Mountainman11b
FNG
So I’m out attempting to locate some coyotes tonight. I’m new, it never even occurred to me to locate them before you hunt them until last weekend, right before daylight an ambulance siren off in the distance caused the coyotes in the area I was hunting to light up, that spot resulted in the only coyote of the day so I’m giving it a shot.
I’m thinking I’ve just picked a bad night for this, we have had a few good rains this week move through and another one just starting to hit now.
I’ve been picking high ground in likely looking areas, lone howling ( my caller is down at the moment, I’m waiting on a new battery holder, or else I’d be trying the siren), waiting about 2-3 minutes then moving on. I’ve hit about a dozen spots so far and have only gotten one dog to respond.
The local geography is hilly, rural and suburban with about a mix between 30% hardwoods, 30% hay fields/neighborhoods, 20% cattle fields and 20% thickets/over grown fields. (Ballpark percentages)
Can anyone offer up any advice on what I should be doing, What I need to change, things to consider, etc?
Also,
do you take into account roadkill coyotes during your scouting?
In certain areas of high Turkey populations, would it be safe to assume that the predator population is pretty low?
I’m thinking I’ve just picked a bad night for this, we have had a few good rains this week move through and another one just starting to hit now.
I’ve been picking high ground in likely looking areas, lone howling ( my caller is down at the moment, I’m waiting on a new battery holder, or else I’d be trying the siren), waiting about 2-3 minutes then moving on. I’ve hit about a dozen spots so far and have only gotten one dog to respond.
The local geography is hilly, rural and suburban with about a mix between 30% hardwoods, 30% hay fields/neighborhoods, 20% cattle fields and 20% thickets/over grown fields. (Ballpark percentages)
Can anyone offer up any advice on what I should be doing, What I need to change, things to consider, etc?
Also,
do you take into account roadkill coyotes during your scouting?
In certain areas of high Turkey populations, would it be safe to assume that the predator population is pretty low?