beginner

[honda 412]

I'm located eastern ohio/pa. Just started coyote hunting, did a couple sets here in there. but i'm really starting to like it ! I'f anyone can give me some tips on sets/calls/and gear is would be appreciated... Thanks

[GTOHunter]

Wear Camo that fits well to Your surroundings and time of year Your Hunting like Real Tree AP Camo for most of the year or Natural Gear Snow Camo in the snowy winter months....blend in with your area,use good cover to hide in,limit Your movements.Try to stay scent-free by washing Your Camo in scent-free detergent and air dry outside or use the earth scented dryer sheets,keep Your clothes in an air tight plastic tub or outside in a container...spray down with scent-killer and wear rubber boots.

Slip into to where Your calling Predators/Coyotes quietly.I like to let things calm down 10-15 minutes before I start Calling unless I see something that needs to be called in beofre it slips away?I start out softly with any sound I'm using in case a Predator is close by?Stay after the Predators and enjoy being Outdoors,take pictures and keep track of Your Hunts as to the temp,wind direction,whats sounds/calls worked and if You saw or killed anything!

Some Hunters don't worry about scent control and say "Hunt the wind"....which is fine but anything You can do to better Your odd's is to Your advantage! ;)

[257WTBY]

I agree with the above post. I will also make a BIG suggestion for using the wind to your advantage. Coyotes tend to like to cirlce down wind alot unless you have a decoy visible. Here i shoot as many down wind as i do up wind. This time of the year here they are pairing up the past few sets i have had brought in both male and females running together in pairs. I generally always start out with a mouse squeaker as my first call in case i snuck in close to a yote just out of sight then i go to cottontail distress and then to jack rabbit. Out here the call of most success tho seems to be the CAT as in house/barn cat distress call. It is like u rang the dinner bell for the coyotes if u use a cat call here.

Stay at it if nothing else every time out u learn something wether u realize it or not.

GOOD LUCK