i live about 40 miles south of portland oregon out in the country, i personally have 200 acres to hunt on, with access to probably another 2-300 of christmas trees adjacent to my property. im having a real tough time calling in any dogs, im not sure what im doing wrong! im using mostly the primos ki yi doing rabbit squeeks, & jack rabbit squalls as there are alot of rabbits around this time of year here. no dogs! i know they are out there i can hear them evry nite, but not till way after dark! im calling for mayb 30 -45 seconds then rest for afew minutes. i set up behind natural blinds, wear camo,etc! i dont know what im doin wrong. all the dogs i have killed have been by happenstance.

Are they scenting you?

While I am certainly no expert, I have pretty good luck howling, all year round. This time of year, pup distress is the way to go. What a guy wants to do is buy a video or a CD and instead of concentrating on the kill shots, sit down with your calls and listen to the calling. Then pause the DVD and try to imitate it. You really can't practice enough. If you are interested in some fine calls, go to www.stonecoyotecalls.net and www.custompredatorcalls.com and check out what Rudy and Tony have to offer. www.carvercalls.com is also top drawer. These guys crank out the best calls I have ever used, plumb easy to operate, and are very reasonable, about 25 bucks on the average. Good luck.

B-Man,

Judging by how you're doing it and where...sounds like everything is right. As long as you have a decent sounding jackrabbit or cottontail call...then you're good to go!
Just keep trying...It'll happen!

Coyote calling experiences ups and downs every year, and it sounds to me as though either things just aren't happening in your area right at the moment or perhaps there is more coyote callers in the area then you think, AND maybe they are edjucated (call-shy)

I say keep callin...it'll happen!

It may not be the most productive time to be calling either, especially if food is plentifull. 500 acres is really not that much area, I mean if you're calling it over and over they will wise up pretty quick. If it were me, I'd give it a rest for a couple months. Maybe try it again in September.

thanx guys, i never thought bout the scent issue, i dont know why , i take care of it when i go deer hunting! i was just up fishing for some brown trout, they are elusive! any way back to huntig. i usually only go out calling about once avery other month, is that too much for my acreage? i will try some new calls, and get a dvd. thanx!

No I'd say not. Thought maybe you were out every week or so.

ok, cool! mayb i go out this week some time

ok i live on the oregon coast (reedsport) and had the same prob...what i came up with is...do u see any jack rabbits on the coast???no (ya thay will come see what it is) but try a baby deer call! thay come runing in with that here on the coast...but so do bears so keep a eye out.. i had one come in on me about 15 feet away ..

i use the call ( cat-nip) and it will get thim to come in..

thanx, i'll try that! i have only seen one bear around my parts, but i am more worried about a cat showing up!

hey snipin varmints thanx! picked up the catnip call 2day, and went out this evening around 830, set my son on the left with his turkey gun, and i was on the right with the .17fireball. made 1 bleat sequence, waited 45 seconds then made another! you were right he came a runnin! hit him in the lungs, and broke some ribs! he went about 40 feet! tiny entrance hole no exit!

1. It is my feeling that coyotes will not want to travel to a distant call if the area is inundated with rabbits or other local food sources. Why should they run a half mile when there are rabbits to eat much closer.

2. Also, coyotes seem to be more prone to get hungry during the winter when small animals (such as ground squirrels) are hibernating or just plain trying not to freeze to death; therefore they tend to stay put and not waste a lot of energy running around. Seems to me that Coyotes are hungriest in the winter and would probably respond better to calls in winter months. I have always had better luck during cold weather.

3. Coyotes might be spooked by associating gun shots with the ever-present rabbit call. Try using something that piques their interest. I have used a digital frantic woodpecker call successfully on several occasions. It seems that these days, every hunter in the book wants to use a rabbit call. Fine if it works, but coyotes are smart and very wary. They are also very curious and if they hear an unusual sound, hungry or not, they want to check it out. When they hear a rabbit call, followed by a loud gunshot, you might bet that they aren't going to bite on the rabbit call for quite a while. So....try making them wonder what that new sound is and try something they probably haven't heard before.