coyotes...western oregon??????????

[ultramag]

Does anyone hunt song dogs in the valley or coastal range? I have always been interested in calling them into clearings or fields... is anyone doing this with success in western or.

-Derek

[24 on/ 48 off]

Any clearcut in the coast range. Get there before sunrise and start calling!

--spud-- :smile:

[nerta]

[img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img] to find the right clear cut try using a howler just before day break. when the dogs answer you know their around. works great in eastern oregon should work on the wet side.

[Doc Spratley]

Heck, who needs to call them in? I've got one (maybe more) roaming my neighborhood in east Vancouver at night. My wife came home last night and one was right in our driveway! :shocked:

[skein]

Lots of dogs in the Cascades and coast range. Philomath area is really good, with song dogs everywhere. Calling them is a little different, though. I agree with Nerta, a howler is a good tool for locating them, and although it can sometimes be a pain to learn, it's really worth the effort. I never go without my howler.

The other thing is the lack of visibility. It's so brushy over here that your sound doesn't carry very far, and you don't see them until they're right on top of you. I don't hunt them with a shotgun, but I've missed some that 00 buck would have taken - they were too hard to get onto with my scoped rifle. I may have to rethink the rifle/shotgun scenario.

While you're out bird hunting, be sure and watch for scat, then come back to those areas and set up. Another place is around the edges of farms, especially where there's sheep. Just be sure and ask permission.

I think once you get to pursuing them over on this side, you'll be amazed at how many there really are.

Good luck.

Skein