Just to be clear Kyote, I never said that the western guys didn't know what they were doing, and if you'll read closer, I'm pretty sure you'll see that Qaz didn't either.
I learned everything when I first started calling from the western fellows simply because there was no info at all on eastern methods. Yes, a lot of the "basics" of hunting predators out there apply here, but our terrain is completely different as well as extremely more populated(humans).
I have no doubts that if you dropped a few of the western coyotes here, they'd start acting just like ours do. Our coyotes rarely ever come running up a road or cow path to a call. More often than not, they sneak in using the thickest cover available, and as long as they can peek out of it, they won't leave it till they actually see what's making the sounds. On the rare occasion that they do come running in, it usually ends with them busting hard out of that cover, and heading hard into the next patch. Once in a while one will step out of cover, usually on a knoll or hill, to look for the sound from what he thinks is a safe distance.
If he busts hard out of cover at close range a rifle, in most hunters hands then "does" become worthless. On the flip side, if he steps into the open at 100-200 yards then common sense dictates that at that point, yes, a shotgun "does" become worthless. That's the point Qaz was making, and I thought he did a pretty good job of it.
As far as the type of sounds you make when calling, if they're quality, clear, and the right volume, it pretty much doesn't matter what animal they sound like as long as the predator is either hungry, wanting to fight, or wanting to mate. The Anderson videos are great, as well as the Johnny Stewart, and any number of other ones out there, but none of them can turn you into a great eastern caller. Only applying the basics they show you, and then adjusting them to fit our eastern needs will bring consistant success.
