CaliCoyoteCaller
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My opinion on this has changed some. Years ago, I used to think any coyote within a mile that could hear the sound and was interested in the sound would come. Over the years my opinion has changed as Ive hunted various different types of terrain, from very flat wide open, to very steep hills with deep cuts and brush.
As I evaluate my data, response times, distance traveled between stands etc, I have come to think that in my part of the country at least, I dont need to move 1 mile between stands.
For instance, last night before dark, I made a stand and called in a double about an hour before dark.There was a very steep ridge I had to climb, and just after I topped out, sat down and called into a large opening that produced a double out of the surrounding hills.
I left that stand and went 3,400 feet, (per google earth) to my next stand, which is a little over half a mile, sat down over looking a good flat with a pond. 10 mins in to the stand, produced another coyote. This is just an example of travel distance that I talk of. Many times ive went .5 to .75 and at times, MUCH less, and called in coyotes.
Ive also sat on stand, howled and got vocal response from coyotes less than a half mile away that would NOT come to the call. Then I get up, close to gap a considerable amount between us and them, and start calling again and have them come in to the call when I know without a doubt, they could hear it the first time from the first stand.
What Im saying is, a lot of guys will tell you that you need to move a mile away from your stand before calling again but I believe depending on terrain, .5 mile is plenty a lot of the time. I know it can vary depending on the terrain but as a general rule .5-.75 is enough on my opinion, many times. What do you guys think?
As I evaluate my data, response times, distance traveled between stands etc, I have come to think that in my part of the country at least, I dont need to move 1 mile between stands.
For instance, last night before dark, I made a stand and called in a double about an hour before dark.There was a very steep ridge I had to climb, and just after I topped out, sat down and called into a large opening that produced a double out of the surrounding hills.
I left that stand and went 3,400 feet, (per google earth) to my next stand, which is a little over half a mile, sat down over looking a good flat with a pond. 10 mins in to the stand, produced another coyote. This is just an example of travel distance that I talk of. Many times ive went .5 to .75 and at times, MUCH less, and called in coyotes.
Ive also sat on stand, howled and got vocal response from coyotes less than a half mile away that would NOT come to the call. Then I get up, close to gap a considerable amount between us and them, and start calling again and have them come in to the call when I know without a doubt, they could hear it the first time from the first stand.
What Im saying is, a lot of guys will tell you that you need to move a mile away from your stand before calling again but I believe depending on terrain, .5 mile is plenty a lot of the time. I know it can vary depending on the terrain but as a general rule .5-.75 is enough on my opinion, many times. What do you guys think?
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