Calling Coyotes in the woods

  • nomad
    Plainview Mn
    Posts: 10
    #208634

    Just wondering if anyone out their has tried it.
    Was going to give it a shot next time out.

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    #6342

    Yep, I have tried it several times. To be brutally honest, it is VERY tough and frustrating.
    In a woodlands setting, the odds are stacked against you in a big way.
    The biggest thing is your viewing degree. The trees and brush limit your field of vision which seriously handicaps you. If you can get elevated you have a better chance.
    Many times the coyote sees or smells you long before you see them.
    Also, the sound from the calls do not carry very far because the sound is absorbed more quickly by the trees, shrubs, and other objects in the woods.
    That isn’t always a bad thing since you can make shorter moves between locations due to the sound not carrying very far.
    The type and size of the woods makes a difference as well. If you are in a more open type of woods, it will be easier than the thick type of woods.
    I think Dodge Boy calls in wooded settings and takes a few every year so it is possible, just a lot tougher than wide open areas

    dylan_w.
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 399
    #6343

    Yep, I have tried it quiet a bit!!! Actually it works quiet well too! Just make sure you have really good camo and cover

    coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    #6433

    Gobbler and I will be giving it another shot Fri. eve. We have had good luck with his mouth calls and I’ve had bad luck with my electronic. We are going to try this time with a cut off man cause they will circle around downwind every single time and alot of times it just out of comfortable range for us w-end warriors. We seem to miss everytime we do get a shot , hopefully tomorrow will be different!

    woodenfrog
    se mn
    Posts: 123
    #6435

    Never done it in solid woods just cause it would be difficult. I think I would sit in a tree stand if possible and use a shotgun with 4 buck.

    nomad
    Plainview Mn
    Posts: 10
    #6436

    Thanks for the info.I am going to give it a try today I’ll let you know how it go’s.

    yodeldog
    Farmville, MN
    Posts: 115
    #6193

    Do you have grey fox down your way? There in the woods. We have them just south of the cities. My buddy used to hunt them on his lunch hour when the prices were way up. Good luck

    dodge_boy
    Minocqua, Wi
    Posts: 554
    #34674

    I make a few wood sets every now and then, but this is big timber next to cedar swamps. Can be tough and you always have to watch for them coming in from behind. Thats when it’s nice to have a 2nd guy. I mainly hunt fresh clear cuts and powerline right of ways. By now they are paired up so be on the lookout for the second one lagging behind.
    Good luck and put some fur on the ground.

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