Me and a buddy or two are going yote hunting on Thursday. I have never been real successful at it, so I was hoping some of you pro's could hand out some tips. We have distress calls, howling calls and such, no decoys, sadly.
Thursday morning sounds like a great day for it....cold and not much wind. Think of it like deer and try to get into an area where you think the coyotes are without them smelling you. Set up with some open area downwind as they will more times than not, circle to try to smell you. Sit close together with one watching down wind and one up wind. The sound you make is not as important as the rhythm. Listen to some veteran callers on youtube and just try to imitate them. Call for 30 seconds and then shut up for a couple minutes and repeat. I like to call quietly at first as you might have walked in real close to a coyote or cat and do not know it and too loud will blow them out of the area. Start quiet and be ready to shoot when you start calling as every once in awhile one will be on you in seconds. After a couple times of quiet, get loud to reach the far ones. Call an area for 20 minutes if you think coyotes and stay longer if you think it might hold bobcats as they will sneak in slow sometimes. Good luck and let us know how you do.
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