moss88hunter, welcome to coyote hunting, i have been hunting them for over 25 plus years, at first we only had a few and they were hard to to hunt, that is when i learned a few tricks, then for about 5-8 years they were everywhere, easy to hunt and kill, then they got harder to hunt, now we have them everywhere again, but they are smart, they have good eyes,ears, and scent of smell, i learned something years ago, i was deer hunting a farm next to a railroad, there was a crossing about 1/4 mile from where i was hunting, when the train would blow its horn late in the evening the high pitch sound would make the pack of coyotes go wild howling and yelping, they only did it late before dark, so after that when i hunt a new place i go in about a hour before dark and use a high pitch whistle, get one that you can hear, i also use a high pitch boat air horn, this may sound crazy but they can't take the high pitch sound. go to your local grocery store/meat market when they are throwing out the old bad chicken and meat get it, dig a hole about 24"-30" deep x 24"-30" wide, dump in dirt, more bad meat, more dirt, more meat, until the hole is full, i do this in a field about 25-30 yards from the tree line, i let them have it for about a week, then i go back refill with bad meat, then i set up a ground blind about 100-125 yards down the field, it is very rare that i use a call, on this type set-up, if i am hunting in the woods or a new place i will use a rabbit distress call and slate turkey call making a few hen feeding calls, moss88hunter i know this is a long post but you asked for help, and the high pitch horn does work to locate coyotes but only late before dark, good luck.
take a 2 x 4 about 18" long sharpen one end with saw, staple two or three gray cloth shop towels to it, on top staple or nail a squirrel tail to it so wind will blow it around, push 2x4 in ground, that is what we used for years, a great free decoy.
