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Calling Coyotes
SemperFiGuy:
Or maybe the neighborhood cats.
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Mark B:
Using NV and a Foxpro here with good success. Partner lives near the river and has caught 3 cats. 2 are just OK but the 3rd a 21# female has great spots, best cat I've seen in a few years. Petska isn't paying too well this year and another guy is a crook. What are coyotes bringing in you guys areas?
SemperFiGuy:
I can't speak to coyote pelt prices, because I haven't busted any so far this winter season.
But hear me out for a minute here:
As a kid my dad and I and others tramped all over the river bottoms in the pitch black dark trying to catch up with the hounds while hunting raccoons. Cold, muddy, tree limbs slapping your face, dim carbide lamps, stumbling, etc., etc. Hard work for little return. Especially when the coon treed up in a huge cottonwood and wouldn't look at the spotlight. That's the hard way. Hunt all night for one or two coons. Or most often, nothing but the chase.
As a grownup I learned to just get a Critter Call and a .22Mag and sit on an open river bank or sandbar, toot the Critter Call. Then when the raccoon (or whatever) shows up, turn on the light and pop the critter. Then just walk over and pick him up, move to another spot.
Now...I'm wondering: Are you getting any other critters to respond to your calls beside the bobkitties...........? Coyotes..? Coons..? Possums..? Feral dogs or cats..? Yetis...?? Seems with the FoxPro, just about anything would respond.
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RobertH:
--- Quote from: Mark B on December 22, 2020, 08:27:49 AM ---Using NV and a Foxpro here with good success. Partner lives near the river and has caught 3 cats. 2 are just OK but the 3rd a 21# female has great spots, best cat I've seen in a few years. Petska isn't paying too well this year and another guy is a crook. What are coyotes bringing in you guys areas?
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what NV do you use?
RobertH:
ive been out a few times. I only use NV and thermal, so i mainly hunt at night. i can get all sorts of things to come to my calls, usually coyotes, owls and the occasional skunk. Raccoon calling is super fun too.
i went hog hunting last weekend. saw numerous coyotes that we drove past because we didn't want to scare the hogs. we tried hog calling, it didn't work. but driving under NV and thermal scanning did work, really well in fact. i'm upgrading my thermal capabilities now. watch out animals, you won't be able to hide.
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