Stape,
I completely understand how frustrating it can be.
It's a good thing you haven't been spotlighting, night hunting doesn't open until midnight tonight.
If you get one howling in front of you, you have a few plans of action.
Mimic the coyote, give him back what he gives you.
Go straight into "aggressive" threat barks and howls, trying to antagonize him into fighting.
Do some pup whines, the response might be one of aggression or of protection.
Go after it. Crawl, get into a deep draw, or even do "the ugly cow" (cover yourself with a camo net, stay low, and walk in), if you have a partner one stays and talks smack and the other goes on assault.
BUT often times, especially during the daytime, if a coyote is vocal, it could be that he busted you.
There is no hard and fast "best time". But for myself, between 2:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon stands out... but I'm not a morning person.
Most coyotes, in most places they are hunted, are called in the daylight.
Krusty
