Beginner Question

Your best bet is to get a few calls, or a caller, which I personally think takes something away from the hunt. You need to be well camoed, scent free and set up down wind from where you expect to see the yotes/fox. It's best to hunt with a buddy, so you can watch in all directions for incoming predators. Make sure you do not silohuette yourselves going in by walking on tops of hills etc. Usually it is smart to have one guy with a shotgun loaded with 3-3.5" 12ga shells with #4 Buck shot for running or close shots. The other hunter should have a rifle in .17 thru .243 caliber for longer shots, unless hunting in thick stuff then you both can use shotguns. During the cold of winter, you can hunt all day long, but it's usually better in morning, evening or at night. Night adds new problems, so it's probably better to start out hunting during daylight hours. You should sit at each spot about 30 minutes, if nothing shows, move a couple of hundred yards and set up again. When you first set up, let the area calm down 5-10 minutes, and then start calling softly at first and gradually get louder. This isn't everything you need to know, but it will get you started in the right direction. You oughtta pick up an issue of Trapper and Predator Caller magazine, you can learn a lot there. Good luck!

Decatur gave you some good pointers there. There are a ton of variables and angles involved in calling coyotes. I suggest you do some research, reading and watch some videos and see what you can learn before taking the field.

As mentioned above: magazine articles can be helpful. Lance Homman has been writing for T&PC for many years- he and I also submitted a piece that was printed in the most recent Predator Extreme magazine.

Lance Homman of KS, myself from Southern Indiana and Dave Munch of Northern Illinois put together a long writeup last year that covers the basics pretty well for new callers. This piece was published on the Midwest Predator Hunters forums- see link below- I think it will help answer some of the many questions you're likely to have.

midwestpredator.groupee.net/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6041018811/m/8191046272

Yeah what those guys said! But one other thing....................be PATIENT!!! You may go out 5 or 6 times and nothin happens. That 7th time you may have 2 or 3 yotes come in a nearly run you over! Just stick w/ it and pay attention to the wind...........the wind will hurt you worse than bad callin or a poor setup.