I decided to go with option #4 with soft sounds. I think several other things could have worked on this coyote. It ended up being only a pup instead of one of the older coyotes I've educated in this area.
I normally set up my stands in a sitting position because it allows to me swing for a shot when a coyote comes from a directing I don't expect. I laid prone since I could predict the direction this coyote was going to come in. If it decide to hang up at 300 yards, that would be a dead coyote almost every time if I am prone. While sitting, a 300 yard shot for me might be 75% confidence in a dead coyote.
I probably started calling about 8 minutes after I first arrived at the stand. The coyote was still napping with his head down and I was laid out prone watching him through my scope. I started with baby cotton tail sound on my fox pro at a volume of only 14. I could barely hear the sound from my foxppro and it was only 10 yards away. After about 10 seconds of calling the coyote picked its head up and looked my direction. After 30 seconds of calling the coyote got up and started trotting my directions. After the coyote moved 50 yards in my direction it disappeared in the creosote and I couldn't see it any longer. I decided to mute my fox pro then but I think this was a mistake. After not seeing the coyote for 2-3 minutes I started to get worried it wasn't coming in and stared the baby cottontail again at low volume. About a minute later I spotted the coyote trotting in toward me at about 300 yards. I killed the sound again but the coyote continued to come in. It stopped a couple times when it was about 200 yards out but I decided to let it come closer before taking the shot.
The red circle shows the dead coyote. Dropped right where I shot it.
I think it was a good choice to stop the sounds intermittently because I think it helped the coyote not come in too fast. When they come in slow and stop naturally on their own multiple times, I find it much easier to get a good shot opportunity. I prolly should have waited until it was closer before muting the sound on this occasion. I was just worried if I “over called” it may decide to not come in.
I tried calling for about 15 more minutes after dropping this coyote but I didn't see anything else come in.
I normally set up my stands in a sitting position because it allows to me swing for a shot when a coyote comes from a directing I don't expect. I laid prone since I could predict the direction this coyote was going to come in. If it decide to hang up at 300 yards, that would be a dead coyote almost every time if I am prone. While sitting, a 300 yard shot for me might be 75% confidence in a dead coyote.
I probably started calling about 8 minutes after I first arrived at the stand. The coyote was still napping with his head down and I was laid out prone watching him through my scope. I started with baby cotton tail sound on my fox pro at a volume of only 14. I could barely hear the sound from my foxppro and it was only 10 yards away. After about 10 seconds of calling the coyote picked its head up and looked my direction. After 30 seconds of calling the coyote got up and started trotting my directions. After the coyote moved 50 yards in my direction it disappeared in the creosote and I couldn't see it any longer. I decided to mute my fox pro then but I think this was a mistake. After not seeing the coyote for 2-3 minutes I started to get worried it wasn't coming in and stared the baby cottontail again at low volume. About a minute later I spotted the coyote trotting in toward me at about 300 yards. I killed the sound again but the coyote continued to come in. It stopped a couple times when it was about 200 yards out but I decided to let it come closer before taking the shot.
The red circle shows the dead coyote. Dropped right where I shot it.
I think it was a good choice to stop the sounds intermittently because I think it helped the coyote not come in too fast. When they come in slow and stop naturally on their own multiple times, I find it much easier to get a good shot opportunity. I prolly should have waited until it was closer before muting the sound on this occasion. I was just worried if I “over called” it may decide to not come in.
I tried calling for about 15 more minutes after dropping this coyote but I didn't see anything else come in.
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