New to Coyote Hunting.. ADVICE?

[BOWHUNTER45]

All I can tell ya is once you actually call one to you remember what you did to make him come and always try that first ....I like a diaphram call just because I can go load or soft and make a few more different sounds than a electric caller ... No I am not saying I am better than a electric caller but I can change it up better and quicker when needed...Believe me I spent countless hours trying to call in yotes and it took a long time to produce but now that I figured it out and they have not been pressured much its lights out 

[Gringo31]

Did a soft distress call. Stopped one for a split second. He looked around and kept going on his way.

Don't let em do that without mixing it up.  I've had em act not interested, hit a different call and that was the ticket.  You will learn more about coyotes by watching them react.  I remember once (after I lost a heifer to coyotes) I was calling and saw several about a mile out.  I spotted movement WAY out there and they were headed away and to the left.  I tried a few different calls and they would stop, look for a second and continue on.  As a last ditch effort I got on the Ki-Yi and they came in full throttle. 

[Raul Duke]

I'd start over with your count  - I think it may be getting in your head!  Plus I think calling/seeing them still counts for something more than a ZERO even though you didnt take one down. And give yourself some credit for not taking a wild low percentage shot too!

I've seen plenty of scat, tracks, and even a few yotes. I don't let the number get me down. I guess I can start over for December.  Nevertheless, its still fun even if I havn't gotten one latley.  And good exersice.

CampMeat -   I've been thinking about the mask. Not sure if I'll go all black, but I did pick up some snow camo. 

BowHunter - I've been practicing alot with my turkey diaphram, so I can use it when hunting yotes. I can do a pup in distress, and a soft howl.  I also like how quickly you can change tones, and calls. When using them.

Gringo31 -   I should of tried more calls. Just told myself to let them be, so I can get a crack at them some other time.     
 I did go back to the same spot this morning, but for was terrible. Went out this afternoon, and did seems like it almost was worse.

[trippledigitss]

Sweet picture! That looks so cool with all the frost!

[BOWHUNTER45]

I'd start over with your count  - I think it may be getting in your head!  Plus I think calling/seeing them still counts for something more than a ZERO even though you didnt take one down. And give yourself some credit for not taking a wild low percentage shot too!

I've seen plenty of scat, tracks, and even a few yotes. I don't let the number get me down. I guess I can start over for December.  Nevertheless, its still fun even if I havn't gotten one latley.  And good exersice.

CampMeat -   I've been thinking about the mask. Not sure if I'll go all black, but I did pick up some snow camo. 

BowHunter - I've been practicing alot with my turkey diaphram, so I can use it when hunting yotes. I can do a pup in distress, and a soft howl.  I also like how quickly you can change tones, and calls. When using them.

Gringo31 -   I should of tried more calls. Just told myself to let them be, so I can get a crack at them some other time.     
 I did go back to the same spot this morning, but for was terrible. Went out this afternoon, and did seems like it almost was worse.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I'd start over with your count  - I think it may be getting in your head!  Plus I think calling/seeing them still counts for something more than a ZERO even though you didnt take one down. And give yourself some credit for not taking a wild low percentage shot too!

I've seen plenty of scat, tracks, and even a few yotes. I don't let the number get me down. I guess I can start over for December.  Nevertheless, its still fun even if I havn't gotten one latley.  And good exersice.

CampMeat -   I've been thinking about the mask. Not sure if I'll go all black, but I did pick up some snow camo. 

BowHunter - I've been practicing alot with my turkey diaphram, so I can use it when hunting yotes. I can do a pup in distress, and a soft howl.  I also like how quickly you can change tones, and calls. When using them.

Gringo31 -   I should of tried more calls. Just told myself to let them be, so I can get a crack at them some other time.     
 I did go back to the same spot this morning, but for was terrible. Went out this afternoon, and did seems like it almost was worse.

I like a double reed call.... I can howl good but I mostly use a rabbit in distress .... If you are not sounding like a baby crying you are not calling in sheet ... I call loud to soft to loud and once I see them I tone it down ...coyotes do not mind you screaming at them so loud does not seem to hurt at all .....I had them about run me over when coming from behind or off to my one side ...always good to have 2 hunters ...But I usually run by myself ... it will happen for you soon ... keep on going 

[Raul Duke]

UPDATE: Sunday Dec. 11, 2011  Went out to a spot that I've tried to hunt, but there always seems to be something wrong. This morning wasn't any diffent. FOG!  Could not see 40yrds in front of us. So we where off to spot #2. At this spot I was trying to get my daughter to start the calling. Maybe it would bring us some luck.  Well after we started are first set. I see 3 guys walking over the next ridge towards the road we drove in on. 
  On the the next spot. We kept on running into alot of other hunters. Some hunting birds, others I think are also calling in the same area I'm hunting.  Now I can see why such a bad streak.
Same day Stand #3 We get on a road where there hasn't been any traffic. We get set up, and start calling. I see a yote come in across from me on the next ridge over.  I have the decoy set up about 30 yards in front of me.  We watch the yote sit down and watch us, for about 15min. Then he gets up and walks off. I ranged him at 350yrds. I didn't shoot.   
 That morning we seen a total of 8yotes and a really nice Mule Deer. First time I felt drained from yotie hunting.
The yotie was at the top of this hill, across the little valley.


you can see my MoJo critter in that pic.

