Saw one today!

[Hooter]

Well I actually saw a coyote this morning that responded to my call. ;D Bad thing about it...........it saw me just about the same time I saw it. That was the first stand of the day. 4 more stands later..................... ZIPO.

I'm paying my dues.......................

Hooter

[bluedog250]

You are having the same luck as I! I have been out every weekend for the last 2 months and have only called in one and did not get a shot at it either, I'm about ready to give up if I do not get something figured out? Don't know if I'm calling wrong or just what si going on? I've switched from distress to howls and mixed then up and mornings and evenings and still nothing! Our dues should be paid by now don't ya think? I'm ready to start seeing something again!

[Hooter]

I've only been hunting predators for a few weeks now. I feel pretty good about seeing one respond to my call this morning. I learn something everytime I make a stand. Who knows............one of these days maybe everything will come together and I'll get a shot.

Hooter

[slammy]

Don't give up!

Hang tough. Most mistakes are made on the way in to the location. When you do see one if you can't move when he's not looking, then move real slow (raising your gun, etc.). It messes them up when you move slow. They leave slow and look back at you often giving you a chance to fire. You move fast, they leave fast.

Now about paying your dues... that part is over when it's over. Think hard, learn quick. Oh yea, did I mention most mistakes are made on the way in to the location?

You'll do fine.

[doorgunner]

Hooter: You have just described a success story, not a failure. Any coyote that responds to a call is a success. You will get it ironed out soon enough. Stay after it, and like you have been told -- Move slow. Pretty soon, you will be steadily reducing the coyote population. Keep us posted partner! ;D

[bogloss]

Well Hooter was over your way last Tuesday, it was not a good day to call anything with the wind in the 20 mph or better range. I hand a new hunter with me and he thinks there are no coyotes in NM. LOL It was a very bad day to hunt but we had made the trip over and were on stand at daylight. No luck then are the rest of the day! We were in the area south of 128 and east to county road 1.
I went back out friday in Texas and got three dogs, one stand I got lucky and bagged a double. Then not so lucky, I missed the next two coyotes in! The last stand of the day I had three coming in and the first two circled downwind and the third just came on in and so the final dog for the day.
Just keep calling and they will show up, it may take a few times but they are there and you will get one!

bogloss

[Hooter]

Not giving up..........just giving out! Walking around in those sand hills will wear you out in a hurry. Stayed in today to recover. ;D

Hooter

[singlecoil]

hey hooter, did you go east of town off the hobbs highway or towards jal? I heard it's decent close to the river towards red bluff (pecos hiwghway, white horn road area) I think Indain Basin and the rocky arroyo area should be good. BTW a man from the Queens subdivision told me today that his nieghbor killed a female mountain lion in his yard sunday. He said she was in bad shape and only weighed 75 lbs or so. She was drinking water from his neighbors dog bowl at 8:00 in the morning. Sounds like she was pretty desperate eh.

[Hooter]

Hey singlecoil! Good to hear from you. I went to the sand between Carlsbad and Hobbs off 360. Found some good looking spots out that way but couldn't get the coyotes to play with me. ;D
That mountain lion must have been in pretty bad shape. Must have been old and not able to hunt very good anymore? Kind of like old Hooter!

Lets get together soon and chase some predators.

Hooter

[xxxcurtxxx]

Hey hooter,

We went out on Feb 6 (last friday) we killed one dog, called in about 8 over the whole day. It was calm as could be. Anyhow, we could not get them to come in any closer than 150 yards. I think there are alot of people hunt'n dogs right now. they seem really call smart and skittish to me. I've heard of a bunch of calling contest over the past month. Hang in there and find some virgin country (if possible). Try around Loco Hills.

Hey singlecoil,

I went and got a tag the other day after seing a Lion in the darkcanyon area. Would have been an easy shot, but didn't have a tag then. Now I'm ready. Hope to see on this weekned, if the snow hangs in there

Curt

[Bobcat]

Hey Curt.......go get that lion!!

Good Hunting,

Bob

[Hooter]

Yea Curt..........a friend of mine from Artesia entered a calling contest last weekend. He and his partner killed 8 dogs and 1 fox on the East side of 360. Naturally I was hunting on the West side. The predators should really be moving around after this winter storm moves on through.

Hooter

[Bobcat]

Hooter.......You are due, man.........I can feel it!! ;D

Good Hunting,

Bob

[MarkA]

Hooter and Blue, I know how you feel! We are trying very hard, maybe too hard. I am trying to compare it to bass fishing. You try and try and go and go and finally one day you start catching. Maybe that is how this is, but Wow, it is sure frustrating to see all these pics and know that there can not be that much difference in what is going on. We have been and been and heard 'em, but cannot call one in to save ourselves!

[xxxcurtxxx]

My advise is to get someplace high, overlooking a brushy draw or rugged sand dunes (or find the tallest dune). Put yourself in a bush so that you are not skylined, and make sure you can't see the truck from where you are calling. You are probably calling them in, but not seeing them. Like I said, they are skittish, they are not going to run over the top of you. keep a close eye out and look out beyond 200 yards. If you are mouth calling, pull out all the stops, just get crazy with it. Imagine you are a rabbit that is being ripped apart and how bad you would scream. When you see one, tone everything down, but keep his attention. I watched several come in the other day from at least 1000 yards out. One of them would come then sit for awhile, then come again (he was even kinda limping). Call as many different stands as possible (Seemed like we hit at leat 50 stands the other day). If you are using a tape, turn the volume to about 1/2 at first, then when you see a dog, turn it down to about 1/4. I think Mark is right with his analogy as dog hunting is like bass fishing. When the fish ain't bitting, what do you do? You change your style of fishing, or your bait, until you find something that works, then go from there. (you called one in the other day, so it sounds like you did right).

Also, Find some rabbits and some water. The desert is a hard place to live, and sometimes water is not present. I ususlly won't call a pasture if I don't know there it water near. A very good indicator of water in a pasture (somewhere) is cattle. If you see cattle, you know there is water. Find a good place to call, and give'r *ell. Also, hook up with your buddy from Artiesia, sounds like he has got the ticket.

When you bust that first dog, your hooked for life.

See I'm also in the same boat as you kinda, I know about Yote and fox hunting (enough to keep it fun), but I want to call in a bobcat, or lion. I never have, and don't really know anyone to show me. That is why I'm here at this website. I'm learning what it takes from guys and gals who have done it before, routinely. I kinda get frusterated also, but someday I'll get my prize, and when I do, the whole canyon will know it...

Happy Hunt'n

Curt