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[tawnoper]

How important is it to hide the truck from any incoming critters? Will you make a stand if you cannot hide your vehicle?

What do you consider more important, making stands close to the truck allowing you to fit in more stands throughout the day or making stands that insure you completely hide your vehicle? Will you even bother making a stand if you cannot completely hide your vehicle?

I know my answer. Obviously I'd MUCH prefer to have my vehicle completely hidden. But sometimes it's just not possible.

Here is a stand from yesterday. Nice looking piece of land but not too many places to hide the truck. I know some guys make car covers.... but really, what a hassle. I'd rather just make the stand and see what happens.

This pic is from the coyotes point of view. My truck is dead center of the pic. I was sitting on that lump right in front of my truck. Watched him come from way out heading downwind. Stopped him right about 200. 17 Remington.

[GSH]

I make do with what I have, maybe in a perfect world you would be able to hide your vehicle all the time. I think, if the coyote has been educated to the fact that a vehicle is danger your going to need to hide your truck and if he hasn't then not so much, the first time anyway.

[Frank]

Yeah, sometimes I'm able to hide the truck (almost) completely, and other times not so well, with everything else between the two extremes.

I do like to hide it as well as possible, but am not always able to do so in other words. As with most things there are no absolutes, and there is no absolute behavior pattern by a coyote that sees our trucks. Sometimes they run like a scalded cat, other times just ignoring it. So I try and play it on the safe side by hiding it as well as possible. Sometimes I do a better job at it than others.

Oh, and nice job, Ed, on slaying that coyote. Looks like a nice one

[Rimrock]

I too try to hide the truck but I have had coyotes come in from an unexpected direction and come right by the truck. (Seldom, but a few times.)

[Thumper Dunker]

Can't always do it But I try to hide it or make it blend in some how. I think if the truck is not moving they( might )not think its a truck if its out line is broken.

[dabob]

Good topic tawnoper!

In some of the big flat country we call coyotes in there are very few great places to hide my truck. Quite often I just park in a little low spot that may be only 3 feet lower than the rest of the ground.

Or I will park next to some of the taller bushes if there is any. We also park behind old corrals or water tanks if there is any of them around.

We have killed a bunch of coyotes in country that is very similar to the country in your picture. In that type of country when I am walking away from my vehicle when I get 300 yards to 400 yards away, I look back at my vehicle and crouch down to get my head closer to the height of a coyotes head. If my truck disappears when I crouch down, I make a stand and start calling.

I won't pass up miles of great calling country just because there are no perfect spots to hide my truck.

[ehd]

for me it depends on the situation. If i have never hunted the spot or not for some time ,its not to critical for me. if i have visited the location a bunch, such as a livestock ranch with coyote problems, they get wise to the vehicle. Ill park, and walk in .I had a coyote once that would let the whole place know when i arrived, from about 2 ridges away. just when i pulled up she would warning bark for a half hour. (that is the result of calling her in and missing the shot.) i finally got her ,wallking in about a mile and used a howler during mating season. I think hiding the truck ,as best as possible, but not to the extreme to cover it with brush etc.. is best.
Very pretty coyote Tawnoper, looks like they got a nice winter coat already.! Good shot with the 17

[Frank]

Rod makes a good point... We've actually called coyotes up to the truck while sitting in it. We were just horsing around, not hunting & they probably knew it. LOL

Don't believe I've ever tried that while actually hunting, and not sure I would even want to try, especially considering the odds are long on not being successful. LOL

[tawnoper]

In some of the big flat country we call coyotes in there are very few great places to hide my truck. Quite often I just park in a little low spot that may be only 3 feet lower than the rest of the ground.

Yep, I do the same Bob. And you're right, sometimes you walk out aways and the truck will not be totally visable. We've called them before right from the truck. Actually used to hunt an area that was really flat but the dirt road was a little lower. We'd call right next to the truck. The coyotes would come in...usually not as close, but close enough. When you'd walk out to pick one up all you could see was the top of the cab.

