Originally Posted by
Brandon_SPC
Thanks I will give it a try I seem to get a a lot of vocalization from them right before a rain. The last one I shot was the morning before we had a rain and the same with today. When we had our cold front and it drop 40 degrees not a single one would respond.
Now my calling sequences today went like this. I would open the set up with a few lone howls wait a few minutes then do a coyote pair, or duet on the foxpro and chime in with the diaphragm. After waiting about 5 minutes I would do a rabbit in distress with my diaphragm for about 5-7 sequences calling from anywhere 1-2 minutes with a 30-60 second break. Then after that I went to blue jay in distress for about the same and if nothing yet try to end with some pup distress. Usually I will be on stand from about the 30-40 minute mark.
I will be back after them next week. Still a learning curve but I pay attention to all the information thrown my way and apply it.
I have also thought about getting my climber and using that. Place the call about 40 yards up wind of me and be about 15 feet in a tree and see if that would help. Because I can easily see farther in a tree than on the ground. Have you ever done that?
it has been my experiance that I do better if I do not switch up my calls so much.
maybe do a locator howl or two but then I stick with the "food" in distress calls. stands to reson a coyote would be more likely to come to a call to fill it's belly then to find a pal or a fight.
once I start with A RABBIT OR FAWN IN DISTRESS , or whatever call I choose ,I generally stick with it for duration of call, occasionally after 20-30 minutes if I have no luck I might switch to something else and occasionally it even works. but if you think about it, how often does a wounded animal in the wild suddenly go from squealing like a rabbit to bleating like a fawn. coyotes are not dumb and they learn quickly.
one thing I have found to be very effective, if A coyote lays up a couple hundred yards out and will not come closer, is to softly do a few lip squeaks, don't go crazy ,this will only scare them off. just try 1 OR 2 THEN WAIT , SEE HOW THEY RESPOND. if they start coming again, go back to your distress call but call softly. this technique often is more then they can resist.
each call and coyote is different and no one method is correct in every situation. sometimes you have to switch things up, I just prefer to wait until next call to try something different.
whatever you do , good luck and keep us posted.