Slow Southeastern AZ Season

MH.Knives.AZ

MH.Knives.AZ

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Hi all,
This winter in AZ seems to be super slow for calling dogs. Coyotes just don't seem to come in no matter what sound I use. That being said I have had more cats and fox come in than usual. There are plenty of dogs on the farms and desert from what we have seen at work and when big game hunting, but they don't seem to respond well to the call. Has anyone else in southeastern Arizona been seeing this?

I have been predator hunting off and on for the last ten years but have been in and out of state. The last three years I have really been trying to up my game and have had really good winters the last two. Not sure what to do this year and any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
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I have noticed the same my area (Northern Pima and southern Pinal counties.) Been getting a few but way different then last year. very little sign in some areas.

Google: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

Pima County animal officials are warning that a deadly disease in rabbits is spreading through southern Arizona. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease, RHDV2, which had been detected the last three years in southern Arizona, has become endemic in the area. Apr 7, 2022
 
Yes, the population is very down. I remember around 2017. I used to see a bunch of them everywhere and now I’m lucky to see any jackrabbits at all. I hunt the surrounding areas of Tucson and I go into Cochise county as well. Safford seemed to have the most abundant population of jackrabbits that I saw, but there’s also a lot of water out there.
 


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