Looking for a calling sequence for Northern Wisconsin coyotes

Gerbs

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I'm also new to the forum. I have read a lot on here and am impressed with the knowledge!

I'm getting into coyote hunting and recently purchased a FoxPro Shockwave. It has a function called "FoxCast" on it that I can put together a calling sequence and it will enable me to just play a sequence when I go out. Anyone care to share their preferred sequence? I hate to go out and wing it and educate these coyotes. I feel like I have some great spots to hit but would rather hit them and do it right.

Thanks in advance!
 
I don't own a fox pro, but this is usually my sequence for winter.

Interrogation howl, (several minute pause), interrogation howl, (several minute pause), fawn bleats, bawling fawn, ...if nothing shows add some additional coyote vocalizations, then back to bawling fawn. Then either shoot, or get up and try somewhere else. The entire sequence is about 25 - 30 minutes, with plenty of pauses.

If your foxpro has it, I would maybe add some ravens or magpies to the mix. I've never tried it, but I think it would add to the overall illusion.

I do twice as much fawn in distress, as rabbit. I have better luck with it. Northern Wisconsin coyotes are probably hungry, but can't afford to waste a lot of energy either. They would rather have a carcass to feed on, than a pile of leftover rabbit fur. That's my theory anyway.

Also, it's getting near the breeding season, so you'll probably want to really focus on howls the further into February it gets.
 
Sounds great! Thanks. Is it too early to use coyote mating calls or does that not work as well as the fawn bleats?
 
Any time is a good time to howl, I don't think it's too early. I'm not sure of a specific mating call, but there probably is one. The only time I don't howl, is if I'm concerned about scaring off subordinate coyotes, and I probably wouldn't howl if I thought I had a chance to call in fox at the same set.
 
When I went out this past weekend I realized how much I didn't know. I went with a friend who snared a female coyote that week out of his woods. He said there were millions of coyote tracks around her made by other coyotes. We set up 100 yards off that location in the evening and called. I tried a Female Coyote Whimper call on my FoxPro. Nothing. Is that a sound a guy should use? I finished with a Coyote Pup Distress call. I'm guessing I'm thinking too much and should have stuck with a rabbit distress or something.
 
My last 2 sets I started with Interrogation, got em to open, up, then hit the eastern cottontail, if that doesnt work, i change every 10 minutes after pausing making a long howl , etc
 
I didn't order that sound when i bought the foxpro but will purchase it tomorrow morning. It will be the first sound I try next. Thanks for the advice!

Another question for you. Just had a friend invite me down to the Tomah area. Claims he has coyotes everywhere. His neighbor has a pheasant farm and is constantly battling the coyotes. My friend says he can show me 5 active dens on his property, tracks all over. What sounds do I use when I go hunt that land in the next couple weeks? Any other tips on how to approach this hunt? By the way he made it sound I won't need to use any sounds! Prolly too good to be true.
 
I was hunting in Northern MN last week, that's pretty similar to Northern WS. I went up there fishing, but brought along a rifle and a string of calls.

I used the exact sequence I described above, and had a dead coyote within 20 minutes. I even had the magpies in there, because several flew in and started to make noise in the trees, only yards away from my stand. When I saw the magpies coming in, I knew to be ready. It seems like they always show up about 2-3 minutes prior to a coyote.

I actually called in three coyotes. The two that I saw, and the one that I found his tracks later to my down wind side.

My advice is still this, howl first, then try to sound like a deer. Those yotes were leaping and bounding through the snow, because it was so deep. It was about 0 degrees. I just don't think your average yote is going to want to expend the energy it takes to bound in to get a rabbit. 9 times out of 10, an eagle or something will already be flying, or running away with it by the time they get there, and they know that. But there is nothing that is going to fly off with a fresh deer kill.

