Bigwoods predators

[wwridgerunner]

Been out day hunting the woods.Theres really no fields.Been setting up on power lines,swamp edges and woods roads.A lot of tracks but no coyotes coming to my calls.The wind was swirling sat. So were ever I set up I couldn't get a good wind.Its tough hunting.I don't like going back to the same areas week after week.So I move around a lot and scout for tracks.The snow is crunchy so I let the areas settle down longer and call louder trying to pull the predators from further away that may not not heard me walking in.

Baiting the big wooded areas would produce better results.Just my opinion.No matter how you look at it,it's just tough calling in predators period.Theres no easy solution.

[Droptine 26]

Are you hearing an echo as you crank up the volume? Sometimes this confuses the dogs and makes it hard for them to locate you. I would try calling at lower sound levels an relocate more to cover the areas you hunt.

[Buck154]

Get on the edges of the swamps. Reds and grays come in fairly easy but Coyotes don't. They are very wind wise

[wwridgerunner]

Thanks Droptine. How many moves would you actually make and call from?Im hunting watershed property so I can walk for miles but with the crunchy snow I'm scared to move around.

[Stevo]

You should be seeing lots of Fox at least. They are looking for mates. I would think if your up in the Northern big woods Greys. Sometimes you don't see them but they see you. You never know they were there. I bet half the Fox you call in you never see. You need to pick your spots carefully when you target Coyote. Get the wind in your face or hard from one side and put your back against a block to keep them from circling you. A large cliff, a Lake, even a road. If I can get on my feet again I am going up north to the big woods.

[mightyhunter]

I didn't have any luck yesterday in Colliers Mills either. I know there are a lot of fox and yotes there just couldn't get anything to come in. I thought for sure we would have called in a fox, saw lots of tracks and I see them often while deer hunting.

[Gobblengrunt]

What kind of calls/ sequences are u using? Are you starting off too loud? Are you sitting for 10-15 minutes after your calling setup is complete? Can u see all angles a dog would normally come in on? (Higher ground, downwind, etc.)

[wwridgerunner]

Calls consisted of higher pitch,more birdy I think,for fox.Started call sequences soft then picked it up, waiting for at least 15-20 min.before moving.Close to edges.swamps,Woods roads and power lines to my back with a cross wind or wind in my face.But the wind yesterday was just swirling couldn't get a steady wind.I had some tracks that actually looked like feral cats,maybe I should start meowing.Really,I mean that.