One more female this morning!

[Grayfox]

Mitch and I left late last night to try our luck and only managed one.

1st set: We called a spot that we had heard them howling at last week when the snow was deep and soft. I thought they would come from the North so I put Mitch near a barn 50 yards to the North and I sat a septic mound. We started losing the moon right away and it was pretty hard to see. I started with a few howls and had a pack light up quite a ways to the South. I sat quietly and noticed 2 come hauling from the South. They started to get down wind so when they stopped I dropped the female. The other ran off and watched. I put on pup distress and it started across the field and into a small patch of cattails. I lost him for a second and just picked him up and was just about to shoot when one started barking real close to the North. It just turned and bolted in that direction. We both tried for a running shot but we missed.

We saw 2 different coyotes standing in fields as we went to a few different spots and heard quite a bit of howling all night but nothing would commit.

[Not_Sure]

beautiful

[blue21]

Grayfox how do you like using that decoy? Do you use it all winter or just during the mating season? How far out in front of you do you place it? Do you try and place any scent on it from a previous kill? Just curious because I have seen them but have never tried to use them. Thanks.

[joekleinjr]

Awesome, i haven't had a chance to get out thru the week, but i'll be out this weekend.

[Grayfox]

blue21,

I use the decoy every time I go out for coyotes. I can't think of a single time that it's hurt us when we've been out.

I usually only put it out 30 yards or so,just far enough out to take their eyes off my location and I never put any scent on it. First it'll stink up the truck and second, if they get close enough to smell it or me, they're close enough to kill in the first place.

Rob

[blue21]

Thanks for the the info grayfox.