Seeking Advice on Night Vision Scopes for Coyotes

[CGDustDevil]

My coyote problem is getting out of hand. I've been capturing WAY too much activity around the compound, and they're no longer just wandering by... They're hanging out for periods of 10 minutes to an hour or more. Having lost two of our kitties a month or two back, I'm anxious to 'shed some lead' to discourage these critters from hanging out.

I'm in the process of installing some motion detection equipment now that I know where they're coming from and their behavior around the perimeter.

Since these invasions are happening as early as 8:00 p.m. now that the days are shorter combined with the amount of time they're hanging out, I'm wanting to find a reasonably priced night vision scope. A couple dead coyote carcasses may help to discourage the local inhabitants from looking for their dinner at my fence!

Any reviews, advice etc would be very much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Best regards, Pete

 

[Jeepnik]

I can't comment on the scope, but I've found that coyotes will eat a coyote carcass. You might be inviting them to dinner by leaving them where they lie.

 

[CGDustDevil]

Interesting experience Jeepnik! I had never heard that. I have friends in Texas who used to shoot 'em and toss the carcass over a barbed wire fence to discourage others.

Thanks for your input!

Regards, Pete

 

[427mach1]

Here's a review on one that is reasonably priced...

http://www.gunsumerreports.com/review_atn_x-sight_p1.php

 

[gramps]

They don't appear to have become any cheaper. My ex-wife bought me one for Christmas in the late '90's that cost around $600.00. Mounted it on a Remington 788 in .308. In spite of using live rabbits as decoys, and electronic rabbit distress calls. I never saw or shot a coyote with that set up. I was "buzzed" by an owl once. Any light source will white the screen. Good luck.
gramps

 

[rugerjunkie]

Take a look at SWFA.com and go to the menu on the left. There is a catagory for night vision and thermal scopes. Prepare for sticker shock on most of them but there are quite a few models that arent too bad. How do they work? Dunno. But I have started looking into them myself.

 

[Mobuck]

"I have friends in Texas who used to shoot 'em and toss the carcass over a barbed wire fence to discourage others."
When we were dogging coyotes big time, one old sheep man asked us to hang all the skinned coyote carcasses on his highway fences as we went past. Said he hadn't seen a single coyote in his lambing pens when there was a dead one hanging on every 5th post. I suspect it got a wee bit rank along about mid-March but then again I didn't have to tolerate it so not my problem. I'll bet someone thought that old codger was a heck of a coyote hunter.

 

[pete44ru]

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I had a lot of success with a red lens flashlight taped to my gun barrel.

The red light illuminated their eyes w/o panicking them, allowing me to shoot them between the eyes (the only thing I could see).

I usually held the light (gun ) pointed straight up, with the edge of the light ring just touching ground, then dropped it for the shot when a set of eyes lit up.


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[CGDustDevil]

"I have friends in Texas who used to shoot 'em and toss the carcass over a barbed wire fence to discourage others."
When we were dogging coyotes big time, one old sheep man asked us to hang all the skinned coyote carcasses on his highway fences as we went past. Said he hadn't seen a single coyote in his lambing pens when there was a dead one hanging on every 5th post. I suspect it got a wee bit rank along about mid-March but then again I didn't have to tolerate it so not my problem. I'll bet someone thought that old codger was a heck of a coyote hunter.

LOL!!! Yeah, That would sure give an impression wouldn't it??

When I was in tech school at Sheppard AFB, I went into Wichita Falls one weekend and rented a little jap two wheel rice burner and headed out to see what was around. (Uncle Sam wouldn't let me bring my Harley to Basic Training & tech school! Go figure, eh?)

I saw fences all over the place with coyote skins hangin' on 'em, but I don't recall seeing any livestock other than cattle. One of my buddies was a Texan named Charlie Tucker... Charlie told me the ranchers thought the carcasses kept other coyotes away.

Best regards, Pete

 

[CGDustDevil]

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I had a lot of success with a red lens flashlight taped to my gun barrel.

The red light illuminated their eyes w/o panicking them, allowing me to shoot them between the eyes (the only thing I could see).

I usually held the light (gun ) pointed straight up, with the edge of the light ring just touching ground, then dropped it for the shot when a set of eyes lit up.


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Clever idea! I need something that will illuminate out to 175 feet or so. Even if I could see my sights, I doubt I'd make it to the back without scaring the targets away.

But that's a neat idea... I'll have to go out and experiment with that a little. The coyotes apparently see something with the cameras because they look right square at the things. Don't know what they see, but they sure know something is there.

 

[CGDustDevil]

Here's a review on one that is reasonably priced...

http://www.gunsumerreports.com/review_atn_x-sight_p1.php

Thanks! The ATN is one brand I've been looking at. The ATN X-Sight II 5-20 has a bunch of 'smart' features for a smartphone, but I figured it'd be wasted on me. (Like the AM/FM/CD Player on the Harley!)

I'll check this model out... Thanks for the tip!

Best regards, Pete

 

[contender]

The use of a red lens on a good light at night is a well proven method of culling night critters. Just make sure the law allows night hunting of coyotes and the use of night optics. No need to get into trouble needlessly.

 

[powder smoke]

I can't comment on the scope, but I've found that coyotes will eat a coyote carcass. You might be inviting them to dinner by leaving them where they lie.

Yes I agree, my neighbor has a coyote bait out 24/7 he leaves dead coyote carcasses
right on the bait. They are not fussy and will consume there own.

He has a red light right on the bait, that to does not seem to bother them.
His motion sensor alerts him when the varmints are present.
Shoots them out of his window from the house, uses an Ar. 556. ps

 

[CGDustDevil]

Take a look at SWFA.com and go to the menu on the left. There is a catagory for night vision and thermal scopes. Prepare for sticker shock on most of them but there are quite a few models that arent too bad. How do they work? Dunno. But I have started looking into them myself.

rugejunkie - Here's one I've been mulling. Gets very good reviews. Won't break the bank.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NZ98OKG//ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=riflescopesbest-20

 

[cyborgt800]

Seeking Advice on Night Vision Scopes for Coyotes

My first thought when reading the subject was that I don't think coyotes need night vision scopes...they probably don't know how to use them and wouldn't take care of them.