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Posted 25 January 2006 - 09:55 AM

Hello eveyone, my name is Ben and i have been hunting for basically my whole life and i am looking for other people in the area that may have suggestions on where to go. I am originally from Indiana, so deer hunting is my main passion, but coyote hunting is definately one of the most exciting things i have have had the chance to hunt.

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 09:58 AM

Hi Ben, Welcome to the forum. :D I'm sure you'll hear from so of the So Cal guys soon. :D

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 10:24 AM

Ben,Where in SoCal?

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 10:44 AM

Ben,Where in SoCal?

Orange Co.

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 10:53 AM

There is a predator club in your area ... look for it on this pagehttp://californiavar...om/chapters.htm

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 11:03 AM

Thanks a lot man!

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 11:11 AM

You're welcome. There is a great group of guys down there with a ton of experience. Their next meeting should be coming up in a couple weeks

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 12:23 PM

Thanks a lot man!

Cool, I have just emailed them about joining their club.

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 12:26 PM

Excellent. It may take them a few days to get back to you, but you should hear fom them.

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Posted 30 January 2006 - 06:21 PM

Excellent. It may take them a few days to get back to you, but you should hear fom them.

Hey Heath, i got to that meeting on saturday night in riverside. You're right. They are a good group of guys from the ones that i met. I am going hunting with one of them this weekend. How was your hunt this weekend? I mentioned your screne name and the guys new who you were.

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Posted 30 January 2006 - 08:49 PM

hey all, I am originally from San Diego transplanted out east now but I will be at home in Feb. Anyone interested in sharing some info or possibly showing me some decent spots? Id appriciate it and lunch is on me!

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Posted 30 January 2006 - 10:25 PM

Hey Heath, i got to that meeting on saturday night in riverside. You're right. They are a good group of guys from the ones that i met. I am going hunting with one of them this weekend. How was your hunt this weekend? I mentioned your screne name and the guys new who you were.

Ben,They ought to know me down there, I am a member!! :rolleyes:

hey all, I am originally from San Diego transplanted out east now but I will be at home in Feb. Anyone interested in sharing some info or possibly showing me some decent spots? Id appriciate it and lunch is on me!

You going back to San Diego, then?

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Posted 30 January 2006 - 11:08 PM

just to visit for two weeks, want to get some trigger time in while im there. Im stuck here in Georgia until sept 07... seems so far away :rolleyes:

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 08:20 AM

Ben,They ought to know me down there, I am a member!! :lol:You going back to San Diego, then?

Hey Heath, I know you are a member i just didn't mention that for some reason or another. I actually went bow hunting last night and called one in about 15 yards, but he didn't stop and then winded me. It was intense nonetheless because it came right up behind me really close and i couldn't see it or move cause i was so close to it. I was afraid it was going to jump out and attack me.

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 08:29 AM

Did you try barking at him to stop him?

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 05:37 PM

Did you try barking at him to stop him?

I only saw him for a few seconds and i didn't have my howler out. I only had my distress call and i was trying to support my bow i both my hands. I had my 2D coyote decoy on the left and he approached on the right, but i don't know how he could have missed it. I know how perceptive they are! I thought that maybe he would see it and come in distracted for a good shot, but instead came up right behing me and that was that. He was a big boy too! That was the same spot where i ran into one earlier this week or late last week when was walking up the path. I have called different yotes in on numerous occasions frequently in the past couple of months. I just have been using different calls and blowing on them differently each time in the hopes that they wouldn;t get too educated. It seems to be working though.

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 09:37 PM

Bark with your mouth not with a call. Just make a sharp bark like a dog. It doesn't have to be great but it will usually stop them for a second or two, long enough for a shot. People may think you're crazy outside practicing your bark so do it inside. :rolleyes:

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Posted 01 February 2006 - 07:50 AM

Bark with your mouth not with a call. Just make a sharp bark like a dog. It doesn't have to be great but it will usually stop them for a second or two, long enough for a shot. People may think you're crazy outside practicing your bark so do it inside. :rolleyes:

Thanks for the advice, and i will definately give it a try! I haven't hunted with anyone else here in CA since i moved here three years ago, therefore i never heard any other hunter call let alone bark. I am going this weekend with someone for the first time and i can barely wait! Everyday at work is like the opening day of deer season is getting ready to open. We leave friday and come back sunday so maybe i will get the opportunity to bark at some dogs. Wish me luck.

