My buddy and I tried hunting some coyotes over the weekend. It's not as easy as we thought. If anyone hunts them and wouldn't mind showing me the ropes that would be awesome.

They are VERY difficult to hunt. I'm still learning too. 

They're super fast, and skiddish. Their sense of smell is very good too. So wind and sent control are both factors. Kill em all!

Are you hunting them during the day or at night ?????

We hunted at night.

If you can make it to wherever these guys are:

 

http://www.woodburyoutfitters.com/info/2016-coyote-seminar

Ohio?! Little far for a free seminar.

I'm also interested in hunting coyotes.  Haven't even paid for my license yet, but if you guys want another noobie to have fun tryin' lemme know!  I have a .223 carbine with a 4x I can put on it, accurate to 300 yards!  

Good article in NJ.com the other day: 

 

http://www.nj.com/burlington/index.ssf/2016/01/coyote_hunting_in_new_jersey.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured

You can't rifle hunt at night

You shouldn't rifle hunt at night

There I fixed that

 

 

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I got a couple spots around me loaded with em. I just don't get out much

 

 

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Why not? Private property in a tree stand with NV....? Its not like you don't know your property, light or dark you should know your backstop.

You can't rifle hunt at night

 

 

But you can in New York. (Orange County's Sterling Forest is a stone's skip away from New Jersey.) 

Why not? Private property in a tree stand with NV....? Its not like you don't know your property, light or dark you should know your backstop.

Because the game council says so. Is the short answer.

Because the game council says so. Is the short answer.

Well, thanks capt. Obvious, lol.

Well, thanks capt. Obvious, lol.

I know shitty answer. But that's what the council and the DEP decided. They're very hesitant to allow any rifle hunting, it's a miracle we got them to allow day hunting under .25cal. Centerfire

 

But you can in New York. (Orange County's Sterling Forest is a stone's skip away from New Jersey.)

That's true, I'm actually pretty close, about 15mins. Only issue is I have a friend who is asking me to help out on his property up by highpoint. It's pretty hard to hide from coyotes during the day.

^ if you have your trapping licenses snare them.

I know shitty answer. But that's what the council and the DEP decided. They're very hesitant to allow any rifle hunting, it's a miracle we got them to allow day hunting under .25cal. Centerfire

 

New Jersey DEP struggles with progressive change. Let's remember that only a few decades ago slugs were banned and only buckshot was allowed for big game. And then when rifles were allowed, on private land, for woodchuck, the grain weight was 100 grains, SP or HP, and any caliber was legal provided you kept the bullet weight below the recommended maximum. Now that coyote and fox have been added to the mix, along with daytime hunting for rifle, on most all parcels of land, the bullet weight has dropped again to 80 grs. (Last I checked.) 

New Jersey DEP struggles with progressive change. Let's remember that only a few decades ago slugs were banned and only buckshot was allowed for big game. And then when rifles were allowed, on private land, for woodchuck, the grain weight was 100 grains, SP or HP, and any caliber was legal provided you kept the bullet weight below the recommended maximum. Now that coyote and fox have been added to the mix, along with daytime hunting for rifle, on most all parcels of land, the bullet weight has dropped again to 80 grs. (Last I checked.)

Yep, and has to be soft point.

I know shitty answer. But that's what the council and the DEP decided. They're very hesitant to allow any rifle hunting, it's a miracle we got them to allow day hunting under .25cal. Centerfire

You are very correct. It sucks that we have to take what we can get, but it is better then nothing. With the dwindling number of hunters in the state, I think they are starting to relax restrictions.. We didn't get enough bears and they opened shotgun.

^ if you have your trapping licenses snare them.

I told my buddy to get his trapping license, that was the first thing I told him. But then he asked me if I wanted to hunt. He has a foal, and another on the way and he's worried. What's nice is the property butts up against a state park.

You are very correct. It sucks that we have to take what we can get, but it is better then nothing. With the dwindling number of hunters in the state, I think they are starting to relax restrictions.. We didn't get enough bears and they opened shotgun.

Shotgun/muzzeloader for bear has been open since 03, except one year. This October we will have an early week 6 day archery, the last 3 days will be archery/Muzzeloader. And they will have the regular December 6 day shotgun/muzzeloader firearm season as well. We in the Federation of Sportsmen’s clubs pushed hard for this. We also get to nominate 3 of our members to be appointed by the governor to the fish and game council. So that's kinda nice too. Without the federation hunting would have been banned by now in NJ. The anti groups pander to the liberals, we have to fight them every year.

 

Ill have to check them out, I'm a member of DU. I like to help out where ever I can.

 

Did they open up Archery this year? I thought they changed something to the weapon options this year.

Ill have to check them out, I'm a member of DU. I like to help out where ever I can.

 

Did they open up Archery this year? I thought they changed something to the weapon options this year.

The resolution passed, so it's up to the game council to initiate the early archery season as they see fit to. Always depends on the biology reports on the population, which they start to tally late February early March. We'll probably know for sure by late August. We now have a permanent bear season written into the game code, that no governor can stop for the bleeding hearts. So bear hunting in NJ is here to stay, just like deer season is. Every county except Hudson has a county chapter of the Federation. Their monthly meeting times and locations are listed on the state website. They're always welcoming to new attendees. Click on your county in this link for more info. I'm an officer in Sussex County. http://www.njsfsc.org/counties/