how loud should I broadcast?

Start out low for about 1-2 minutes if you're calling close to an area ie. out to couple hundred yards, them start cranking up volume if nothing has shown. If it's windy out you'll have to call using more volume. I usually don't have to go more than about 3/4 total volume on my FoxPro but have on windy days maxed it out..
 
You'll get a lot of different opinions on that question, psdavidson. There are some successful coyote hunters who like to play their ecaller as loud as it will go from the beginning of the stand to the end, and they kill coyotes. Personally, I call most of my coyotes with lower volume calling with the wind, slightly crosswind. I like to sit on higher ground at right angles to the wind direction at least 100 yds from my ecaller, giving me a bigger area to watch upwind, downwind, all directions. I pick my stands pretty carefully, making sure the sound is going to where I believe the yotes to be bedding or hunting. I believe they come straighter to the call with the wind in their face. They can hear my FX-5 or Fury at volume 15 (less than half volume)from tremendous distances when you let the wind help you. I try to set up where my scent is least likely to reach a coyotes nose. If the wind is really bad, I sometimes face the caller into the wind at higher volume, but still watch downwind the most as they will usually end up coming from downwind even if they have to circle to get there. You are going to get busted some no matter how you set up, but I'll choose calling with the wind whenever I can at low volume. The volume level indicator is a really handy feature on the Foxpro remote for my tactics. Try different methods and settle on the one that works best for you.
 
I play mine at a volume that sounds like something a bird/rabbit could actually produce. I'm using a PM-4, and that translates to just over minimum volume on the remote.
I'm in thick country, though, and the stands are close together. If I was in open country where I would see something coming I'd likely try it louder, then reduce it as they came in.
I just figure if I can hear the call from 50 yards, a coyote could hear it from 500.
 
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You'll get a lot of different opinions on that question, psdavidson. There are some successful coyote hunters who like to play their ecaller as loud as it will go from the beginning of the stand to the end, and they kill coyotes. Personally, I call most of my coyotes with lower volume calling with the wind, slightly crosswind. I like to sit on higher ground at right angles to the wind direction at least 100 yds from my ecaller, giving me a bigger area to watch upwind, downwind, all directions. I pick my stands pretty carefully, making sure the sound is going to where I believe the yotes to be bedding or hunting. I believe they come straighter to the call with the wind in their face. They can hear my FX-5 or Fury at volume 15 (less than half volume)from tremendous distances when you let the wind help you. I try to set up where my scent is least likely to reach a coyotes nose. If the wind is really bad, I sometimes face the caller into the wind at higher volume, but still watch downwind the most as they will usually end up coming from downwind even if they have to circle to get there. You are going to get busted some no matter how you set up, but I'll choose calling with the wind whenever I can at low volume. The volume level indicator is a really handy feature on the Foxpro remote for my tactics. Try different methods and settle on the one that works best for you.


Them animals they hear real well...Grizz
 
I personally think make it as natural as you can. A rabbit wont be screaming at ear deafening levels. I think it doesnt seem natural to any kind of hunting wether it be deer or yotes blasting them out of the woods or where ever.
 
I think it depends on the terain and how far you can see, and how far you need the sound to travel. I hit max volume with the addition of a sp-55 on my fx3 a lot. Depending on the wind I may leave it there for quite a while. Although, I almost always start off soft with the ecall, but most often start with hand calls, then switch to the fx3. But then again, I'm calling wide open spaces, and can see them coming (usually) a long way out. I say, just get out and play with it, and find what works best for you.
 
Depends on what caller your using . When using my Wt i go full volume from the get go unless it just annoys the heck out of me .
 
If you just want the coyotes that are close to you "1000 yards or less" to come in, don't play your caller very loud. If you want to call coyotes in from a mile away or farther crank it up. All of the coyotes that are out there are not in a perfect position to hear your call 100% of the time. They may be just over a ridge or down in a gully and won't be able to hear your caller if you don't have it cranked up. If you are calling a thicker or smaller area what do you have to lose by cranking up the sound for a minute or two after you have called a stand for 7 to 10 minutes with out anything coming in? I call with a FX5 and a SP-55 speaker on full blast 95% of the time and it works great for me.
 
The property I hunt is less than 150 acres. I try to call at low volumes to cover less ground so I can make a few more stands. Still can only get 3-5 stands depending on wind and how hard the waters running.
 
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Depends on what caller your using . When using my Wt i go full volume from the get go unless it just annoys the heck out of me .



With the spread of housing development, I needed to reduce volume in some of my favorite areas. Sometimes the only thing I would call in would be curious humaniods screwing up my stand. Just last weekend while playing with my new WT and remote, I called up a guy on an ATV while out in the nature preserve behind our house located in a residential neighborhood. Since he could see me, I kept messing with him using the different coyote vocals. Definetely had him confused /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif. If I am ever in the market for a new ATV, I am just going to pull out the WT.
 
