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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: justinfordice on November 26, 2018, 01:23:00 PM

Title: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: justinfordice on November 26, 2018, 01:23:00 PM: I have gone dry in the last 5 months (like 40+ stands with no luck). I’ve thrown everything I have at em using both FoxPro and hand calls. I’m hunting mostly large timber due to my location (JBLM), NE of Olympia, shotgun only. Setting up with a crosswind, call is 30 yards in front or to my 11 or 1 o’clock position. I’ve normally went with a coyote interrogation and then a female invitation for 7-8 minutes on and off, then some different kinds of cottontail and jackrabbit distress off and on for 7-8 minutes and then finish with a kiyi or pup distress off and on for 7-8 minutes. Lately I’ve been so desperate I’ve sent blue jay, nutty nut Hatch, ranting red bird, squirrel, vole and mouses squeaks downrange and still nothing! Any ideas that could break my slump? Picture is from August, the last time I had anything on the ground.

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Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: Tinmaniac on November 26, 2018, 01:33:32 PM: Can you hunt the SE corner of the post.?Out by Roy?
Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: Mfowl on November 26, 2018, 01:40:46 PM: Are you making the same stands over and over? Maybe try a venue change.
Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: CoryTDF on November 26, 2018, 02:31:00 PM: Try only using the rabbit for whole stand, I like to sit about 20 minutes or so, if that does not work try the same tactic for the bird noises. try to save your pup in distress for later in the year.
Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: lewy on November 26, 2018, 03:25:12 PM: As it gets colder it will get better
Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: justinfordice on November 26, 2018, 03:26:18 PM: Quote from: Tinmaniac on November 26, 2018, 01:33:32 PM
Can you hunt the SE corner of the post.?Out by Roy?

Yes, I am in that area. Unfortunately, the military installation doesn’t allow much more than shotgun or archery in most of the training areas.

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Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: justinfordice on November 26, 2018, 03:28:17 PM: Quote from: CoryTDF on November 26, 2018, 02:31:00 PM
Try only using the rabbit for whole stand, I like to sit about 20 minutes or so, if that does not work try the same tactic for the bird noises. try to save your pup in distress for later in the year.

Thanks for the tip.

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Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: justinfordice on November 26, 2018, 03:28:42 PM: Quote from: lewy on November 26, 2018, 03:25:12 PM
As it gets colder it will get better

I sure hope so!

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Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: pashok23 on November 26, 2018, 05:48:16 PM: Personally i dont use rabbit at all, too many people using it. Coyotes hears rabbit all the time. Throw something that they never heard, birds, rodents. I use birds and only birds and it works great. Good luck !!!
Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: justinfordice on December 04, 2018, 08:53:46 PM: @pashok23: Thanks for the tip!

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Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: wolftrapper on December 05, 2018, 05:02:09 AM: I salute your persistence!
Title: Re: Desperate! Been dry for 5 months!
Post by: justinfordice on December 05, 2018, 09:19:33 AM: Quote from: wolftrapper on December 05, 2018, 05:02:09 AM
I salute your persistence!

Thanks! It’s addicting.

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