I set up in a line of cotonwoods lining a ditch bank. I was looking out over several hay fields with ditches running various directions. I started with the woodpecker distress on medium volume and started it lowly with my FX5 from my set.In just a few minutes a yote pops up and comes in to the JIB to investigate. It was slow coming so I figured that he may have seen me.
He kept on coming but started a wide circle toward the same treeline that I was in, and if he got there it would be gone.
Luckily he stopped at about 75 yds and I took him. I had a video camera mounted on my scope and got the kill recorded.
As I surveyed the scene it was such a good set that I decided to call some more. About 5-600 yds I spotted a coyote laying down in a hay field just watching the hay ground. It didn't look as if it heard my call, and he wasn't able to see the JIB.
I kept turning up the volume, no luck. He just layed there.
I tried various calls and nothing. Then I switched to the coyote pup distress. Up went his head, and he straighted up and started my way. It was a very deliberate but nervous approach.
When he finally broke through the last ditch coming my way into the hay field, he never stopped. He started to circle the same way that the other one did and actually should have been able to smell its blood, it was so close. It was interesting that he was so nervous about the calling that I began watching him rather than trying to kill him. I had hoped he would at least acknowledge the dead yote he was almost walking on.
I broke down though and came to my senses though before he got to the trees.
I'm still baffeled by the experience as I know that he heard the original call sequence of the distressed rabbits and wood peckers. Why did he not come or at least move on, as I had another do later that same day.
If the pup distress makes them nervous, is it because they want to kill the pup or protect it?
It didn't come looking for a meal I'm convinced of that.
I doubt that he was worried about a 60grain vmax either.
More fun this week. There is snow on the ground now.
Pack
He kept on coming but started a wide circle toward the same treeline that I was in, and if he got there it would be gone.
Luckily he stopped at about 75 yds and I took him. I had a video camera mounted on my scope and got the kill recorded.
As I surveyed the scene it was such a good set that I decided to call some more. About 5-600 yds I spotted a coyote laying down in a hay field just watching the hay ground. It didn't look as if it heard my call, and he wasn't able to see the JIB.
I kept turning up the volume, no luck. He just layed there.
I tried various calls and nothing. Then I switched to the coyote pup distress. Up went his head, and he straighted up and started my way. It was a very deliberate but nervous approach.
When he finally broke through the last ditch coming my way into the hay field, he never stopped. He started to circle the same way that the other one did and actually should have been able to smell its blood, it was so close. It was interesting that he was so nervous about the calling that I began watching him rather than trying to kill him. I had hoped he would at least acknowledge the dead yote he was almost walking on.
I broke down though and came to my senses though before he got to the trees.
I'm still baffeled by the experience as I know that he heard the original call sequence of the distressed rabbits and wood peckers. Why did he not come or at least move on, as I had another do later that same day.
If the pup distress makes them nervous, is it because they want to kill the pup or protect it?
It didn't come looking for a meal I'm convinced of that.
I doubt that he was worried about a 60grain vmax either.
More fun this week. There is snow on the ground now.
Pack