Posted: 2/22/2008 11:04:53 AM EDT
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First of i go coyote hunting. I'm always concealed in brush or my a tree. I've went morning, afternoon and night. I use mouth calls and electric calls. I know the're in my location because there are tracks in the fresh snow. i have also tried to use fawn distress and howl. Still nothing... I spent so many hours this season trying to get one. The closest i came was at night at approx 1am. I know they're out there!!!! How long do you usaully call for? How long do you normally stay in your spot for? i just need a few tips to boost my morale a little. thanks, Ratliff |
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I am usually at a stand for 30 minutes. Call the same spot nomore than twice a month. Mix up a decoy with the electronics. It gets their attention and sight off of you. 98% of the time with ecaller I let it play the whole time. Don't take a shower and use cologne before you go and call  Look into Byron South videos www.comingtothecall.com I have Vol 1&2 for sale. You can look at contacting me through my site if you want www.lemarrgamecalls.com In Christ, Song Dog |
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Ratliff, what kind of country are you hunting in? Farmland, swamp, open hardwoods? I hunt on mostly mixed use lands, some stateland but mostely local farms. There are lots of dogs up here in northwestern lower peninsula, but they are truely hard to call in. Give us some more details and maybe some of us can offer some more advise. keep tryin! rsgt513 |
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I'm hunting on stateland. Some open fields and hills, deep woods surrounding the fields. I put some bait out a few days ago and today went out before day break and still couldn't call in any. Everytime i go i try to mix it up between a cottontail or fawn or even a pup distress. When i checked the bait pile that i put out a few days ago, it looked like a feeding frenzy had taken place. There were about 500 coyote tracks surrounding the bait. I know there out there its just a matter of pinpointing what im doing wrong. As of now, i sit up on a hill over looking a field that strenches about 1,400 yards and surrounded by woods. I'm thinking about trying the bait idea again, but staying out all night. Hope this helps thanks, Ratliff |
Hey thanks for the advice! Any advice on any scent blockers? |
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I wouldn't waste any money on scent blockers. There have been many times that I have walked into the field smoking a cigarette and called in a coyote. You just need to know which way the wind is blowing. I would personally get away from the state land. I am sure that it has been over hunted and every coyote has heard every "come and get some" call that has been made. If the state land is your only place to call, find an out of the way place that you would think no one else would go to, and call there. |
| Use scent away or other scent blockers. When i use the stuff deer and coyotes can't smell me at all no matter how close I am. If your hunting coyotes they will get downwind of wherever they think they call is coming from and smelll you. If they are not so smart they won't but you will miss a lot if you dont use scent control. People use to get them all the time back in the day without scent control but they are smarter now. |
You want the wind in your face. That way you scent travel behind of you. MAHA |
Not true. Since coyotes will usually approach from your downwind, you want a crosswind - this way if they travel downwind, you will still get a chance at them. Your calls have a better chance at being heard, as well, otherwise the majority of your sound will go behind you, with your scent, and you will see less animals. Scent blocker will help, to an extent, but getting to them before they smell you is still your best bet. If you really want to mix it up, try misting - using the scents of various animal urines sprayed downwind. Coyotes really get confused by that and it will afford you many opportunities for shots. Bobcats and foxes, on the other hand, couldn't care less about the wind, and will approach from all directions. As number40fan said, state land that is heavily used by quads and trucks, or heavily hunted and hiked is usually a bad place for calling. Find out where the coyotes are, and go to them. I hunt around ranches, subdivisions, and areas where I have seen or heard coyotes and do well there - also try thick cover where other hunters don't want to go. Elevate yourself above the ground, even standing up, and get ready for some close action! In thick cover, most of my kills are under 20 yards. |
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If can keep from it I will never let the wind be in my face(areas I hunt). I will want a crosswind or wind at my back. If looking into a field, I try to get wind at my back so the coyote, whos like to go down wind, will expose himself for a shot in the field. In Christ, Song Dog |
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camo camo camo, no movement, no scent. Be as quiet as freaking possible on your way in. I am also new to the game but I have been experimenting with: getting to a spot, and settling in (locked and loaded rifle, comfortable position, good concealment, etc). Waiting a few minutes and then calling with distress signals for roughly a minute on, a minute off for 4-6 minutes. I might do this for 10-15 minutes tops, and if no luck then I mix it up and go somewhere else. Not sure if there's a better way to do it, but I ALMOST got one (I missed). 
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