It would be a great spot. If they would allow it, it would be bow only here in Westchester. Some of the land around those sightings are NYC watershed areas of which I have a permit to access. I have seen coyote in the past when bow hunting but to call them in close enough for a bow without them catching my scent would be a new level of stealth. lol Easier to place a call 60 yards away and have then circle that than circle me. lolNewCastle, NY has a map of reported sightings. It seems to be a hotbed for them.
I was figuring that there would be a few in there with Greenwood lake community so close. I am sure they see them. Saturday appears to be a cold one but as of now, I'm going in. I'll be prepared. Not my first go around hunting in those temps. lol Thanks for the feed back.
Well short answer is yes. It was cold for sure. Still snow cover on the woods floor, human activity on trails and domestic dog tracks. I did see among them what appeared to be coyote. When I got off the trail and headed in deeper to a spot where I would have the wind advantage I did come across my first set of coyote tracks. Going further up and around just below the summit of this hill, I found more. All traversing just below the summit. I went a little higher, got to my spot, had caller set up and going. Tried a number of calls for 20 minutes or so, but nothing. The wind was good but that doesn't mean they won't approach from the top of the hill. I had a good view of a wide area below me. Gave the caller a 10 minute break and started again and got a response. A distant one. lol It was almost like "no you come here its too fucking cold." lol The wind started to swirl covering 180 degrees now, and 90 of it not in my favor. I kept moving and setting up but the wind wasn't cooperating. I figure going up in elevation would give me a more consistent wind direction. On the woods floor it was 360 degrees but light. I spent a few hours in the woods and had fun doing it. Bit of a scouting mission as well. I'll go back. I have a few other locations in mind.
Thank you. I had fun. But there was one other brave soul parked off the road with their hunting sticker in the window. lol Not sure what they were hunting, I didn't hear a caller.
Well.....I had dog before while in Korea a long time ago. lol I can't imagine it would taste any different. I saw this episode and I agree, slather it in sauce and it would be fine. lol I might try it. I would have to cook because the wife would want nothing to do with it. lol
Any tips? My damn toes always get cold!! I just bought some Irish setter 20” neoprene boots and I have 80% alpaca wool socks, with a thinner 80% merino wool socks and my last hunting trip was the only time my toes didn’t get cold. I may have finally hit the mark. No toe warmers either.
Tips for warmer toes?
My feet are always cold. I don’t know what it is. Only thing that gets cold on me. You are lucky. I’ve worn 3 pairs of socks in 1,000 gram insulated boots and my feet still get cold. The one pair is cabelas $18/pair never get cold feet socks, ones a think will blend and the other are medium weight wool blend, and still cold feet deer hunting in 20-30 F weather. I’m Italian so maybe I’m used to the Mediterranean and warm sands beaches. If I work in the cold I get achy and vomit a lot of times.
