Getting skunked by Coyotes in S. Utah

[ProRoad]

Hey all. I am new to Coyote hunting but not a new hunter. I have been trying to find some Coyotes near Cedar City Utah on about 15 days since January with multiple stands per day, some mornings but mostly evening and leave at dark. (not night as I don't have a thermal) I have not seen or heard one yet. I use the FoxPro Hellcat Pro with various sounds, lately playing more Coyote vocals. After studying Coyote hunting for several months, I have tapered down my calling and have more silence and try not to blast the call too loud until later in the stand. I try to always have the wind in my favor. I wear camo and think I have done a pretty good job of being quiet and invisible. (I know, you can always do better) I have seen rabbits, groundhogs, Coyote tracks and scat. (I have also seen two long dead coyotes with lower jaws removed which is a Utah bounty requirement). I hunt BLM land in areas that have cover but also large open spaces, . I have not seen another human while hunting in any of the places I have gone. Maybe I am just going to the places that they have been hunted by thermal hunters. Are they just over hunted due to the bounty in Utah or what?

 

[Dead Down Wind]

Public land
Bounty
Other hunters
Thermal

All strikes against you, keep at it!

I would move to very young pup distress in a week or two…..

 

[ProRoad]

I forgot to mention I have permission to hunt 50k acres of private land at both 6k and 10k ft. So that may be next.

 

[Dead Down Wind]

I forgot to mention I have permission to hunt 50k acres of private land at both 6k and 10k ft. So that may be next.

To some - Private is just a word!

 

[crapshoot]

Myself and 2 others were hunting between Colorado city and Lake Powel one year calling all the sagebrush flats and plum couldn't buy a coyote. We changed elevation enough to start getting into the trees (cedars and pines) and it was like someone flipped a switch.
Maybe try creeping out of the sage a bit to where the trees start.