Coyote Howling

Yote59 · #1 02-05-2012, 01:07 PM

Got out at daybreak this morning and on the first stand, I had a coyote to hang up at about 150 yards in the woods and just howl for thirty minutes. Never had this to happen. Any ideas what was going on?

rooster740 · #2 02-05-2012, 04:12 PM

Bark bark howl usually means they noticed you as human or knew something was wrong, in my expirience. They may have also thought you were a bigger badder coyote in your own yard type deal. It kind of depends on your calling sound. When this happens to me I try to move un-noticed to the coyote because you know their location. I travel to a new location leaving my call on vole squeeks in my original location and get down wind a hundred or more yards, kind of a spot and stock hunt. If that effort does not work I then try a ki-yi or dying rabbit.

Yote59 · #3 02-05-2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rooster740

Bark bark howl usually means they noticed you as human or knew something was wrong, in my expirience. They may have also thought you were a bigger badder coyote in your own yard type deal. It kind of depends on your calling sound. When this happens to me I try to move un-noticed to the coyote because you know their location. I travel to a new location leaving my call on vole squeeks in my original location and get down wind a hundred or more yards, kind of a spot and stock hunt. If that effort does not work I then try a ki-yi or dying rabbit.

Don't say that rooster.....that don't look good on me....LOL. Busted again.

tt35 · #4 02-05-2012, 10:11 PM

Yup, busted....

rooster740 · #5 02-05-2012, 10:49 PM

I had the same thing happen to me a few days ago so I pulled the flank maneuver on them. they were so focussed on my decoy and caller that when I did my best ki-yi from two hundred yards from my caller which was still calling, they came a running at me. Ha ha and stupid acting. I woofed and shot one, then the second coyote stopped at 300 and I disapointingly missed it as big as I could have. I went from busted to one down and one educated.

It does not always work but I have had good luck with this.

Nimrodmar10 · #6 02-06-2012, 01:36 PM

It's mating season. They howl a lot right now. Howling back right now is a good way to kill them.

Yote59 · #7 02-06-2012, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimrodmar10

It's mating season. They howl a lot right now. Howling back right now is a good way to kill them.

Gonna give that a try. Thanks.