Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: jjaba on December 11, 2013, 09:35:44 AM
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I know they can be a pain to set up and move but has anyone had any luck using a pop up blind with yotes? thinking of using mine to block some of the cold wet weather out. will be using at night as well.
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Will be doing the same! With heater inside as well. Some models are easier to set up than others that's for sure.
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Mine is an Ameristep and I just toss it out there and it's done. I weighs 12.4 lbs with the backstraps included. Do some research and you'll find a reasonable packable blind out there.
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I wouldn't waste my time setting something up and tearing it down every stand. Your there 15-30 minutes and moving down the road. I think coyotes are smart enough to know something is out of place. Dress warm and hunker down in the brush.
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I tend to agree with what Ballance1 said. I think coyotes are extremely leery of any change to their haunts. I think if you put up a blind and left it there for a while (days), they'd get used to it after a while, but anything new will spook them.
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I've had them come up within 5-10' of my pop up blind while turkey hunting. Doesn't seem to bother them at all. As soon as they get close enough to get a good whiff of you they're gone, but the blind doesn't seem to bother them . I have a one man pop up blind (can't remember the who made it) but it pop's up in about 2 minutes and goes down just as quickly. (once you get the hang of it, takes a little practice to get in back down quickly). If I were going out after yotes this time of year I'd sure use it.
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No need for a pop up blind. I've sat out in the open and had coyotes come as close as 5 ft. Scares the hell out of you when you turn and see one right behind you with his guard hair up. A pop up blind is too much work. Sit still, dress warm, and shoot straight.
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i know its hard to hunt in the cold wearing tight pants, so a heater and blind are a must, lol. seriously, regardless how cold it is, you should be moving, from stand to stand, from truck to stand, etc etc, you will be warm, sit into a spot that gives you a good 360 vision if possible, matching your camo, call until you get cold, then move again to the next. 30 min. and move 30 min. and move.
