Predator Xtreme - Feb 2012
24 www PredatorXtreme com FEBRUARY 2012 trespassing within their home territory boundaries and are going to investigate every encroaching critter This territoriality is especially important around a den site in the spring but is also a factor during the rest of the year Howling is a coyote communication by another coyote and as such has far less tendency to spook even a call shy coyote Coyote vocalizations fall into two categories aggressive and non aggressive For my money the non aggressive vocalizations are generally far more effective than aggressive ones I have had the best luck with high pitched female or young coyote howls Sounding like the biggest baddest critter in the woods is far more likely to limit the coyotes responding to your howls or make them approach with far more caution Coyote vocalizations in the wild are generally more on the timid side than on the rough and rowdy so keep your howling as low key and non threatening as possible The closer you get to located coyotes the lower the volume needed to pique their interest or curiosity and the less likely you are to spook them One of the major advantages of using coyote vocalizations to bring in coyotes is howling packs a lot more volume and reaches far greater distances than prey calls thus a hunter can effectively cover more country at each calling station By covering far greater areas with your howling efforts you need to adjust your time on each stand to give the distant coyotes time to respond and make an appearance One of the biggest mistakes that neophytes make is getting impatient They want immediate gratification and when nothing appears after a few minutes of howling they increase the intensity and start Adding howls to your arsenal can increase your odds because territorial coyotes are going to respond to a vocal intruder
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