Predator Xtreme - Feb 2012
76 www PredatorXtreme com FEBRUARY 2012 Road kill makes excellent bait where legal to use Burnham Brothers On Target with Compucaller III Features Over 250 yard remote range LED display on remote showing sound volume battery level Choose the power source recha rechargeable or AA batteries Programmed with 16 sounds with the ability to expand to 32 Comes in a Mossy Oak Brush camo bag 325 396 4572 www burnhambrothers com coyotes are at dawn and dusk Arrive as early as the law allows and stay till the end of shooting time In states where night hunting is allowed be on stand two hours before sunrise and stay out as long as you can see the bait During periods of snow coupled with a full moon stay out as late into the night as possible If you hear coyotes howling at sunset it means they are preparing to hunt have faith in your bait site and wait it out as long as possible It doesnt hurt to try a couple of mouse squeaks or dying rabbit squalls just once or twice to get the coyotes to investigate your site While coyotes may be bold in contrast fox are timid tentative predators especially when their territory overlaps with that of coyotes or bobcats because both higher predators will gladly kill and eat a fox when they encounter one Forget what youve seen on those Yellowstone Park videos fox dont like the wide open spaces especially during the daylight hours Nowhere near as aggressive or confident as the average coyote a fox will trot from tree to tree or bush to bush always coming in upwind in a zigzag approach Fox are masters of the art of creeping and are quick to flee so take the first good shot thats presented When baiting solely for fox its best to offer small mouthfuls of bait placed at a field edge hedgerow or near thick cover Many times while deer hunting I have seen fox come to a road killed deer or gut pile and spend most of the day stealing pieces of offal and hiding it under rocks logs and in cubbies Baiting For Predators
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