Occasionally I start at low volume and then work it up over one minute. Try out different techniques, find your own method! Since writing this in I have changed my methods. If using mouth calls I used them exclusively in and starting with a rabbit distress, I blow quietly for seconds, then wait for 1 minute. I get louder with each sequence, and blow for seconds, wait 1 — 2 minutes and so on. With my Revolution I start it on volume 7 1 is lowest, 32 is max. Now we call a lot of dogs within the 3 minute mark, and have even seen them respond within 10 seconds.
Be quiet walking in, and start with low volume! Continuous Play: Another common question. I play the sounds continuously over the period of about minutes.
Some people play for a few minutes, then pause for a few, then repeat. Dan Thompson is one of the greatest callers to ever live and he only called for 30 seconds or so, then he would sit and wait. Find your method that works for you. Since writing this I have tried about everything. I was nearly sold on leaving gaps of seconds, but then I started trying continuous play again, and I was still calling them in.
I think scouting, locating, and stand setup are more important than whether or not the call is constantly running or not.
Different areas may give different results, find your favorite method and always keep testing new techniques. While calling coyotes I normally play at least three different sounds. I accidentally overexposed the pictures or I would have had about shots from that stand. Stand Length: As mentioned before I typically go for about minutes. Some like to call up to 30 minutes. I rarely stay on stand for any longer than that. Try 30 minute stands one day, and 15 minute stands the next. You need to experiment.
One trip to Wyoming resulted in 7 coyotes coming in, and all of them came in after the 20 minute mark. As the season gets later start sticking around longer to see what might show up.
Mouth Calls: There are still many callers who prefer the tradition of mouth calling. It requires practice, good lungs, and patience. I use both e-calls and mouth calls with success. Coyotes are professionals. They are looking for the slightest movements as they approach. Blowing like crazy, moving your hands, whipping your head might not be the best technique. Consider a face mask to help disguise your hands as you recreate your best rendition of flight of the bumble bee. Know that when a predator approaches they will try to pinpoint the source of the sound.
The Super Critter decoy has an optional small speaker and starts playing a sound two minutes after you turn it on if desired. Once you see a coyote, stop calling and let the decoy do the work. Closed Reed Calls: The easiest style of mouth call to learn is a closed reed call.
Watch the video below to see the rhythm, the rasp, and aural image Al Morris is trying to paint. Open Reed Calls: Open reed calls are more difficult to master. They require a bit of practice. The best way to learn is to first watch others see Tom Austin Video below. Then put an open reed call in your vehicle. Open reed calls are extremely versatile! You can howl, bark, whine, make a pup distress, rabbit distress, and about anything you can come up with. There are many to choose from, my personal favorites are any of the Dan Thompson Howlers.
If you have a dog you know how effective a little kids toy can be on attracting your dog. My little dog goes bonkers over the slightest toy squeak at home. I like to camo tape a rodent squeaker to my shooting sticks. That way if I happen to change weapons, I still have a squeaker taped to the bottom of my shooting stick yoke.
My rest hand goes right to my yoke, and the squeaker helps lure them in the rest of the way. Howling: This is an art form. Learning how to howl is the first challenge. Then learning different types of howls can be daunting. Watch videos and learn from those who are successful. Randy Anderson uses almost exclusively coyote vocals to hunt. Learning to howl, and using different techniques can add a lot of value to your calling setups. The hardest part of predator hunting in the beginning is learning to SEE a coyote.
Learning to see them takes practice, and being in the field. It amazes me when I go hunting with my friends how long it takes them to pick out a coyote on the approach. It might take seeing ten coyotes coming to the call before you really start to look for the color and movements of a coyote. Tricky little buggers. One thing we do to assist others on stand is to whisper locations of coyotes that we see. Then say the range, yards, about yards.
So learn to freeze and move your eyes first, then slowly move your head. Predator Approaching: Hunters always want to hook their decoy to the caller. They want to be able to start and stop the decoy on demand.
Let the decoy play the entire time. The coyote will see your decoy long before you see them! The decoy will take the attention from you and pin it on the decoy. This allows you to adjust your weapon to get in a good shooting position. Once the dog starts moving again, re-position slowly. If they go behind a tree or dip into a ravine, move quickly. If they stop, hold still. Why is that animal in distress? Is their another coyote? A Bear? They want to get downwind to smell whatever it is attacking that animal.
