It's become aparent to me that a coyote can tune his ears in and out at his own discretion.
I've been in the unique position to witness this more than once. I've watched my calls go completely ignored by coyotes who have at least shown the courtesy to acknowledge the direction of the source, only to go on nosing the ground unalert. As insulting and disheartening as that is, it's their rules. I've also had coyotes come to my calls from ridiculous distances, up wind, from behind hills, and everything els I thought, at the time, they had no business hearing. Some come straight in without slowing down, some get close then circle, some stop at 400 yds away and just sit and watch. The level of "want" plays a big role in what they hear, as does wether or not they've been subjected to that sound or not. That's just my opinion, and about as far as I care to speculate. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Brad