Yeah the coyotes are starting to fuzz up a bit.

[Shoot-it]

It's so flat out here most of the time I will just park farther away from the area I want to call and walk a little.I have called them in and still able to see my truck to.I mostly try to hid it a low spot behind some tall grass a leave etc, etc.........
Nice kill tawnoper.

[tommybuilt]

1. In flat country I walk farther because I know the earth curves 8 inches per mile and my truck is 6 foot high, so I walk 9 miles before setting up.

2. This is a good reason not to put a lift kit on your truck.

3. So measure the height of your hunting rig and then you'll know how far you have to walk.

4. I hope nobody thinks I'm serious.

[Inoculation]

I rarely get more than 100yds from the truck. I think 40yds is about average for me. I hunt heavy cover compared to most others, but I call the wide open stuff too. I just look for low spots or a bigger bush to break up the outline. I have called plenty and killed plenty right from the truck in broad daylight with a shitgun. I think there are all kinds of variables to where and how far to park the truck from the stand location. I'm a firm believer in less walking = more hunting.

[alexgee926]

you actually called them close enough to the truck to shoot them with a shotgun?

[Inoculation]

Yes

[Shoot-it]

you actually called them close enough to the truck to shoot them with a shotgun?

Hell yeah he is team pro staff......

[alexgee926]

lol

[jawbreaker]

On many occations marcelo and I park the jeep next to a bush walk to the other side of it and call coyotes within shotgun range. It isn't rocket science to call coyotes.

[tawnoper]

it's a big bush. like 70's style.

[alexgee926]

On many occations marcelo and I park the jeep next to a bush walk to the other side of it and call coyotes within shotgun range. It isn't rocket science to call coyotes.

it isnt rocket science to call them, but most of them are easly spooked by people and vehicles

[jawbreaker]

OK,

[Thumper Dunker]

Some of us are just sneekyer than the coyotes . Some times. If the truck is not moving I do not think they pay much atition to it . But theres is always exceptions. Its easy to brake up the outline of a truck.

[alexgee926]

this is true lol

[modoc squeek shooter]

Lol sell the truck and buy a horse, you usually can ride right up to them and you can get one shot off, lol the second shot depends on how well broke the horse is. Probably can't use your call though as it might spook the horse lol.
I would recomend a pistol as they are easier to handle and if the horse bucks you off you can shoot him or yourself, your choice. Ed

[jawbreaker]

I think my wife would get pissed when I tell her " I'm saddling up the horse to go coyote hunting I'll se you in two weeks"

[Shoot-it]

it isnt rocket science to call them, but most of them are easly spooked by people and vehicles

Those are the ones that have been shot at before .

[Rimrock]

Good info, Ed. I have shot a coyote while holding a horse but never from one's back. I have tried to rope a coyote too but they turn quicker than my horse.

[modoc squeek shooter]

Yep coyotes are hard to rope lol. Have tried it but like you say they can turn faster than a horse and if the horse could turn you couldn't ride him lol. Ed

[OrneryOlMofo357]

Great topic. I have had the pleasure of hunting with DABob a couple times and learned a few tricks. He knows what he is doing! He even had cardboard Pieces marked "left and right" that he places under the hood of his truck to hide the lights of his vehicle. Had never thought about that until I saw it. I hope he dont have them being pattented.. I may be in trouble!

[Inoculation]

Hell yeah he is team pro staff......

You got me all figured out! The peanut gallery is strong at CPC.

[BCF]

I hide the truck or don't hunt for the most part. Just because where I hunt it's easy to so why not. I have had them spook by seeing my truck, have also had them walk right by where it was parked.

I have a big bright red truck, which I like because it's easy for me to find and coyotes see the color red like brown.

Saw 3 of them run right past my truck yesterday on the way to and from quail hunting.