calling after they answer locator?

welderwill85

welderwill85

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Hey guys just got into night calling this year and i have a few questions....i was hunting monday night and had 3 to 4 yotes answer back to my lcator call... after happenwhats a good call seq to pull them in for shooting range.. i tried a lone female howl but had no luck? Im running a foxpro spitfire.. also i was wondering of u use a decoy at night i have a wobble rabbit... just wondering if it helps at night... thanks for any help or tips u all can give me
 
The ONE time I had them answer a locator I snuck in as close as I dared and started immediately with pup distress, had one hard charger come in within 30 seconds. never saw it due to a grown up ditch beside me.
 
I've not had the best luck getting them to come in after answering to locator howls either. The best thing I can say is to be patient. Wait till they stop, go still for a minute or two, then run pup distress. More times than not they won't come in but when they do you will forget all the times they didn't. Good luck.
 
Originally Posted By: welderwill85...i was hunting monday night and had 3 to 4 yotes answer back to my lcator call... after happenwhats a good call seq to pull them in for shooting range..

We generally use a locator call to 'locate' them. Use the information they give you with that locator call to move into a good position to call them. Coyotes are prodded to come in to check on prey sounds, and coyote sounds (if it's mating season) and pup in distress. So, play prey sounds to get them interested in moving in your direction.

My thoughts on using a decoy at night would be that it's probably a waste of time because they probably can't see it until they get close in, by which time you are hopefully taking a shot. But try it and let us know how it works!

Good luck to you as you get started.
 
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Originally Posted By: welderwill85Thanks alot guys... do u know if the foxpro coyote pup screams is the same as a pup distress?

It is, use that sound and you will be amazed at how fast they come charging in. Especially this time of year the want to kick some butt or see who's getting theirs kicked.
 
Originally Posted By: welderwill85Awesome thanks for the info.... what distress call do u all use most other than the pup?
Fawn; just be prepared for a doe or two (or cow or two) to come charging out and try to defend the "fawn" from your e-caller or whatever else they perceive is attacking the "fawn", you included.
 
Welderwill,

First of all Welcome!

2nd. This time of the year I personally would stay away from any "PREY" distress sounds such as Jack Rabbit, Fawn, Cottontail, Calf and stick with Coyote vocals. Coyotes are pairing up and food is the last thing on their minds, they have heard every prey distress sound on all of the e-callers out there.

Here is my suggestion, you said they responded to your locater correct, move to them and get into their territory/hunting grounds if calling at day or night. Sounds I would use are - Coyote Fight, Female Whimpers, Pup Distress, Pup Frenzy, Young MALE Challenge howls/Barks, Food Fight and growls.

It works for me and my buddy on the educated dogs that DO NOT want to hear Prey distress sounds! In fact they are probably moving away from your prey distress sounds.

Best of luck and let us know how you do!
 
Originally Posted By: welderwill85Il give it a try this friday night... got 20 mph winds here today

Don't let 20mph winds stop you, crank up the volume!
 
Originally Posted By: welderwill85Il give it a try this friday night... got 20 mph winds here today

We wouldn't see any coyotes in 20 mph winds for sure. All the raccoons come down out of the trees, and the coyotes are denned up around here in such wind.

Originally Posted By: Mr. PoppadopalisWelderwill,
This time of the year I personally would stay away from any "PREY" distress sounds such as Jack Rabbit, Fawn, Cottontail, Calf and stick with Coyote vocals. Coyotes are pairing up and food is the last thing on their minds, they have heard every prey distress sound on all of the e-callers out there.

Here is my suggestion, you said they responded to your locater correct, move to them and get into their territory/hunting grounds if calling at day or night. Sounds I would use are - Coyote Fight, Female Whimpers, Pup Distress, Pup Frenzy, Young MALE Challenge howls/Barks, Food Fight and growls.

It works for me and my buddy on the educated dogs that DO NOT want to hear Prey distress sounds! In fact they are probably moving away from your prey distress sounds.

Best of luck and let us know how you do!

This is excellent advice. I've been otherwise focused lately and frankly haven't gotten to hunt during this mating season, so wasn't really thinking in the regard. My apologies.

Come back and give us a report after Friday night, and welcome to PM.


 
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Originally Posted By: welderwill85Il give it a try this friday night... got 20 mph winds here today

If I didn't hunt in 20 mph winds, I'd never get to hunt! You'd be amazed at how well they hear.
 
Pretty much stick to what everyone is telling you. As far as a decoy at night, my experience has taught me the only thing that happens at night with a decoy is an owl will make short work of it and take off with important pieces and ruin your decoy!!!!
 
Originally Posted By: archer_204Originally Posted By: welderwill85Il give it a try this friday night... got 20 mph winds here today

If I didn't hunt in 20 mph winds, I'd never get to hunt! You'd be amazed at how well they hear.

I totally agree that they can hear just fine in it. It's just that the south Georgia coyotes don't want to be out IN 20 mph wind.
15 mph wind is pushing it around here.
 
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Originally Posted By: archer_204Originally Posted By: welderwill85Il give it a try this friday night... got 20 mph winds here today

If I didn't hunt in 20 mph winds, I'd never get to hunt! You'd be amazed at how well they hear.

I was calling between two wide-open cut wheat fields last weekend and I had a yote lone canis latrans umpquensis respond from what I later determined was .7 of a mile away in 20+ mph wind while using a Dan Thompson howler and a cow horn howler I made this summer. It was so windy that my Mojo Critter wouldn't spin into the wind.
 
What part of SWVA are you in? I'm in Smyth Co. I've never had anything to respond in wind like we had yesterday. Wait till it lays then get out there if you can. There's been some really good advise given. Put what everyone has said together, find out what works for you and your hunting spots and kill some coyotes.
 
I've been getting a chance or getting one every weekend with distress calls. Been a long winter and they are hungry here. I can get them to talk to me after dark with a howler but the moon is gone so couldn't see them anyway. I use a decoy before it gets dark.
 


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