sureshot
12-19-2004, 07:01 PM
Want to pass soemthign by you guys see what you think about it!! we have been ahving fairly warm weather [28-32] for a coupel weeks nowand high winds, last 2 weekends I only got 3 coyotes couse of the weather, today i got up to a calm morning abotu 25 and decided to head to a honey hole I called 3 spots by 10 and not a thing moving, I then headed over to a big lake and the wind was howling,as soson as I got to the edge I seen 2 coyotes 1/2 mile down, grabbed the binos and could see 3 more farther down the lake,it was not 10.15 and I grabbe dthe calls, gun shootign sticks, and ehaded down the shore, first 2 coyotes I tried and no luck they were not interested,i figured it was becosue they seen me in the truck, but I doubt it now seeing they did not boot across the lake, just sat otu at 800 yards on the ice and walked slowly across the lake! another 1/2 mile I could see 7 coyotes on the lake, I was thinking this will be like shootign fish in a barrle with so many in range and wind right and no vehicle for 3/4 mile away! I started off with a coupel barks and greetign calls, they looked my way and walked away, about 3.4 mile farther on a bend I set up and started with only a distree no howler, I had 3 walk past on the lake, they deffinatly heard the call and were not coeming in, I started to bark and one started in but stopped sat for 5 minutes and walked across the lake, I glassed from there both ways and could see over 10 coyotes at one time, I headed back tot he truck and it was abotu 1 now and about 40 degrees with a 30 mph wind, I went 2 miels down the lake and walked to the edge and started to howl and call and had 2 run from below me about 400 yards into th revine,I blew it by being to loud but I doubt they would of came in! I seen what I think is abotu 27 coyotes on the lake but 4 or 5 werre prob ones I seen before, i know of at least 23,
I have hunted coyotes for years and tried to figure them out never works, I figured it was becouse of a cold front moving in tomorrow[get to -35 or 40 with wind chill] but in the past when a cold front coems in they call awsome!!Today they were movign liek crazy but not ansering,Only other tiem I have seen this is in feb when mating, but they will not be mating this heavy this early its abotu 2 months early and with the howls I usually bring them in good especially the singles!Only thing I can see is soemthign had them stirred up from the other side of the lake and kept them moving,Also i tried a invitation howl at one of the stands thinkign it might work and did not! I was just wonderign any ideas? Not one ansered to my howls, if they were scared they usually give warnign barks ect but no vocale at all!! Thanbks in advance!!
I have hunted coyotes for years and tried to figure them out never works, I figured it was becouse of a cold front moving in tomorrow[get to -35 or 40 with wind chill] but in the past when a cold front coems in they call awsome!!Today they were movign liek crazy but not ansering,Only other tiem I have seen this is in feb when mating, but they will not be mating this heavy this early its abotu 2 months early and with the howls I usually bring them in good especially the singles!Only thing I can see is soemthign had them stirred up from the other side of the lake and kept them moving,Also i tried a invitation howl at one of the stands thinkign it might work and did not! I was just wonderign any ideas? Not one ansered to my howls, if they were scared they usually give warnign barks ect but no vocale at all!! Thanbks in advance!!