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
