How To Make A Coyote Setup

EDITOR'S NOTE: Tad Brown, the product-development manager for Outland Sports, which makes Lohman's and M.A.D. calls and Featherflex decoys, has hunted coyotes his entire life.

QUESTION: Tad, tell me how you make a coyote setup. What do you do?

ANSWER: First, you need to think like you do if you're hunting turkeys. You need camouflage, a gun and a headnet. Set up with a tree, brush or a hay bale as wide as your back or larger to break up your outline. Then remain as still as possible while you call.

QUESTION: Do you use decoys?

ANSWER: Decoys are very helpful when you're hunting coyotes. When a coyote or a cat comes in and doesn't see the source of the sound, it may get scared. But a decoy gives a coyote confidence because the coyote sees what it's coming after. A decoy directs the coyote's attention to that decoy, which takes its eyes off you. Then you can move around a little more than you can if you don't have a decoy.

QUESTION: What kinds of decoys do you use and why?

ANSWER: I use Featherflex decoys, which are owned by my company and are the best decoys on the market.

QUESTION: What do they look like?

ANSWER: We offer a decoy that looks like a sitting rabbit and also a fawn decoy. Our fawn stands on its feet, but I like to fold the feet under so it's down on its belly. The decoy looks more like it's in a distressed position when it's down.

QUESTION: Tell me about the Rigor Rabbit.

ANSWER: We changed the name to the Predator Rabbit. This decoy sits on a stake, similar to our turkey decoys, which means that just a little wind makes it move. The motion really enhances the effectiveness of this decoy.

For a copy of Tad Brown's "10 Secrets to Taking More Coyotes," write: Tad Brown, 4500 Doniphan Drive, Neosho, MO 64850; attention Kim Thurman.

TOMORROW: TIMING AND CHANGING COYOTE CALLS

Check back each day this week for more about Hunting Coyotes, A Year-Round Sport...

Day 1 - How To Call Coyotes
Day 2 - How To Make A Coyote Setup
Day 3 - Timing And Changing Coyote Calls
Day 4 - Coyote-Hunting Equipment
Day 5 - Coyote Hunting Secrets

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