Went out last night to see if I could get some vocal responses from some coyotes.First spot I single howled and waited about 5 minutes and then yip howled and after about another 5 minutes a fox started barking and continued non stop for several minutes.I answered back with my own rendition of a fox bark that seemed to agitate the gritter all the more.
The last stop of the night I used the same howling combination and just as I finished the yip howl I heard something approaching in the leaves very quickly.Out pops a coyote on the logging road in front of me at about 40 yards,I bark as he stops in the middle of the road for a few seconds.As this was a locating run I did not take a weapon so this fellow got a free pass.I don't know if my howling combination was the proper thing to do or not because I didn't expect a physical response,but it was still exciting even though I never fired a shot.
