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WIshooter

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Post Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:05 am

Need Some Help setting up my next hunt

I'm pretty new to Coyote hunting. I am planning to go out next week. i have a place in mind, but was wondering if you guys wanted to share some input about how to set it up. This area is behind my house, so it is nice and close. it is all County land, and there are no houses except for mine within 2.5 miles. I will probably be able to round up one other person to hunt with.
-My topo maps are not working, but the area slopes down to the river like you would expect. Just have to use your imagination.
-The wind typically come from the North-west.
-The red grid is a square mile

-I am not sure if I should sit high on the bank in the brush and call them to the open ice?
-Sit on the open ice and call them out to me?
- sit in the brush and call them from across the flowage?
- I would be interested in staying in the Western part of the flowage, the East has a dam, and sometimes an ice shanty.

-Also some wind considerations would be helpful. I know I would want to stay downwind to not get winded, but would the yote circle around me to come at the call from down wind. Having him coming from my backside?

Any game plans that you guys could offer would be appreciated

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Post Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:50 pm

Lower left I see a marshy open type area. Call from the east side at the edge of woods with caller 50 yards west of your position and a shotgunner watching the woods to your east. If you have ice allready frozen over try calling them across the shortest width.If you have any logging roads try to set up on the higher spot in the road edge and set call 30-40 yards in front to the edge of road. Keep your movements to a minimum. Good luck
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Archie

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Post Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:25 am

IF you can get out on the point of the tree covered peninsula that juts into the lake at the south center where the river takes off to the left, you should be able to cover the whole thing with two people...

One (or two if available) watching the lake, one shot-gunner or good short distance/running rileman at the most open part of the peninsula toward the mainland. Take the caller out to the peninsula end and let it whale! You should be able to see anything that crosses the lake out of laziness/hungry abandon, and the shotgunner will be able to catch anything sneaking in on the downwind. He will have to douse himself in no-stinkum, and he will have to be fast, but he will actually have as good a chance as the guy(s) with a view.

If access from the south is a problem, the same thought ought to work from the West little peninsula, but you have no protection from getting winded to the south. However anything North, East, or West should be pretty vulnerable.

Finally if you have good white Ghillies/Sheets and/or insulated clothing, you should be able to have two guys go prone in the middle of the pond and pick up anything coming down to the shore to see what is up. If you are laying down on a frozen lake with snow here and there, a white pile will draw no undue attention. But you have to get there without being busted, and you can't make any sudden moves. Again a shotgunner immediately downwind in the woods might be a nice adder, but the two shooters need to know exactly where he is and he needs to stay there.

Good luck, and Smack 'em! It should be a good set-up.

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