If the mentor thing doesn't work out for you, I have a tip for getting a Yote in the late spring.

If they grow and cut Hay and/or Alfalfa Hay anywhere nearby. Setup on the downwind side of a cut field. First cut is best because the mouse population is at it's peak. They chop up a lot of mice (even baby Rabbits or Fawns) when they cut Hay. I usually set up at least 200 yards from where I anticipate a shot. The reason is if you let the Yote or Fox lay there after a shot, you have a good chance a second will show up maybe 3/4 of an hour later.

Yotes or Fox are likely to be out there in the daylight in the spring. Either the smell or experience draws Yotes and Fox into those freshly cut fields in the daylight. That time of year they are trying to raise a family and hunt longer hours into the daylight anyway.

A good time to get some fairly long range shots off.

The down side is if you shoot a lactating female you may feel bad thinking about some pups starving to death. The pelts aren't worth a darn.

Another good tactic is to check the fence lines after a rain. I have no idea why, but they tend to use a self made trail down the fence lines. I've found a lot of Fox and Yote tracks next to a fence line after a rain and/or or along side the woods where they meet the fields.

I'm basically an ambush hunter, I go where they are likely to show up, set up and wait.

Calling sounds like fun, I've tried it with mixed results. I always seem to go back to my old ways, anticipate their movements and ambush.