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Post by huntingmike on Mar 9, 2009 0:03:15 GMT -5
I have killed them with a bow & arrows, Mzl, and riffle but always while deer hunting.
I have an electronic call but have used it only one time last year in the heat of summer with no success.
I moved to a new home this fall and I hear them howling from my yard at times after dark.
Will they come to the howl ? I know they are there.
Or is a rabbit best ? I can not hear well now and I think I may be turning the volume to high. What is the proper volume to call them ?
When is the best time of year ? Can they be called in during mid day?
A few tips of any kind from experienced callers of would be appreciated.
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Post by jeremylong on Mar 9, 2009 13:14:35 GMT -5
My best luck is always in the morning right at daylight. Go out just before daylight and have a few spots lined out ahead of time. This time of year I use a howler to get them to open and give away there location. Setup and I use a few different mouth calls. My favorite right now is made by ed sceery. its the variable pitch 206. I have had luck too with the circe calls from lowman. Its important to bring at least two because of slobber rot.
Setup is key. Make sure you have room to make the shot because they will be on you and gone before you know it. If I am shooting the centerfire, I try to make sure I have at least 100yrds good shooting. If not, 12ga and #4 buck for me.
Try to have at least 3 or 4 good spots to call. I have never really had too good of luck midday or early afternoon. Morning by far, has been the most successful for me.
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Post by huntingmike on Mar 9, 2009 14:58:18 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by dxt20 on Jul 30, 2009 21:38:33 GMT -5
i have a electronic call and hand calls. usually i start off with a howl 2 see if i can get a response then sit for a few minutes and use some time of distress call. or if it is the rite time of the year a mating call. mid day is a good time to call coyotes. even 11 o'clock in the morning u can kill a yote. just use good calling techniques. if you start using mouth-calls make it sound real don't just blow it. make it sound like a rabbit or rodent put emotion into it. volume can be loud but if you can see a dog don't run it wide open. but if u sit down then let her rip wide open. if the call can be placed away from you then place it away to draw an coyotes attention away from you. coyotes can hear see and smell excellent. play the wind, DO NOT MOVE is one of the most important things. and try to make as little noise as possible. most of the time they will try and circle downwind. be careful while hunting and good luck.  |
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Post by killahog on Aug 12, 2009 17:00:19 GMT -5
Mike I hunt coyotes all year, this is not the best time of year to call them but it is good enough, the young dogs are out and running around and the are very curious and probably never heard a call before. I uses to use distress calls all the time but for the last 2 years I am mainly using howls and invitation calls. I dont think you can howl or locate to loud but I don't suggest using any sort of barks they are threat or alarm sounds.
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Post by huntingmike on Aug 16, 2009 21:59:17 GMT -5
Thanks killahog,
I have been recovering from knee surgery and am just now returning to the board.
I think you are saying the locator howls will bring them in. That is what I wanted to know about calling for them. My caller has many distress calls of rabbits, cats, young pups, birds and others with locator howls. When I am able I want to try it. We have yotes that come into our subdivision late at night . I know because I hear them late at night almost in my yard.
Mike
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Post by killahog on Aug 17, 2009 12:11:54 GMT -5
Mike I hope your recover quickly. I prefer the howls and locater calls because of the interaction it brings between the hunter and the hunted. Sometimes its like you can almost hear the desperation in the coyote, when they are coming closer they will stop and howl or bark I'm not sure if they are trying to get the intruder to run away or come to them. Last January I was using a foxpro caller and had a 40+lb coyote coming he hung up and would not come out into the open. I tried to just wait him out thinking curiosity would get the better of him, I waited as long as my Patience would let me and then played a female invitation followed by a young coyote howl. This was in the breading season here in Ohio and the big male that was hung up in the thick stuff couldn't take it any longer. The shot ended up being 9 yards away. I almost always shoot for the head but I couldn't get him to stop so I took a shoulder shot. [  ][/img] |
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Post by huntingmike on Aug 17, 2009 15:51:14 GMT -5
dxt2o Thank you as well. I had over looked your post and I just read your advice. As soon as I am able I will try to put this calling together and thin out some of these coyotes. I want to do it on purpose. As I said before in the first post. I have only taken them before while hunting for deer.
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Post by olegburn on Sept 9, 2009 21:38:32 GMT -5
Good luck,Mike! I'd check the firearm discharge laws if I were to hunt them in the subdivision as you were mentioning. I've never hunted yotes on purpose-they come to me when deer hunting and I always "cured" them  One day I will learn and make few pelts,some get pretty big here in Ohio. Fur coat for the wife? |
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Post by huntingmike on Sept 10, 2009 10:31:15 GMT -5
Good luck,Mike! I'd check the firearm discharge laws if I were to hunt them in the subdivision as you were mentioning. I've never hunted yotes on purpose-they come to me when deer hunting and I always "cured" them One day I will learn and make few pelts,some get pretty big here in Ohio. Fur coat for the wife? The subdivision is a new one with no one living in it as yet. Only two spec. houses to date. It is in the county. The only regulations are no hunting within 100 yards of a visible dwelling without permission. Also to have permission on the property you are hunting. |
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