Originally Posted By: ackleymanI heard that there was a company that come out with a product that would fool a blood hound's nose...dept of homeland defense yanked the product off the market.
I and brother had fooled a coyotes and deer's nose many times. I have been hunting coyotes since the mid 70's, know the difference.
With no preperation, I have had them smell my tracks from 50'away from the trail I have walked in on. I have seen them smell our scent night hunting so many times at 250 yards, no way to count.
One thing for sure, some coyotes smell better than others. Like humans, some have a very senisitive nose, while others are just so so.
I pay careful attention to my boots when I am walking away from the truck making stands. I use a seperate pair of boots that has not been worn while pumping gas in my truck.
While deer hunting in Kansas a few years ago on the dried up Arkansas river bed, we had coyotes come in on several occasions, they were in groups of 3,4,5's. They walked down our trail that we walked in on, and of all the bunch, only one little female smelled my track and she was very alarmed. She went off into the bushes, while the others milled around smelling the scent, Unalrmed they continued down the trail(I was deer hunting, not coyote hunting). If I had not used my boots that I put on after I get out of the truck, I would have had all the yotes spook off and start barking the alarm.
I have seen coyotes do this on other occasions in Mexico where they sometimes traveled on larger family units. I am a huge believer in Sardines as a attractant, if your state law will allow it. The Sardine smell is very heavy and travels the wind a long way. Parts per million of the Sardine scent is much higher than the human scent, and coyotes love the smell of fish oil(I put two cans of sardines in a Sock and hang from a tree limb about 10' away from me). You get a lot of hard chargers and jacked up coyotes when using sardines.
A sardine drag is very effective, just pick up the drag in an area where see to get a good clean shot. I made the mistake for a year of rubbing a sardine sock on the bottom of my boots, I shot a lot of animal within 5', but you take the risk of an animal seeing the very slightest movement you make and spooking off using ever speck of cover for their defense.
Coyotes love to walk with their noses into the wind, they can pick up the scent of the predator that is eating alive what ever call you are blowing. They want to know if they are going to have to tangle with the Dominant coyote or a coyote that is from another pack. Also, as an animal is being killed, it urinates on itself identifying what the prey is.
I always sit my stand up where I can see down wind, but in thick areas, it is just impossible...you get busted many, many times and never know it.
Thanks Man ...very good to see some people try and actually do everything to stay a step ahead...sure doesnt hurt to fool even a couple of coyotes , I know your not going to fool them all but even 1 fooled coyote puts a smile on my face , and think to myself ,the experts even get it wrong .
