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know (hat coyotc arc in a particular<br />
patch of woods, exactly how far away<br />
do you set up from it?* .Mc Donald said<br />
they typically set up 80 to 200 yards<br />
away. This distance allows the hunters<br />
an unolxrusive a|>proach, yd it Ls close<br />
enough tlut coyotes can hear tlx- calls<br />
ami come to investigate. By studying<br />
the acruls maps and ap|>lying w irul<br />
direction, tlx- pair could predict whkh<br />
landscape features, points of wooded<br />
areas, or ditchcs coyotes would most<br />
likely use as they apptoaclKd the call.<br />
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The pair separates at each setup.<br />
OKonskv. who normally carries a shotgun.<br />
Ls tin- designated tlownw ind<br />
shcxxcr. Ik- watches thick cover travel<br />
cx>rridors from a position that ckx-s ixx<br />
allow tlx* |xvdators to wiixl him.<br />
Effective Calling Strategies<br />
.McDotukl ami O'Kotlsky used two distincl<br />
calling stralegk-s during tlx- course<br />
of the comcst weekend. On tlx- fust<br />
night, when they visited all their predetermined<br />
locations, tlx-y played distress<br />
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scxinds exclusively, a combination of<br />
electronic and nxnith calls tlut tlx-y<br />
used on every stand, "Ilx-y played ralv<br />
Ixt distress (Foxpro's DSO Cottontail<br />
specifically) at a nxxlium level. At the<br />
sanx* lime, tlx-y used niouth-blown<br />
rablxt-distrcss calls intcTniittently.<br />
According to McDoiuld. The harsh<br />
weatlx-r during this year's contest<br />
weekend nuck- tlx- coycxes susceptive<br />
to dLstress scxinds. 'llx-y were hungry!"<br />
'Ilx- |xe|uratkxt and calling strategics<br />
ixikl off as the pair killcxl 11 predators<br />
at tlx- first 14 stands.<br />
By tlx- mkklk- of tlx- second night,<br />
tlx- pair fixind themselves visiting a few<br />
Icx-.itkxts that they lud not prcscouted.<br />
n llx-se stands, tlx- hunters first<br />
attempted to lex-ate coyotes by how ling.<br />
If llx-y dkl get a response. Ixit tlx- coyotcs<br />
dkl ixx ccxix- to distress,<br />
.McDonald ami OKcxisky treated tlxcoyote<br />
like a stuWxxn goliMcr. They<br />
simply Ixiwkxl once aixl sat Ixick ami<br />
waited fix - tlx- coyote to appear, whkh<br />
scxix-times «x>k 2S to 30 minutes. One<br />
sucxessful stand lud tlx- hunters in an<br />
hcxir-and-a-lulf standoff with a coyote.<br />
Their persistence paid off as tlx- coyotc<br />
finally committed to investigate the<br />
rogue howling at tlx- oilier end of tlx*<br />
field.<br />
Scouting On The fly<br />
McDonakl ami O Konskv continued to<br />
scout as the comet was unck-r way.<br />
Because nxist of their hunting kxatkms<br />
were located in blocks of wrxxK outlimxl<br />
by roads, tlx- pair was abk- to<br />
chive around ilx- perimeters ami nxxiitor<br />
prcxLitor movement. Tlx-y |xilled to<br />
tlx- rtxtclskk- ami analyzed coyotc ami<br />
fox prints in tlx- snow. If they noticed<br />
prints entering an area, but dkl not see<br />
tracks k-aving a block. tlx-y figured tlut<br />
tlx- ixxxlators were using thai area as a<br />
daytinx- rest s|xx. Tlx- hunters revLsitcxI<br />
these- Icxations thai night.<br />
It is constantly said tlut successfully<br />
calling in aixl killing eastern coyotes<br />
is difficult and far different than tlx-ir<br />
open-country ccxisins. To do it with<br />
consistency is even more challenging.<br />
Ixit as llx-se two great eastern hunters<br />
have proven, it's all alxxit planning,<br />
scixiting, and lechnk|iie. McDonald<br />
ami O'Konsky's techniques help tlx-m<br />
achieve the kiml of success tlut most<br />
huniers can only da-am of. Ixil all<br />
predator hunters can now use themselves<br />
to nuke tlx-ir CAVO appointnx-nts<br />
fix success.<br />
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