Originally Posted By: James LiebI called in a coyote and shot it with my .223 at 100 yds.After my wife took my picture with it I dragged over to the tall grass at the edge of the timber and left it there,now I haven't been able to call any thing else since.Just wandering if that was the wrong thing to do.The hide was no good with a big exit hole.
I am with the other guys, ONE dead coyote isn't going to drive off the others. I have shot plenty right over the carcasses of others.
You are too much into your own head. Just because you called in and killed one doesn't mean that you can just snap your fingers and they will automatically appear. I am successful about 1 in every 3 years and I have been doing this for a LONG time and there are still many guys on this forum that are better callers than I am. But ALL of us can have dry spells.
Spread out. If you are calling the same area over and over, you are burning it. I usually go at least a mile between stands. I usually call 10 stands before I call it a day, and that's before noon.
Don't feel bad about the coyote. Some states have better fur markets than others. Unless it's a really good pelt, I leave them. Our market is no good for them here. I drop them for population control. So chances are you are making other mistakes, it's not a case of bad juju.
Good luck and good hunting...