Early Morning Coyotes?

[Predator53]

I'm setting out for a early morning hunt in a new area in another week....how do you guys setup for them...any difference night to early morning....calling....I d like some ideas in calling....would you do some lonely calls and howls...or just go with the distress calls.....? Thanks Pred53

[Misterjake23]

     I'm glad you asked that question brother.  I am in the same boat as you.  I have been successful in calling fox, but haven't got a clue how to go about doing a set to get a yote to come in.  All I know is ...."Patience".  Fox come in reeltively quick, but most people sit for yotes 45 min to an hour.....I think!  I'm anxious to see how some of the experts on here do it!!

     Check out the March Madness coyote blog.  One of the successful experts gave a good run down on how he got a dog for the contest.

[Leglifter]

I'm no expert.
But I'd suggest that less is more with coyotes.
I'd work an early morning set up like:

Set up so you can get a clear shot at your downwind side.

Give them some  cover to approach your downwind.

Start with a few minutes of prey distress ( I like jack rabbit)

A few minutes of silence.

Then a single howl (female invite or juvenile interrogation )

Then a few more minutes of prey distress.

Finally I'd finish with coyote pup distress

[TrappinJohn]

Give them some  cover to approach your downwind.

Very important tip right there.  Let them think they are still hidden.

[Predator53]

Great tip.....now where should I put my ecaller...behinded me say 50 yards down wind....I ll be hunting the woods with corn fields on 3 sides...I ll setup with the wind hitting me on the side of the face...

[Misterjake23]

     I like to set up with the caller behind me.  Then I get out away from the call at least 100 yards where I can see another 100 yards or so (if possible)  The dogs will circle down wind.  I called one in last weekend and the coyote was circling around the bench of the hill which was about 150-175 yards away from the  call.  It must have been right in the area when I began because after a few challenge barks, he appeared out of no where.  At the same time, my buddy saw a second dog on the opposite side of the hill about the same distance, circleing in the same direction.

[a bolt]

No expert eitheir for coyotes I put the call upwind 50 to 100 yds. And make sure you can see the call. I try to stay on stand 45 m
inutes to an hour.

[Brushwolf]

+1 on what abolt said.

[Predator53]

Well I went out very early this morning....mostly a heavy wooded area.....made four sets in a 5 hour period.....heard nothing..but found some scat on a trail that was a mile long...and heard a few gobblers sounding off....the wind was 10 to 20mph....it was still a beautiful morning to be out in the woods.Also I used the new icotec GC300 and it sounded great and had plenty of volume...so we were happy about that and also I used my open reed callers also....that makes 7 sets so far...I ll keeping banging away at it for another few weeks..then its turkey scouting for me....but I'm loving this predator hunting its awesome and I'm not getting tired or bored with it....!

[Misterjake23]

     As I always say...."A bad day in the woods is still better than a good day at work!!" .  Although you didn't necessarily see or hear any Coyotes, doesn't mean they didn't come in.  Many times they will come in and you don't even know it.  It's sorta like turkey hunting.  Some turkeys come in sounding off and fast, others you don't hear a thing and then when you get up thinking they aren't coming.....you spook em and watch them run off.   Its a numbers game.  The more set ups you make the better your odds get at getting one.

[Predator53]

Been there done it....