The last thing they want to do is run up on a lion and get whipped. Sometimes a decoy does the trick and they bolt in! Trust me, it only takes one time to learn the speed of a shotgun coyote.
I bought a 45 degree mount and a red dot sight for those hard chargers. I use shooting sticks without attaching them in any way so I can lift my gun without resistance. Many hunters believe that coyote populations differ from region to region, asserting that dogs in the East present dissimilar behavior to those in the West and respond differently to calls.
Morris disagrees: "As far as I'm concerned, a coyote is a coyote is a coyote — you've just got to have a full set of tools to consistently call them. It's really cool. However, he pointed out that unpressured populations don't require nearly the calling proficiency.
Importantly, when going into a new area, scout at night to learn where the coyotes are and move in to set up the next day. I didn't come right out and ask Morris if he has a "secret weapon" sound — I didn't have to. He admitted without being asked that he's been working on mastering a female sound that he says some hunters are calling an "estrus chirp. Seemingly, the sound brings out a very aggressive territorial response in coyote females. I also asked Morris about his favorite calls.
He's on FoxPro's pro staff, so clearly he leans on them heavily. He was candid in admitting that there are many good electronic calls on the market today but was staunch in maintaining that FoxPro has them all soundly beat in one critical area: coyote vocalizations. FoxPro's "Platinum Grey Fox" is a high-pitched sound that cuts through wind well, is particularly frantic sounding, and works really effectively.
For hand calls, I was interested to hear that Morris really likes hand-turned wood calls made in my home state of Utah by Kerry Carver , who also just introduced a rubber call that is "the most amazing call" Morris has ever used. I'm pretty sure that coyotes will continue outsmarting me more than I outsmart them. But with at least three arrows in my quiver — diaphragm, hand calls, and a good electronic call — I'll stand half a chance on the call-wise song dogs of central Utah.
Morris offered a parting tip for beginners: "When you're starting out, don't be afraid to push the button, to blow the call. Try various sounds. It may not work today, but down the road you'll find a sound that will work, and it'll be dynamite. One-of-a-kind, handmade mouth calls aren't just cool to look at — they offer several real advantages. First, they're individually tuned, so you won't get a call that "breaks" badly or just sounds wrong.
Second, since the soundboards are handmade and every call is individually tuned, no two are exactly alike, preventing coyotes from "recognizing" the sound from previous encounters with other hunters with the same-brand production call.
These pictured above are handmade by Kerry Carver of Ephraim, Utah, and, according to Al Morris, work magic on electronic call-wise coyotes. Our editors have hand-picked these essential pieces of gear to make you a more successful hunter when you hit the game trails this season. Give a Gift Subscriber Services. See All Special Interest Magazines. All Petersen's Hunting subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content.
This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow. Get Digital Access. But, coyotes are also very smart and can educate themselves quickly. So, if you are using the same call everyone else is, the coyotes will be more probable to try and run away from you than to try to come and investigate.
So, I told him to try and switch it up with the calls, and he came back with very good news. So, I decided to give out some recommendations you can try out and see if they work. If you have an electric caller that is capable of playing two calls at once, you already have an advantage over the other hunters. Namely, you get to make your calls sound a lot more believable to the dogs. Of course, if you are the only hunter in the area that is using game calls which is rather improbable you can just use the reliable calls of jackrabbits in distress.
But, if you want to get the attention of coyotes that know about hunting, you will do well to mix it up a bit. For example, I really like combining the sound of prey in distress with the sounds of crows or magpies.
So far, that combination has been very helpful to me, and I have had multiple successful hunts with it. The reason it works so well is that coyotes use various sounds to identify good hunting opportunities. So, if they can hear that there are crows already gathering around the injured rabbit, the coyotes will rush over.
You really want to think about the effect your calls are having on the animals. The idea is to try and paint a realistic picture of the nature around you. The next combination I like to use is the combination of short female howls and pup distress calls. This coyote calling sequence demands a hands-on approach as you should carefully control the duration of the calls. I would even recommend starting out with a solo sound of a male howl and then making a break.
From there, play a female coyote howl for a couple of seconds, then, you can activate the pup distress call. You should also be mindful of the area you are in. For wide areas, I usually just blast the speakers at a high volume. But, if there is a lot of cover around me, I lower the volume significantly. The reason for that is that the coyotes might realize the sound is too loud once they come near you.
In my humble opinion, the best combination you can use is prey in distress coupled with various environmental sounds. I would recommend using magpies, as coyotes commonly follow them when they go out hunting.
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