Coyote hunting over turkey decoys?

[Hammsolo]

I hunt coyotes for predator management in multiple areas. A couple spots are loaded with turkeys and the coyotes definitely hunt them heavily.

Has anyone ever tried setting up decoys and mimicking a flock and a wounded turkey. Scratching? Wings? Calls?

I like trying weird shit. No Jason, not that.

 

[Sheltowee]

I hunt coyotes for predator management in multiple areas. A couple spots are loaded with turkeys and the coyotes definitely hunt them heavily.

Has anyone ever tried setting up decoys and mimicking a flock and a wounded turkey. Scratching? Wings? Calls?

I like trying weird shit. No Jason, not that.

I think you’d want something with movement, like a thrashing, injured bird. Maybe attach a wing to Mojo or some such?

I dusted a young coyote circling around a behind a flock in Kansas last year. Herter’s TSS out of my 20gauge SBEIII was very effective, not even a quiver.

 

[Hammsolo]

I think you’d want something with movement, like a thrashing, injured bird. Maybe attach a wing to Mojo or some such?

I dusted a young coyote circling around a behind a flock in Kansas last year. Herter’s TSS out of my 20gauge SBEIII was very effective, not even a quiver.

I have a spinning decoy… I think I’ll attach some wing to it and see what happens! Great idea!!

 

[DFS]

This seems like a lot of work to shoot a coyote.

 

[Hammsolo]

This seems like a lot of work to shoot a coyote.

I love hunting coyotes. I love hunting anything. In this case I love calling and such. I actually love trying new stuff. Better in the field than on the couch.

 

[DFS]

I love hunting coyotes. I love hunting anything. In this case I love calling and such. I actually love trying new stuff. Better in the field than on the couch.

Absolutely right. I bet it would work in the right situation.

 

[Hammsolo]

Maybe it will scare the yote away from the actual turkeys if I eff it up!

 

[F250]

The last coyote I shot came sneaking in to my turkey decoy. I have shot two that attacked my goose decoys !

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Last coyote I shot at, i brought a turkey decoy and tried some messed up calling I bet there wasn’t a real turkey for 5 miles. He came right in. By time I seen him he had me spotted and I took a running-away shot at him.

 

[Hammsolo]

That’s what makes them fun. Sneaky bastards. I love fooling them.

 

[Steelsearchin]

It will work with the right terrain.

I've shot a couple coyotes while turkey hunting, but never drug turkey decoys out specifically for yotes.

Not to get too sidetracked, but our wonderful anti-hunting leaders here in Michigan have closed coyote season during spring turkey hunting. Californians are now saying, "Don't turn our state into Michigan!" SMDH.

 

[Sheltowee]

Have to say, I’m looking forward to the first conversation @Hammsolo has with a game warden who spotted him with an electronic caller, spread of turkey decoys and a .22-250 with a limbhanger strutting on the other side of the field.

“No officer, I swear I’m hunting coyotes!”

 

[Hammsolo]

I definitely won’t carry a shotgun…