Tip of the week. Silence is golden (Pics)

Well, these guys have covered LOTS of the best tips. One thing I think I can contribute though.. Try to learn from your productive stands and the non-productive ones. If you can take mental notes of what would've worked better in a certain situation, or what was the best thing about a certain stand..etc, etc. you'll be on your way! I'm still very hit or miss with my calling setups, but I have learned that if I slow down and take some notes before trotting off to the next stand, I'll find something about my setup that could've been better.

The next best tip I can give is to go with someone who's 'been there done that'! I've hunted with Guess a number of occaisions and have learned more from him than I could recount here! Buy the videos-they're worth it! Byron's videos and others have given me TONS of valuable tips.

Lastly, IT'S OK TO GET A LITTLE DISCOURAGED BUT DON'T GIVE UP!! Calling is more complicated than just blowing air through a hunk of plastic-you may get a critter's attention, but if everything else isn't right you may never see him..

I'll step aside now for the experts-I know they'll have something I'll want to put in MY bag of tricks! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
lance h. another kansan shared this somewhere, keep your vehicle as quiet as possibly ie. no loud exhaust, no tail gate, door, tool box lid etc slamming. lance was referring to the exhaust and i believe byron mentions the doors in one of his videos, i thought i'd add the others.

if you use a 4wd, leave it in 2wd until you need the 4wd.

if you hunt some remote areas, buy a cheap winch, some t-posts and a t-post driver. hey DAA, what do you think about this one:)

you have to get there to get 'em.
 
A lot of excellent tips have been given already.

It seems like a dumb thing to say but, Hunt where the coyotes are! I spent my first few months when I first started calling coyotes, in areas that did not hold coyotes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Or coyotes were not spending much time there. I began scouting more, late night/early morning after fresh snow. Seems simple now, but you can't call coyotes if they are not there! Videos make it look easy. I shot a coyote my first season calling (2 in fact), but I put in a lot of hours. Learn as much as you can about the animal you are hunting, videos, books, magazines, and this forum are all excellent tools.

Join Predatormasters. I was a lurker for a while, then joined, lurked some more. Many cumulative years of knowledge is here on this board. Above all else, Never Give Up
 
I just made a post in this forum concerning bobcats (Tips on calling bobcats). You experienced caller don't hold back. Please give up your cat secrets. Inquiring minds wan't to know.

Byron
 
Someone suggested watching the birds. I'll also CALL the birds! If you can get a bunch of crows circling over your caller, it seems to send a message to the coyotes that there's food, or maybe just that there's no danger. Either way it seems to work.
 
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