New flambeau decoy ( lone howler) Coyote Down with Lone Howler

That is exactly like the one Tad sent us....I figure they will come in handy during mating season for those that hunt then, and if you are having issues with stubborn coyotes ona specific area, trying new things never hurts.

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Just a safety note. Be very careful where you use a full bodied decoy. Placing it within sight of a road or using them on public land can be dangerous.



I wouldn't dare use something like this in the area I hunt. I'd wind up getting shot by "accident".
 
Got the lone howler in today , looks a little tacky but might be okay , Carring it in the field might pose a problem but a large duck decoy bag will probally work. We will film over it in Stillwater this weekend , well let yall know how it works.
 
I don't think any of you will be disappointed in the Lone Howler. We have spent nearly a year developing it. The original sculptur in clay was so authentic you wonted to put a round in the chamber.

As for carrying it. It has shock cords that hold the legs in place. It all folds in on its self, and has orange caring strap for safety purposes. It can be easily manipulated in several different postures, including sitting and laying down as Mr.Nisteter pointed out. His pictures are great, but wait till you see this thing standing 40 yards out in the brush. It is going to be hard to remember not to put a round in him, plus there hard to skin.

Ronnie Robison
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Also, tell him thanks for the other two decoys...they showed up the other day and were a total surprise!

We'll have them out and get him some feedback on them right away!

C
 
We started the morning off on the wrong foot, by pulling into the wrong side of the farm house . This put every thing we wanted to call directly down wind. Not having much time to get setup we decide that we would give it a try. I set up the Lone Howler which is now named Creek To our far left and put the Mojo Criter bout 10 yards in front of it. We sat up along a tall grown up fence and was looking south , with the wind blowing from the north /north west. Our set up was looking over a medium sized hay medow with thick cedars on the both sides the medow was about 300yards wide and 350 yards long . At the two minute mark a very light colored female showed crossing the field from our left to right/ west to east at the 250 yard mark. She worked right into our scent cone but was so fixed on the Lone Howler that she stood for about 2 minutes looking at it and the Mojo not giving any care about our scent. Tara my girl friend put the yote down with one shot , for her first coyote. So does the Lone Howler work ? I say YES we will use it more often. We were lucky enough to catch it all on tape for our next video. I will add pics as soon as I can.
 
For those interested, we just had several dozen Lone Howler Decoys arrive @ APCalls.com

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For those interested, we just had several dozen Lone Howler Decoys arrive @ APCalls.com




Just sent my order to your web site. Also ordered an extra Whirling Woodpecker. Consider using a larger, stronger clip on the woodpecker. I replaced my supplied clip with a larger clip, after it broke, and it works much better. I also super glued it so it won't come unscrewed. I added a Styrofoam wing and tail to the little guy and they flop around pretty good when it is going. Great stuff guys.

Thanks,

SteveH
 
I'm going to order a coyote decoy, a JIB, a Whirling Woodpecker put them altogether and have my own Disneyland "It's a Small World" stand.

All kidding aside I think this decoy would be fun to try especially during this time of the year.
 
It looks good in that it has plenty of detail BUT....why??? There are so many proven SMALL decoys available that are much less expensive and much more easily portable. Another problem I have with this one is that it's a coyote. I remember watching one of Randy Anderson's video's where he used a small stuffed coyote decoy and I was surprised at how cautiously and slowly it was approached. It seems to me that the best approach for a larger, more visible (I assume that's the advantage of this type of decoy?) decoy would be a red fox. A red fox would be highly visible and ask yourself, what coyote (even a smaller one) would EVER tolerate a fox (of any kind) in it's territory. Some red fox urine at the decoy and the caller playing would seal the deal for sure. My guess is that any coyote getting a three way sensory overload of a fox would literally go ape in it's effort to get to it. No way a coyote is going to be intimidated by a mere fox!
 
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All kidding aside I think this decoy would be fun to try especially during this time of the year.



Well, I ordered one and I'm not sure how I'm to tote it around on the quad yet, but it shouldn't be a problem in the SUV. I think I'll try to figure out a way to hang that woodpecker out of the coyotes mouth, or maybe just some feathers. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
In a way, I'm with Mike Pearson on this. I know that this time of year, they are setting territories and splitting up. The strange(decoy) coyote may not work well in this part of the season here.

But on the other hand, if the dominate male comes in, it would surely pick a fight.

I would also like to see a Fox version.

All decoys have their place I guess.
 
These have never scared anything away, but I've had a couple coyotes slam on the brakes and approach (stalk?) cautiously.

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The sitting silhouette is only 17" tall. I made them small on purpose so they wouldn't be intimidating. I also like a silhouette as opposed to a full body decoy. You can set up a silhouette edge-wise to you so if somebody takes a shot at it the bullets fly cross-ways and not at you.
 
Kind of like decoying a buck. The dominant buck will come in on a smaller decoy but can be intimidated by a decoy that has fighting equipment as large or larger than he has. The thing with coyotes though is that limiting out hunting to dominant 'yotes only would leave out a whole lot of good hides to be taken. Also, it could mean longer shots on those that couldn't quite make themselves take the plunge and go to the decoy.

I remember years ago reading in a Peterson's Hunting Magazine where this Minnesota fur caller used a beautiful mounted red fox to hunt coyotes. He had a different reaction from the 'yotes that what Weasel described. He described in detail a pair of 'yotes spotting his decoy (about 25 yards in front of him) from about 200 yards away. They heard the calling and spotted the decoy sitting there in an open field (25 yards or so from the brushline). There was NOTHING cautious about their reaction! They came in on a dead rush the moment they laid eyes on the brazen red fox that had the audacity to just sit there. He managed to get both 'yotes but admits to being lucky as the one almost managed to grab and destroy a beautiful (and expensive mount). I believe that one of the archery fox targets would work pretty well. The author didn't mention using red fox urine but since it's pretty easy to find at archery shops, it's a no-brainer option that would only make coyotes go completely ape!
Weasel, did you use more than one silhouette at the same set? I wonder if the sight of TWO fox at the same time could make a coyote pause a little? I wouldn't think so but it does make me wonder.---Mike
 
I've only used one at a time, usually the sitting one. It has been mowed down a few times too. I don't think the paint color or scheme has much if anything to do with it. When (if) I get the time I'm going to try plain flat grey or brown and see if they work as well. I suspect they will.
 

I think you're right about the color Weasel in that coyotes are (to my understanding anyways) color-blind. Try a little red fox urine at the decoy though (if you haven't) and see if that doesn't give the 'yotes a little extra incentive to wreak havoc on them.

When you said that you had one get mowed down a few times, are you saying that the 'yote got it before you could get the trigger pulled. I don't think I understood what you meant.

I like your idea of the silhouettes because of their being so darn light to carry.
 
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