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When are the best times to varmint hunt? #4903472 01/11/14 03:52 PM
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New to varmint hunting. When is the best time to varmint hunt? coyotes, bobcats and all? Early morning or night? Any success during the day? Thanks for any feedback

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4903515 01/11/14 04:16 PM
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Early late night
Small moon
Decoys in day can help

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4903523 01/11/14 04:19 PM
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Around my area, the coyotes seem most active in the 2-3 hours just after dark, at least based on all the noise they make. On the game cameras, they show up any time of night.


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Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4904397 01/12/14 02:00 AM
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Prior to barometric pressure changes regardless of "time." Otherwise early, late, and all through the night. My favorite time is one hr after sunset.

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4904866 01/12/14 07:03 AM
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Sometimes I've had bobcats and coyotes on the move during the day when there is a heavy overcast without the rain.

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4905402 01/12/14 07:15 PM
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I like hunting just before dark and a couple hours afterwards.

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4906627 01/13/14 04:50 AM
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I notice them more for the first few hours after dark

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4909375 01/14/14 02:49 PM
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Dusk - 1-3hr after
few hrs to dawn or
Whenever you can

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4910874 01/15/14 01:45 AM
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Any time will work if you can set up to where they are located and can call. If you can't call or over do an e- caller it won't matter. Your sucess will be limited. I myself like to day hunt and have been sucessful and I hunt at night as well. Its just like fishing, when its good its good. You can't killem from the couch!

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4910932 01/15/14 02:09 AM
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Yes yotes and cats or more active during the night but you'll double your chances by hunting during the day. Early morning is the best time to give it try.

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4927245 01/22/14 11:09 PM
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Find a rancher around that is calving right now and the coyotes will be prowling for an easy meal and you can call them up in the middle if the day . I've had real good luck through out the yrs between the hrs of 5 am and sun up and 5pm and midnight but that doesn't mean I have not called them in other times either. Just get out and do it it's the most exciting hunt you can do.

Re: When are the best times to varmint hunt? [Re: Night Skunk] #4928022 01/23/14 06:20 AM
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We call them in all hours of the day this time of year. I called 3 yotes that won't be eating our deer this past weekend between 5 and 5:30 pm and another at 9 am the next morning. Only made 4 stands and called a total of 27 of minutes. They are hungry. Wish I would have hunted more.

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