imprezagm4
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Me and a buddy recently decided to take up coyote hunting, we had previously only hunted rabbits. Neither of us grew up in a hunting family, him coming from Portland, OR and I from the Bay Area. We have the right gear, he uses a Browning lever action in 22-250, and I have a Winchester model 70 in .243. We have camo and have been using hand calls.
Problem is, we haven't seen anything. We have been out four times, we heard coyotes once, and saw tracks once, but thats as close as we have come. I'm not sure what we are doing wrong, we are trying to be quiet hiking to our stands, we try to hide in the shade, and call for about 15-20 minutes before walking somewhere else.
I'm not sure if it is possible to be 'stealthy' walking from stand to stand as the terrain is pretty open. Should we stay in the trees and call out toward the open ground? What about elevation? Do coyotes prefer the high desert floor? Or the hills and buttes?
Any suggestions would be appreciated, or if you have hunted coyotes in central Oregon, any reccomendations?
The terrain is like this... usually fewer trees though
Problem is, we haven't seen anything. We have been out four times, we heard coyotes once, and saw tracks once, but thats as close as we have come. I'm not sure what we are doing wrong, we are trying to be quiet hiking to our stands, we try to hide in the shade, and call for about 15-20 minutes before walking somewhere else.
I'm not sure if it is possible to be 'stealthy' walking from stand to stand as the terrain is pretty open. Should we stay in the trees and call out toward the open ground? What about elevation? Do coyotes prefer the high desert floor? Or the hills and buttes?
Any suggestions would be appreciated, or if you have hunted coyotes in central Oregon, any reccomendations?
The terrain is like this... usually fewer trees though