I have called in coyotes from 1/4 mile with a lip squeak ,usually start every stand that way .
I seldom ever use max volume, I consider 30 volume level on a foxpro fx5 or fury to be quite loud enough for any calling setup and seldom use that much volume .
I see alot of guys saying they use max volume , I think it would be interesting to compare numbers for a year useing the two diffrent methods in the same geographic area .
I have always thought alot of callers use way to much volume on distress sounds , howling is a diffrent subject .
If your going to start a set with wide open volume why worry about slamming a truck door or sneaking into your setup.
seems to me your not concerned about a predator being at all close to your location?
When i call in a coyote the last thing i want is a dog running in or away at full speed .
I like to have them come in slow and hunt for me as this gives me the advantage.
I control the coyote and my stand when possible.
these are stand rules so to speak that i have learned from some of the best callers in the country.
some do it for a living and all of them do ADC work for cash so i have to assume they know what the heck they are talking about .
To each his own , but ill bet the guys that use full volume would be able to KILL alot more of the called in coyotes and have alot more ranchers calling and asking for some work to be done( because of word of mouth sucess) if they were not blasting the caller.

When your calling for a rancher killing them is the important thing NOT calling them in .
You have to control the set to win the game .
We all would like more ground to call , winning the game when you get on a ranch is the ticket to more ground .
VOLUME, VOLUME, VOLUME, I think its a BAD thing !!!!!I must be old school ?
 
Old School, Jerry? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Nah, we just graduated from the school of hard knoks & learned from the experience. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

My calling pattern mirrors yours.

I do the same type work for ranchers & sometimes will throw the coyotes on the truck to show them. They stand there open mouthed because they have never seen so many dead coyotes in one day.

It keeps them telling their buddies & keeps the phone ringing with more requests & calling land.

Volume is over-rated.

Barry /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
It's good to see I was on the right track. I think I'll stick with what I've been doing, it seems to work. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Mark , You already know what your doing is correct , I know you guys whack alot of fur and you have put in the field time .
Thanks Barry , but i am old school , well old anyways LOL.
 
Jerry, I used cassette callers for 22 years playing them on full volume mainly because I didn't have a remote. I have used my FX5 with the SP-55 speaker for two years now and 95% of the time it has been on volume 40. In 24 years of calling with high volume on the ranches I hunt on I have never seen coyotes running the other way because my caller was too loud. On quite a few stands over the years we have killed coyotes in less than 30 seconds after starting the caller on full volume. Over half of the coyotes we call in are hard chargers and are shot with a shotgun at less than 30 yards.
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I do call against the breeze or light wind most of the time so that may make a difference also. It is not windy in the areas I hunt very often at all. With the breeze in my face the coyotes have to get between me and the caller to smell the caller.
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I took this picture in the rancher's drive way and he was pretty happy with the results. I took these coyotes by myself, 4 with my rifle and 5 with my shotgun. I do hunt on private property most of the time and these properties don't get called much.
 
Over half of the coyotes we call in are hard chargers and are shot with a shotgun at less than 30 yards.

I do hunt on private property most of the time and these properties don't get called much.


My point exactly , I hate hard chargers and i dont use a shotgun , now imagine a rookie caller trying to connect on a hard charging coyote ( aint gonna happen)
Im happy full volume is working for you , private ground is a big reason why . if those dogs had been called before i guarantee you most would be heading the other way .
Every post i make is made with a rookie caller in mind , guys that know what they are doing dont need any info from me, such as yourself .
I dont post here to argue with people , just to try to help beginners and i try with all my heart to not misinform anyone .
It has been drilled into my head by some of the best in the business not to use to much volume so like i said i guess im old school as all but one of my mentors are pretty mature fellows such as you and I . Congrats on finding a technique that works for you , that is the answer to any calling question ( find out what works for you ) . Nice truck load of fur by the way . couple of questions? Has your sucess rate continued with these numbers year after year? what is your kill rate for coyotes called in ? 100% 70% 40% just curious.have you ever tried useing less volume to eleminate the hard chargers or do you prefer they come in that way ?
 
I try to never let a coyote get inside of 1oo yrds . my gun is sighted in at that distance so then all i have to do is put it on em and kill em . I also never take a scatter gun.
In the old days the callers were not nearly as good as they are today . I cant call full volume with great success with a number of ecallers . With the Wt I have it hasnt been a problem and it has the highest volume out there .
If mr. reality outdoors will be so kind as to post the link to the video me and him filmed you can see it never bothered any of the 18 yotes we called in . We used full volume .
In the last graham Texas hunt {wich is one of the biggest hunts in the nation}we used our caller on full volume and killed our limit of 5 cats and 4 dogs and were done early .
As for kill percentages . In the Redneck Rendezvous contest I called in 10 yotes and killed 10 . 2 doubles and 1 triple . All were killed using full volume .
I also used to vary the volume to the conditions and terrain .
My team won the Graham hunt a few years ago and we killed 16 yotes and 10 cats and quit killing yotes early because we had already had our limit . All on full volume .
Doesnt look like it hurt derbybob either . GREAT JOB my friend .
 

This was the graham hunt I spoke of . Not one miss the whole hunt . Clay Reid , Jake Reid , Dewayne Elston and Mitch Mclemore .
 
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