[Raul Duke]

Another UPDATE: All this week, I have been getting out of work early. So I did a few evning stands.  On one of the stands I set up on a nice hill, over looking a open field.  I glassed the field, looked around. Then walked out to my spot. I never hunted this spot but it really looked promising. I set up on the corner of the vineyard, glassed some more, and waitied about 20min befor getting ready to start my calling.
  As I grabed my call, I see a yote walking to my left, about 400yrd out.  I start a very soft distress call, and he stops.  I wait untill he starts walking again, and do another call. He hears the call and bolts like I fired a shot at him. I don't know what happend. Wind in my face, no movement, and he jams out of there like I fired a warning shot.

Here is the view of my spot as I walked down to it.



This is my view as I sat. Coyote came out of the left side (west) walking in a Northwest direction.



Did one more stand that night. Then went to drink my troubles away.

[Raul Duke]

THE STREAK ENDS! 
Since Nov 1, I've spent every chance I've had out calling yotes. My 11yr old daughter has been with me over 1/2 the time.  After 68 stands. I got my second coyote. 





..


I'll have the story later tonight. After I get back from are company Xmas party.

[trippledigitss]

THE STREAK ENDS! 
Since Nov 1, I've spent every chance I've had out calling yotes. My 11yr old daughter has been with me over 1/2 the time.  After 68 stands. I got my second coyote. 





..


I'll have the story later tonight. After I get back from are company Xmas party.

RIGHT ON MAN! Stay with it, I'm sure it wont be another 68, hopefully they start coming alot sooner! Thats weird about that one that stopped, heard the call and then bolted? Must have been called in before or saw another go down from answering a call?  Do ever try just lip squeaking once you see them?

Those pictures are so cool, looks like great areas. I wish I was closer to open areas like that. I was gonna go out this morning but my pillow just wouldnt let go of me! 

So whats the story on the streak breaking dog?! (or shall we say streak starter? Maybe you'll go 68 in a row now?!) 

[trippledigitss]

Oh sorry, I didnt see your last line until just now! 

[Raul Duke]

Saturday Dec. 17

Get out to a spot that I've keep an eye on but never set up. I know there are yotes in there,but was waiting for snow to try calling them in.
  Its my first stand of the day, and I'm sitting waiting for daylight.  When the time is rite, I start my calling....
About 3 crows keep coming in to my calls. Keep circling around me, but I never see or hear any yotes. So after 20min I move on to the next one.
Pic of my First stand that day. Facing East.



As I get close to my next stand. I see a coyote in the a field , two 80's over from where I'm going to set up. I drive into my spot and park behind some bails of hay.  I set up my decoy, on the south side of the bails. Grab 2 calls, range finder, and my binos.Climb up to the top and start to glass. The yote I had seen should be to my east, witch works great since the wind is in my face.
  I start calling with a soft rabbit distress and keep watching. The cows in the field in front of my start to gather and watch me. After about 10min, they jump and move off a little ways. I assume a yote got near them so I keep looking.  After another 10min I switch to my other call, and start over.  As I'm calling again, I look around me ,behind me, everywhere. Since in the past I've had them sneak by me in this stand. About 5min into calling , I see a spot behind me. Can't be a yote, he is down wind and can see my truck. I grab my binos and look. Son of a Buck, its a yote. I keep calling, stopping , call, stop.  He starts coming in about 230yrd, then stops.  He jumps a fence and disapears.
  I keep calling, and hope I didn't just blow another stand. Bamb, he is back. Now he finally starts moving in.   I lay down on the hay. Get my shooting sticks set up, and range a spot of frost on the ground. 180yrd.  He comes in and holds up just about at the spot I ranged. Put the cross hairs on his chest , and let one off.   
 I see his front legs straighten out and he sits down, then flops over.  I'm so excitied that 2-3min go by and I forget I have a diaphram in my mouth. I do a pup in distress call, and then just say hell with it. Get down and go see my trophy. 
68 stands later and I got me a Yotie.

Here is the view I had (facing west) of coyote coming in. From top of the hay.



This is the veiw from the yote, to where I was. You can see the truck nad he was walking down hill when I got him. Plus he was down wind from me.  Someone really must feel bad for me to call one in like this.





Second time I've called in a coyote. No better feeling. Thank you to all that have chimed in with advise and help. 

[CAMPMEAT]

I go by myself and I bet I don't see quite a few. Gotta have lotsa eyes. Good story and nice dog.

[trippledigitss]

Great story and nice looking dog! Oh I bet your heart was pounding! I love that part of it! 

[krism83]

So my buddy asked me to go out yote hunting with him this weekend for a couple hours. Then I came to the realization that my rifles are primarily big game rifles. The dilemma I'm having is I have a .30-30 lever action with iron sights, a .30-06, 2 7mm Rem mag's, a .308, and a .300 win mag. What is going to do the least amount of collateral damage and what is the average yardage I should expect to shoot. If it is going to be under 100 yards or so then the 30-30 will work fine I would assume, anything over that and my terrible eye sight becomes a factor and would have to go up to one of the bigger calibers.