Hey guys. Here in southern Illinois we have some coyotes. How many.....I dont know? All the people I talked to that live out of town in the country say they hear them every night. I have seen a few while deer hunting too. I always wanted to go coyote hunting, but didnt have a centerfire varmint rifle. Here in IL we cant deer hunt with centerfire rifles. Gotta use a slug gun. So I never owned any centerfire rifles. But now it has changed!!! Just bought a Remington 700P .223 1/9 twist with a Bushnell elite 4200 4-16X40 scope and a harris 6"-9" bipod. I got it sighted in too! Shot it at 100, 200 and 300 yards with good groups! I was hitting a 3" by 3" square steel plate every shot at 300 yards. Now I gotta get a electronic call. I guess im asking how hard is coyote hunting? Is there anybody out there that lives in southern IL or knows how good of a coyote population we have? Im thinking we have alot! Can anybody give me some basic tips to coyote hunting? (where to hide, what call to use, how far to put the call from me, do I use bait and ext?????) Give me all info I need to get a kill or 2. Looks like alot of fun by watching the youtube videos!!!