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Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« on: February 25, 2010, 08:07:35 AM »
So I am fairly new to predator hunting. Off and on over last 30 years have hunted predators but nothing serious. This year I got the bug so have been going out ever chance I get. Anyway most guys seem to stay on a set up to 45 min or so it seems. Last couple times I have been out have been lazy I guess about moving and have stayed over and hour and up to 2 hours on a set up. I've had coyote come in both times after an hour has passed. I hunt a pressured area(Capitol State Forest) but i'm wondering if any others stay on a set up this long... I actually had one barking in the trees at me after 20 minutes on stand then he shut up and about an hour later he peeked out of treeline.

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Re: Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2010, 10:09:29 AM »
As the season progresses I stay longer.  I've left my glasses on stands and have had to go back to get them and have seen coyotes sniffing around where the caller had been.

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Re: Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2010, 04:16:35 PM »
I only stay 15 to 20 min if a coyote has not come by then they are not hearing you or are not interested.
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Re: Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2010, 02:14:18 PM »
It seems where I hunt what has been working for me is fawn distress or woodpecker. Last coyote I had come out started barking to the fawn distress and after 15min of him barking I think he got so worked up he finally came out of woods to treeline. He didnt like what he saw I guess so no shot...

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Re: Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2010, 09:08:22 PM »
Do you use a decoy at all?  I use a fawn decoy, or coyote decoy depending on which area of the moutain I am hunting.  I found that if I have a decoy set up I can get away with a little more movement on my part and not get busted. How do you use sent control?  I personally take plants from the area I hunt, and store them in a box I made with my hunting clothes and tree stand.  From hunting coyotes in nevada, califronia, and here in washignton, I have noticed that the yotes up here arent as bold.  Maybe becuase they are not on top of the food chain?  Well thats my 2 cents on the subject.  :)
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Re: Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2010, 09:48:29 AM »
 :)I think this question might need a couple answers. In a place like the capitol forest and lots of other places I have noticed something.
In CF I might call for 10 minutes or 30, but I will likely sit for 10-30 minutes before I call at all. Even when you sneak in you disturb things, I do not find that nature has a very long memory in this case. If I sneak in, sit for a while to let things chill out, then call, my percentage goes up, also I sometimes get watching something, taking a nap or some other diversion and find that sometimes that extra time spent raises my %.
How long one calls may not relate to how long one stays on a stand is what I am trying to get at.
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Re: Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 08:04:05 AM »
i often sit on stand for an hour or so but as just as carl said half that time i spend is sitting quietly waiting for things to settle down
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Re: Time on a stand- how long is too long...
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 12:53:00 AM »
honestly most of the coyotes that i killed this year have been inbetween the 20-40 minute area. at the beginning of winter i usually never stay on a stand longer than 30 minutes, as time progresses in the winter i will stay longer up to 45 minutes. they get hit pretty hard around this area and get real weary and take a while to come in.

 


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