Predator Hunting

There we sat, up high along the edge of red-tinted West Texas rimrock. This was the last setup of the morning and it was looking like a bust. Coyote calling expert Wyman Meinzer called down into the rocky, cedar-filled canyon for a solid 10 minutes. The one coyote we’d seen had winded us from several hundred yards out, popped out at the edge of an opening and immediately disappeared.

The following is additional information about the Western Great Lakes wolf DPS, continued from "On Point" (page 16) of the December/January 2013 issue of North American Hunter.

I’m planning to hunt coyotes, and I need to figure out what gun I should use.

It’s no secret that coyotes eat venison, but do they hurt deer populations while satisfying their cravings?

Jerrod Lile from Montana was recently elk hunting when he and his friend had a close encounter with a grizzly. “All of a sudden my buddy was running toward me.” Lile said. “I looked behind him and saw a grizzly running right at us. I pulled my pistol and was ready to fire when the bear was less than 10 yards away. Thankfully, the bear veered off at the last second. It was a close call.”

The main “wolf blaze” has been extinguished, but pockets of hot coals continue to smolder.

Watch a video and learn how to improve your hunting strategy with the NAHC’s new hunting-focused weather center, powered by ScoutLook Weather.

As legal battles surrounding New Jersey’s recent and future bear hunting seasons continue, what’s right for the bears has somehow gotten lost in transaction.

After a 5-year, litigation-filled hiatus, New Jersey bear hunters are back in action.

NAH Managing Editor Dave Maas shares some highlights from his 2010 food plot scouting cameras.