I don't do much scouting for calling coyotes. It would be much harder to find an area that does not hold coyotes than the other way around. I do make mental notes of areas that show high activity after a snowfall. Sometimes I come across an area that shows an abundance of activity and I do make a note of that. I never go around howling at night, locating by howling. Most of the callers I know can just look at an area and tell whether it holds coyotes.
Now when trapping I want to know exactly where they are traveling. I start checking routes I am confident they will be using to get an idea of traffic and population. Field edges and corners, where the vegetation changes from short to tall, along draws, any trail, path or road. I simply note tracks and scat and heavy travel and set accordingly.
Now scouting for land access is a very fruitful endeavor in the off season. Find people that own large tracts of land and have coyote problems. And preferably have not let every tyro in to call already. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif These are goldmines and will impact your success more than a lot of other things. I am always scouting for more private property to hunt... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
