work for coyote, something about them being able to pick up the red light, where fox and coons don't. I know that I have had lots of domestic dogs and cats come in as well, and once an owl nearly took my head off. I don't think I could see the sights on a rifle well enough to use it with the red light, so we use shotguns. My favorate is a old double barrel, it seems to fit well and it was my grandfathers. I do have a duck gun, if I ever think a mag would do a better job. The scope on my 270 is a simmons, one of the older ones, but still makes it easier to see on a night with any light from the stars or moon.

02-06-2008, 12:03 PM	#1
leroy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IoWa Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0)	hunting after dark has anyone here hunted coyotes after dark wit a light? iv heard of it but idk how effective it would be

02-06-2008, 12:36 PM	#2
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,216 Trader Rating: (0)	dadgumit leroy: Sir; in NC we cannot hunt them at night. Dadgumit. That is when "I" can find them; dadgumit. __________________ Craig By the standards of most

02-06-2008, 02:03 PM	#3
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,265 Trader Rating: (0)	West Texas experience I was born and raised in the desert oil fields of West Texas where we heard coyotes singing almost every night of the year. Coyote hunting is difficult as they are, compared to domestic dogs, more intelligent/sensitive to all aspects of their environment/quicker to respond to stimuli of any type. Please do not think coyote hunting will be some type walk in the woods. Hunting with a light can be successful but you need to be "quick into action". Most of the successful hunts I knew about in West Texas occurred on clear nights with a good moonlight factor.

02-06-2008, 06:05 PM	#7
killer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the rat race Posts: 907 Trader Rating: (0)	As some of you know I hunt them after dark (without lights) using bait, and as samuel said ordinary sights are tough to line up on them. What I use is a Schmidt and Bender 8x with 56mm objective (above) and the key is the extremely heavy crosshairs in it (below). Even with snow, and a white painted sheet of plywood to highlight the silhouette in the above location, some nights I simply cannot see. Deep woods can be very tough while open pasture is better. As far as moonlight I actually don't like it unless it is behind a good cloud bank. It throws too many shadows that confuse me when I'm trying to bracket the varmint. Night vision is getting cheaper I see for scopes. Bunker bait hunting __________________ "Yeee Hawww...I'm a cowboy on an iron horse." Killer's cabin: http://buckmountainchateau.com/

02-06-2008, 04:52 PM	#5
Asphalt Cowboy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A one horse town in E.Kansas. Posts: 291 Trader Rating: (0)	Jacklighting in Kansas isn't legal. I wait for the first clear night after a snowfall and call them in to a 12gauge loaded with 3" loads of nickle plated #BB shot. Have yet to lose a songdog nor tear up a hide either.

02-09-2008, 07:59 PM	#8
forestgleaner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 162 Trader Rating: (0)	I have hunted fox at night with red lense lights. I have never had a light mounted to the gun, but use on mounted on my hat. I here that it won't work for coyote, something about them being able to pick up the red light, where fox and coons don't. I know that I have had lots of domestic dogs and cats come in as well, and once an owl nearly took my head off. I don't think I could see the sights on a rifle well enough to use it with the red light, so we use shotguns. My favorate is a old double barrel, it seems to fit well and it was my grandfathers. I do have a duck gun, if I ever think a mag would do a better job. The scope on my 270 is a simmons, one of the older ones, but still makes it easier to see on a night with any light from the stars or moon.