coyote howling??

[brushbustin]

I just left my parents house and when i walked out i stoped and listend and it sounded like a pack of yotes howling in the distance,they was cutting it up..My question is it the wrong time for them to be howling??And does it mean anything when they howl in packs like that(never hunted yotes)?I was planning to start hunting them after deer season what would be some good starter calls to pick up?Thanks for the info

[HighDesertWolf]

nope it isnt the wrong time for them to howl. they always howl around here but going into winter they seem to howl even more especially on cool clear nights with nice bright moon. im not real sure why they howl I always figurerd it was kind of a terrtorial thing and communication between packs

[Howler]

It sounds like the howling that you are discribing would be the coyote serenade, when a group of coyotes does this it is thier way of telling the other coyotes where they are and that this is thier territory. Often times, when one group do this, other groups will soon follow, and that is why the "coyote serenade" on the fox pro is so effective as a locator call in the evenings.
Lots and lots of calls on the market will work just fine, all of them will work sometimes. As long as you have a good idea of what the sounds should sound like. I'd suggest buying a calling video, or two, lots and lots of them to choose from, and watch and listen to how calling is done. It's not hard, but you'll do better with at least some knowledge to how to do it to start with!
If you go to the Predator Masters web site, you'll find lots and lots of info. about calling predators.