MtnCreek
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I need some pointers on coyote hunting in ‘the woods’. Most of the information I’ve read talks about hunting in open area with longer shots and using a visual decoy along with calling to bring them in. How does this change if hunting yotes close quarters (like 30 to 100 yds) in a densely forested area? In my area, a smart buck will typically approach calling from down wind and stay in thick vegetation until he’s sure about the situation. Do coyotes do the same thing? Compared to a deer, how’s a coyote’s sense of smell and vision? Can a yote pick out images (like me) if I’m still and have a good background behind me?
Let’s say I’m sitting on the side of a ridge overlooking a creek and forested bottoms. I set up a visual decoy in the bottoms at about 50 - 75 yds from my location. I’m using an electronic call, but operating it from location. What kinds of problems could this cause? I’m not going to see the little (insert bad word here) till he’s within 30 - 50 yds of my decoy (at best). So he’s brought in by sound, but the decoy is 75yds from the source of the sound.
Where I’ll sit, I’m about 40 ft elevation above the creek and bottoms. From me, the land slopes down at about a 1:1 with a very narrow flat spot before vertical creek banks. Beyond that is the wooded bottoms where I intend to set up a decoy. My side of the creek, I have pretty good control of the area because of topo and other barriers. In the bottoms, a yote could come from any direction.
Tips / Suggestions ???
Thanks!
MtnCreek
Let’s say I’m sitting on the side of a ridge overlooking a creek and forested bottoms. I set up a visual decoy in the bottoms at about 50 - 75 yds from my location. I’m using an electronic call, but operating it from location. What kinds of problems could this cause? I’m not going to see the little (insert bad word here) till he’s within 30 - 50 yds of my decoy (at best). So he’s brought in by sound, but the decoy is 75yds from the source of the sound.
Where I’ll sit, I’m about 40 ft elevation above the creek and bottoms. From me, the land slopes down at about a 1:1 with a very narrow flat spot before vertical creek banks. Beyond that is the wooded bottoms where I intend to set up a decoy. My side of the creek, I have pretty good control of the area because of topo and other barriers. In the bottoms, a yote could come from any direction.
Tips / Suggestions ???
Thanks!
MtnCreek