Originally Posted By: DesertRam
This used to be my general thought as well, but this year has proved different. Since October 14 I have logged 44 stands (and probably a few more that I didn't put in my log). On those stands I have called in 19 coyotes and one fox. Of those 20 observed called-in animals, only four showed up in less than seven minutes. 12 have taken ~10 minutes or longer. Four of the 10 took longer than 15 minutes to show. I used to be a "12 to 15 minutes on stand" kind of guy. This year's results have caused me to rethink that. If I bailed at seven minutes, I would have missed 80% of what I've gotten. Shutting down at 10 minutes would have cost me at least half of this year's take. Even 15 minutes, my old stand-by, would have reduced my take by 20%. Based on these results, I now run 18 to 20 minutes, and maybe even longer if the area looks "catty."
Definitely guys should do what works for them, confidence plays a part. I'd imagine if you sat in one place long enough you'd eventually call one in on every stand. I sometimes will extend my stands as well. The last stand of the day is usually a long one, when I know daylight is fading I'll sometimes hang out until last light. Or, sometimes if it's a nice looking stand and I really expect to see something I'll hang tight. Through the years I've called in way more within the first 10 minutes than after so after 10 minutes I get impatient and want to move. I'm the same way fishing...I could never lob a hunk of bait out and wait, I'd go crazy lol.
