I do things pretty much like elkslayer with a coupe of small differences.
I am not a good judge of distance, so when I first sit down before I start calling. I use my laser range finder to range different objects in the area such as trees or rocks or whatever. This gives me an idea when a coyote is within the effective range of whatever fire arm I happen to be carrying.
Often I will use what I call a confidence call in conjuction with a rabbit distress. I use a hawk screamer most often. I believe that this plays out a realistic scenario for attentive ears.
Because we have fox and bobcats in the areas I hunt, I don't normally use a howler until I'm about to give up on a set, or unless it's mating season. Sometimes when I get a response to the howl but no comers, I will keep them talking while my partner stalks in on their response. Killed more than a couple of coyotes doing this.
Late in the season after the stupid ones have all been killed or educated I will use an electronic calls more often. I much prefer to use a mouth call but I just can't duplicate some of the sounds available with the electronics.
Dale
