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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 2292617" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>Den hunting is a whole bunch like stalking coyote . The biggest difference is that you just have an idea of where the coyote is and the general area that the den is in . You are reading the sign that the coyote leaves for you to find and interpret . I liked walking best as I could get close and not disturb them and then call for the adults .It depends on the time of the day and the age of the pups who will be at the den . Till the pups are around 5 or 6 weeks old you will nearly always find at least one adult close to the den , unless one of them has been killed but then the other adult will often take on another coyote to help with the pups. In the early morning say before 7:00 I have found it to most often be the female , then till about 2:00 or so it will be the male while the mom feeds and drinks . Early in the morning and latter in the day both adults and maybe a helper will be near the den , from 2:00 or maybe 3:00 till nearly dark . When the pups are first born till around 4 weeks old if you just set in a known denning area you will hear the old male telling the female he is coming back to the den early in the morning . He howls , she answers . He has a lower voice then her is the first thing that tells you who is who but then as he gets closer he will howl and she will answer , he moved she stayed in the same place . When they get back together they will do a greeting yipping and yapping with each other like domestic dogs do when they haven't seen each other for a while but are normally around each other . After a while and listening to coyote you can figure out how far away they are and have an idea as to where the den is . She will often get to a higher place before she answers him but at this time you are just wanting to get the general area they have their den in so that you can go to that area and call the adults in . You don't want to be right on top of the den when you call the adults and I like to wait for one to be at the den by themselves so then I can get them both at different times one at a time and can some what control how they come to the call . I will most often not use the puppy sounds at this time but coyote vocalizations one howl just to get the adult to get to a high place and look for the intruder . If they are in a good shooting position then they get shot but if I messed up and didn't get close enough then the puppy sounds come into play but they react too fast with those sounds and I'm not in control of the situation with that calling and risk not getting a good shot . I will use the puppy sounds if I don't know there is a den or am just hunting in the general area of where coyote will lay up for the day but not at a denning site . So then I've killed one adult by my choosing and will then find the den take the pups and wait till the female comes back in the afternoon around 2:00 or so and call to her with a long lone howl . If I don't see or hear her then I will do some interrogation howls , if that fails as it sometimes does then I will go to the puppy sounds . I tend to want a coyote to react slowly , just come to a place and look for the intruder , or missing mate , while standing so I have a good shot and have found that with the puppy sounds they tend to react fast and in a panic or mad and not want to stop but just charge in . That is why I don't us them very often and in certain areas being selective in their use it's for me to be more in control of the situation then them being in a mad dash wanting a fight and risking not getting them . Again it's my thoughts and the way I do things for my situation .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 2292617, member: 91783"] Den hunting is a whole bunch like stalking coyote . The biggest difference is that you just have an idea of where the coyote is and the general area that the den is in . You are reading the sign that the coyote leaves for you to find and interpret . I liked walking best as I could get close and not disturb them and then call for the adults .It depends on the time of the day and the age of the pups who will be at the den . Till the pups are around 5 or 6 weeks old you will nearly always find at least one adult close to the den , unless one of them has been killed but then the other adult will often take on another coyote to help with the pups. In the early morning say before 7:00 I have found it to most often be the female , then till about 2:00 or so it will be the male while the mom feeds and drinks . Early in the morning and latter in the day both adults and maybe a helper will be near the den , from 2:00 or maybe 3:00 till nearly dark . When the pups are first born till around 4 weeks old if you just set in a known denning area you will hear the old male telling the female he is coming back to the den early in the morning . He howls , she answers . He has a lower voice then her is the first thing that tells you who is who but then as he gets closer he will howl and she will answer , he moved she stayed in the same place . When they get back together they will do a greeting yipping and yapping with each other like domestic dogs do when they haven't seen each other for a while but are normally around each other . After a while and listening to coyote you can figure out how far away they are and have an idea as to where the den is . She will often get to a higher place before she answers him but at this time you are just wanting to get the general area they have their den in so that you can go to that area and call the adults in . You don't want to be right on top of the den when you call the adults and I like to wait for one to be at the den by themselves so then I can get them both at different times one at a time and can some what control how they come to the call . I will most often not use the puppy sounds at this time but coyote vocalizations one howl just to get the adult to get to a high place and look for the intruder . If they are in a good shooting position then they get shot but if I messed up and didn't get close enough then the puppy sounds come into play but they react too fast with those sounds and I'm not in control of the situation with that calling and risk not getting a good shot . I will use the puppy sounds if I don't know there is a den or am just hunting in the general area of where coyote will lay up for the day but not at a denning site . So then I've killed one adult by my choosing and will then find the den take the pups and wait till the female comes back in the afternoon around 2:00 or so and call to her with a long lone howl . If I don't see or hear her then I will do some interrogation howls , if that fails as it sometimes does then I will go to the puppy sounds . I tend to want a coyote to react slowly , just come to a place and look for the intruder , or missing mate , while standing so I have a good shot and have found that with the puppy sounds they tend to react fast and in a panic or mad and not want to stop but just charge in . That is why I don't us them very often and in certain areas being selective in their use it's for me to be more in control of the situation then them being in a mad dash wanting a fight and risking not getting them . Again it's my thoughts and the way I do things for my situation . [/QUOTE]
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