Stopped at Triton Hose Last Night

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Claybird John

Discussion Starter · Feb 3, 2013

Stopped in at Triton Hose Fire Co. last night before my son's Archery practice. They had 4 coyotes hanging at 5 in the evening for the Northeast Reg. Coyote hunt.

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beagler

· #2 · Feb 3, 2013

Usually there aren't many brought in on Friday. Most will be weighed in today with a few more tomorrow. The majority are killed by houndsmen. I hunted with pavarmit today but we didn't manage to get a chase.
Keep us updated if you hear more results. I might head out calling for awhile tonight again.

Claybird John

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 3, 2013

I'm working all weekend or I would be out hunting. I have to take lil sniper to work in the am Sunday and if they are open when I get back before my all day nap I will see what the count is at. Good luck tonight tonight.

MonsterBuck7

· #4 · Feb 3, 2013

I was there at 2:30 today and at that time there was 25 coyotes total brought in (Friday-Saturday), and another one was coming in when I was leaving. On Friday alone there was a total of 16 brought in with the heaviest being 46.95 lbs. When I left the heaviest so far today (Saturday) was 44.95lbs. Of the 25 coyotes 11 were taken with dogs, 6 with electronic calls, 5 by still hunting/posting and 3 with mouth calls. Of the 25, 18 were males and 7 females. I was told there were about 840 registered hunters. I got one this morning and he was actually the smallest one brought in at 20.80 lbs.

Samuel

· #5 · Feb 3, 2013

I may take a run up this afternoon.............

Birch812

· #6 · Feb 4, 2013

Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

<span style="font-weight: bold"> <span style="font-size: 17pt">Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt </span> </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">February 04, 2013 </span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. </span>(AP) — Hunters have bagged 58 coyotes during an annual hunt in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Organizers say 841 hunters participated in the Northeastern Regional Coyote Hunt, which ended Sunday and is in its 13th year. It's organized by District 9 of the Pennsylvania Trapper's Association.

The heaviest coyote taken during the three-day hunt weighed nearly 47 pounds and was taken in Susquehanna County. That county also produced the most coyotes - 16. Seven coyotes were taken in Luzerne County.

District 9 director Bill Kalinauskis says the conditions for the hunt were excellent this year, especially with snow in some areas.

Last year, 817 hunters bagged 53 coyotes

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wrangler1120

· #7 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

Just to throw this out there, nearly 30 were taken by hunting with dogs, 13 with e-callers, 8 by mouth calls, 6 by still hunting, and i'm not sure how to classify the one shot with a 22LR pistol standing in a pond (he had pretty bad mange).

G

· #8 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

Assuming each coyote was killed by a different person, that is only a 6% success rate. Yotes are tricky buggers...

uplandr

· #9 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

Good number. Not a fan of the dog hunting, don't think they should be able to run all over creation.

Honkers51

· #10 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

sweet good number!!!

foodplottrot

· #11 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

Dogs can't read Posted Signs.

Smtn10pt

· #12 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

The key to winning these contests is to hunt over hounds. The vast majority of yotes are killed that way.

foodplottrot

· #13 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

"hunt over hounds. The vast majority of yotes are killed that way."

Well based off of this hunt, that statement is erroneously wrong.

51.7 % were killed by dogs, or 30 out of 58.

48.3 % were killed by other methods, i.e. calling, or 28 out of 58.

So Really based off of this hunt, which I am assuming your statement was based off of this hunt, YOU ARE WRONG, That is not a Majority.

Majority is 2/3's correct?

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petejc

· #14 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

Maybe he shouldn't have used the word majority but he is correct overall. Check out the stats of the Mosquito Creek hunt which is the biggest hunt in Pa. Dogs kill way more yotes than calling. I stopped hunting in that hunt because of that. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against hunting with dogs because it is a good way to get them and they cost a lot of money for training etc. and its a lot of work.. But the average hunter calling cannot compete with houndsmen.
Some of those guys bring in 3 to 5 dogs in where a hunter is lucky to call in one. Well the odds of getting a large one out of 3 or 5 is way better than a large one out of one. Thing is, there is no way to have a hunt without dogs. My 2 cents

foodplottrot

· #15 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

Agreed Pete.

Alpine Shooter

· #16 · Feb 4, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

uplandr said:
Good number. Not a fan of the dog hunting, don't think they should be able to run all over creation.

Went up North a few years ago, with a friend to his cabin. We were going to hunt Monday night until Wednesday morning. We got to camp around 9am , the back yard had blood in the snow in a 30 yard radius with human foot prints, dog tracks and coyote fur. He sold his camp the following spring. Dog hunters keep the population in control. If you want to kill them the easy way keep up a good bait pile and hunt it. Put a trail camera by the bait, when it goes off you know you have visitors. I killed 1 over bait, in the day light and it was my last I would sooner call.

john1182

· #17 · Feb 5, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

thats fantastic. would love to hear there were more killed but thats 58 less of them deer eating critters . great job

Lost In The Sproul

· #18 · Feb 5, 2013

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uplandr said:
Good number. Not a fan of the dog hunting, don't think they should be able to run all over creation.

Did you ever try hunting over hounds for coyote or fox? To make a statement like that my guess would be no. Sproul

uplandr

· #19 · Feb 5, 2013

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Lost In The Sproul said:
uplandr said:

Good number. Not a fan of the dog hunting, don't think they should be able to run all over creation.

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Did you ever try hunting over hounds for coyote or fox? To make a statement like that my guess would be no. Sproul

What's your point?
Mine is I don't think someone has the right to run their dogs over MY land just because they are chasing a fox or coyote. It's a matter of respect IMO.

Lost In The Sproul

· #20 · Feb 5, 2013

Re: Hunters bag 58 coyotes in northeastern Pa. hunt

Is your land posted?

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