Spoiled by people
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:33 pm
Question. This morning I had the opportunity to do some calling. We picked a spot where a friend had seen a dog a couple of days earlier. Set up and begin calling. Not two minutes later the neighbors two dogs come running. In fact I thought my friend was dog food. So we move to a different spot on the other side of the county and try again. I start with some howling when my friend whispers at me "Here they come!" They? So I start glassing in the direction he is looking and sure enough. Three coyotes headed at us. About that time, my heart starts racing, what next? It wouldn't matter, at that same instant, the rancher shows up to feed his cows, and the dogs lose interest in us. I tried some soft howls, distresses, birds, everything I could muster up, but I couldn't get them to come back to us. So the question is this. What, if anything, could I have done differently? Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.