True wind helps, the higher the wind the better. Sneaking into an area or on a bedded coyote. "On a cross wind" angle. That wind assists in carrying your walk in noise away from a coyote. As your walk in noise is. Lateral to that coyote. So it can fool a coyote on how close you actually are. In a perfect World, I prefer an up & cross wind angle from a bedded coyote. Because that puts me behind the coyotes line of sight. As well it can not scent me. The only hurdle then to over come. Is it's hearing & being able to triangulate you.
Getting close to a bedded coyote.
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1lessdog
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My guess is the Coyotes win 70% of the time with you also. I have snuck up on lots of Coyotes and shot them in there beds. The truth be told they win 75% of the time. Now if it's a Red Fox I will win 90% of the time.
Well you can guess what you like about me. Fact is there are many things that are involved. With anyone stalking a coyote. Such as, ground cover noise, wind speed, wind direction, stalk angle, ground cover or land features to hide the stalker, shooting skill, ect, ect.
1lessdog
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Tell me something I don't know, because everything you said, everybody all ready knows. Like I said I have put the sneak on a few 100 Coyotes both in the snow and just laying in the hills. Now maybe your Coyotes aren't as sensitive as the upper Midwest Coyotes. A person has to be real crafty sneaking up on them here.
What you don't know is. How many red fox & coyotes I've stalked. Let alone killed. Nor do you know whether I'm a shooter or not. You also do not know my stalk vs kill ratio. You also do not know how close I've got to a bedded red fox or coyote. I've spot/stalked canines since 1964.
My intent as to starting this post. Is/was mainly for the new coyote hunter. To give my insight/experiences. As to a coyotes abilities/senses. They are a crafty canine & are very wary. Their scenting & hearing abilities are top shelf. During my life, I've stalked many hundreds of them. Coyotes I spotted from the roadway. Most all of those coyotes were bedded down on rolling foot hills, some were on flat land. I always preferred open rolling hills. Ideally with few barbed fences I had to cross through, over or under. I tried to avoid pressing down the top wire on a barbed fence. I would look for a a gap in the wire. I could slip through w/o making a noise. Needless to say even with all of my experiences & cautions to fall back on . Many coyotes still busted me from long range(on loud snow cover) . As I tried my best to remain stealthy & as silent as possible closing the gap.
Once I would spot a bedded coyote from the roadway. I would count hills & utilize structures to triangulate it's bearing. Then using those hills, structures, wind & windspeed to my advantage. To close the gap for a prone shot. Territorial coyotes, specifically the (alpha female). I have found she is the most wariest of any coyote. Whether it be her male counterpart. Or any other coyote. Including trespasser coyotes or the pair's yearlings.
Making noise underfoot walking into an area imo. Is the worst thing a hunter may do. As it will often put him/her behind the 8 ball in getting a kill shot.
imo, I prefer high winds & also walking into an area. Either cross wind or a an angled up & crosswind from a coyote. As a high wind will help carry my walk in noise. Lateral & down wind from a coyote. So avoid being seen, avoid being scented. The hardest hurdle to over come then is. Being heard.
Once I would spot a bedded coyote from the roadway. I would count hills & utilize structures to triangulate it's bearing. Then using those hills, structures, wind & windspeed to my advantage. To close the gap for a prone shot. Territorial coyotes, specifically the (alpha female). I have found she is the most wariest of any coyote. Whether it be her male counterpart. Or any other coyote. Including trespasser coyotes or the pair's yearlings.
Making noise underfoot walking into an area imo. Is the worst thing a hunter may do. As it will often put him/her behind the 8 ball in getting a kill shot.
imo, I prefer high winds & also walking into an area. Either cross wind or a an angled up & crosswind from a coyote. As a high wind will help carry my walk in noise. Lateral & down wind from a coyote. So avoid being seen, avoid being scented. The hardest hurdle to over come then is. Being heard.
spotstalkshoot
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When the wind is light or crusted noisy snow, I pick a route with exposed dirt(ripped or chisel plowed ground) stepping only on the dirt. Moving when the breeze is up, stopping on the down cycle. Getting that rhythm in your head helps. ALWAYS out of sight until final shooting position, crawling if needed.
I've done the exact same, many times. Walking the exposed hard dirt clods. Using my rifle as a balance beam.