how windy is to windy

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slayer

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it was windy last night about 15mph winds. i wanted to go fox hunting but didnt cause i never see anything when there is wind. do you guys hunt ehrn it is windy or not. or on windy nights am i just unlucky. also does the wind affect coyotes as much i hear you can call them in when it is windy is this true.
 
15 mph is on the bubble, I'd say it worth be worth while but not over 20. On another post in the electric calls there's a talk about a amplified speaker that has my interest tweaked, apparently this is an extremely loud call, maybe just what we need to hunt in the wind. but there are always going to be limits
 
coyotes and fox hunt and eat when its raining or when the wind is blowing, BUT when its beyond their acceptable limits they hole up till its clears up. if its a downpour they don't like it any more than you do. but a light rain no big deal same for wind, breezes up to 20 maybe 25 they still are out and about, big wind they just as soon lay low. rain and wind both dampen the sound and its hard for them to hear a call except downwind, and when they approach from downwind you better be able to see at least 200 yards in that direction, if its tough for you to hear much except the wind and if its to rainy to be out much well then the coyotes probably think so too.
 
I hear it can be pretty good when it is raining but I haven't tried it. I don't like to go when the wind is over 10 mph so I can save my good spots for better conditions. If I had unlimited access to good land, I'd probably go more. I have had good luck on cats on windy days but the coyotes seem to circle way down wind.
 
I think is dependent upon what is normal for your part of the country. Here in Wyoming and I will say for Montana when I lived there, a "wind" of 10 to 15 mph is considered a SLIGHT breeze! But, when a big front is moving through the wind can and did last week have gusts of 67 mph and a steady "breeze" of 40 mph! Now that is wind! During those times I have spotted coyotes out and about but not tried to call them as it isn't plesant or conducive to good accuracy.

Guess I'm just saying if it is slightly "breezy" for your part of the country go for it cause what is "breezy" to you is "calm to somewhere else and the dogs don't know any different.
 
I agree with Elkslayer. And for some reason I have had no luck calling on days with no wind. As the wind picks up so does the calling success. This goes against what everyone else says, but that has been my experience. Maybe my calling sucks and the wind masks it. I prefer a wind close to 10 mph.
 


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