Also, I killed him in the woods, not an open field. I'm only beginning to realize just how effective it is to call in the woods, as opposed to the open fields. We are hunting in Minnesota and Wisconsin, not Eastern Colorado, or the Nevada desert. Our best tactics are naturally going to be different. It took me a long time to learn that. I watched one too many hunting videos that was shot out West.

In that denning area you described, I would use interrogation howls, invitation howls, and even pup in distress. I think your coyote vocalizations will be your best bet. If that doesn't work, lay on with that new bawling fawn sound you bought, and see if that doesn't do the trick.

Good luck!
 
What FoxPro fawn distress are you using? Is it D06?

Hey thanks for all the advice! I really do appreciate it! I'm hitting it hard this weekend and will do exactly what you said.
 
I'm using mouth calls, but D06 sounds like the one you want.

There are a number of different howls, each to be used in different situations. The first couple Randy Anderson Videos do a great job of describing them. I recommend them highly, even though their entertainment value is sub par in my opinion, they are very educational. I'm sure there are new ones out that are also.

The two howls that I use the most are the interrogation howl, and the challenge howl. They are the standards.

An interrogation howl is a rather long howl, that just says "Hey, anybody out there." It is a social call, but it can trigger a territorial response as well. I use it 5:1 over the challenge howl, because it is less threatening. It works on yotes of either sex, and any age. A challenge howl is short and breaks off quick. This one appeals to the territorial responses almost exclusively. It will often times bring a dominant coyote in with the hair standing up, but it will also intimidate the more subordinate yotes, to the point where they don't even want to get near you.

Also, be wary. There is such a thing as a warning howl, that sounds a lot like a challenge howl. If you hear it, you've most likely been busted already, and if you make that sound yourself, you are going to have a hard time calling anything in at all.

I never start off with challenge howls. I use them only if I have reason to believe that there is a coyote out there that is dominant. If a yote skylines him or herself, and they have an aggressive posture to them, I'll challenge. But the best time of all to use them is when they challenge you first. This should bring a smile to your face. Give one right back, and you'll usually have them on a string. I'll also use them if I can see a coyote, but it isn't committing. Sometimes it works, other times not. If it's hung up, I'll try just about everything to see if it triggers a response.

That's how I learned about the bawling fawn. One day in SD, I had a coyote hung up a half mile away. He sky lined himself on a ridge and just sat down for over a half hour. I threw every sound I had his way. Nothing. He wouldn't budge. Then as a list ditch effort I did my best to imitate a distressed fawn, and got an instant response. As it turned out, the yote had a crippled foot, and thats when it dawned on me, that not every yote out there thinks it's worth their time and effort, to try and beat the competition to a rabbit, especially if they are far off. Certainly this one didn't want to stress his already injured foot. It's been my staple distress call ever since.

There is also such a thing as an invitation howl, but to be honest, I don't even remember exactly what it sounds like. I think it's similar to an interrogation howl. But maybe look into it. I think it would be a great call for February.
 
I have the FoxPro sound list in front of me and they do not list an interrogation howl. They do have:

-female long howl 1 -3
-male long howl 1-3
-female bark howl
-male bark howl
-female yodel howl
-coyote deep howls
-coyote pair yip howls


There are a lot of challenge howls too. I'm guessing it's the "long howls" is what I need?

Again, thanks for the last post, extremely informational!
 
You're welcome, glad to help.

And yeah, there is all of that too. I didn't even mention all the variations of trying to sound like a male, or a female, or a juvenile. Really, there is more to it than I can put into a single post. I'm dating myself here, but I would say to rent or buy Randy Anderson's, "Calling All Coyotes," and "The Verminators, Predator or Prey." I bet if you put up a wanted to buy add in the classifieds, someone will have a copy to sell.

Most of what I learned about howling, is from those two videos, along with an old Ed Sceery video, I can't even remember the name of. These are great learning tools, and will shave years off your learning curve.

And yes, of the sounds you listed above, I would start with both the male and female long howls.
 


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