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Post by oldhat on Nov 24, 2016 5:52:53 GMT -7
Im new to varmint hunting and have been unsuccessful for about a year now. I figured this would be the place to learn how to become better at the sport. I look forward to what this forum has to offer. I am glad to see this many folks are interested in the same thing. I have a 204 ruger I would like to use hunting and have an electronic call but have not used it with any success. I'm ready to get out in the field and start collecting some pelts. All advice is welcome. Thanks for the opportunity to join the forum, excited to hear from everyone.
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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Nov 25, 2016 13:33:01 GMT -7
Hello oldhat, Welcome to the IVH Forums! I hope we can help you out with your quest for knowledge of varmint hunting/predator calling! I don't know how it is or where you have been trying to call coyotes, but if it is in the Treasure Valley, you are going to strike out more than hitting a home run! It is very hard to call a coyote anywhere it is close to towns or cities! To many weekend warriors out there edumacating the coyotes. I can tell you, if you get as far away from civilization, and the outer reaches of peoples travels, you will be able to call a dog to your calling! If you are going to stay within the Treasure Valley, please expect to sit for a long time, motionless, waiting for them to come check your distress sounds! If you are going to use an eCaller (what kind?) you don't want to turn it on and let it run continually, you will want to let it run for 2-3 minutes and then wait 4-5 mins of quiet, while you are scanning the area, then repeat for 3 to 4 times. When you are done with the calling, don't just jump up and take off, sit still for another 5-10 mins while scanning the area. If you do have a coyote show up, and you take a shot or you do connect with the dog, don't jump up and go collect your kill, immediately, turn on a pup distress or adult coyote distress, and then wait and watch, you can and will call a second coyote into your set-up. When you set out your eCaller, where did you put it?? You always want to put it out 30-40 yards out in front of you, and upwind, that will get the coyote right in front of you, because he is going to come in on the downwind side of the call, he will come right in front of you! So, make sure that you sit so you have an open area to your downwind (crosswind)! Another trick to use also, get yourself a motion decoy, they will keep the coyotes attention off of you, and on the decoy, so if you have to adjust your rifle or yourself, he will not see you move, unless you get up and dance an Irish Jig! But I do have a bit of advise for you, get yourself some hand calls, learn to work them, and then go calling, you will see results with a hand call. You will have dogs coming into your set-up! Don't forget to work the wind and sun, Sun to your back,and the wind in your face, or at least quartering crosswind to a full on crosswind, better yet a slight breeze is better, still keep the wind in your face! Make sure you hide your vehicle well, be quiet when exiting your vehicle, don't slam the doors, don't drop stuff in the bed, don't clank your gun on the body of the vehicle, complete silence. Move quietly to your stand location, don't skyline yourself, if you have to cross a ridgeline, hunker down, or crawl over the ridgeline or rise! Or walk around the toe of the hill then set up down low on the hill, just enough to get a good vantage. Make sure that you are completely camoed up, including face and hands! Hand especially, they stick out very well, especially if you have to move your hands, they become traffic signals to a coyote, because they shine really well! In your introduction, you didn't put a location of where you live and call?? If you live in the Treasure Valley, you should come down to the Club Meeting on Dec 13th at 7 pm, get to know what we are all about and meet the guys there, you may make a connection and maybe one of them will take you with them to learn what they do and don't do! All Club meeting are informal or relaxed, more like a get to know you and share our adventures BS session! We also meet each week on Wednesday Morning at 10:30ap at Tom's Cabin in Emmett for beans and cornbread! And our chance to get to know what everyone is up to! There is an average of 8-10 of us that show up each week! Come On Down! Good Luck! Gary Mathews IVH Founder/Owner/Sec&Tres Timber Butte Outdoors www.timberbutteoutdoors.com
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Post by oldhat on Nov 27, 2016 22:02:54 GMT -7
I live in Boise and call out past Marsing and on some family property in horseshoe bend about 300 acres. I have a Turbo dogg caller. I put my call out about 100 yards, however it sounds like I have been playing too many calls without the appropriate rest time. I will try out your suggestions next time I hunt. I plan on being at the club meeting on Dec 13, sounds like a good way to learn. That is some great advice and I will let you know how my next hunt goes! Hopefully I can get out this weekend! For now I need to get some hand calls. Any suggestions of some good ones? Thanks again.
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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Nov 27, 2016 22:27:35 GMT -7
Hand call suggestions? Well that depends on how much money you want to spend? I sell calls that are priced from $9.00 to $50.00. Have you any experience with a hand call? If not, the easiest way to get started is the enclosed reed calls. You can go to my website at: timberbutteoutdoors.com/TBOStore/TBOStoreIndex.html On the menu on the left of the page is a list of calls that I sell! In stead of me trying to list them all, I would say check out the Dan Thompson calls, and the Circe Calls, Orion makes a great sounding enclosed reed call, I have in a couple day new calls from a new company coming in the mail, Red River Calls, I haven't tried them out yet, but I have herd about them and their success for along time now, all good praises from their customers! I have a new supply of Harrison calls, they sound really good, Burnham Brothers makes several enclosed reed calls that are good, especially the MB-1 Mini Blaster, I really like this call! Point Blank has 3 enclosed reed calls, they are very easy to use and sound good! You will want to get an open reed call and begin to learn to use it as well! And then there is the coyote howler, I suggest a diaphragm howler from MFK Calls, the best in the industry! They also have distress diaphragm calls, you may want to try out! But for now, go up to my web page and check out the hand calls! timberbutteoutdoors.com/TBOStore/TBOStoreIndex.htmlHope to meet you on Tuesday evening at the meeting!!
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