![]() Being loud can be effective when trying to reach distant predators, or when a wind buffers your calls. Plan your stands accordingly.Predator hunters oftentimes take on a Donald Trump approach when calling in coyotes and other toothy quarry - louder is better. Also try to be downwind of coyotes, not upwind of them. I use a non-scented detergent and no fabric softener. If you need to turn your head, do so slowly. What coyotes DO pick up very well (blues notwithstanding) are movement and bare flesh of anyone with light skin. The old "obsolete" Mossy Oak Bottomland camo worked quite well for coyotes. I used to hunt coyotes in a beige leather buckskin style jacket with fringes (when I was skinnier) and it worked quite well. Complex camo patterns can blend into an undefined blob. On top of that, despite having a reputation for keen eyesight, coyotes do not have as sharp of vision as humans. A lot of "green" foliage actually looks yellow or tan to coyotes. Blue stands out boldly (don't wear blue denim and that includes being careful with some gray shades that have blue in them). Their black and white rods are picking up green, and accordingly green is seen as white to gray. This is because they have a gap between their blue and yellow color range. True greens appear as anything from white to gray. Canines only have yellow and blue color cones. A lot of companies are making camo that visually appeals to hunters without taking into account what various animals actually see. Not saying I don't use camo, but what most hunters believe works as camo in reality doesn't work. Coyotes don't get along with bobcats, and they will try to double-team an adult bobcat, or kill its young.Ĭamo is often overrated. I'll sometimes try kittens mewling or a puppies making various noises. In some areas rabbit and rodent distress can be overdone. Eastern Oregon has a lot of crows, magpies and bluejays, so I'll add them briefly to the call in case a coyote is "hung up" from being overly wary. If your electronic caller will play more than one sound at a time, you can add a "confidence" sound. I turned and got him with buckshot as he started quitting country. A couple of times the tracks came up behind me. I've seen fresh tracks leaving a stand that I know were not there when I went in. If you don't call in a coyote, chances are you probably did but just did not see it. You have a very brief moment to take him while he's not moving. Often the coyote will stop and look back. If a coyote comes in, doesn't like what he sees or hears, and heads out, blow it hard weee weee weee weee weee weee and don't stop. Keep a cottontail or a high pitch rodent caller in your mouth while using your electronic caller. Limit the length by pausing, then starting up again. If they're wounded, they're certainly not going to have the stamina for long stretches of screaming. Remember rabbits, including jackrabbits, don't have large lungs. If there is a nearby coyote the loud volume could spook it. Make sure you set up your calling stand so the coyotes won't smell you, your caller or your vehicle. Many times we have a coyote show up after playing a loud sound on full blast. Some sounds are way louder than others.īefore I give up on a calling stand I will play a loud sound like "Jack Rabbit Distress" or "Coyote Pup Distress 3" on full blast volume for about 1 minute and then turn it down for 4 or 5 minutes. Not all Foxpro sounds play at the same volume. I like to start out with "Adult Rat Distress" on about 50% volume and after 3 or 4 minutes crank up the volume to full blast. If you are not playing a sound, no coyotes can hear it. If you play a sound for 5 minutes and then shut off the sound and nothing heard the sound, then you are no longer calling coyotes you are just sitting there. If your not playing a sound they won't hear it. If they are moving they may get into a location they can hear your sounds. Coyotes are not always in a perfect location to hear your sounds. If I use coyote vocal sounds I will have pauses in the sounds. With my Foxpro callers I am playing a distress sound 100% of the time.
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