rifl e, your calls, and everything that is in the open as you hunt. All hunters and gear need to be concealed, subdued, or dulled down … or a coyote will spot you — period. Plastic surfaces found on a lot of
hunting gear can, and does often, shine under bright sunlight, as does gun metal and glossy fi nished rifl e stocks. Some shooting sticks have also yielded an attention-grabbing shine under bright sunlight. The solution to being undetected
is to tape all gear with non-refl ective camoufl age tape, or to cover up all pos- sible revealing surfaces with available covers such as gun chaps or dull paint. Some commonly sold camouflaged tapes, however, are unfortunately shiny. Most cloth surfaced tapes tend to be dull and non-refl ective. If you are not satisfi ed and concealed, consider switching your rifl e stocks with after- market stocks from Ram Line, Boyd’s, or other sources. You also can apply a dull paint job to your hunting gear with kits from sources like MidwayUSA (www.
midwayusa.com). Placing a sunshield over the objective lens end of your rifl e
scope can also reduce revealing glare, and help you prevent that same glare signaling an approaching coyote. All hunters also need to camou-
fl age their face with a net or hat. It’s a good idea to always wear a baseball type or brimmed hat to cast that famous shadow over your face (noted in photos) and reduce potential glare from eye glasses. Every hunter needs his head- net pulled down to cover his face. No waiting until spotting a coyote coming to the call. If you have doubts about what you
and your friends look like as you hunt, consider (with all fi rearms unloaded and in safe positions) having one hunter stand up and walk around and take pho- tos from ahead of the group and gear. If the gear or person shines or stands out, it alerts coyotes. You can also seek sitting areas cloaked in the shade of trees and brush. Shadows can also help dull most items beyond detection. Use shadows to your advantage. 3) UNABLE TO MOVE
The third sin that sends coyote
hunters home in frustration: hunters hunkered too deep in the brush to see
Good camoufl age is a necessity for hunting predators that have better eyesight than the hunter.
or move and cover the hunting area. While some hunters want to sit in the wide open when hunting song dogs, others dive deep into cover. In fact, some simply go too deep. When a coyote does appear, the hunter can’t move a rifl e or shotgun and shoot over in that direc- tion. Test all hunting locations before you begin calling, and either trim some
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