So I borrowed an electronic game call from my cousin, he gave me a few pointers then said "Good luck!".
Did my first set night before last, I could hear the dogs calling Each other in the brush, so I started out with a dying rabbit. As soon as I lit it off everything went silent. I was about 150yds from the pile of brush I had the call in, and a good visual range (300yds to brush line). Sat there for 1.5 hours, and never had anything come in. No visitors at all.
Had too much going on yesterday to mess with the call, but did see a dog at about 700yds while feeding cows. No chance with the 223 and little 36gr Barnes bullets.
Normally I carry 2 rifles, a close range (223 or 6.6) and a long Range bolt gun (30-06 usually). But I am expecting my wife to go into labor at any time, and its really hard to hide 2 long guns in a small pickup, so I'm only packing the 223.
So this morning I go out and feed cows, then did another setup with the call. I'm in an area that I see dogs in 4 or more days every week. I can normally get one or two a week in these big farm fields. I sat for 1 hour and not a single dog showed up. Damn.
Well, I have to go work on one of the generators on the other side of the ranch, so I pack up and head that way. Its about 4 miles from the farm fields to the well and generator that needs the work so I just toss the rifle on the passenger seat and get to driving. About 1/2 mile from where I was calling I jump 3 dogs that were basking in the sun on a ridge that over looks the farm fields I was just in. ****! The scramble is on! All 3 dogs do 0 to 60 times that would do a Porsche proud. 2 headed into some thick brush but the other ran up the road, when I whistled he stopped and turned broad side to me, 215yds. Bang! Lots of yelping and spinning before he fell over dead.
My conclusion is that the call (which is a cheap one) is not realistic enough or I am being busted in some other way. As far as I know, I am the only person trying to call yotes anywhere in the area around the ranch. I am going to go try it one more time on a river piece that we have had luck calling dogs before (FoxPro call and jittering decoy), before I totally give up on this thing. But hopes are not high.
Did my first set night before last, I could hear the dogs calling Each other in the brush, so I started out with a dying rabbit. As soon as I lit it off everything went silent. I was about 150yds from the pile of brush I had the call in, and a good visual range (300yds to brush line). Sat there for 1.5 hours, and never had anything come in. No visitors at all.
Had too much going on yesterday to mess with the call, but did see a dog at about 700yds while feeding cows. No chance with the 223 and little 36gr Barnes bullets.
Normally I carry 2 rifles, a close range (223 or 6.6) and a long Range bolt gun (30-06 usually). But I am expecting my wife to go into labor at any time, and its really hard to hide 2 long guns in a small pickup, so I'm only packing the 223.
So this morning I go out and feed cows, then did another setup with the call. I'm in an area that I see dogs in 4 or more days every week. I can normally get one or two a week in these big farm fields. I sat for 1 hour and not a single dog showed up. Damn.
Well, I have to go work on one of the generators on the other side of the ranch, so I pack up and head that way. Its about 4 miles from the farm fields to the well and generator that needs the work so I just toss the rifle on the passenger seat and get to driving. About 1/2 mile from where I was calling I jump 3 dogs that were basking in the sun on a ridge that over looks the farm fields I was just in. ****! The scramble is on! All 3 dogs do 0 to 60 times that would do a Porsche proud. 2 headed into some thick brush but the other ran up the road, when I whistled he stopped and turned broad side to me, 215yds. Bang! Lots of yelping and spinning before he fell over dead.
My conclusion is that the call (which is a cheap one) is not realistic enough or I am being busted in some other way. As far as I know, I am the only person trying to call yotes anywhere in the area around the ranch. I am going to go try it one more time on a river piece that we have had luck calling dogs before (FoxPro call and jittering decoy), before I totally give up on this thing. But hopes are not high.