Coyote Decoy Question

[kkeetr]

I just started calling coyotes here in SE N.M.  I have a little patch that I have been to 3 times and I have called 3 coyotes out of.  The problem is, it is in the middle of a bunch of scrub trees and I can't get a propper shot off with the ol 243.  I went this past Sunday with a shotgun and called up #3.  He popped up out of a little wash about 30 yds away and looked right at me.  I waited for him to turn away before I pulled the gun up but he was in 2nd gear already.  Needless to say, all three are still whoopin it up out in the desert.

When I'm calling (using a mouth call) in the thick brush, they have come barreling in right into my lap and look right where the sound is coming from (me).  I was thinking about using a decoy like the rigor rabbit to get the attention off me.  Has anyone on this board used decoys and how much success did you have?  How much of a burden was it to lug around?

Thanks for your replies.  
Hopefully #4 won't be as lucky.

[Glanceblamm]

Hunting in the brush with a shotgun can be productive and fun, (Hence-Glance Blamm). This can be more like quail hunting than Ki-oat hunting as you have to be very quick on the draw. Making sure of your target and background goes without saying of coarse.

My Great Horned owl decoy has a six inch pipehanger mounted at its base. Has a short section of allthread screwed into the hanger. The open cavitiy holds narrow strips of foam rubber, cotton, yarn, or even feathers. Anything that moves well with the breeze. This is easy to carry and to stick into the ground.
I Usually reserve this for hunting the more open areas with my .22-250
Even More Fun!!!!

[Ladobe]

Guess I'll have to take a picture of my calling decoy and post here one of these days.   Works damn good is the only way to put it.   When the coyotes/fox/bobcat get in real close and can finally see it clearly (due to the way I position it), they stop dead in their tracks, sometimes cock their head for a different perspective, sometimes pace back and forth, sometimes bark at it, but never actually approach any closer to it.   Not sure if its only because they can't figure out what it is, or if it scares them a little.   Gives me enough time to pick the exact shot I want, long enough to bake a pie sometimes even.   Even though I mouth call only (electronic do-dads ain't in the spirit of the chase in my book), it keeps me from ever getting busted if I do the setup right to match the situation.   $5 on eBay.

Ladobe  :bye:

[bearhuntr]

Guess I'll have to take a picture of my calling decoy and post here one of these days.  

Ladobe,
 "Persevere" at getting the pic on here and we'll "excell" at thanking you!
best,
bhtr

[Tony D]

Ladobe, let me guess - a beanie baby?

[Dogshooter]

I just use a turkey feather on a string and tie it above the sage brush on a dowel rod I carry in. I use monofilament line. The feather dances in the wind and the coyotes don't take their eyes off of it till I make em see stars.