Coyotes are everywhere

[Eider]

In the last ten years there has been a tremendous rise in the coyote population in the north east. In massachusetts coyotes are in every little possible piece of woods that'll hold them. They are a pain in the neck here and I shoot at them when ever I get the chance.

[buckhunter]

Know what you mean. I have seen them in just about every town in the state. Brookline, Weston, Watertown etc. Try to hunt them and have manage to kill a few.

Another big boom is the fox population on the south shore. I see them a lot however never hunted down there. Plymouth has a big population in the Standish Forest.

[Eider]

I live in West Bridgewater which is a part of Plymouth county and theres fox and coyotes everywhere. ive taken one of each.

[buckhunter]

I have hunted Geese down there on some land owned by Cumberland Farms. Its just off 24. You can't see it but you can here it. Saw a lot of Yote tracks around those fields. A lot of brush.

[Eider]

whered you hunt the geese right behind the shell station?
Ive shot some geese there before

[buckhunter]

No its actual land that is farmed. Its hard to describe exactly where it is but you can hear the 24 traffice plus there is some heavy duty power lines running thru it.

[WG3]

I own a small farm in West bridgewater cann't say I have any trouble with them yet ... They have taken the woodchucks out of the picture around the farm and I am not to unhappy to see them go . As for the deer I not seen any down turn in their wanderings around the place . On the other hand I am a meat hunter and not after racks so your mileage may differ ...
Bill G.

[buckhunter]

Welcome Bill to HC. Good bunch of people here. A lot of bright folks that can any question you might have on just about anything.

Yes I do hunt Bridgewater some but mostly central and western Mass. A lot of my duck hunting is in the Salisbuy/Plum Island area.

Its to a point that the majority of deer around are in the burbs. Saw a bunch of 12 in Waltham/Linclon last week. I like the big woods even if I come home empty which is fine.

[Eider]

WG3 what street is your farm off of because i probably know right where it is

[WG3]

Bryant St. ...........

[bckmasterpro]

Walking home last wednesday from bowhunting I could here a bunch of em' howling and stuff. It went on fer like 10 minutes nonstop before they slowed down a little. My dads also sen a couple of em'. There are tracks all over the place near my stand. Nice to see there are more people from west bridgewater that hunt! Good Luck

[GOLD-PAN]

This is why i dont hunt deer no more up here ''COYOTE'S'' a few years ago i decieded to really change my way of hunting 100% Predator hunter...

[Mike Moss]

The coyote is new to our area and has wiped out the woodchuck hunting. Woodchuck hunting was a great rifle sport.

[buckhunter]

There are still a ton of them in my area. Screw up the bow hunt a couple of time. Bud did hit a good one while deer hunting. Lot of fun to hunt with a handgun. Cleaned out the turkeys in the area I hunt.

[GOLD-PAN]

Do ya all do any baiting for coyote ?????? It's really fun !

[BriBri]

OK. Can someone explain to me the laws regarding rifle hunting in Massachusetts? The hunting regs imply that you can hunt coyotes with a .22 as long as it's not during pheasant or quail season (in WMA stocked with such). However, the regs are vague when it comes to things like rabbits and coons. I'd love to take my .22LR into the woods in January/February for some action.