Any of guys heard or seen this?

[Kyboy89000]

Just curious if anyone has seen or heard of this? Had a old guy taking his two GWP when he was predator calling. Said they were not decoy dogs but would sit at his side one watching his back the other watching his front and would act as a early warning on something coming in and would catch any missed or bad shots.

 

[tommeboy]

Yep. Coyotes are territorial and will come to a dog no problem. Several guys on youtube showing this.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Several times, had a coyote out sleeping in a large flat worked soybean field. Some snow, no cover of any type downwind. So I and one of my pointing dogs walk in from upwind just off to the side. Both the dog and I have always been inside 100 yards when the coyote jumps. I believe the coyote hears/smells the dog. The coyote have jumped and ran a short distance, realizing the dog isn't chasing and stopped looking back. I'm wearing whites on snow/dirt, they haven't appeared to see me? They all have gotten shot after I dropped prone for shot off bipod.

 

[AWS]

Yes, until WA banned dogs coyote hunting I would take GWP with me and he would keep a nose on the up wind side. A little growl.and I knew to look where he was looking. Ii hunted with a drilling and we would hunt birds on the way back to the truck.

 

[jds holler]

I want to do that!! Can we go do that??!!

 

[AWS]

It's hard work but dad lets me nap in his chair.

 

[Kyboy89000]

Yes, until WA banned dogs coyote hunting I would take GWP with me and he would keep a nose on the up wind side. A little growl.and I knew to look where he was looking. Ii hunted with a drilling and we would hunt birds on the way back to the truck.

Cool did you have to train him for it or did he pick it up himself? Was he from a European line? I heard they can be more fur sharp. Could you believe the part about them catching bad or missed shots?

 

[5spd]

There are many callers who use dogs for spotting or decoying coyote.

 

[boltfluter]

I have done it for many years! Never had a bad day with your "buddy" along for the hunt.

 

[SeabeeKen]

We went groundhog hunting yesterday. Hard to get him off the wife's chair though

 

[Kyboy89000]

I have done it for many years! Never had a bad day with your "buddy" along for the hunt.

Was your a decoy dog or a early warning for one coming in? What about catching bad or missed shots

 

[boltfluter]

Mine was for a distraction to the coyotes. I would have him sit twenty or thirty feet off to the side and slightly behind when I was calling. He new the game and was very sharp at spotting them. The best part was the companionship and his ability to find downed coyotes that sometimes run after a fatal shot. The best, most amazing example was when I was set-up, across a big draw, over a dead cow for bait. My "hide" was 350 yds away. As close as I could get due to the terrain. So, at first light, enough to shoot anyway, I picked the biggest coyote of the 3, and let fly. Running a suppressor, I could hear the solid impact, of the 75 A-max! All 3 coyotes took off in different directions in a sea of sage brush. Not good! So I just guessed that the one that ran across the hillside was the hit one, as the other ones ran uphill. So off to find my big coyote, and he was big. Upon examination there was no blood trail at the shot location, not even a drop. Believe me I looked and looked. So, what to do! Luckily the prevailing wind was blowing to the downwind side of the bovine. So, my plan was to take "Jake", my dog, down wind and make my way back to the cow. I went about 150 yds downwind and told him to "go find the coyote". He ran straight up the hill about 75 yards, cutting the wind, and then made a hard right and went about 25 yds into the wind. Standing there, his tail and hackles went up, and I knew he had found the coyote. Took him literally 30 seconds. Still amazed at what a good dog can do. A very big coyote, hit right behind the front shoulder, for a perfect shot. They are tough! A 1/2 inch exit and beautiful hide. One drop of blood about 5 feet from where he fell. After skinning him, I trailed back to the cow, not one drop of blood the entire way. Without my dog I most likely would never have found the coyote. Very rare for one to run that far. That hide went for 98.00 at the auction in Canada. Great dog, great hunt, and one of my fondest memories with my old friend. Still missing him as I write this. So yes, a well trained dog adds a lot of fun and joy to the hunt.

Paul