"Audio calls" - rather Electronic callers - are NOT a "more surefire way to call in coyotes." Calls, callers, and calling is an obsession of mine, and frankly, that statement is just not true.

Here's a link to a piece I wrote here a few years ago that summarizes the differences between hunting with handcalls and electronic calls.

HNI Predator Hunting Sub-Forum Thread - Handcalls or Electronic

Electronic calls are viewed by many today as "turnkey solutions" to make a newbie into a master caller overnight, which simply isn't the case. There are no free meals - you have to learn to use electronic callers just as you have to learn how to use handcalls.

There are lots of theories/ideas/opinions about e-caller use. You can be successful when calling very little, or when letting it run continually. In general, you should not have an E-caller playing continuously if it's sitting beside you - it draws attention to your position, giving predators an opportunity to see you before you see them.

The big mistakes people make: calling too loud, forgetting how the remote works, unmuting the call at the wrong time, switching sounds too much, failing to place their caller effectively, getting busted while placing their caller, moving around too much to pick up or put down their remote, etc etc. It's VERY easy to get complacent or reliant when using E-callers and ruin your hunt before it starts.

Read some of the threads on the Sub-forum I've linked below. I've done several pieces over there that give advice on how to set up for the wind, using an E-caller, using hand calls, playing the terrain to your advantage, etc etc. Plus, a lot of other folks have asked questions and given advice. If you have questions, there's a thread there to ask them, and someone will be along to answer it too.

HNI Predator Hunting Tactics, Strategies, & Reference Sub-Forum

General rules:

• Read the wind
• Read the terrain
• Don't move on stand
• Don't do anything that can draw attention to your location (calling too much included)
• Be patient