Lots of coyotes around but I am 0 for 12 on calling stands, so far.

derbyacresbob

derbyacresbob

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I have been walking right at 3 miles a day, 5 days a week for the last 13 months. With above average rain fall the last two years I see plenty of quail, Kangaroo Rat, mice, rabbit, squirrel and coyote sign in the dirt roads I walk on. I see lots of new fresh tracks and scat every day.

In my neighborhood we even have a coyote hanging around that is not afraid or people or dogs. I took the below picture from my front yard 3 or 4 days ago.
IMG_1970 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr

I went 0 for 7 on calling stands for coyotes on Sunday. On my last stand of the day I got excited when I saw something appear on a ridge top about 700 yards away. When I checked it out it was a Tule Elk bull. I was playing Jackrabbit distress. Two more smaller Tule Elk bulls showed up and got with the bigger bull. The 3 bulls came in to about 80 yards away, they liked the Jackrabbit distress sound.
IMG_2000 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr

Many years ago when I was using a cassette caller we had Tule Elk come into Super Jack sound quite often.
 
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I feel your pain Bob. I too went 0 for 7 on Saturday. Not a good start to my "season." :) Anyway, at least you got to see elk. All I saw was a jackrabbit and a cool sunset.
 
Hang in there. You've been at this long enough to know it will turn around, sometimes like a lightswitch.

I've mentioned before that I had a honey hole that was a private duck hunting club, and I was the only guy hunting coyotes on it. It was 710 acres of prime coyote territory.

I would hunt it 2 times a month, and usually get 2-3 coyotes each time I went. It is such good coyote habitat, that it was never vacant for long. I doubt it went empty for more than a few days.

I think coyotes howl in the morning to find out 'who' survived the night, and they howl in the evening to see 'who' survived the day. If the coyote(s) that controlled the duck club did not howl for a day or two, other coyotes moved in.

Anyway, even on that property, I blanked on occasion, would not even see a coyote.
 
Good to see the great derbyacresbob is human too.
New callers take not. It happens to everyone.
In no way was this backhanded towards Bob. I can't tell you how many dry streaks I've been on . So bad that I've questioned everything I've learned over the years. Sometimes they just don't want to play.

Great pics!
 
derbyacresbob said:
In my neighborhood we even have a coyote hanging around that is not afraid or people or dogs. I took the below picture from my front yard 3 or 4 days ago.
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Uh Oh, Bob. You have been "burdened by what has been". The ghost of coyotes past has got your address now!

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Ya gotta wonder what goes through the odd ball stuff that comes in to distress calls. Guess it's kinda like yellin' FIGHT on the school yard. :ROFLMAO:
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Hit the jackpot here....This Wildebeest bull (arrow) led his whole herd in a cloud of dust for closer look at the call (white circle)
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We stalked this herd of scimitar horned oryx that was bedded down about 300 yards from the brush we were in. Used rabbit distress to get them to stand up for the shot.
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Great pix, Bob, keep 'em coming!
 
I call in a lot of rabbits with rabbit distress. I have seen coyotes run right by rabbits coming to the call, and many times, if the rabbit sits still, the coyotes will pass as close as 10 feet away.
 
I feel your pain Bob. I have been out 3 times and went 0-17 so far. Have jumped a few walking into stands and had one at 600 yards but some serious commitment issues on their part.
 
Great pictures Bob. It’s relatively boring up /over here in NY in comparison to where you are. Outside of Fishers, Owls and Crows, about the only thing that comes in to rabbit distress is piles of Whitetail does and fawns, cows and horses.

Occasionally we call in a coyote! Lol…
 
After I shot the one in October I've probably made 15 empty sets. Keep after them, you'll connect again. Just a matter of being patient.
 
Those ducks don't seem to concerned about your neighborhood coyote.

Several years ago we were hunting the leading edge of a big snow storm and playing woodpecker. There was a large flock of woodpeckers circling and dive bombing the caller. Hadn't happened before or since then.
Had about everything else that roams these hills respond at one time or another.
 
It’s been slow everywhere I’ve been lately too. Just starting to see it kick up again. How long are your sets? What’s your calling style, volume, are you switching to different sounds throughout the set?
And Them tules sure do love coming into a coyote call!
 
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