My thinking behind finding the beds was I’ve heard of deer hunters who go out scouting for beds and then setup over them, like it’s the deers home that he always starts from and returns to each day. I was thinking coyotes may do the same, and that bears may do the same when in a food area for a certain time before moving on to a different food area.
If I could get a better feel for their bedding areas plus practice my stalking and moving in on these silently and out of sight while playing the wind, that this would be a good foundation for me to learn how to hunt. I could have an idea where the animals might be during daytime when looking at an area, feel the wind, and have an idea how to sneak in fairly close and start calling.
Last year was a lot of walking down the road wind in my face and calling just off the edge to stay legal, or seeing an opening off the side of the road and setting up wind in my face and calling. I got skunked over and over and over and I have zero confidence in playing that game any more. I can’t stomach that anymore and need to switch it up and this is my year 2 plan. I’m gonna give it an honest go and see what happens, even it just gets me out there and more experience it’s good enough
