Beginner caller here. Went out for the first time this year. Don't have a ton of experience besides going a handful of random times.
I have a foxpro fusion that I lucked out and was able to purchase locally on closeout.
Sat down, about 40 minutes before dark, figured I'd do a couple of barks and howls to see if I could locate a coyote.
I did the "Coyote Locator" sound for about 15 seconds and then switches to the female howls. Very much to my surprise, a coyote started barking its head off about 300 yards away. I didn't really know what to do and how to speak coyote, so I just did a couple more female sounds - yodel howl, barks, and then I saw the one titled "Fem Coy Chall". Great, I thought - it will be like elk hunting. I'll challenge him and it will come running over here. I played that one (assuming chall does mean challange??) and I heard it barking one more time probably 400 or 500 yards away as it ran off.
What should I have done?
Do you typically do howls to try to locate them before doing distress sounds?
More random questions:
What are the best batteries to put in your remote for when it's zero outside?
What is the best load to use for coyotes in a 12 gauge with a 3.5" chamber?
Thanks!
I have a foxpro fusion that I lucked out and was able to purchase locally on closeout.
Sat down, about 40 minutes before dark, figured I'd do a couple of barks and howls to see if I could locate a coyote.
I did the "Coyote Locator" sound for about 15 seconds and then switches to the female howls. Very much to my surprise, a coyote started barking its head off about 300 yards away. I didn't really know what to do and how to speak coyote, so I just did a couple more female sounds - yodel howl, barks, and then I saw the one titled "Fem Coy Chall". Great, I thought - it will be like elk hunting. I'll challenge him and it will come running over here. I played that one (assuming chall does mean challange??) and I heard it barking one more time probably 400 or 500 yards away as it ran off.
What should I have done?
Do you typically do howls to try to locate them before doing distress sounds?
More random questions:
What are the best batteries to put in your remote for when it's zero outside?
What is the best load to use for coyotes in a 12 gauge with a 3.5" chamber?
Thanks!
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