Eastern Washington Coyotes??????

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I head back to Alaska tomorrow after a week visit with my mom and several days of calling. I mentioned this a little in one of the other threads but what's up with eastern Washington coyotes? After 40 stands and a week of calling I had exactly zero coyote responses. No return howls, no hang ups out there a few hundred yards, no stopping and barking at me and no coyotes coming in.

I'm no novice to calling but this has me thinking I don't know what I'm doing. I've never gone 5 stands in my life without at least some response. I've certainly gone five stands without getting a coyote but never that many without some kind of activity. I was well camouflaged, used the wind to my advantage when possible, approached the stands cautiously, and most of all, called spots that always been producers when I used to live in the area. One of my buddies suggested perhaps there had been a round of parvo go through but I haven't heard anything to that effect. Are the numbers down?

Any thoughts? I know the weather wasn't great this past week but still there should have been something respond. I'm more than a little stymied by this.
 
I have been recently checking the hunting index on the weather forecast. It has been 1 a lot for weeks with a random day of 4 or 5. Today was 8 so I went out and called a couple in.
Its in the science man.
 
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I had to call the days I had. We were only down for 8 days so I kind of had to take it as it came weather wise. Only had limited days and time to hunt but despite the weather I would have expected at least some kind of response in the number of stands I made.

Where are you finding the hunting index on the weather forecast. Which weather site and do you have a link?
 
Not sure how pressured the area your calLing is but I've found in my areas the farther you get from the road the better. I see at least one or two vehicles cruising the roads and the tell tale skid marks and spent Cases along the road. Shooting them from the road doesnt appeal to me. Makes for less stands but improves the chances of succes. Even on the private land I hunt coyotes run as soon as they hear the tires on gravel.
 
Some of the areas were not far off the road. Others were large ranches were access is very limited and few if any hunters, and the few hunters they allow are deer hunters and no one had been in calling coyotes. The one constant across the board was the absence of any response on all the areas.
 
I Will Be watching this thread closely. I am new to predator hunting and I have jumped in full force. We have been focusing the majority of our efforts into aquiring private land so I'm probably not in a position to comment but I have been to some pretty nice areas that have little pressure and although we have seen a couple and shot at one I am wondering if I am doing something wrong or if its just tough hunting due to the unusually warm winter.
 
Same for me today Tripod I went out just cause it was a nice day only had time for one stand 2 min calling daughter whacked one had one other in at the same time but she didn't give me time to get on it before she shot. She got tunnel vision but it's more fun for me to watch her be successful so it works out.

Keep at it when u can. I hunt 90+ % private land. Not much pressure and I get aways back from any road hunters.
 
I believe we are transitioning into mating season early.
Every year when mid season slump hits everybody is stumped.
We have had hunting season, increased participation, warm rainy weather, wolves, mating season, land leases, road hunters, and probably a couple I forgot.
 
No success for me either this morning, but I was in tight looking for a cat. Some snow would be nice for the tracks, but it was nice getting out with my Son.
 
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