By gurgling your throat on the “WH” of the word “Whooooooo,” you will produce an aggressive sounding howl. Remember to keep the howl short and aggressive sounding.īy saying the word “Rough, Rough,” and gurgling your throat simultaneously, you will create barks. Place call in the roof of your mouth and press tongue against call and say the word “Whooooo” and blowing a consistent breath of air, you will produce a non-threatening howl.īy saying the words “Hut, Hut, Hut, Whooooo, with high air pressure, you will create a female/young male challenge howl. Hunting Light Accessories & Past Products.“That’s when I hope to call to the coyote that wasn’t successful during the night and is hungry,” he said. The best time of day is anytime one has available but the period of first light and last light are always the best since coyotes are generally night hunters. He also said that if a coyote is spotted it’s important to turn down the noise, possible switching to the squeak of a small rodent or bird. Peters instructs beginners to be patient but to not stay at a set more than about a half hour. He then suggests that smart calling means applying a gentle increase in volume, maybe a change in distressed critter sounds, and most importantly, several rest periods of silence mixed in. Patienceīest calling results will come when a hunter starts the set with a subtle teaser, something that might coax a nearby coyote. They will indeed hear it but, says Peters, it may scare them and in effect, warn them that something isn’t right. The tendency for beginners is to turn the volume to the highest setting in hopes that a distant coyote will hear it.
But, he cautioned that effective calling involves a lot more than simply turning on an electronic call. That alone creates the potential for aggressive and vocal behaviors.Ī simple howl may be all it takes to locate and bring in a bristling coyote that is itching for a fight.Ĭalling is the most affective and exciting method of hunting ‘yotes, Peters said. Coyotes are busy, aggressive, and more apt to respond to the right sounds now.Īlpha males are protecting their space while roaming males are on the move searching for a mate.
Breeding seasonįebruary and March are the best two months because it is breeding season. Peters said that the coyotes can be hunted successfully year around, but the next two months are without argument, prime time. “That is an unrealistic goal,” he said, adding that reducing the number of coyotes in an area is doable. Peters said that if you think that you can rid or eradicate coyotes from an area you better think again. Peters, Division of Wildlife’s wildlife management supervisor for much of northeast Ohio, walks and talks a solid coyote story because he has earned the attributes of patience, persistence and confidence by logging hundreds of dead coyotes. Maybe it ought to be called a sit since that’s exactly what it is, a hunker-down spot to look for coyotes, call to them, or listen for them. The patience and persistence pieces fall into place when a hunter develops enough skills and realizes enough success to be confident about what, where, and how he or she is approaching each and every set.Ī set, explained Peters, is somewhat like a blind is to a duck, deer or turkey hunter. You can certainly use every kind of trick, every kind of strategy, and every kind of gadget but what it really comes down to is three things according to master coyote hunter Scott Peters patience, persistence and confidence. Yotes, as some call them, song dogs as still others call them, these secretive survivors of the ages are fast becoming the favorite prey for all-seasons hunters who pursue them with all sort of strategies, gear and tricks. Indeed, Ohio is now home to a zillion more or less, of these sneaky critter killing machines. And then there were coyotes, make that then there ARE coyotes, lots of them, behind every tree it seems, in towns, on farms, in parks, and well, just everywhere.
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