What’s your average stand time?

[Oldcoyotetrapper]

I know everybody sees things different and has to taylor stands to fit their own needs. Often our environment dictates how and why we do our own thing. Where I work we don’t have large numbers of dogs, still have too many in my opinion but that’s job security. There isn’t any competition for food its litterally under every bush. While I’ve killed a few dogs at 3-11 minutes I’ve killed more at 3-5 hour mark 1 stand.

 

[crapshoot]

You sit on stand 3-5 hours?

 

[carvercalls]

Dang, I thought 15 to 20 minutes was a long time..

 

[Oldcoyotetrapper]

You sit on stand 3-5 hours?

Yes Sir that is fairly average for me. Typically Im after one that’s killing stock and it’s my job to stop it. I once sat a mudhole for 14 hours. Waiting for a shot on one that was killing angora nannies daily and only eating the liver. What’s interesting about that particular hunt the day before i tried calling her not so much as a peep from her. When she came to the mudhole she challenged bark starting at 500 yards id guess and continued until she popped out at the waterhole.

 

[Murl B]

I rarely sit over 45 min. most of my stands are around 30 min. my butt starts to hurt if i sit much longer. Murl B.

 

[Kino M]

Why else would an ecaller hold 2000 sounds

 

[Oldcoyotetrapper]

Dang, I thought 15 to 20 minutes was a long time..

Just different situations dictating what I’ve got to do. I try and reflect and kinda embrace the solace and tranquillity at those sets, kinda find an inner peace. Also often pray on stand, only giving thanks for this life i have. (Not that the dog comes in and i can go home)

 

[crapshoot]

Your situation is different than most.
My patience wears thin after 15-20 min. Rarely do i sit longer than 30 min.

 

[Oldcoyotetrapper]

Why else would an ecaller hold 2000 sounds

Good point but you’d be surprised how little are used. Sometimes less is more.

 

[Oldcoyotetrapper]

Your situation is different than most.
My patience wears thin after 15-20 min. Rarely do i sit longer than 30 min.

Yea there’s been times i get pretty stiff takes a bit before i can go to it and look at it.

 

[hunt0168]

30-45 minutes is probably average. If I have responses or know something is out there I have spent over 2 hours and been successful at breaking them or simply waiting them out in silence.

Similar to Paul (Oldcoyotetrapper) I have a sheep farm that takes less calling and more waiting when you’re dealing with a specific problem coyote.

 

[Oldcoyotetrapper]

I rarely sit over 45 min. most of my stands are around 30 min. my butt starts to hurt if i sit much longer. Murl B.

Mine does too, find all kinds of new ailments.

 

[Murl B]

I use my hand calls and e-caller about 50-50 never know what sound is going to come out of my hand calls so i can make a hell-of-lot more sounds than most guy's. Murl B.

 

[Oldcoyotetrapper]

30-45 minutes is probably average. If I have responses or know something is out there I have spent over 2 hours and been successful at breaking them or simply waiting them out in silence.

Similar to Paul (Oldcoyotetrapper) I have a sheep farm that takes less calling and more waiting when you’re dealing with a specific problem coyote.

Definitely a different world but it gives me about 150,0000 acres to access, that I wouldn’t other wise have. Kinda like a big deer lease. Course i can only hunt deer on about 15,000 but that’s more then i ever need. When my wife and i go out for deer rarely leave the ranch i live.

 

[old cat]

1 to 2 hours Like you, not so many coyotes. Get some in 15 min, but most of the time longer.

 

[spotstalkshoot]

In the winter here, some nights it's hard to make 20 minutes even with hand/toe warmers. I need a blind/heater to sit past 1/2 hr. In the fall if I sit along headlands while combines are harvesting corn, I have sat 2+ hours, calling a couple minutes after the combine turns around. Rabbits are pushed around, so I move 25-50 yards as the combines work, calling as if a rabbit is injured escaping the equipment. Pups are very quick to rush the rabbit.

 

[Infidel 762]

21 - 30 minutes

 

[popper43]

About 2 hrs for me but it's hogs and the ocational yote. Not much of anything moves in the daytime so just thermal hunts.

 

[hm1996]

I rarely sit over 45 min. most of my stands are around 30 min. my butt starts to hurt if i sit much longer. Murl B.

Just different situations dictating what I’ve got to do. I try and reflect and kinda embrace the solace and tranquillity at those sets, kinda find an inner peace. Also often pray on stand, only giving thanks for this life i have. (Not that the dog comes in and i can go home)

Usually 30 minutes the norm but 45 not all that uncommon.

 

[AWS]

15 minutes maybe a few minutes more. I hunt for fun and pelts, I'd rather call in more than wait for one. I have about 10,000 sq miles to hunt within an hours drive of the house to hunt. No sense being bored.