Hunting & Fishing Let’s start a coyote thread.

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Guys I need help. What calls should I be using on my FoxPro for this time of year? We have plenty of coyotes on the farm i hunt. We kill at least 5 every deer season. I get skunked every time I go except or very short night season here in Missouri.

Recommend some good sounds for this time of year. Please. Or a good podcast,site or YouTube channel to watch.

Oh man, plenty of great podcasts and YouTube channels. I hate to even start a list because I'll certainly miss some great ones.

Podcasts: Geoff Neomnich on Eastman's predator pros.
John Collins on the foxpro podcast. They are the 2 biggest. There are a half dozen smaller guys that do pretty well too.

As far as youtube channels, just seach "coyote hunting" and stay a while.

Sounds this time of year:

If you're new to this, I'll tell you a secret: the sound you're playing is almost the least important part of the stand. Locating, setting up the stand correctly in the light and the wind, being in proximity without being detected etc. are what matters most. Then there are just a few categories of sounds, so you can get creative from there. If you don't understand their life cycle, you'll struggle with this. This is also one of the most difficult times of the year to kill them. They have 3-6 week old puppies in the dens. The mothers aren't going out of sight of the pups, and the male and any tenders aren't going further than neccessary for food. If you live somewhere with a lot of prey, that might be a 200y circle. There is always a chance at stragglers and nomads, or that you'll get near a den, but it's tough.

 

[Jrb572]

Oh man, plenty of great podcasts and YouTube channels. I hate to even start a list because I'll certainly miss some great ones.

Podcasts: Geoff Neomnich on Eastman's predator pros.
John Collins on the foxpro podcast. They are the 2 biggest. There are a half dozen smaller guys that do pretty well too.

As far as youtube channels, just seach "coyote hunting" and stay a while.

Sounds this time of year:

If you're new to this, I'll tell you a secret: the sound you're playing is almost the least important part of the stand. Locating, setting up the stand correctly in the light and the wind, being in proximity without being detected etc. are what matters most. Then there are just a few categories of sounds, so you can get creative from there. If you don't understand their life cycle, you'll struggle with this. This is also one of the most difficult times of the year to kill them. They have 3-6 week old puppies in the dens. The mothers aren't going out of sight of the pups, and the male and any tenders aren't going further than neccessary for food. If you live somewhere with a lot of prey, that might be a 200y circle. There is always a chance at stragglers and nomads, or that you'll get near a den, but it's tough.

Thanks. I appreciate the info. I started mid year last year and I am horrible at it. I have tried running some of the sounds I see on the FoxPro YouTube channel. But I am not seeing much and can not figure out what I am doing wrong. Like I was saying we have decent kill on them during deer season every year.

 

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Thanks. I appreciate the info. I started mid year last year and I am horrible at it. I have tried running some of the sounds I see on the FoxPro YouTube channel. But I am not seeing much and can not figure out what I am doing wrong. Like I was saying we have decent kill on them during deer season every year.

I can explain that too. The pups leave the dens sept/Oct and hit the big world alone. They run straight into deer hunters, cars, suburbia, whatever. They are pretty easy to kill then, since they are just a few months old. After one fall/ winter of being shot at by everyone hunting every other huntable species, and every farmer, rancher, or anyone with chickens, the few that survive to breeding season are pretty smart. Sprinkle in new coyote hunters running around setting up unwind and playing everything on the call at max volume, they get really hard to kill after breeding season. There are also less callable coyotes alive right now than any other time of year.

 

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Thanks. I appreciate the info. I started mid year last year and I am horrible at it. I have tried running some of the sounds I see on the FoxPro YouTube channel. But I am not seeing much and can not figure out what I am doing wrong. Like I was saying we have decent kill on them during deer season every year.

The only way to cheat the learning curve is to find a mentor. Most coyote hunters are pretty generous with their knowledge, and happy to hunt with less experienced folks, as long as they don't cost them too many coyotes. If you have your own ground to hunt, that's a big plus. I live in TN, and plan to hunt MO at the next opportunity, so if you have access to enough ground, I'd be willing to come up and hunt with you some weekend if you wanted to..

 

[LeadBreakfast]

This time of year i like to get as close as possible, which is easier without crunchy snow. Curiosity sounds like lucky bird and then fawn distress of course. As stated previously, almost anything can work if your set is good. I've had good luck in the spring but it's certainly not like winter. Like anything else it is area dependent.

 

[Jrb572]

The only way to cheat the learning curve is to find a mentor. Most coyote hunters are pretty generous with their knowledge, and happy to hunt with less experienced folks, as long as they don't cost them too many coyotes. If you have your own ground to hunt, that's a big plus. I live in TN, and plan to hunt MO at the next opportunity, so if you have access to enough ground, I'd be willing to come up and hunt with you some weekend if you wanted to..

Thanks for the offer but it’s my friends property and he’s pretty picky about letting people on it.

 

[carbonbased]

Thanks for the offer but it’s my friends property and he’s pretty picky about letting people on it.

@Tugboater has an exclusive Patreon $11.99 package where he flys an ultralight over your hunting property and unleashes 5, count ‘em FIVE, top-of-the-line limited-edition farts that coyotes find irresistible.

Always an option.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Guys I need help. What calls should I be using on my FoxPro for this time of year? We have plenty of coyotes on the farm i hunt. We kill at least 5 every deer season. I get skunked every time I go except or very short night season here in Missouri.

Recommend some good sounds for this time of year. Please. Or a good podcast,site or YouTube channel to watch.

@Jrb572 I like the MFK (Made For Killing) YouTuber out of Arkansas. Tory is definitely different. I’ve bought some of his diaphragm calls and they produce nice sounds. He record his own calls for FoxPro e-calls as well.

Here’s one of his videos. He’s been at it for some years. Sift through his videos and I’m sure you’ll find some helpful tips.

 

[Kayakfish1]

got a call from a farmer about coyotes killing 4 calves over one weekend, I’ve set up on them twice with no luck so far…at least they haven’t killed any more this week

 

[Tugboater]

Thanks. I appreciate the info. I started mid year last year and I am horrible at it. I have tried running some of the sounds I see on the FoxPro YouTube channel. But I am not seeing much and can not figure out what I am doing wrong. Like I was saying we have decent kill on them during deer season every year.

I think the key is to cammo up and be still. No moving around while calling. Pick a distress call and play it for up to a minute, then go silent for 5 to 10 minutes. Then repeat. I usually give up on a stand after 25 min. Just remember, be still and the silence and patience kills.

 

[Jrb572]

Is how far the call is away important? I’ve tried all different distances

 

[Tugboater]

Is how far the call is away important? I’ve tried all different distances

I keep it close most of the time. 25 to 30 yards. Make sure you can see and see down wind of the call.

Coyotes will generally circle to get down wind, except for the young dumb ones or the super hungry ones.

 

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Is how far the call is away important? I’ve tried all different distances

It's not about how far away it is, it's about where that routes them. If they can stand in a woodline 300y away and see the call, that's probably as far as they are going, and you'll never see them. As soon as they see you swat that mosquito, they are gone and you think you've made a dead stand. Call placement is an artform in the daytime.