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This past weekend we were back in Maine, but didn’t do any hunting this time. Right now we are focused on finding a great spot to hunt coyote. Thanks to our new jeep and satellite images we are able to find places we have never seen before. Before I get into that I want to mention that I am continually trying to improve the website, so please let me know if you have any suggestions. Recently the site would have not looked the way it should unless you were viewing it in a wide screen resolution. The Northeast Hunting website will look different depending on your screens resolution, Internet browser you are using, and also how the site is made. Right now you should be able to view it correctly as I did the best I can to accommodate different resolutions and browsers. I am no web designer master so I can’t guarantee it will look perfect for everyone.

Soon I hope to start work on some custom camouflage for my rifle since I have had no luck with anything else. I had last mentioned I was going to try a rifle ghillie wrap, and that definitely didn’t work out the way I had hoped. If I was set up in a fixed location with my bi-pod set up then it might have worked well for a quick cover up. As is in most cases with hunting this is not the case. However I did understand this before hand and was hoping to wrap it around my rifle tightly. In the end it was too much of a pain in the ass and I didn’t want anything in the way of any functioning parts on the rifle, i.e. bolt action, trigger, scope.

It was a great four days in Maine even though we were unsuccessful in killing any coyotes. At least we were able to hear some every time we went out, except for the time when we were near the airport. We know they are there, we’ve heard them, seen their droppings, seen their tracks, so definitely a lot of positive signs. Each time we head out we are learning more and more about where and how to hunt Maine coyotes. If anyone has ever tried to hunt these predators in northern Maine, they will tell you it’s hard. These woods are very thick and finding a clear cut is not easy, even more because they grow up again way too fast. This is not the type of hunting you see on TV when they hunt these large prairies and see a coyote come from a mile away, not even close. Even when hunting deer, whoever it may be will see deer after deer, but wait a few days till he or she gets the one they want. They sure are spoiled, must be nice. In northern Maine it’s a battle, most hunters will tell you that, pretty much take what you can get. Overall I think that type of experience is more exciting and rewarding, especially if it’s a coyote. Coyotes move quick and will not stop for any short amount of time like a deer.

Afternoon everyone! Finally made it up to Maine for a few days of hunting, coyotes that is. Me and Dave spent a few hours at sunrise this morning attempting to hunt the crazy predators. We got set up around 6am and waited about a half hour, then did a short calling sequence with our mini phantom predator caller. We also set up our quiver critter about 130 yards out. About 45 minutes in we heard could hear off to our right at least 3 dogs calling and yipping. They seemed to have got hung up off to our left and never came into sight. I believe they may have been chasing some sort of critter. Earlier on, during the ride out to our hunting spot we spotted a small black bear crossing the road and a large cow moose. Tonight we may try a different spot near the municipal airport which is wider open and more flat, hopefully with any luck we can get a coyote for you all.

This Thursday through Saturday we will attempt to outwit the wily coyote and hopefully have a little bit of luck on our side. Can we overcome their three most powerful senses, smell, vision, and hearing? I would say it’s between their smell and vision that are the most important to overcome as well as the most difficult. If I was to rank these in order of importance, first would be smell, then vision, and then their hearing. I could be perfectly still, but once the coyote gets a hold of my scent I’ve lost the battle. Also, I do not need to be within sight or hearing distance for him to know that I am around.