Can it be too cold for coyotes to come to the call?

[dave3006]

A friend and I went out last night. The temperatures were in the 18-23 degree F range. We didn't call in anything. We didn't get any responses. Nothing.

Can it be so cold that coyotes just stay put?

The day time temps were not that much better. They were in the high 20's.

I am scratching my head. We were in areas that normally do good. I tried every call sequence I could imagine.

 

[Widow maker 223]

Thats not very cold, called then in colder conditions. Simply put you weren't where they wanted to be. Had many nights that turned out the same.

 

[SupressYourself]

IME, the colder the better, like they know they need more food to survive. I've called in many well below zero. However, those kind of temps are not unusual in ND.

 

[hunt0168]

20 isn’t too cold. At least not here where I live. I too have had success well below that and into negative numbers.

I’ve found that if you have a sudden severe drop from normal to an extreme cold, the calling sucks for a day or two. Sooner or later they will need to eat and get back on their feet and be more responsive.

 

[Don_P]

I agree with the others. The only one affected by the cold is the hunter, the animals live it every day and still need to eat.

 

[AWS]

Down here where it rarely freezes the low.20's make for great hunting.

 

[Monster Toms]

Colder it is the hungrier they get! Have killed coyotes down to - 40 in Northern Colorado multiple times!

 

[dave3006]

It did suddenly get about 10-15 degrees colder. Maybe that and the moon phase was the cause.

 

[bohunr]

Colder it is the hungrier they get! Have killed coyotes down to - 40 in Northern Colorado multiple times!

not true here in Erie co Pa. it seems the colder it gets they stay home.

 

[Spurchaser]

We rarely reach temps like that, but when we do get down to the 20’s to 30’s for lows I can count on critters getting caught providing we don’t have a high wind. The times we’ve called when it’s been that cold have been very productive as well. Again providing we don’t have a high wind.

 

[jmeddy]

20 isn’t too cold. At least not here where I live. I too have had success well below that and into negative numbers.

I’ve found that if you have a sudden severe drop from normal to an extreme cold, the calling sucks for a day or two. Sooner or later they will need to eat and get back on their feet and be more responsive.

My observations also Bob; for all critters.