It's not much of an issue this year, since we haven't had snow on the ground for more than 15min this winter, but these pics reminded me of something about coyote calling that just always makes me itch (and I'm not talking about fleas!). More of just an observation than a real comment one way or another, but it might be fun to get more input from other hunters about it...

I can never decide in the dead of winter over a clean snow blanket whether I'm for or against breaking a trail to go place an e-caller or decoy in the field. I really feel like if a coyote sees the trail, if he looks DOWN the trail he'll spot the decoy, which is good, but if he looks UP the trail, he'll spot ME, which is bad. I've had success and I've been busted both ways, not breaking the blanket or going ahead and walking out to place items, so really, I don't think it makes much difference, but it's just something that even after all these years and all of these dogs, I'm never quite confident that I'm making the RIGHT call one way or the other. Maybe there isn't a RIGHT CALL, but like I said, every time I get to the field with an e-caller or a decoy in hand (decoy comes along 100% of the time), I always cringe just a little before I drop tracks through a fresh blanket.