Calling Experienced Coyotes by The Coyote Doctors

Calling experienced coyotes is always a challenge and as the end of the season approaches a high percentage of coyotes have had fairly recent experiences with you or other predator hunters. This is a great time to change up your tactics and experiment with coyote vocalizations. These can be more effective than the normal prey distress sounds for a couple of reasons. First, the warm weather means coyotes don't need as much energy. Secondly, coyotes are pairing up and establishing territories for raising pups, so they are very vocal when other coyotes are in the area.

We have had many coyotes respond to vocalizations without adding any distress sounds on the stand. One of the most important things to remember when using vocalizations is that coyotes will respond to these sounds much differently than they do the typical distressed rabbit. Very few of these coyotes will be "hard chargers" but simply wander in toward the sound of the invading coyote(s). We have observed coyotes come over a mile to a single round of howls. This may take 30-60 minutes, but it is uncanny how the coyote comes directly to the spot where we howled.

Many areas don't have the advantage of nearly unlimited visibility, so make sure to stay on stand longer when using coyote vocalizations than is typically done with distress sounds. Combinations of lone howls, group howls and interrogation howls can all be used effectively. Its a very exciting challenge to call a coyote "speaking" their language and one way to maybe get a shot at that coyote that has frustrated you all season.