ANF Hunter
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Well i've been at it all summer, and have been skunked so far. i hunt the timber, and that's all there is around here. literally zero fields, so they're not even something i concern myself with. maybe a 50 yard opening or stone pit or something, but no big wide open spaces, and these coyotes very rarely allow themselves to be seen in those areas. these woods are the only national forest in PA, and as such, they draw in the forest tourists by the thousands. the population of my county probably increases 1000% during hunting seasons as every outdoorsy type from metropolitan areas for hundreds of miles comes here to hunt and enjoy the big woods. so.... the coyotes around here are not dumb, and most of them have seen or heard every trick in the book. my question is, do any of you timber hunters think it would be prudent to hunt deep downwind of the call? i'm talking like 200-300 yards if the remote can range that far? i believe i've called in a few coyotes over the summer, but they've circled downwind, far out of sight, and busted me. there's just nothing you can do about it when the woods are unbroken for miles in every direction and they circle you out of sight. i've been tossing the idea around for a couple years, but my wildfire II just won't allow me to get that far away from it. i just bought a Fusion with that fancy remote and i have pretty high hopes as far as the range of that tx1000. i'm going to give it a shot regardless, because there's really nothing to lose, but i just thought i'd ask for some opinions in the meantime. happy hunting