To blind or not to blind?

In my opinion, range finders are for before you start calling, range landmarks so you know when when a coyote is in range. Binos when you sneak into an area before you even set out the caller and see if you can catch one napping. After the stands end sweep the surrounding area for one that might be hung up out there a ways. While you are calling you shouldn't need them, if a coyote is coming the movement should catch your eye even at longer ranges and movement will catch a coyotes eye just as his movement will catch yours and his eyes are better and he depends on them to feed his belly and protect him.

I don't carry either calling preds.
 
AWS said:
In my opinion, range finders are for before you start calling, range landmarks so you know when when a coyote is in range. Binos when you sneak into an area before you even set out the caller and see if you can catch one napping. After the stands end sweep the surrounding area for one that might be hung up out there a ways. While you are calling you shouldn't need them, if a coyote is coming the movement should catch your eye even at longer ranges and movement will catch a coyotes eye just as his movement will catch yours and his eyes are better and he depends on them to feed his belly and protect him.

I don't carry either calling preds.
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This is very helpful! Thank you
 
just-trying-man said:
I can still grab my range finder or binos and scan around. Like I said I don't have a ton of experience and I only have time to get out about once a month.
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If you scan w/binoculars, etc. move very slowly. Coyotes (and hunters as well) quickly home in on any movement.
Sit in shadows (sun to back if at all possible), use natural terrain features to help break up your silhouette and hold movement to absolute minimum.
I hunted from a short chair, snuggle up in the bushes but use a set of sticks w/ghillie netting on them to further help block the movement when working the remote.
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Light and easy to move/set up.
 
For calling its important to be mobile. I would not recommend a blind. Most predator callers don't use one. Its just another thing to carry and makes your setup and pack up take longer. I pack a leafy jacket for times when I don't think the terrain and shadows hide me enough but I almost never use it. Its more important to play the shadows and terrain. If you do that right you don't need a blind. I've made several successful stands wearing jeans and a flannel shirt just by using the natural environment.
 
This is the accordion blind I use in winter. It's easy to fold up and put in the backpack and is lightweight.

(ignore the gun resting on it! I forgot my shooting sticks that day)
 

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With only 1 eye working now for the last 2 yrs I find a range finder indispensable for even turkey hunting but as AWS said, range landmarks before you start calling.
 
Not to sidetrack this post. But I've come to the conclusion. Territorial coyotes the (alpha pair) specifically. Know their territory very well. Like us humans know our house. They can pick out the smallest of a detail. That does not belong there. A yearling, I have my doubts about. Unlike the parents.
 
medic joe said:
Not to sidetrack this post. But I've come to the conclusion. Territorial coyotes the (alpha pair) specifically. Know their territory very well. Like us humans know our house. They can pick out the smallest of a detail. That does not belong there. A yearling, I have my doubts about. Unlike the parents.
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Blending in with the landscape, being quiet & no movement. Being two most critical aspects. Along with not being scented of course. For not being busted.

I've stalked coyotes from post harvest well into early spring. On Winter snow I'm completely white & so is my firearm & scope. While being prone & aiming at a distant coyote. I've had some look right at me as I laid motionless. While laying prone on or near the top of my hill. I've had a few coyotes detect me. I don't believe they could tell I was a human lying there. But I did catch their attention while they were bedded down. Those that detected me. Stared at me a long while. As I looked at them through my scope. One Winter snow cover day. I seen a coyote sitting up right near the top of a low rolling hill about 1/2 mile away. It was staring at something facing away from me & my stalk angle. I had a mouse squeaker voice. I removed it from a rubber bulb mouse squeaker. I mounted the voice inside of a 2" long small diameter dowel rod. As I laid there prone, not far from that coyote. As it was looking the other way. I let out a short squeak. The coyote then turned my way. As I blended well into the snow. It could not tell what I was. I was trying to lure it just below the hill top, so I could take a shot. That coyote was around 100yards away give or take. While I laid there motionless. I gave 1 more short squeak. It just keep staring at me. But did not get alarmed. After a long while it eventually stood up & walked over the hill top. I slowly belly crawled a long way. To get to my shooting position. Point being; That coyote did not know that I was a human. But did know something was different & it left.
 
I found that using my Wal-Mart blue light special on top of my head walking into a stand really confuses them, it’s like they want to come in to see the “Blue Light” specials I have going on with a few different “Portable”hunting blinds that are obnoxiously cumbersome, one more thing to carry and they just don’t work!

Just sit still for gods sake!!
 
Dead Down Wind said:
I found that using my Wal-Mart blue light special on top of my head walking into a stand really confuses them, it’s like they want to come in to see the “Blue Light” specials I have going on with a few different “Portable”hunting blinds that are obnoxiously cumbersome, one more thing to carry and they just don’t work!

Just sit still for gods sake!!
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"Portable”hunting blinds that are obnoxiously cumbersome, one more thing to carry and they just don’t work!" Yeah thats why I thought that one in the video looked cool. Nothing extra to carry and 10sec setup time. But from reading the comments seems like Tripods are for night and Bipods are for daytime.
 
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