Successful Fawn Killer, Coyote Hunting, from a Fixed Blind

By Glen Wunderlich

USA –

There, we could take advantage of the prevailing wind and the warmth from a propane heater in the blind. Typically, a heater is not necessary, because setting up for a coyote encounter doesn’t usually involve extended stays – usually, 20 minutes or so – but, not this time.

Overnight temperatures had dipped to 16 degrees Fahrenheit and had transformed the ground into a crunchy carpet of ice balls. The sound of two flat-footed hunters making their way across the landscape was like crushing styrofoam in the still air; it was impossible to make a quiet approach.

While Joe carried the firearms to the blind, I set up a full-body coyote decoy about 100 yards into the wind and the FoxPro Electronic Caller was placed nearby. Deer urine collected and melted from yellow snow was applied to our boot soles and around the decoy – not on it.

Here is where the heated blind comes into play:

We fired up the heater and let our disturbing approach succumb to patience, as we waited for dawn. We positioned …Read the Rest

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