I'm gearing up to dent the coyote population out at my retirement cabin (not permanent resident till 2015). Neighbors cameras pick up more coyote than deer though no one can seem to get a shot at one in the thick brush. Plus I lost a beloved pet cat this last summer. Most my efforts will go into trapping, yet it'd be a thrill to drop a 'yote via crossbow.

I'm thinking of getting 50yds across the creek into the bush and setting up in a tree blind. Hope to use an e-call ?FoxPro with remote, and put out a freshly killed rabbit for scent and rabbit decoy.

Questions:
-Am I correct in thinking that an arrow (350fps/350gr.arrow) would drop the same or similiar to 20yds when shot 30 horizontal yds if I'm 30' high shooting downward to a ground level animal?
-Do coyotes jump at the sound of the bowstring as deer do?

The hunting suggestions on this forum seem practical and more useful than general books.
Thanks, Randy W aka Sosalty