Coyote Call Sequence

[TxLite]

Recently started coyote hunting and have had some minor success, but lately I haven’t had much luck with calling with my x24. I can usually get a call back but getting them to come in has been a challenge.

I went this weekend and tried lone howl, pup in distress, etc. trying to paint a picture of a lone coyote coming into the area and attacking a pup. No response so. Waited a few hours and tried again but using fawn in distress. Had 0 response again. Nothing in the area that night? Bad luck?

What calling sequences are guys using this time of year?

 

[PredatoronthePrairie]

I don't get to hung up on a sequence. If they hear it and r interested they will come.

If I don't have a response in under a half hr. I'm moving on.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Check out foxpro’s website. They have a good video that explains call sequences relative to time of year. That will give you a good starting point.

Also, check out Calling all Coyotes on YouTube. Randy Anderson is a master.

 

[TxLite]

I don't get to hung up on a sequence. If they hear it and r interested they will come.

If I don't have a response in under a half hr. I'm moving on.

Might be the move then. I only really hunt 150 acres

Check out foxpro’s website. They have a good video that explains call sequences relative to time of year. That will give you a good starting point.

Also, check out Calling all Coyotes on YouTube. Randy Anderson is a master.

I’ll have to check that out

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Might be the move then. I only really hunt 150 acres


I’ll have to check that out

How about you setup relative to them winding you? That could be an issue.

Also, they have pretty decent vision and will see you moving around. You may have to wait until they move again before you swing around on a dog.

 

[TxLite]

How about you setup relative to them winding you? That could be an issue.

Also, they have pretty decent vision and will see you moving around. You may have to wait until they move again before you swing around on a dog.

I generally setup with the wind either coming at me or 90 degrees from where they would usually be coming from off of a creek. I also typically hunt at night with thermal. I stand behind a 4’ tall fence and use a tripod. The field I normally hunt has roughly 250 yards visibility in the directions I’d be shooting. So if they pop up to take a peek I can usually spot them

 

[TxLite]

Changed things up, skipped the lone howl and went straight for a baby cottontail.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Dead

 

[atrouth]

Listen to the FoxPro podcast when they post new episodes, not the end all but they usually give some relevant tips based on the time of year, gives an idea of whats going on. Right now the adults that have pups may not be as vocal (if you think about it, why would they announce they are there if they want to protect their pups) but I have noticed the bachelor males tend to still respond. Ive had both male and female come into pup distress this time of year, ive also had entire packs of bachelor males come into various sounds. Dont be afraid to mix it up too, if some sounds arent working, change what you are playing and see if something changes. Ive had them hung up howling and just switched to different sounds to see if they break. Sometimes its a blind task if you dont know they are moving, sometimes you can see how they are reacting and tweak your responses....at the end of the day, they are animals and what works in one spot may not work in another, just gotta adapt

 

[TxLite]

Listen to the FoxPro podcast when they post new episodes, not the end all but they usually give some relevant tips based on the time of year, gives an idea of whats going on. Right now the adults that have pups may not be as vocal (if you think about it, why would they announce they are there if they want to protect their pups) but I have noticed the bachelor males tend to still respond. Ive had both male and female come into pup distress this time of year, ive also had entire packs of bachelor males come into various sounds. Dont be afraid to mix it up too, if some sounds arent working, change what you are playing and see if something changes. Ive had them hung up howling and just switched to different sounds to see if they break. Sometimes its a blind task if you dont know they are moving, sometimes you can see how they are reacting and tweak your responses....at the end of the day, they are animals and what works in one spot may not work in another, just gotta adapt

Thanks, I haven’t seen the podcast. I’ll give it a listen

 

[atrouth]

Thanks, I haven’t seen the podcast. I’ll give it a listen

Im not sure what their latest episode is, but I try to look it up from time to time. They usually run about an hour, makes for a great listen when I'm driving out to properties. Torry Cook is frequently on there giving tips, he's the owner of MFK and raises coyotes/records their sounds, but he also goes out places and hunts

 

[TxLite]

Im not sure what their latest episode is, but I try to look it up from time to time. They usually run about an hour, makes for a great listen when I'm driving out to properties. Torry Cook is frequently on there giving tips, he's the owner of MFK and raises coyotes/records their sounds, but he also goes out places and hunts

Are the MFK calls worth it? I haven’t been able to bring myself to pay $7 a sound or whatever they go for

 

[atrouth]

Are the MFK calls worth it? I haven’t been able to bring myself to pay $7 a sound or whatever they go for

Depends how into it you are honestly and how many nearby people are running all the normal sounds. My buddy and I decided to load up our call and split the cost since we always hunted together, we sent in his X2S and had it fully loaded at the time, ended up being $1-2 a sound if I remember correctly, but it was the entire library so it was a few hundred. I'm in MD and the hunting terrain here is hit or miss, so we wanted every advantage we could have. You can grab just some of the popular ones, but if others are calling in the area, they may be played out. Id give it some time using what you have, getting more land to hunt on and getting a feel for it before diving in too far. Having multiple spots and allowing time for places to cool down has been helpful out my way, less chance of educating them. If you are competing with someone calling on neighboring properties, its going to be a lot more difficult.

A lot of people say this time of year is the toughest to hunt, so dont get discouraged. Nobody likes dry holes, but it happens. Whether thats because they arent in the area, or not interested, is hard to say, but thats where having multiple spots comes into play. I usually stop calling by 30 min in if theres no response and I dont see anything. If I'm working a coyote thats interested but not coming, Ill keep trying for longer. Last one I shot was howling in the woods about 15-20 minutes into the set after silence, responded a few times then went quiet again. Decided to finish out the set I was running and had a pair come in around the 40ish minute mark to pup sounds. But if they are nearby and listening, last thing you want to do is educate them, especially if they managed to spot or smell you when you were setting up or walking in. And if you dont already, make sure you play the wind, if they smell you first, you will likely never see them. I prefer crosswinds when I can, because they tend to circle down wind of the call.