Experienced Coyote Denners

So any tips or tricks to finding and denning coyotes. Howl before daylight . . . listen for a den of pups . . . go back about 8:30 or 9:00 and try to get right on top of them with the dog, then do a couple of howls and see if they come for the dog? Shoot the adults, then try to back track them to the den?

What tools do you use and carry? Shovel, pick, flashlights, road flares, catch pole?

Looking for some tips from guys with experience.

I have No experience doing denning work but it sounds like your on the right path. I'd try the howling right before dark or right after dark myself to locate the dens. Thats how we do it to scout for calling spots anyway. Hope others with experience pipe in here. What kind of dogs are you using? Jagds?

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Ya, I did that. The best info is from Bob Wendt (both his posts on here and his fox trapping DVD that has denning information on it). Just wondering what else I was missing.

Kemmer Curs

O'gormans catalog has some videos on the subject, including Vern Dorn

Denning is something that you pick up on over time the more you do it the better you get no quick video on how to do it well. OG's video touches on some aspects but sound and pic quaility very poor. Also geographics will change across the country.

A few aspects to look for even in a "busy" place, look for the quite spots, close to water and has cover around it. Most coyote dens will be within 2 miles of an area they are killing on.You can knock out alot of the open areas and heavy traffic spots as less likely areas and concintrait more on the areas with less intrusion. You can locate at night prior to sun down and the pups will answer but in most cases a little early for that yet. If you locate early morning your not lkikely getting a den location but the adults may still be out hunting.

Some are easy to find others are really tough due to the cover and terrain they use. AS the pups get older look for matted down grass and trails to and from straight line from a water source.

Considering how dry it is in Nevadafornia, I would start where intheweeds last sentence said - the water holes and back track from there to the closest shaded/brushy areas. Once the pups get big enough to be out and about with the parents there should be alot more sign and howling should get them to answering. JMO.