Coyotes For Grabs
Decoys, Calls and Cover Scents
Editor’s
Note: If you’ll hunt coyotes and try to help the
landowner get rid of coyote nuisances, many times he’ll
invite you back to hunt deer or turkey on prime lands.
The more you get to hunt with your black-powder rifle,
the more value you receive
from the rifle, the better you’ll shoot, and the
more fun you can have. Looking for opportunities to
hunt after deer season ends makes sense. Coyote hunting
during the off-season enables you to build good relationships
with the landowners whose land you hunt.
Many coyote hunters enjoy using Lohman’s Rigor
Rabbit decoy from Flambeau and have found it very effective.
But a turkey feather, a white rag or even a child’s
stuffed animal also will give the coyote something to
focus on as it starts to come to your calling, If you
can add movement to your decoy, you’ll have even
more success.
I like skunk essence cover scent, made by Wildlife
Research Center, to use as a cover scent. This skunk
essence drives even house cats wild and stays strong
for a year.
An accomplished predator caller may prefer on of the
hand-blown predator calls and/or a mouse squeaker. Hunter’s
Specialties, Knight and Hale, Lohman’s, Primos,
M.A.D. and Quaker Boy all make quality hand-blown predator
calls. However, you may want to consider
using a CD player or a cassette player. With either
the CD or the cassette player, you simply turn the machine
on, turn the volume up, turn it back to low and wait
on the coyotes. You’ll generally see any coyote
within earshot of your calls, within 10 to 30 minutes
after you set up to call.
For more information on Hunter’s Specialties’
products, e-mail website@hunterspec.com,
or visit www.hunterspec.com. For more information on
Knight & Hale calls, visit www.knightandhale.com.
To learn more about Lohman’s or M.A.D. products,
visit www.flambeauoutdoors.com.
For more information on Primos game calls, e-mail primos@primos.com,
or visit www.primos.com.
To learn more about Quaker Boy products, e-mail qbquestions@quakerboy.com,
or visit www.quakerboygamecalls.com.
For more information on Wildlife Research Center, e-mail
info@wildlife.com,
or visit www.wildlife.com.
Tomorrow: Coyote Techniques
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