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Posted 01 February 2006 - 09:06 AM

Ben, don't bark at them unless you want them to stop. If you bark before that all you'll see is them disappearing into the sunset. It's just a way to get them to hold up a moment for you to get a shot. Once you bark, you're busted and they won't hang around long. Good luck. :lol:

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Posted 01 February 2006 - 08:36 PM

I usually just lip squeak and that gets them to stop if the caller is off. I have also lip sqeaked a young dog to a stop after I shot at him and missed.
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 10:04 AM

Many people say they know how to lip squeak but few really do. I use to be able to do it, but I got false teeth now and can't do it anymore. Same thing goes for the hand squeak, guys go "oh yeah, I can do that" and all they do is kiss the back of there hand. If you do a hand squeak right it sounds something like a lip squeak. I'm lucky, I learned the lip squeak from the master himself Murry Burnham. We were both judges at a calling contest held in California many years ago. He told me the California callers in the contest sounded like chickens, I told him what ever it sounds like we still got to judge it, so what ever chicken sounds best is the winner lol. True Story.To get a coyote to stop I have always used a simple bark, that usually works. When I was able to do it, the only time I lip squeaked was when the animal was hung-up.

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 05:47 PM

Well now, that is a new one on me in regards to lip squeaking... Guess one is never too old to learn something, eh?! lolNow, our group has called in &/or stopped a good number of yotes over the years with both mouse squeaker devises & lip squeaking. (I normally just bark at 'em to stop them). To me, lip squeaking is nothing more than pretending to kiss your spouse (loudly), so how can there really be a right or wrong way? Or make it sound like a chicken? Especially since hung up yotes can refuse to come in (or won't stop), no matter what we do. Including barking at them! Barking is not 100%. Close though! Now, I know you gentleman are excellent yote hunters, but I'm no rookie, and this one really has me confused. Perhaps I am missing something (normal), but this whole right or wrong lip squeaking thing just isn't make any sense to me?!?! Sorry! Frank

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 06:04 PM

I'm not sure what exactly one coyotes talking about either, but i do know that i called one in the other night soley with my lips. It was by accident when i thought that i heard a racoon or possum, but i didn't call them in. Instead i called in a coyote and he came running pretty fast! I think that by my experience with using my lips it is important to call as high piched as possible most of the time. By making a kissing sound with your lips like you are kissing your girl you are sucking in and probably not making the crisp sound that you could make if you were pushing air out. It takes practice but works well. i even get light headed when doing it too much, because i keep my lips so tight to make the pitch good and crisp and high like a rodent would make. Give it a try.

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 06:51 PM

I'm right there with you brother, and i'm sorry if i came across wrong! Really, i didn't mean it like that. I agree, if you know it works then use it. I was trying to say the same thing. Coyotes like chickens though.Hahaha

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 07:52 PM

This is all GOOD, everyone sharing their thoughts and experiences... Nothing wrong meant by it... And I agree on whatever works... also too funny sounding like a bird btw :)I guess I could be sucking air when lip squeaking, but never seems like it at the time?! The kissing example was the only thing I could come up with...Frank

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Posted 06 February 2006 - 01:34 PM

I Actually hunted with some guys for the first time this weekend and that kissing sound is exactly what they used. They didn't get a chance to use it on the yote that we saw though cause i dropped him as soon as he was in my view. They never even saw him! We had a good time this weekend.

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Posted 21 February 2006 - 08:23 PM

I am still trying to find some help/group for hunting.. any suggestions? I am in So Cal, Valencia area (Six Flags Magic mountain), any help is much appreciated

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Posted 22 February 2006 - 08:01 AM

I am still trying to find some help/group for hunting.. any suggestions? I am in So Cal, Valencia area (Six Flags Magic mountain), any help is much appreciated

I am actually in the process of joining a predator hunting club and those guys will set you in the right direction. (http://www.californi...com/calling.htm) This is the website for the one that i am joining, but there may be one closer to you.

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Posted 24 February 2006 - 12:34 PM

67SIIA, did you get your license? As mentioend, I hit the Mojave as often as I can for predators. I'm headed out tomorrow to give it one more try for bobcat. After that coyotes for a few more weeks and then I let them rest until Oct.
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