Calling in coyotes

[Wiscohunter1234]

How many different calling sounds do you play when setting for coyotes and night and how long do you normally sit for?

 

[Wiscohunter1234]

My apologies meant setting for coyotes at night not and!

 

[Justin Crossley]

As many as it takes to get them to come in....

I typically try two or three different sounds, and if I don't see anything after about 10-15 minutes, I move on to the next stand.

 

[flyfisher117]

Depends on the area and pressure that year. Last year they were hunted hard. They were very slow to respond. This year they’re everywhere and very eager to come to the call.

 

[dirtytough]

Lots of variables come into play. How much land do you have to hunt? If you have a lot than short quick stands will stack the most coyotes.

If you are limited on land than make longer stands.

How many sounds? You have to trigger them. Food. Curiosity. Fights. Etc. I usually play 3ish sounds.

 

[Wiscohunter1234]

As many as it takes to get them to come in....

I typically try two or three different sounds, and if I don't see anything after about 10-15 minutes, I move on to the next stand.

Anything specific or does it just depend on time of year?

 

[Wiscohunter1234]

Lots of variables come into play. How much land do you have to hunt? If you have a lot than short quick stands will stack the most coyotes.

If you are limited on land than make longer stands.

How many sounds? You have to trigger them. Food. Curiosity. Fights. Etc. I usually play 3ish sounds.

I have a couple hundred as of right now trying to get permission on more, farmers seem to be happy to let you coyote hunt there land if somebody else isn’t already coyote hunting there!

 

[Justin Crossley]

Anything specific or does it just depend on time of year?

Like dirty said, you have to trigger a response. Bird sounds, mouse squeaks, rabbit distress, coyote sounds, etc can all work. The best advice is to try and use sounds every other hunter isn't using.

 

[MO00]

Seems like usually no matter how long my set was it needed to be 30 seconds longer. lol Couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve jumped out of my skin because one howls close right as I’m starting my walk out!

definitely depends on time of year and responsiveness but I’d say I’m typically doing somewhere around 4 or 5 sounds during breeding season.

 

[Wiscohunter1234]

That’s good to know thanks buddy!

 

[dirtytough]

I have a couple hundred as of right now trying to get permission on more, farmers seem to be happy to let you coyote hunt there land if somebody else isn’t already coyote hunting there!

Couple hundred stands or couple hundred acres?

 

[Wiscohunter1234]

Couple hundred stands or couple hundred acres?

Couple hundred acres and working on more to have options

 

[NorthernHunter]

You sound like you're in the same boat as me. I daytime hunted coyotes for the first time last year. This year bought a good thermal and had my first sit last night. Still working out what calls to use. When I'm reading about it a lot of people seem to like coyote vocalization first. I'm going to be trying a lone howl at a lower volume and some raccoon distress instead of rabbit. See what happens. Good luck.

 

[Skerhunter]

Vocals work great to locate them when you start a stand (maybe you need to move). Vocals are also a slam dunk if you set up tight to them. Great for windy conditions.

Distress just don’t play the same thing for 30 minutes straight. Pick a few (high and low pitch) you want to try and rotate through them until you find what they like in that location. Give each sound a few minutes.

Pup distress/fights kill a lot of coyotes. Usually play one or two different versions. End every stand with it. Great for windy conditions.

I use a few different approaches depending on where I am at. If my goal is to kill all of them or I’m hunting a heavily pressured area my stand is set up perfect for the wind (usually a long walk) and I will spend a minimum 45-60 minutes. The other approach I use if there is a ton of country to call and not a ton of pressure, so stands are shorter (15-20 minutes tops) and closer to the truck.

 

[Ballcap]

I gave up on electronics and carry three different mouth calls. A howler, baby cottontail, and baby jack work for me. Stands last about 30 min in open country, shorter in brush and on windy days. I’ve started to pay close attention to the approach to a stand to avoid exposure and it has paid off. They know what the trucks bring and won’t move far if they see them.

 

[TheGDog]

What he's saying here of making DAMN SURE they haven't busted you already ON YOUR WAY IN to attempting that first set.

There's this certain kind of bark they'll do when they manage to see something like one of us within their terrain and are wanting to make sure to warn the others. Kinda the same way they'll bark at a motion decoy if it's a high-pressure area.

In a Open-Country Big Desert Hills situation... Can be tricky to not get busted in early AM when you're working your way in, travelling into the morning rising sun, in a Desert Hills situation, and there are several fingers and draws you have to go up and over first before you get up against the main tall ridge that goes up high.

In this one area, I learned about how important it is to creep-in sneaky. Trying to minimize how much you're temporarily skyline'ing yourself as you crest each of those fingers leading up to the main mtn.

If on your way in... to the sit spot... if you hear that bark that says you've been busted... you're gonna need to continue-on and keep going over to what WOULD have been your second spot of the day. To get you out of ears reach of the first spot you were gonna try before they busted you.

 

[MO00]

^ advice I wish someone had told me earlier on in my coyote hunting days. The first time I experienced this bark was actually during a set and I had been picked out from a ways off. Me being an idiot thought I had made the coyote mad with my calling since I had howled once. Proceeded to try some territorial calls that were most likely burnt in that spot for the year.

I just cringe when people don’t take their approach seriously. They’re smart animals with one goal: survive.

 

[M44]

Follow your shadow into the stand with the wind in your face.

 

[jyen]

One call for 1 minute, I wait for 3 more minutes then call for 1 more minute, then switch the call to pup in distress (don’t use it) unless there is a double. Wait time- 20 minutes

 

[SteepNdeep]

Get the wind in your favor, I start 4 mins rabbit, 4 mins bird, 4-5 mins pup distress/fights. I’m in big open country and crank it up. If nothing in that time I move to the next. When I get around 15 mins probability says I have a better chance at moving and starting over. Most coyotes I kill are 4-8 min mark.

Drive 1-2 miles and Repeat process all night!