Ok sounds good, thanks. I see somewhat of a similar pattern here in terms of where to find them consistently...core areas will be in a clearcut or pine thicket, they will raise [beeep] talking to you but don't like to come out of it. In most of my spots they will come from or be in the same area every time (being within a 100-200 yard core area zone). Find a spot like that with a hardwood strip and/or creek adjacent to it and you are on to something. They use the hardwood strips to move from one block to the next. Find a field with brush and broom straw around the edges close to the hardwood strip and/or the thicket..set up in the field at night and play a low volume distress..get ready for quick action. (I do hunt primarily at night). It's also similar because this area is primarily swamps, standing pines, and pines thickets and briars so dang thick that you can't even walk through...I just don't have any major elevation to contend with. While it makes the walking easier, the lack of elevation has it's own challenges. It makes it harder to find funnels and pinch points, and nearly every field or any open area is significantly crowned for drainage. Setting up in fields can be tough because you can't usually see at ground level 100 yards across if the field is even that big. Forget seeing downwind, it's either crowned or so thick you can't see anyway. Honing in on the core areas and learning exactly where the coyote "should" be for that particular set up is key, setting up in the "spot on the spot" is critical for getting a shot versus getting busted or just seeing a fly by. I don't want to set up in a field and sit back thinking it might come from anywhere and hope to get a shot. Putting the call in the middle of the field and hoping they come to it is low percentage. I want to set up for the exact spot where he comes into the field...whether it's strait to the call or comes to the edge and stands to look. If they come all the way to the call is easier, but if they pop out and stand there and you aren't in the right spot to shoot then its a lost opportunity. I generally get a 3 to 5 second window to detect, ID and shoot, which isn't much time for a poor setup. Put yourself in the kill zone consistently from spot to spot and percentages go up. I do think I occasionally call in a transient or roaming coyote, but most often the ones that do show are close to a core area and more comfortable committing to the call. That's where scouting and set up come into play as the major factor in a kill versus brand of call, clothing, gun, bullets, cover scent, 17 HMR, and the myriad of other topics that come up on here about how to kill coyotes. If you can't find them, get close to them and don't set up right then the rest of it is just spending time outdoors.
Sorry for the book...slow day at work...and no one around here to talk coyotes.