where i hunt a lot of people hunt coyotes with dogs in the winter time. so there is a very small population. i would really like to get into predator hunting so any tips for hunting a small population would be greatly apreciated

try and go where no one goes or hardly goes.

try using different calls and sounds.

good luck

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Dan the man is right.

Try using different sounds. I have a Johnny Stewart Preymaster Electronic call and I can play 2 sounds at once. It really works. Gives them something to peak their curiosity.

the population is probaly bigger then you think they just are so educated that they are a tuff calling in the valley that i live in every one and thier brother hunts coyotes and we still cant seem to kill them off of the ranches they just get smart and dont call or move much in the day time one thing that works is a decoy like a coon tail or coyote tail on a wire with a string cause those dogs see you long before you see them they pin point sound like no other for hunting mice under the snow but when you live in a hard hunted place your going to have alot of dry stands even if the coyotes are in the area they just might not come mix up the calling use things that are off the wall paint a picture for the dogs with the sounds you can make act out senerios of animals hung up or getting taken down by other dogs they will come its in thier blood they cant help but invesigate and try and get privite property to hunt on ask ranchers and dairy farmers they dont want the dogs on the land killing the calves and sheep but hay farmers usally wont let you shoot coyotes cause they eat the mice and squirrals eating the hay just ask around and mix it up and keep at it the hides will grow on the smoke house happy hunting

Hunt areas like Sloughs and thickets and things where they feel safe. Try and find an unpressured area and like the other guys said, mix it up with different calls that other hunters maybe have not used and try a decoy! Good Luck

If theyre usin dogs then theyre not usin calls so you may not be as bad off as you think.
When tose boys say 'hunt the brush and places they feel safe' they mean call them OUT of those places,not actually walk into them and call. Not tryin to overstate the obvious,but go in out of sight and downwind of a cover area,with the sun at your back if possible,up to a mile away on a calm day,closer on windy days. You do not necessarily need to be able to see the cover area,just know its there. If you can see it they can watch you walk in. That happens,gigs up when dealin with educated dogs. Still keep an eye out in all directions as they have a very nasty habit of comin in exactly where you dont expect them. Hunt em like your the one who's gettin shot and your odds improve.

Good advice.

In my area of Kansas, there is a lot of hunting with greyhounds...as it sounds like you have there in Wisconsin...unless you're referring to using "trailhounds".
My best advice...try to get permission to hunt grounds that the dog hunters can not get access to. After being chased, & not killed, an intellegent coyote will start bedding on property where he isn't being chased on.

A few people use greyhounds around here also. I would like to see that once but it seems like it would take some of the sport out of it.
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