Hand calling - impossible to call upwind?

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I may be dense. See if you can help me figure this out. Here is what I understand to be true.

1. A coyote will almost always come from the downwind side.
2. Since you can't see 360 degrees, you should always position yourself to see downwind.
3. As a handcaller, you are the source of the animal in distress.

So, how do you handcall upwind?
 
Isn't that technically calling downwind?

With a handcall, I point the call in all directions. Then, I look downwind. I think you are doing the same thing.

I would make the case that since you are the point source of the sound, it is impossible to call crosswind.

Make sense?
 
I like to use skunk scent on a limb, post something about 2 -4' high down wind of my set up. That has always worked for me on those windy days. I like to try to make my set ups if I can, where I can force the yote to investigate from directions I want him to,it has work out very good.
example: I look at a field or any good place I want to make a set up, then look the area over form a distance and I kind of look for a place like a thicket, high bank, small hill(I invision a small brick type deal to hide against). I pick a area that a animal would have a very hard time sneaking up behind me without me hearing him. I'm facing down wind!!
you should recieve alot more advice and ideals form other hunter!!

this is just what has worked for me!!

good luck and happy hunting! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
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Isn't that technically calling downwind?

With a handcall, I point the call in all directions. Then, I look downwind. I think you are doing the same thing.

I would make the case that since you are the point source of the sound, it is impossible to call crosswind.

Make sense?



Normally when we speak of calling a crosswind it is in reference to where we expect the coyotes to come from or the direction we are facing. If we are facing South and that's where we "expect" the coyotes to come from and the wind is out of the East than we are calling a crosswind. When you enter an area you typically have a preconceived idea of where you expect the coyotes to come from. Now they certainly don't always cooperate that's for sure. You probably are technically correct that if we are calling a crosswind some of our sound is going to go downwind, but that is why you allow sufficient space downwind to see these coyotes and shoot them before they get your wind. In my opinion, calling a crosswind gives you the greatest chance for success, especially if you are calling alone.
 
I'm somewhat of an oddball.
If possible, when I enter an area to call, I enter from the downwind side.
Then I try (note I said "try") to set up where I can see more than 180*, in order to spot a coyote moving from the upwind side towards downwind before he can get downwind.
Hence, most of the time I'm actually calling into the wind.
Admittedly, this doesn't always work.
And I do set up crosswind when it is the only way.
Only maybe 5% of my stands do I actually set up to see/call mainly downwind.
So, yes you can call upwind with handcalls & have some success. IMO
 
I also work my way into the wind when hand calling and try to use terrain to funnel the coyote into my shooting lanes. For example I will set up facing into the wind with something like a beaver pond, road or open field at my back to block the backdoor.
 


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