Originally Posted By: TrapShooter12I walk only as far as I have to. I have pulled up to a hill walked over the top about thirty feet setup and within thirty seconds had a coyote down. I run my caller continuously for ten minutes. I turn my caller up almost as loud as it will go.
You will get hard charges coming in up to four and a half minutes after that it will be lurkers up to the seven minute mark. After the seven minutes your lucky if one comes in (not saying one won't come in). So ten minutes I'm outta there.
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Pretty much how I do things, except I usually wait 12 minutes. No particular reason. I'd look at my watch at the beginning of the stand and be thinking of my next stand around 10 minutes. When I did the majority of my hunting, remote ecallers were not available so most of our stands were hand calls. I think a lot of people over think things. Call sounds, sequence, decoys etc. are usually low on the list. If you're in good country the basic fundamentals will do you more good. Sneak into your stand and sit down. Try to stay low. Don't walk all over out in front of your stand. Sit someplace you can see a bit. If you can keep the sun behind you it makes it easier to see approaching animals. Was really common to spot approaching coyotes after two or three wails on the call. I agree, quantity over quality...you usually will call in more coyotes in the 7 minute window. Better to keep hunting in that time frame. JMO.
