I plan to go out on Sunday. We are planning to try a couple sets with my new caller. Then we are going to do some groundhog hunting. Well , shooting anyway. I guess it depends on how you define hunting. I was hoping for some advice on sounds for this time of year. I have my new toy loaded up with a ton of coyote sounds and distress calls. I just can't decide what to try.

Early morning/first stand of the day, I would try either a couple series of female invitation howls alone, or throw out a couple interagation howls along with it. Wait 5 to 7 minutes, and maybe another series of female inviatation howls again. Wait another few minutes and go to rabbit distress for 5 to 7 minutes, and nothing shows yet, I'd then switch to another distress for another 5 to 7 minutes. If nothing shows by then, I might do a few more interagation howls, depending on how many stands and how much land I was wanting to cover. Don't rush things this time of year. In general the response time is slower now than in early winter. That don't mean that they won't show in 30 seconds after the first sound is broadcast, so you have to always be alert.
Don't be afraid to mix up the sounds. Try several different sounds if nothing shows. Maybe some fox distress. Maybe woodpecker. Etc.

Well we went out ,but had no luck. I found some "sign" . It was white, about 4" long and about 3/4" in dia. I broke it with my boot. It was full of hair. That was as close as we got to a coyote. If that was coyote poo. I did call in a marsh hawk. It flew right over me about 7 feet off the ground. I got a good look at it. Pretty cool in my book. Then my bi-pod broke.[:@] We gave up on the coyote at about 10:00 A.M. . Then, we went after some groundhogs. My buddy gave me a shooting lesson for the rest of the day.[8D] He went 6 for 10. I went 0 fer. Still had fun though. Sorry coyote #68 ,we didn't eat them. We pile them up by the fence row so the farmer can see how many we took. He has never come out to check on us since we started doing that. He has no problem just letting us shoot.