Camo Truck covers - do they work?

Guess that’s difference in geography. Down here coyotes get used to seeing vehicles of some sort and it doesn’t really spook them. Tractors, trailers, even trucks might be left in the fields or even in my case in the woods from time to time.
I’ve set up within 50-75yds from my truck and called in coyotes. Heck, I’ve lipped squeaked them within 50yds at night from the drivers window. As long as it’s off and no lights they just really don’t act too spooked by it. One coyote even started barking at my truck and I was able to sneak in on it based on sound, set up the caller and call it in for the shot.
Now all this is at night…daytime riding or parked and they see the truck and they’re gone before you can blink. Pigs are the same way at night and act just like the coyotes during the day.
With that said, I still try and use the terrain at night when parking for where I’m going to set up to call. In my mind, every advantage helps.
 
It's one of those things that can't really hurt but really isn't necessary. After two or three stands, putting the cover on and taking it off would get old. I've had plenty of coyotes run right past my truck on the way in.
 
Where I hunt if they see a vehicle they run far and fast. Learned behavior because everybody stops and shoots at coyotes. Some never even exit the vehicle or roadway. Big no-no's here! I'm stitching together a camo cover as I got busted regularly due to the fact I couldn't hike very far from my vehicle.
 
Two different times a dirt road I park on a coyote would walk past my pickup, stop and look at it and keep coming. I'm sure some are smarter than that.
 
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