scoutlover
New member
I recently got into coyote hunting at night with a Turbo Dogg after frequent run-ins on my property. I bagged my first 'yote a few nights ago after hearing the local group serenade as I was coming home from work. After posting some pictures on Facebook of the coyote, I have gotten numerous calls asking me to hunt nearby properties (it's been a dream come true). Some of these properties are across a small street, some are across a major highway, some are a mile down the road, and a few are around 5 miles away (as well as some in another county). The properties range from 10 acres up to 190. I've not had success in calling any in on the first 2 of the new properties yet, but here is my dilemma. How do I effectively hunt these small properties that are in close proximity. Is the best way to go each one and just run the siren call or serenade and move on if I don't have an answer, or just try a 30 minute hunt on each one using the distress calls? And would you hunt both fields on both sides of the highway in the same night, or would you assume the coyote would cross the road? The land is banked so you would have to be in the middle of the road to see both fields. Also, after doing a 30 minute hunt, what is the minimum distance you would go before setting up again? And finally, the only times I've called coyotes in is when I've been home and heard them howling first. Do you use a locator call before each and every hunt? Thanks in advance for any help.