February Calling Questions Upper Midwest? (Newbie)

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Rhino20

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So I have been out a few times. I have all I need including a FoxPro Fusion. So far no luck. I have been able to get some, (at times several) to respond, but no sightings.

My questions
1. What is a good calling sequence now that we are getting into breeding season?
a. If it is yote calls, should they be single calls. yips or what?
b. Should I also stay with various distress?

2. Do you find that your luck is better in warmer or cooler weather? In MN this means in the 30's or in sub zero?

Thanks
 
It should start picking up now that they are pairing up. I always start with a few howls. That can play on their instincts to be social or be territorial.
After a few howls I'll wait and go to a prey distress.
That being said it took a while for it to really click with me that you have to go where they are. They stay in really thick places here or really secluded places where they are hid during the day. I try to get as close as I can to where I think they are and call. The closer the better.
If you can go out right before or after dark you can hear them howl from where they bed down. Set up as close as possible with out being busted.
I like when it's cold but they come in when it's warm also. When it's really cold they have to eat more food to keep warm
 
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Thanks, Good info! I have been going at dusk into dark and I have been able to get them to respond to howling. We live in Bluff country so its pretty cool when the respond.
Your sequence sounds similar to what I have been doing. I do see tracks and such so I know that are in the area, but there can be good amount of area.
 
Try to get as close to where they are howling from. Usually they howl right when it's getting dark from where they are bedding. It's their core area.
I've read it's to let other coyotes know where they are so they can meet up. I can't say for sure.
If you can get to within a couple hundred yard of where they are your success will increase. I'm not saying they won't come further because you never know. Usually I'll make a stand or 2 on the way to where I know they hang out.
I'll let out a couple of howls and I'll just sit for about 5 minutes before I play any distress.
I've also had better luck with mouth calls. I also use E-calls but it seems I've had more come in to mouth calls. Most of the time I use both. I'll use mouth calls, then switch over. If you go to Skeerys website, Ed has some videos that you can stream of how to call and how to predator hunt. I really learned a lot from them. He even teaches You how to howl (I don't care for his howler [beeep]).
 
2 nights ago, a group started their rally call about 45 mins after sunset, I put out 2 challenge howls. They went silent, I thought crap. Sat quiet, 10 minutes later 5 appeared downwind of the fence corner, at the fence post was a scratch and urine spot. I was sitting on a side wind, the road behind me(200 yards). Northwest wind, post 150 yards SW of me, the road running NS. I had pointed the foxpro at the post for the 2 challenge howls. They were running about, posturing, hard to get on one. I waited until they started to leave, last one to pee at the edge of the hay field got shot. I see that alot, even at night, working into the wind of where they think the sound came from. 1-2 sounds they can't pinpoint as well as steady calling.
 
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