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Post by aspencreek on Dec 16, 2013 15:33:47 GMT -7
Hey everybody,
Stumbled across the website and it looked like a great place to sign up! My name is Jason and I'm from Boise. I grew up in Eastern Idaho (Pocatello) and took up hunting and fishing in my teens with some friends over there. Did quite a bit of deer and waterfowl hunting, with a bit of upland game, rockchucking, and even some occasional bowfishing. Moved over to Boise for college in the early 90s and have stuck around ever since. I really haven't done much hunting on this side of the state except for some pheasant hunting while I still had my Lab. Although in the last couple years I've been starting to get back into it with some ground squirrel shooting (only discovered this three years ago!), plus a few outings for chucks, rabbits, badgers, etc. Thinking I'd also really like to get into Coyote hunting, although I'm a complete newbie at that and have yet to give it a go.... need to soon though! As for guns, I've got a fair variety from 22LR and 17hmr, 22 hornet, 223, to 7mm mag, etc. Anyway, good to be here and look forward to chatting and possibly meeting up with some of the group.
-Jason
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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Dec 16, 2013 17:27:08 GMT -7
Hello Jason,
Welcome to the IVH Forums. We are glad you found us.
As you have already seen on the forums, that we have a monthly meeting. Attending the meetings, and getting to know the crew would be a good place to start. Then considering to join and support the club and being an active member of both the forums and the club would be a good next step!
You have probably already seen that we have a contest just about every month of the year. Everyone is welcome to attend. You are welcome to come out and see what it is we do during the registration and weigh-in of the contest!
As for rifles, you have a good selection of firepower. I would suggest as a calling gun, the 223 for coyotes would be a great choice. Stoke it with some Hornady Superformance ammo, what ever grain bullet your rifle will shoot well. Something in the 50 to 55 grain. I shoot a 22-250 Rem, with a 52 grain bullet.
What about predator calls, how are you set up with those?
Camo from head to toe. Sagebrush pattern!?
Shooting Sticks? That is about all the calling stuff you need to get started. You may want to add in a buttpad to sit on, or you may consider a low profile chair or stool.
Come out and meet the crew at the Great Wall Restaurant for the January meeting. Second Tuesday of the month, every month!
Meantime, we (IVH) meets every week on Wednesday morning at 11am at the Tom's Cabin Cafe' in Emmett, everyone is WELCOME to come out and meet & greet the crew and have a great lunch of Beans and Cornbread Muffin, or whatever else you want!
Later,
Gary
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Post by broper on Dec 17, 2013 5:50:54 GMT -7
Hi Jason,
Gary pretty well covered ebverything. Just wanted to say, welcome aboard and hope you'll come to one of our meetings , see what we're about and consider joining. We always welcome new members and familys are always welcome too. Hope to meet you.
Bob
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Post by aspencreek on Dec 17, 2013 14:37:22 GMT -7
Thanks for the welcome and all the helpful info Stickman and Broper. I've got camo, shooting sticks, etc. I think the only thing I would need to go out would be a call of some type. I've been leaning towards getting an e-caller, simply because I figured it would be better to use that than to use a mouth-blown call poorly. I've seen duck hunters screeching away on their calls and scaring off way more ducks than they are ever calling and I don't want to do that for coyotes. Is there an e-call that you guys have used and liked? As for the meetings I'll have to try to get to the next one. Out of curiosity how big of an active group is there in the club?
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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Dec 17, 2013 15:08:35 GMT -7
If you want to not spend alot of money on an ecaller, I sell a great little unit!? The ICOtec GC300 is a great caller to start out with. It is priced at $80.00 plus shipping or if you pick it up, you can save the shipping. I have 2 in stock right now! Go to: timberbutteoutdoors.com/TBOStore/Predator-ICOTecECallers.htmlIf you want handcalls, I can help you with that. I also sell many kinds of hand calls. You can find them all on the TBO Store site, and see what we have. I appreciate you not wanting to educate the coyotes any further! 2 Thumbs Up! :-) But you need to have some hand calls with you. Such as: a squeaker or coaxer, a jackrabbit call, and a cottontail call. Later on when you learn the differences in the coyote vocalizations, it will be time to purchase a coyote howler, or a diaphragm howler. Best bet is to get with one of the IVH Crew and go hunt with them to see what they do, and repeat what they do! I am sure someone will be glad to have you tag along with them. I would if I could get away to go hunting! Later, Gary |
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Post by broper on Dec 17, 2013 19:49:27 GMT -7
A lot of us use e-callers and mouth blown calls together. The best way to learn how to use a mouth call is to get one and start practicing. Like Gary said, get with some coyote hunters and listen to how they do it. Also, go to a sporting goods store and buy a dvd, or Gary may be able to get them for you through TBO, watch it and listen to how they blow their calls. Try to duplicate what they do. It's really not hard to learn. Just get one and start using it. Keep it in your car and practice while your going down the road. Not in heavy traffic though! Practice, practice, practice. I have one of the Ico-tech 300's Gary was talking about. It's a cheap way to get started with an e-caller and the sounds are good.
Bob
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Post by 72camaro on Dec 22, 2013 6:47:21 GMT -7
Question, when practicing to use the mouth with the e-caller and you do both, is it to make it sound like there are a couple dogs in one area?
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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Dec 22, 2013 9:42:50 GMT -7
You can use the ecaller to make the coyote vocalizations, while you are doing them also, but make sure you know what you are blowing before you do that.
What I do, with the ecaller is I will turn on the coyote vocals, and then I will blow a rabbit distress, or a fawn distress, which give the illusion that there are coyotes working a kill, which makes the other territorial coyotes angry, that some interloper is in their territory, and they will come to kick butt!
Or I will run the rabbit distress on the ecaller, and then I will howl with a howler hand call, this is much better, because, coyotes don't make that much noise, they are more quiet than one thinks. Some howls are good, alot is not!
The good thing with an ecaller is this, you can move the caller, a distance away from you, with coyotes can recognize the distance between you calling and the ecaller calling, which will make the coyotes think that there is more going on than what they are hearing, you know the old saying, Curiosity killed the cat! Coyotes are curious, and want to know who or what is in their territory. And if they can get a free meal. Even if they have to run the interlopers away or fight them for it! Afterall, it is their territory, and that means that rabbit or fawn being killed is their property!
Later,
Gary
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