Need some advice on call placement....

Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford

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I am trying to narrow down my problems with my calling. I have walked many a mile on the logging roads around here, and I have seen more sign(crap) than I care to admitt to looking at and examining.
So I know they are thick around here in Northwest Oregon, but I must still be doing something just not right to get them to come in.
What kind of place to you look for to place your caller??? (16 sound w/remote)Do you try to hide it??? Place it out on a stump??? How far away from you???
Thank You
Chris Crawford
 
Most guys place there calls 40-60 yards out in front of them and maybe a little off to one side. This is so that if a dog tries to circle to "wind" the area they tent to come out right in front of you. If they charge right in it's still a close shot. Each stand will be a little different. I always place my call on the ground that's where they expect the game to be. Most calls have more than enough volume and if anything too loud happens too soon too often.

Blaze
 
Chris,
The best advice I can give you is get out their and try different things. Every stand is different every situation is different.
The biggest mistake most new guys make is worrying about the little details. I was one of them.
You will develop your own style of calling.
Best advice I can give you is face the caller in the direction you expect the animal to approach from. Get 15-20 yards away and use the wind to your advantage and be observant. When a predator comes in he is looking for the source of the sound. Movement is the main thing he is looking for second only to smell.
Predator calling is not as difficult or complicated as some would make you believe.
Fact is I hunted in 14 different states and 2 other countries and found predators without question are the least difficult animals to call. If you are in country where the animals are falling over each other you will call more in.
I hunted in Texas and found the country I was hunting both the Coyotes and Cats were as easy to call in as skunks are to trap. I hunted in Ohio where the Coyotes would hang up over 100 yards out 80% of the time.
Remember you have to get out their and figure this stuff out yourself.
 
Chris

While predator calling is not rocket science it ain't like falling off a log either. Your set up or stand will make up about 90% of whether you succeed or not. It's not hard to call a coyote. The difficulty is calling him to where you can see him and kill him before he detects you. When you are hunting wooded terrain he can get your wind, and leave before you ever knew he had responded. I live in East Texas and it is much like you discribed with the logging roads.

There are some basic rules that I follow when I set up to call.

1. I try and determine where I think he is.

2. Can I get to where he can hear my call undetected?

3. Do I have the stage set in my favor when he responds? You have to use his assets( eyes, ears and most of all nose) against him.

coyotes are pretty predictable in that they will come directly to the call for a way's, regardless of the wind direction, but will almost alway end up downwind. You can set up accordingly and win more than you lose.

I have hunted predators in several states also, and know for a fact they respond to distress sounds everywhere they are found. Heck thats what they do for a living. Like I said before, calling ain't tough, it's calling him where you can see him thats sometimes tough. But what do I know I'm from Texas and our coyotes are as dumb as skunks /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif .

Experience is the best teacher, but learning from others mistake will give you a head start. Hope this helps Chris.

Byron

FOXPRO Field Staff
 
Chris,
Byron South said it best: "While predator calling is not rocket science it ain't like falling off a log either. Your set up or stand will make up about 90% of whether you succeed or not. It's not hard to call a coyote. The difficulty is calling him to where you can see him and kill him before he detects you. When you are hunting wooded terrain he can get your wind, and leave before you ever knew he had responded."
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Back in that thick stuff, you are bound to spook a coyote once in awhile. Your best bet is to enter the calling area with wind in your face, or in a crosswind. Find a small clearing of sorts, so that when you call a predator you will be able to see him. Set your caller approx 50 yards crosswind of your chosen hideout. Hide the caller in clump of grass, or carry an extra camo head net to pull over the caller. A simple decoy such as a clump of feathers or fur hanging on a string above or just beside the caller can be a big help sometimes. When coyote comes in, he comes in downwind of the sound (the caller in this case) instead of downwind of YOU. Yes you will still spook a few of em this way, but you will also kill your share of the buggers.
 


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