Success rate for calling in predators?

Kitchener area eh?

Couple hours from me (Essex County).
I go on the 'drives' with some local guys every saturday now and then. We don't use dogs, and only use shotguns. We are up to a dozen yotes and 4 fox I believe. I'm having a decent year for calling. I only call after deer season, so I've only been at it a month so far.
Also with all the crumby weather, I think I've only been out 6 times or so /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif.
 
As others have already stated, a lot of different factors will play a part of what you call in. Location, weather (wind mainly), time of year etc. You might go to an area you know holds critters but see nothing, go back a couple weeks later and they are running all over. I'd say on the average probably one to every three or four stands will get something in.
 

Hey Moe

Yeah I know (essex county farily well) have an uncle and
grandmother from Chatam, Ont. Pretty open and flat country
down that way. My wifes family is from Sarnia.(Lampton)
Hunted down that way a bit, really open country there to.
Should be pretty good callin teritory. There are still
alot of cedar swamps here in the kitchener area better
area to run dogs.
Was out friday and today the group got 3 more. I think thats 60 now and 10 fox. The other guys hardly ever call.
But a friend and I try it at least once an outing. No luck
so far. I don't think that we are waiting long enough,
snow is really deep right now. They don't seem to like
to travel to far In the deep snow(coyotes). Watched a
Randy Anderson video last weekend looks like calling really
works where he hunts. Wish I was that lucky.
 
I only call wolf and would estimate my percentages used to be about 10% since the prime areas are limited by ability to travel. Now I won't even try unless I know they are in the area by hearing them, seeing them or fresh tracks. Also walking to the call site ups the odds considerably.
 
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Should be pretty good callin teritory. There are still
alot of cedar swamps here in the kitchener area better
area to run dogs.
Was out friday and today the group got 3 more. I think thats 60 now and 10 fox. The other guys hardly ever call.
But a friend and I try it at least once an outing. No luck
so far. I don't think that we are waiting long enough,
snow is really deep right now. They don't seem to like
to travel to far In the deep snow(coyotes). Watched a
Randy Anderson video last weekend looks like calling really
works where he hunts. Wish I was that lucky.



I probably said a few of these things already in my original post but anyways...

It is pretty good calling territory here, if you are in the vicinity of any predators when you setup. They have an extremely wide range here, and there isn't nearly the amount as there would be out West, like Randy Anderson country. Calling does work here, but you have to be persistent and make many attempts.

I have found that it is good to wait around an hour per stand, due to having some past hunts produce after long periods of time so remember that next time you are out calling.

Also, about how you said... "Wish I was that lucky". I too wish I was as fortunate as Randy, to have the abundance of coyotes and the environment of which he is hunting coyotes in. Not to mention, I wouldn't mind having the skill that he has in calling coyotes too /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif.

Congrats on the amounts of coyotes you guys get on the drives, but I suggest you to keep trying at the calling routine. Once you do connect, you will find yourself, skipping the drives to make a couple stands of calling /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif. I personally would rather call and take 1 coyote than to push a bush and get 3. It's just so much more satisfying in my opinion.

Good luck and be sure to share a story once you succeed.
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I usually call about 4 coyotes for a day of hunting but this winter the best day was 3 all kills 1 first stand 2nd a double right at dark the next hunt 1 at daylight 1 at dark both kills. Since then its been 1 or none 9 for the winter, usually kill around 25 to 30 from nov to the end of Jan. I have made around 50 stands with out anything coming in since the first of the year. And around here its pretty much the same for everbody. No snow warm temps lots of wind.... JC.............
 


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