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die4hunting

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How many times in a season do you folks sit the in the same general area while calling predators? At what tells you that you have been there too many times? Besides not seeing anything. Is there a general consensus? Thanks, Mark
 
i dont like hitting a spot more than about twice a year. i do hit some more but just because i cant resist. i have some really great spots that are now ruined because i used to hunt them every week.
 
I usually go to the same dozen spots I have every year. I try and alternated them on a weekly basis so not always hitting the same farm. Averaging anywhere from 5-9 coyotes a season some years no coyotes show up on some of the farms I hunt. Some farms produce every year and some every other year depending on the amount of time/stands I do/have.
 
I like to explore new areas as often as possible.You never know what you'll find.While you could draw a blank om predators it could be a hot spot for deer birds or whatever.
 
Originally Posted By: die4huntingHow many times in a season do you folks sit the in the same general area while calling predators? At what tells you that you have been there too many times? Besides not seeing anything. Is there a general consensus? Thanks, Mark

In wide open country you can call a spot or area quite a few times in a 3 or 4 month period and call in a coyote or coyotes on each stand you make there.

On some great stand locations you may not call anything in the first 3 or 4 times you call them. That may not mean these locations are not good calling locations it may be that there are just no coyotes in that area at that time.

If coyotes are barking at you as soon as you start calling you may have called that area too many times.
 
If I kill everything that comes in the first time I will go back in a week. If I have escapes I will wait quite a while. That being said if I know the dog hunters have hunted there, I will go back in a week.
 
My pal & I have called & shot in areas & gone back 3 hours later and shot another. Usually I rotate bi weekly or longer though, depends on what I/we hear/shoot and how they are reacting on those ranches.
 
I have 8-10 areas that I have permission to hunt this coming winter and just don't want to burn them out. I also have permission to set traps as well. Property sizes range from 40 acres to 250 acres. looking forward to the challenge. Thanks for the imput. Mark
 
I don't have a lot of places to hunt, so if I have a chance to get out, I just go and don't worry about it. I just try different techniques and different sounds and see what happens. As an example, I have probably called the 10 acre hay field behind my house at least 30 times in the last 6 months. 4 weeks ago I called in and killed a double there, and a couple days ago I called in and killed a single, for a total of 7 coyotes since November. That's quite a few coyotes for one small field, and I still hear a lot of coyotes howling close by at night. Nothing is set in stone in this sport. You might try to call a couple of your places a lot, and the rest not so much, and see how it works out.
 
They are quick learners. If they are called ,shot at and not killed ,it's going to be 3xs tougher next time to call that same coyote. Never stop trying to gain access to new ground. We have enough places to call that some of them don't get called and get skipped for a year. Like Jglynn says ,you can ruin a good spot by calling it to frequently.
 
" I usually go to the same dozen spots I have every year. I try and alternated them on a weekly basis so not always hitting the same farm. Averaging anywhere from 5-9 coyotes a season some years no coyotes show up on some of the farms I hunt. Some farms produce every year and some every other year depending on the amount of time/stands I do/have. " + 1

" I don't have a lot of places to hunt, so if I have a chance to get out, I just go and don't worry about it. I just try different techniques and different sounds and see what happens. As an example, I have probably called the 10 acre hay field behind my house at least 30 times in the last 6 months. 4 weeks ago I called in and killed a double there, and a couple days ago I called in and killed a single, for a total of 7 coyotes since November. That's quite a few coyotes for one small field, and I still hear a lot of coyotes howling close by at night. Nothing is set in stone in this sport. You might try to call a couple of your places a lot, and the rest not so much, and see how it works out. " +1

My thoughts exactly, all very true.
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Every scenario is different, I've called the same location on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis with/without success.
 
It can vary a lot with me. If I call a pair and kill both, I will wait a few weeks and go back. That usually give time for some new blood to have moved in. If I get busted/have one get away, then it can vary. I may go right back in a few days later with a different set and sound, and try it again. If that doesn't work then I will lay off it for several months. I think the main factor is, are you killing what you call in? The old saying "Dead men tell no tales," comes to mind. Population density can have a big factor in it too.

I have one place that is 960 acres, I have called it 4 times this spring. I got a single, a blank (got mobbed by cows), a double, and a single. So 4 coyotes on four stands, all within less than 8 weeks, and 500 yards of each other. Also this place has been flown with a helicopter TWICE in that same time period, with them killing several coyotes on each pass. Fact is, it is prime habitat with lots of gyp-rock caves for denning, and new coyotes move in about as fast as you kill them out. Most places are not that way and can't be hunted like that. The key on this place is kill them and don't educate them. Having said that, I probably won't hunt it again until this fall, unless I go to the back corner where I haven't been yet.

There is no easy answer. Every place is different.
 


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