Getting coyotes closer at night.

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I am having trouble getting coyotes close at night calling with thermal. They are coming in, but a lot of the time they want to hang up around 400 yards. Does anybody have any tips? Where are you putting the e call when hunting at night vs the daytime?
 
Sometimes they just won't come closer, lots of people out at night screwing with coyotes, I started shooting my 6 saum at night because of it, 400 not to hard with the 6 saum
 
Sometimes you have move closer to where the coyotes want to be killed. Maybe you are close to territory boundary or as was said they be able to see you, so move.
 
I dont pay as much attention on where i set the call at night unless its a short field or tighter stand than i do in the daytime!

At night i like too be able too see them coming from a long ways if possible.

If you have the wind on them and they want come move closer too them before playing any more sounds and see if that helps you get them killed!

I find alot of times just moving closer by 100 or 200 yards makes all the difference in the world!

Hope this helps
 
jamieMN said:
Sometimes they just won't come closer, lots of people out at night screwing with coyotes, I started shooting my 6 saum at night because of it, 400 not to hard with the 6 saum
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That's what I've been doing. The bolt tx60c with the rangefinder just moves the reticle on my 6.5 creedmoor for the drop. Ice been killing them out around 400. Just would like to get them closer if I can.
 
Chance Doane said:
I dont pay as much attention on where i set the call at night unless its a short field or tighter stand than i do in the daytime!

At night i like too be able too see them coming from a long ways if possible.

If you have the wind on them and they want come move closer too them before playing any more sounds and see if that helps you get them killed!

I find alot of times just moving closer by 100 or 200 yards makes all the difference in the world!

Hope this helps
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Do you move closer while the coyotes are in view?
 
99% of the coyotes here circle down wind.....and if they are directly up wind generally will NOT commit unless you are very close.
My advice is to also move close to them on the initial response. Sounds like your initial set ups may not be where they feel comfortable coming to.
 
Think the terminology is getting in their bubble. Even down here where you can’t see more than 100yds in some places, if you’re not within 300yds, preferably 200yds, they probably aren’t coming in. If the hair on your neck doesn’t stand up when they answer, you might as well pick up and make a move if you want to get them coming.
 
This past weekend, I had coyotes respond from 1 mile away across a valley. From a field where I have permission. I played it off because I had 2 other groups answer me within a half mile. The wind wasn't consistent ...but good enough to kill anything from my 10-2..
The farm i was on had the dryer at full bore and it was very hard to hear exactly where the ones on my side where...
After way over 45 minutes I decided grab the call and run to truck to drive down the road to the other ones....right before I went to grab the call i scanned down to the road cutting the bottom- i swear I thought I saw coyote acting hotspots through the tall grass...but the traffic was making it difficult to really get a good fix on what was going on.
So i walked to get call and I look up the side parallel road(400 yards from main) and see 4 coyotes run across through a backyard and I run back to tripod and watch. They had their noses to the ground running around, try to find the "coyotes "...one howl had them coming right to me.
Moral- why the one that were on same farm wouldn't come in...but the ones a mile away did...no clue.
I know most people never stay more the 15 minutes on a stand... I usually stay as long as it takes to be handed a success or a defeat.
If that means moving call or getting into a different setup location to get them to advance, I'll try it....
 
Infidel 762 said:
or you can just find fresh coyotes that have never been called and they come in quicker and easier
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Not that easy back here. Many times, I don't hear/see any for nights and nights and 150 acres is a big landowner so access is more than not a problem if they aren't on a place I can hunt.
And I can't agree more with Limbhangers above post about time on stand or moving when I know they are around.
 
Here we have section roads(one square mile, 640 acres) roads on all sides, mostly. The oversized sections 1x 1.5 or 1x2 miles, shooting opportunity are higher percentage. Just because coyote aren't needing to cross a road, if you wait for the right wind. Coyote here have 4-7 square mile territory. Nothing worse than coyote respond vocally across a road and vehicle drives by, they will either retreat or hold up for 15+ minutes. In the winter that 15 minutes wait gets COLD. Most sections split between several owners, this doesn't help. As there could be other hunters or you can't move closer because of property lines. 1000 dollars extra fine for trespassing if in procession of thermal/night vision.
 
Thanks everybody for the tips! I am new to this but this is all very helpful! I should be able to get out in the next few weeks and I will update here.
 
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