Coyotes that don't respond to calls

Had one that would skyline himself for about 3 seconds only to disappear then woof and laugh at me. I tried trapping him and he would dig up my sets and never get caught. So I initiated the trifecta of love. It worked. Winner.
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I didn’t read the whole thread but I can tell you your problem in the second paragraph.

THROW THAT FOXPRO IN THE TRASH!! Everybody and their brother has a foxpro. So everybody and their brother has the same sounds as you. Coyotes are not stupid but they are very curious. Go buy a Lucky Duck. You can thank me later. And oh carry plenty of ammo if no one in your neck of the woods has one.
 
I didn’t read the whole thread but I can tell you your problem in the second paragraph.

THROW THAT FOXPRO IN THE TRASH!! Everybody and their brother has a foxpro. So everybody and their brother has the same sounds as you. Coyotes are not stupid but they are very curious. Go buy a Lucky Duck. You can thank me later. And oh carry plenty of ammo if no one in your neck of the woods has one.
Uhhh. Lucky duck worked no better. Should I buy you a thank you gift or will a card suffice? Lmao…
 
The ATN army hit Central IL pretty hard since the China Virus started. Therefore, we have quite a few that hang up and or don’t respond. I started stalking those coyotes last year and have had pretty good success on dark nights. Killed a dozen or so at 3-400 yards. Leave your caller at the set and play whatever it is that makes the coyote sit and look at it, and get to walking.
 
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Ummm... if you can see them... just shoot them.

When I hunt call shy dogs in heavily pounded areas... I just spot and stalk. 22 creedmoor or 6mm, and plan for shots in the 500-1000yd range. Go in when its dark with thermal, get up where you can see a bit, and wait for light. Sit and glass. Don't make a sound... and think carefully before you get up and move.

... or just spot/stalk at night. Usually not too difficult to get within long thermal range.
 
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It should be here. We used to have woodchuck, possum, racoon, skunks, muskrat... you'd see them or you'd see their road kill. Now there is next to nothing. I have 3 active woodchuck holes on my 60 acres when there were a couple dozens on average years ago. Coyotes moved in over the last decade and hoovered up everything. The DEC hasn't adjusted the season with the influx and we're limited to Oct 1st thru March 1st.

DEC, as in you’re in NY?
Well that’s your problem right there!

 
With the amount of new hunters and electronic calls they are definitely learning, what has worked best for me is to use a mouth call. I wait to start calling for about 15 minutes and start real soft, and I will sit on stand longer than normal.
I’m new to coyote hunting and am looking to buy a mouth call to get started. What brand or model has worked for you? I’m hunting a tree farm in western Washington. The area is dense forest with big clear cuts. There are lots of rabbits and other small game for them to eat.
 
Fuckers got balls, the other night our Husky Cattledog mix wakes me up with a low growl. She is a sentry bar none nothing gets by her.
Next our German Shepherd also comes into the bedroon and both are growling and barking out the window.

Freaking Coyote is less than 50 yards away rapidly barking back at them like he is calling them out.
I was like WTF.
 
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maybe your making the wrong sounds instead of come hither look you are sending them mixed messages lol proper communication is the key . Have you tried doggie in heat urine ? lol :ROFLMAO::oops::giggle: making your self more emotionally available lol girls seem to like that sort of thing listening to what they want not just your needs flowers are a nice touch as well , you might be surprised by the results , best of luck and good luck with the yots .
 
With the amount of new hunters and electronic calls they are definitely learning, what has worked best for me is to use a mouth call. I wait to start calling for about 15 minutes and start real soft, and I will sit on stand longer than normal.
Yep. I agree. Caller died one night and although i had tried lip calling and was successful a couple times, i decided i had nothing to lose.

so far my call in went from 50/50, dwindled down to 25/75 and when i went mouth calls went to 60/40. Some nights its every stand, some nights zero. Still not sure what the difference is but sometimes ill get em haulin ass in and then nothing. I bet its wind…..
 
Guinea hens. They make lots of noise and apparently smell delicious.
Place a Guinea in a wire cage and another in a separate wire cage. Cage needs to be big enough for the bird to stand up in, turn around and take a step or 2.
Suspend these cages 7-8 feet off the ground and about the same apart. Do this during the daylight so the birds can see each other and are aware of their situation. They will talk to each other almost non-stop.
If you want to trap...
Build a mound under each cage, doesn't have to be much, and place a trap right on the top. Also place traps on the paths to the cages nearby, say 10-15 feet. You will catch a coyote trying to get to the Guinea and you may catch another when that one starts squealing.
If you want to shoot...
Sit in a concealed place at yardage you are comfortable with but not closer than 100 yards. Be in position about an hour before the sun goes down and don't let movement be visible, those pop-up tent style blinds work pretty good.
Edited to add: Scent still matters to most coyotes so if you are going to do the mound building, do so a week or more in advance and boil the cages like you do your traps, etc.
 
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