Coleridge - When an area has very low hunting pressure, and lots of virgin dogs, to call a couple in one field is not too hard, even in Massachusetts.
What you did right .... maybe by accident (I assume from your post) was to walk into the wind from where you parked, and I also assume you called the big field. AOK.
You called up a traveling coyote, missed and kept callin' Good. Another travelin' morning pair showed and you got one. I assume and hope you kept callin' another 15 minutes or so.
Great Morning!
To assume you would shoot more on that morning would be wishful thinking, as 3 off the first stand of the day is a big deal no matter where you hunt.
NOW .... as you hunt, kill, miss, and worry the coyotes at that spot, you will call less into the open, and things will get harder. This is why I advocate hunt early in the season, and cover tons of towns and miles .......... have 20 spots like this. You will kill lots of easy dogs UNTIL .... you and other coyotemen, bird hunters, deer hunters, blast away.
Now its time to HUNT coyotes, not just call and shoot the easy ones. This really seperates the Novice from the seasoned caller, as the experienced coyoteman will continue to get some kills, where the novice will stay with what worked when huntin was easy ............. and go coyote less.
You will have to mix it up now, and most likely have to hit the woods to suceed.
Night hunting is your best bet on pressured dogs, and makes things real easy.
Mix stand locations, and although not as important sounds.
If you insist on open field hunting a coyote decoy over a moving rabbit decoy may get you a shot at first light.
As for me, I kill the easy ones pronto ( early season ), then I'd take that fence row to that triangle cut out, and get a stand about 75 yards into the woods off the tip of that of the triangle ..... ( looks like someone is already parked there). I would sneak in about 45 minutes before first light, and start callin' when safety allowed. I'd call 45 minutes or so to get the travelin dogs.
Think big, as new callers focus on areas too small. Radio collared coyotes in Massachusetts are runnin' 11 miles AVERAGE per day. So after that first long morning stand......... run and gun baby, run and gun.
Might be too simplistic for some "experts", but its a simple tactic that works very well.
Again, hunt later in the week (read my above post), close areas to man 1st stands of the day, working more remote as the day wears on.
