Varmintin' Question

[gil1]

I started predator hunting last year and have probably been 6 times, maybe 25 sets. I've tried about 8 different locations all over the 1850 acres. I called in a bobcat on the day after cat season last year and have called in owls and red-tail hawks. Otherwise, nothing. I've got trail cam pics. out the wazoo of coyotes and gray foxes. I'm wondering why I can't call in a yote.

Aside from location, my only guess is that my calling is all wrong. I've got a Johnny Stewart Preymaster with 3 cartridges (12 calls). Only about 6 or 7 calls are applicable. I just do one after the other without any downtime - baby rabbit, rodent, distressed rabbit, distressed flicker, distressed turkey, distressed fawn, etc. and finish up with some yote howling at the end when I figure it's useless. I stay at each spot about 35 minutes.

So should I just do the distressed rabbit for 30 minutes instead of switching calls a bunch? Should I be pausing for a while every once in a while? I have no idea about timing and sequence. I'm about to give it up. Help.

 

[mike243]

id stick with the rabbit,i was just headed out the door to do some calling when i remembered my wife has my truck ... with my caller in it ,look out squirrels mike243

 

[Baxter83]

id stick with the rabbit,i was just headed out the door to do some calling when i remembered my wife has my truck ... with my caller in it ,look out squirrels mike243

I'm jealous. I have to sit here and stare out the window at the snow falling at work. Oh, and I'm working too .

I'm not very experienced at pred. hunting, but I'd think sticking to one or maybe two distress calls would be more effective. JMO. Good luck

 

[paradis1142]

I call for 20-30 sec and wait a few min. Normally I stick with a rabbit distress with some yote distress in the middle of the set. Then back to the rabbit for the rest of the time and end with a howl then just sit still for a few min. I have had the best luck with a jackrabbit distress. I think its because most people around here wear out the cottontail and the yotes that have been educated by it are more cautious of it. The ones that I have called with the jack rabbit have all charged right in.

 

[buckdead]

dont know when you've been going, but daylight on a really really cold morning is when we've had the best luck.

 

[DBLAARCHERY]

I usually stay with a rabbit for the entire stand...They seem to be stand off ish if I switch it up...

 

[varmint1111]

I've had the same problem .I have had my caller about a month and have called in nothing but hawks and owls.I know they are here i see them at night, they just want come to the call. I did have a old timer tell me, this time of year to use coyote sounds since it is breading season but i have a pm3 caller and their are not many sounds avaliable for it.