Coyotes and foxhounds

[Pahoundsman]

I have been waiting for our last deer season to close so I could get my dogs out. It’s been a pretty good start. The snow hasn’t been the best,dry and powdery, but the dogs did their job. I heard two groups reply to my howling and it was game on. I walked two hounds in they found the track after sorting through all the deer. t hollow was filled with hound music and the coyote was up on his feet. It was a great race,they trailed him back and forth for about 4 hours before they caught and bayed him up. I walked in about half a mile,dispatched the coyote and headed home. There’s nothing like the feeling you get when a hound you have raised from a puppy is doing everything you ask of them. It’s like a proud father moment. I’m going to try and post more of our hunts this year, and hopefully there are lots to come.

 

[Pahoundsman]

Here’s a couple more from last week. A pretty red and a really small grey one.

 

[Rob96]

Nice! A friend of mine uses Plott Hounds. I have a Redbone/Fox Hound mix. Don't hunt him but I do walk him every morning very early so that he can "hunt" down the foxes that run the neighborhood. Keeps him active and stimulated.

 

[Pahoundsman]

We got a little snow north of us and we went up to take advantage. The dogs enjoyed a day out in the woods and we enjoyed the hunt even more. We ended a 2 hour chase with a 37 pound male. It was Woody’s first in front of the dogs. We got a chance to work 2 young hounds and they are really coming along well. I’ll keep you posted on the training results.

 

[Pahoundsman]

Well the coyote hunting has been kicking my ass.So I took a day to fill my bobcat tag. This little hunt only lasted about 30 minutes. I put one dog down on a very fresh but small track and he had it up on its feet quickly and it only made a couple loops in a blowdown and shot him at 40 yards. Time to get back on the yotes.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Nice cat but I though Bobcat season in PA closed on the 31st of January????

 

[Pahoundsman]

You’re right, that’s the day I got him,we coyote hunted this weekend. Yesterdays trophy. We should have gotten 3 but it didn’t work for us. That means we still have 2 to run.

 

[Mallardsx2]

You’re right, that’s the day I got him,we coyote hunted this weekend.

Interesting!

 

[Pahoundsman]

Resurrecting this thread with some coyotes from this winter

 

[Mallardsx2]

Whacking and stacking!

Good tracking conditions this winter for sure.

 

[Borny1]

Those must be some dogs to run a coyote down. Please tell me more about how it works. Does the yote eventually just get tired and holds his ground? Do you run an initial set of dogs and then release a fresh set? How far is a typical chase?

 

[homestead]

Awesome. Been seeing a few guys out and about with hounds and a few yotes harvested. Dogs look great.

 

[Pahoundsman]

Whacking and stacking!

Good tracking conditions this winter for sure.

Been one of the best winters for snow in a long time.

 

[Pahoundsman]

Those must be some dogs to run a coyote down. Please tell me more about how it works. Does the yote eventually just get tired and holds his ground? Do you run an initial set of dogs and then release a fresh set? How far is a typical chase?

They catch a few but we usually shoot them in front of the dogs as they circle. I usually start with a pair of hounds and if it turns into an extended chase I’ll put in a fresh pair.