Please help ! Alabama coyote hunting

Matt/Howa 22-250

Matt/Howa 22-250

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Hey guys, I live in central alabama, my wife bought me a foxpro wildfire 2 for Christmas. This is my first predator call. I've killed 2 yotes & 1 bobcat right when I got it, I've struck out every time since. I've tried every sound on my call & sat for hours at the time, I can get a pack to start howling about 30 min b4 dark & again about 5 min b4 dark but they won't come out into the fields & I've even been in the woods with them howling 200-300 yds from me but I don't know what to do to bring them to me. I've read tons of info on here & other places about how long to call at a time, how long to wait between calls...etc does anyone know if the yotes here need to b called different than other areas of the country ? Any advice would b greatly appreciated.
 
That's what I was wondering brained. Also the Foxpro comes with a limited number of sounds. How many times have they heard them?
 
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I am hunting about 2500acres, I move around a good bit, there's only a couple of spots I've tried more than once, I have like 42 sounds on my call, I'm prob gonna add some more soon. I try to do a different call if I'm close to a spot I've called before, the very first time I used it I went into one of my fields that have a head of woods that's about 20 acres in it, the field is about 80 acres, the yotes stay in those woods, I waited till 30 min b4 dark & they started howling so I turned on the female challenge for 1-2 min when they quit howling I switched to pup distress & immediately 2 came out into the field, I shot both & I haven't called one in since
 
2500 acres isn't that much considering a coyote can hear the call for over a mile. Let it cool off there. Sounds like you've had beginners luck that sucked you right into this mess. Don't get to caught up in it.
 
Quit worrying and thinking so much. You're obviously already doing things right. They don't always come. If they did, they'd be extinct. Don't overanalyze.

I have to disagree with cawilson. 2500 acres of Lowndes County Alabama land is a big chunk of prime varmint habitat. I know, because I've hunted there plenty of times. Just keep at 'em. Therea are always ups and downs to these things.
 
Originally Posted By: cawilson822500 acres isn't that much considering a coyote can hear the call for over a mile. Let it cool off there. Sounds like you've had beginners luck that sucked you right into this mess. Don't get to caught up in it.

Yep
 
I agree with not over doing it, but Matt says he has almost 4 square miles to hunt. That is a big chunk of land to me!


How often are you going and how many sets per hunt, would help resolving this question??

If this land ratio to hunter is not adequate ( for central Alabama) I don't know what is.
 
I usually go once a week & it's usually 2-3 hrs at the time. Thanks for the advice, maybe I am just over thinking this, maybe y'all are right, I just need to give it more time. I'm just glad it's not me doing something wrong. Kizmo, the next time ur my way look me up, we'll go hunting together.
 
Hi Matt, personally I would let it cool off for several weeks so you dont over-educate them and if you feel like having some company, please give me a shout or pm me, I would love to come and help out.
I have a gut feeling that you're over calling and they are maybe watching and or hearing you from afar and not coming in(?). Im up in B'ham and have some different type calls and a mojo critter.
Thanks,
John
 
hey john, yea I would love some help. that's a great idea. I have a ton of other places to hunt so if you see that your gonna have some chances to go. shoot me a message & we can go. I need all the help I can get
 
just my .02, since I have never been to alabama, I'm guessing you have some halfway dense forested areas? Where I'm at it's all wide open prairies. How loud are you calling. I'm an absolute beginner myself, but here I can probably call at a least a sq mile each set that I'm on. Just something to think about I guess.

Lower volumes if you want to set up in closer areas?
somebody please let me know if I'm wrong.

Good luck buddy
 
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Quote: Personally, I believe a long scent trail of diesel smell is a helluva lot more "natural" around here than a long scent trail of human scent.

Heck maybe Alabama coyotes are like Georgia coyotes, you can just get a diesel truck and run all over the property with it, apparently it's a good natural cover scent. Or MAYBE, just dip ya a rag in some diesel and tie it to a string and drag it...

I think Alabama coyotes can be educated though, unlike Georgia's coyotes that are immune apparently.
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We'll i do a lot of my hunting on the catfish farm where I work at. There's always tractors & diesel around these ponds, maybe something like that would work. Maybe there just not as hungry as coyotes in other places because of all the free catfish they eat.
 
Matt, I by no means recommend doing that, I was being sarcastic. My apologies.

I would recommend giving that area a break for a while and when you do decide to go again, sneak in quietly and make sure the wind is in your favor, try setting up differently. First thing in the morning and right before dark should be prime time. I'd also say to just stick with using a couple distress sounds, things can get complicated especially if you are just throwing out random coyote vocals not knowing them, they can do more harm than good. If you have some spare time go knock on a few doors and try to get some additional property to hunt, never hurts. Good luck bud.
 
Haha, no worries I'm not going to do that. Coyote commander gave me some info on setting up on some crosswinds, so I'm gonna give that a try. I've got a lot more land that I can hunt so I'm gonna take y'all's advice & give that area a break for a few weeks. Thanks so much for the help guys. I will definitely post some pics as soon as I get my next kill.
 


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