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Trailblazer, I have found that having snow on the ground is just iceing on the cake, so to speak. The cold, really cold temps, are enough to make them look for more food. The thing with snow is, you can see tracks easier and judge how fresh they are, also helps in spotting them quicker. You should have action with the conditions you mentioned. Good Luck!!

the cold and snow deffinetly helps when calling predators but one week of it is no where near long enough to stress them out to where they will run you over to get that rabbit.howler is right,during times of extreme cold predators(and all warm blooded animals,including humans)must feed more to sustain body temps.calories produce body heat,the colder it is the more calories they need to stay warm.deffinetly take advantage of the cold temps but you might come across some fox or coyote that seem to not be interested or as if they didn't hear your distress cry's.this is becouse without any snow and with warm temps food was plentifull and easy to find and they may not be starving or real hungry.but then again,there predators and there always hungry so get out and do some calling.

Edited by - coyoteseeker on 01/16/2003 18:40:15

Coyotes feed constantly, regardless of weather. Snow and cold doesn't stop them, neither does heat. They may lay up during periods of extreme weather, but being a coyote, if they're within hearing distance they'll more times often than not; take a stroll to see what that noise you're making is. The sad fact is, the coyote can endure extreme conditions better than we can, regardless of what new-fangled foam filled and feather re-enforced bib outfit we purchase. Some of the best coyote hunting can be had during this time of year, coyotes pair up and mate, become aggressive towards each other and very territorial. This is the time of year to dust off your howler and start bugling a bit.

Good luck & good hunting to ya.

PredatorMasters