If you can stand the heat Summer yote hunting can actually be better than winter hunting. Although I do not do it like I used to years ago I am sure they are just as likely to respond now as they did then. I never really had much of a bug problem because I sprayed down good with repellent. If the population of yotes is there in numbers then freshly cut hayfields are a hot spot in the summer. They will frequent these fields looking for prey that may have been killed during the haying process. They will stay close by in fence rows or thickets close to the field. Early morning and late in the day is best although I have called them up in the middle of the day in 90 degree weather. If they have young they are always looking for an easy meal to feed them. In late summer you could see multiple yotes in family groups in the field at once. I had 5 one morning come accross at me in one group and was able to kill 4 of them. You have to hunt them kind of like deer in the sense they have super keen smell,hearing,and sight and the older ones are much more wary than the yearlings. I use a method that some people frown on that are hung up on the ethics thing. When I have multiple yotes coming in I will try to break one down by shooting him in the flanks,usually the back one in the group,this causes him to whale and yep something terrible,but it will cause the others to hold up enough to get off a couple more shots . I have had them even turn and go back to the wounded yote. A former army sniper gave me that idea saying it was a tactic used in war. It has worked on numerous occasions for me. I take both a rifle and shot gun. They can bust out right in front of you and the shotgun works great for those times.
There is a reason there is a year round season on them. They are a nuisance and cause local farmers a lot of grief especially when calves are being dropped. You can get into property to hunt coyotes that people would not let you hunt anything else. I had farmers who would call me to let me know when they were cutting hay so I could be there. The southern yotes fur is of little value even in their prime so do not think you will get rich selling their fur. We used to just save their tales and trash the rest. Most have a foul odor from feeding on dead prey and rolling in it . They can be rank! They are here to stay so do not worry about killing them out cause they are a survivor,more will move in. The only good yote is a dead yote! Good Luck !
