coyotes and highways....

centerfire_223

centerfire_223

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Here where I hunt, everywhere I set up to call there is a road near by. Mostly I pull over on the side of the road and walk into the woods to call. Does the sound of cars passing up and down the road effect the coyotes. I am beginning to wonder if they shy away from coming in if they hear a car go by.

How far should I walk from the truck before I every think about setting up to call from?

On a JS512 how loud should it be. If the volume is off at say six o'clock position and wide open at about 4 o'clock. Where would you put it. I have been running it at about 1 o'clock.

I have got to be doing something wrong. Just thought I would get some input and find out what it is. How can a sport so fun and exciting be so tuff.

Ronnie
 
Here in Utah I regularly call off the highways. I will Find a cut or berm to hide my truck walk about 200-300 yards usually and call. I have noticed that if I have a dog coming in and a vehicle goes by it will usually just stop and wait for the vehicle to pass. I have also called dogs in that paid no mind to a passing vehicle and kept coming to the call in plain sight of the road.
I believe that coyotes will use the highways as a buffet line. Working up and down looking for a road kill. Also the state road dept. plants grasses along the highway to stop erosion this attracts rodents and rabbits which attract coyotes. I guess what I am saying is I do not believe that the sound of a vehicle affects coyotes in a negative way at least where I hunt.
 
I don't worry about the roads or highways too much. I've called them across busy highway's before.I get at least as far as regulations say to be in order to shoot.Reg's here state that I must be at least one hundred yards from the road or highway.

I would back off on that volume a bit. If you can hear it clearly at a hundred feet it's plenty loud.

As for the tough part, that's what makes this sport so adictive.The coyote changes the rules from day to day and week to week.What he's feeding on today may not even be on the menu next week so he changes travel patterns just when you think you have them figured out.They are probably the smartest creature in the wild and one of the hardest to hunt. If it were'nt for the population numbers going up we probably would'nt see as many as we do.So keep at it. It will all come together for you when you least expect it and the rush you get will be worth all the hard work. Jimmie
 
I think the yotes get use to hearing and seeing the cars and it's business as usual for them.

I'd get off the road a least 200 yards and give it a try. Good luck.
 
centerfire_223--around here coyotes don't seem to pay a lot of attention to vehicles unless they stop in view of the coyote. Then, the coyote shifts into warp speed and is gone! Lots of good advice has been given above. I'd just add that to be sure the coyotes will come, get as far as practical from the road so the nervous coyotes won't be put off by road noise.

I have seen coyotes along busy freeways, standing by the roadside and when an opening in traffic appears, they cross the road! I'd say they are educated coyotes!
 
Hey Centerfire,
If you are having a tough time getting the dogs to come in, it might be odor related. I really started having an easy time of calling when I went to work on scent (mine) control and camouflage. Since then, it is sometimes almost too easy!
 
i dont think coyotes that live or hunt by the roads will be spooked by cars passing by

one time here in central KS i was on my way on I-70 and i saw something out of the corner of my eye in this farmers field-it was a coyote sniffing around n looking for a meal! if that dont show it nothign will

and it was just right off the road-the ditch-thefence-anotehr access road-and then him
 
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