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My Views on Coyote Calling

I get tired of everyone saying to use the rabbit in distress call. It depends on the area that you are hunting. Here in Northern Michigan in the area I’m hunting there are so many coyotes that there are no rabbits left. Coyotes are smarter than that. I have yet to get a coyote to come in for a rabbit call. About all the small game that is left here is birds, a few squirrels, field mice and other rodents. I also don’t move locations every hour or so only because I don’t have the opportunity to hunt through out the day. I usually go out and get set up about two to two and a half hours before dark. I like to start out calling as soon as I get set up with Magpie, Crow, Raven or Squirrel Chattering just to set the coyotes at ease. Sometimes you’ll get some coyotes to come in early so don’t call too loud. Keep your sounds at a normal level. Sound natural! Too loud and you’ll run every coyote in the area off! I love today’s electronic callers. I use the Power Dogg Caller. The FoxPro ZR2 is also a good MP3 Caller. I especially like the callers that you can load your own MP3 files on. I also use some mouth calls with the electronic calls so it sounds like coyotes are answering each other. I don’t seriously start calling until the sun drops just below the tree line, then I hit the Locator Call. Usually you’ll get a response right away. Go ahead and answer back until they stop answering you. Then just set, wait, and be ready. When you see one in range just bark, lip squeak or whistle to get them to stop. Take your shot! Victory!!!

One more thing. The fawn in distress call also works here. - Randy Savoix

 

 

 Scott From Ohio,

 

  Because of a work related injury that won't allow me to upland bird hunt anymore, I have gotten into predator hunting, mainly coyote. Started out I was spending lots of time and money driving around the country roads, finding the land owner and getting the permission to hunt, now they are finding me. Just like you said the cottontail rabbit are not like they used to be here in northeastern Ohio, so the kitten in distress and ground hog I have found to be the two best, although i did spend many hours out there playing the cottontail in distress. Then when this little ole farm lady approached me to kill the yotes that were killing her farm cats, it all changed my perspective, now its on. Just thought I'd let you in on one of my finds.

Thanks,  Scott from Ohio

 

 

Jerry Lannen, From Pennsylvania

 

I have had a lot of luck here in pennsylvania using the johnny stewart grey fox pup in distress and challenge howls, i will go in to make a fox set and call for about 15 minutes or so and if i get a fox to respond i will shoot it and keep on calling, after about 15 min. i will shut the call off, and wait 3 to 5 minutes and hit a couple challenge howls either on the foxpro or a howler, it seems like the coyotes like to show up then, they will usually come to the edge of the cover and sit there and look for the coyote that howled, once you see them you can usually lips sqeak or mouse squeak them in. i shot a double last year using this method. i have also had some decent luck with coyote pup distress. the main thing here in Pa. is to get in as many sets as you can, and always watch down wind of the call, it is far and few between to get one to just come running in.

Thanks,
Jerry Lannen

 

 

 

 

 

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