Coyote Hunting

[newglockster]

I read the CA DFG regulations, but I have a couple questions that hopefully you guys can comment on.

1. I did not see any method of take specified in the regulations. Therefore, shotgun, rifles, air rifles, .22lr, and archery is permitted, correct? I am NOT in the Condor range, so lead is not regulated.

2. The way I understand it, electronic calls and decoys are permitted for coyote hunting?

3. Hunting Hours: Coyotes may be taken on public land at night, except for a large area that is specified in the regulations in SoCal, right?

I can't wait to get out there!

[disvet]

I read the CA DFG regulations, but I have a couple questions that hopefully you guys can comment on.

1. I did not see any method of take specified in the regulations. Therefore, shotgun, rifles, air rifles, .22lr, and archery is permitted, correct? I am NOT in the Condor range, so lead is not regulated.

2. The way I understand it, electronic calls and decoys are permitted for coyote hunting?

3. Hunting Hours: Coyotes may be taken on public land at night, except for a large area that is specified in the regulations in SoCal, right?

I can't wait to get out there!

1 and 2)
3)Nongame mammals may be taken at any time except as provided in this section.

(a) Area Closed to Night Hunting. Nongame mammals may be taken only between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset in the following described area: Beginning at a point where Little Panoche Road crosses Interstate 5 near Mendota; south on Interstate 5 to Highway 198; east on Highway 198 to Highway 99; south on Highway 99 to Interstate 5; south on Interstate 5 to the Los Padres National Forest boundary in Section 8, T 9 N, R 19 W, S.B.B.M near Fort Tejon Historical Monument; west along the National Forest boundary to Cerro Noroeste Road; northwest on Cerro Noroeste Road to Highway 33-166; north on Highway 33-166 to the Soda Lake Road; northwest on the Soda Lake Road and on the Simmler Soda Lake San Diego Creek Road to Highway 58 at Simmler; west on Highway 58 to the Cammotti Shandon Road; north on the Cammotti Shandon Road to the Shandon San Juan Road; north on the Shandon San Juan Road to Highway 41; northeast on Highway 41 to the Cholame Valley Road; northwest on Cholame Valley Road and Cholame Road to the Parkfield Coalinga Road in Parkfield; north on Parkfield Coalinga Road and Parkfield Grade to Highway 198; northwest on Highway 198 to the Fresno-Monterey county line; north along the Fresno-Monterey county and Fresno-San Benito county lines to the Little Panoche Road; north and east on the Little Panoche Road to the point of beginning at Interstate 5.

This section does not pertain to the legal take of nongame mammals with traps as provided for by Sections 461-480 of these regulations, and by Sections 4000-4012, 4152 and 4180 of the Fish and Game Code. (This regulation supersedes Section 3000 of the Fish and Game Code.)
(b) On privately-owned property, not included in (a) above, nongame mammals may be taken from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise only by the landowner or his agents, or by persons who have in their immediate possession written permission issued by the landowner or tenant that states the permittee can trespass from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise on property under the ownership or control of such landowners or tenants.
(c) Fallow deer, axis deer, sambar deer, sika deer, aoudad, mouflon, tahr and feral goats may be taken only from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

[disvet]

Hope that helped

[newglockster]

So it's fine to hunt with a bow, rimfire or centerfire rifles, or shotguns? Night hunting is fine too?

[disvet]

I would not use a .22 but yes you can, coyotes can be taken any way other than poison...and night hunting is fine as longs as you are not using lights during deer season

[disvet]

oh and the area allows it

[95 taco]

i'm going to get my hunting license in the next few weeks and my cousin has a buddy who will let us hunt on his ranch, i just finished my AR to use on varmints and i was wondering if there is a capacity restriction?
i read some threads from '10 and no restriction but i'm not sure if that has changed.

[disvet]

i'm going to get my hunting license in the next few weeks and my cousin has a buddy who will let us hunt on his ranch, i just finished my AR to use on varmints and i was wondering if there is a capacity restriction?
i read some threads from '10 and no restriction but i'm not sure if that has changed.

No capacity restriction other than the normal CA 10rd stuff

[95 taco]

No capacity restriction other than the normal CA 10rd stuff

thanks.

[newglockster]

Can anyone reccomend your favorite predator calls? (electronic or not)

Thoughts on this one? http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunti...3Bcat104513580

[disvet]

I like electronic callers, they give you more options. So not only can you get attention of the hungry coyote but also the lonely coyote by using different social calls. You dont have to go out and spend $200+ on a foxpro. I use this cheapo thing off amazon and it works fine. Light weight and cheap so when I break it (because I know I will) It will be easy to replace.

http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Game-Innovations-Flextone-Electronic/dp/B003RV0QD0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1360456606&sr=8-3&keywords=predator+call+wild+game+innovations

[cowboyup]

FoxPro's work great, particularly when combined with hand calls, in a windy or large expanse or when calling each set for a long time...they are not necessary, but really just another tool.

[GJC]

Wow,so BLM land can be hunted at night? For coyotes of course, or am I missing something. Thanks

[mzhunter]

i use a 22 n a foxpro

[Nahuatl]

Wow,so BLM land can be hunted at night? For coyotes of course, or am I missing something. Thanks

First CA - either borrow the spotlight zone map for SoCal and transfer the boundary to your own, or map it from the description in the CA DFW booklet. Then get up to speed on county and local regs - SB and Riv have their own rules. The boundaries and other night regs have nothing to do with BLM. You'll also need to familiarize with some of the other regs for vehicle attached, handheld, and flashlight voltages.

Then of course, it might help to get some guidance on what it takes to shoot at eyes after dark from someone who's actually shot a few hundred and been spotlighting for a few decades, not just web/magazine regurgitation, or two nights with a flashlight.

Santee? There's a club in SD about which I know very little other than the Pres. showed up at the state hunt in December. A club/a mentor/an experienced hunt partner who has been hunting predators at night and is willing to drag you along (big if) might flatten the learning slope by a few years.

Not for the timid dude. The first time you call a 6-pack in the black and all you see are hungry eyes, remember, you are the prey.