bring them in close

[bearmanric]

I met the world calling champions from several year's ago the Shippy's out of Elko nevada. they have a shotgun on there lap and Rifle on shooting stick's. they hunt the stick stuff. heading i hope to the coast for elk hunting. Runamuk or or any one else maybe call when i get back. got 4 call order's today figure's. in 86 i called my first bobcat in at 100 yards wouldnt come closer. a 1/2 later called a old male coyote right to me shot him at under 5 yards very close. the close one's are fun. miss the old day's. Rick

[runamuk]

I met the world calling champions from several year's ago the Shippy's out of Elko nevada. they have a shotgun on there lap and Rifle on shooting stick's. they hunt the stick stuff. heading i hope to the coast for elk hunting. Runamuk or or any one else maybe call when i get back. got 4 call order's today figure's. in 86 i called my first bobcat in at 100 yards wouldnt come closer. a 1/2 later called a old male coyote right to me shot him at under 5 yards very close. the close one's are fun. miss the old day's. Rick

Good luck Rick.....I am currently useless cannot study my math etc...just want to go hunt elk....lol

I do not know why I want to call them close may have to do with so many unexpected close situations with wild critters, I think it would be fun to actually be prepared for it rather than stumble over them....lol

[carpsniperg2]

i like them close to. i carry a shotgun and a rifle that way if they hang up under 250 they are toast or if they come within 60 my shotgun will eat them up love that 4 buck and tight choke.

[bow4elk]

Across the board, I love calling game...and to me, I get the most enjoyment/challenge in getting them in as close as possible.  I'm a bowhunter and have only taken one big game animal with my 30-06, an elk, at age 15.  I love the close contact and thrill of animals in close.  I could probably fill a dump truck with elk and deer I didn't shoot but were inside my self-regulated 35 yard bow range.  You can't tie a tag on the thrill of close encounters, but that's ok.  It's still rewarding for me.  I don't tag as many animals as those who hunt with multiple weapons, but that's ok.  I get out of it what I want to get out of it, and that's all that matters to me.   

[Kain]

I like getting them close also, but for me its not really a choice anyways.  I have ZERO luck calling in clear cuts.  But if I find an opening in the brush or timber and put the clearcut or road on the downwind side.  I see animals because they wont break cover to circle down wind.

[carpsniperg2]

i think we are all talking about yotes and predator's bow4elk not deer and elk and big game maybe we can stay on track and not get into another i could fill a dump truck up with animals rant

[rasbo]

I like getting them close also, but for me its not really a choice anyways.  I have ZERO luck calling in clear cuts.  But if I find an opening in the brush or timber and put the clearcut or road on the downwind side.  I see animals.

Its tuff on this side to get as many animals.I do see many people here calling from the road in trucks or standing next to them.I have a feeling that these critters here are more educated to the calls,because of this.But as the weather turns very cold these same wary call smart animals,are hungry and have to eat more to sustain the energy lost to the colder tempts,thus they will come in.Just my op on this,works in my mind...

[carpsniperg2]

I have a feeling that these critters here are more educated to the calls,because of this.But as the weather turns very cold these same wary call smart animals,are hungry and have to eat more to sustain the energy lost to the colder tempts,thus they will come in.Just my op on this,works in my mind...
 
well said rasbo that just what i think to, way to many stand next to there trucks and blow a call and then you have the ones that get a yote coming in and start blazin at him at 400 yards that yote is not comin in again to that call we find using a howl and pup distress works very well in areas that have had the piss calles out of it

[bow4elk]

i think we are all talking about yotes and predator's bow4elk not deer and elk and big game maybe we can stay on track and not get into another i could fill a dump truck up with animals rant

Fair enough...not trying to derail the thread or "rant" about anything.  Not sure how you interpreted my comment that way.  Just stating my desire to call animals in close, which included coyotes and a few bears. Don't get too ruffled up about it, ok? 

[tlbradford]

The closer the better for me.  I'll pass up shots in the 100-200 range in hopes of getting them into 5-10 yards for the fun of it.  It results in less kills, but more fun.  I just try to read their body language to gauge what my odds are for getting them closer. 

I had one a few weeks ago come in within the first 30 seconds and offer me a standing 90 yard shot.  I passed on it hoping it would come closer.  Needless to say, as soon as I let out a lip squeek, it proceeded to turn tail and run directly away from me at mach 1.  It was gone before I could get on it.  I was surprised, that is usually their reaction later in the year, not in October.

[carpsniperg2]

not to ruffffled up

[dontgetcrabs]

Shot my first one of the year a few weeks ago at 40 feet. Was watching him in my scope at about 50 yds running straight at me, he stopped and i popped him, dropped the rifle down and looked and he was right there.

[stumprat]

Most of mine are shot at 50 yards or less. The last dog I got was at 19 yards.
On this side of the state my most productive spots are brushy. If they won't come out get in there with em.

[littlebuf]

im wanting to get one with my new bow this year.ive got a pretty good spot for this back in the timber where they run a trail. theirs also a chance of a bobby coming through there when im calling. should be fun

[satchel3006]

i like calling them in close this year im going to be using the shotgun going to pattern it this weekend and hopefully next weekend ill go out coyote hunting. taking my buddy whos never been before letting him use the ar15