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PREDATOR Placement of your remote caller can make a difference in success or failure Photo by Mark Kayser

How Far Should You Place Your Remote Predator Caller?

Placement of your remote electronic caller can make a difference in success or failure when you're hunting predators. Here are proven tips to help you be successful.
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Four Clues Your Calls Won't Work for a Coyote Today

Everyone hates to give up. Nevertheless, there are some clues to consider while coyote hunting that could point you to another location or better solution if hunting is tough.
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Why Your Predator Calls Aren't Working

Does it seem like you've hit a slump with your calling success? Veteran hunter Mark Kayser explains why your predator calls aren't working.
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Coyote Calling Basics With Open-Reed Calls

If you're getting into predator hunting or are a veteran in a bit of a calling rut, few things can build confidence as well as an open-reed call.
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Proven Tips for Calling Call-Shy Coyotes

Let your wild side spice up your coyote hunting. It could increase your fur count significantly.
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5 Natural Bait Tips for More Coyote Hunting Success

Calls aren't the only thing that can lure a coyote within range of your setup. Hunting near carcasses can greatly increase your chances of success.
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Secret Tips for Better Predator Hunting

When you want to step up from the minor leagues to the majors, use these five proven predator hunting tips to improve your success.
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5 Decoys That Can Improve Your Predator Hunting Success

Sometimes you have to nudge a fox or coyote to have them take that one last step from cover. Do it with decoys to improve your predator hunting success.
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Recipes For Bowhunting Success During The Rut

When whitetail bucks pull a disappearing act, these tested strategies for more bowhunting success during the rut can help you find them again.
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Call, Prepare, And Hunt Multiple Predators

As predator populations expand across North America you never know who might show up on your predator calling setup.
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Call, Prepare, And Hunt Multiple Predators

As predator populations expand across North America you never know who might show up on your predator calling setup.
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5 Ways to Fail Before You Turn On Your Predator Caller

You don’t have to be at the end of a 30-minute calling setup with nothing in sight to sense failure on a predator setup.
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How To Trap A Skunk And Not Get Sprayed

Mark Kayser shares his tactics for trapping troublesome skunks, while also showing us how to not get sprayed with its foul gland oil.
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Be Bear-Wise and Predator-Wise This Hunting Season

Hunting season is upon us and that means good times with friends at hunting camp, but we have to stay bear-wise and predator-wise while in the field.
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If you’ve booked a guided hunt, don’t be “that guy”

If you've been on a guided hunt, you know how to act. Or at least you should. If you don't, here's how.
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How To Score a Deer — DIY Style

In four steps, you can score a deer on your own to estimate size. If you think you have a bruiser buck on your hands, reach out to an official scorer after the rack has air-dried for 60 days.
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Plan to Hunt Public Land This Fall? Hit BLM Areas in These Four States

More than 245 million surface acres in the U.S. are under BLM management and open to hunters. Much of that is found in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West.
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Schedule Your Calendars For The Summertime Coyote

Though it's not officially summer, it's still warm enough to prepare for summertime coyotes. That predator will be there whether you're ready or not.
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The Best Calls For Summer Coyotes

Use these calls when targeting summer coyotes and you might be the farmer’s new best friend.
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Find And Hunt Coyote Bedding Areas

Take the time to scout out likely bedding areas for coyotes, and then hunt them when conditions are right.
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Are Two Sounds Better Than One When Calling Coyotes?

You're likely calling in predators using only one sound, but think about the benefits of using two sounds at once. The latest callers give the option.
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Are You Hunting Nearby Urban Coyote Hideouts?

Urban coyotes are there for the taking, but it's a little more complicated than simply finding them. Read Mark Kayser's advice on how to bag city 'yotes.
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Seasonal Drive-Up Window Fast Food For Coyotes

Coyotes have favorite hotspots for food depending on the season in the same way we do. Mark Kayser provides advice to finding those hotspots.
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Summer scouting for coyotes

Find out why paying attention to environmental shifts during summer can lead to more successful coyote hunts.
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What's so great about SHOT Show? Well ...

Sure, you've heard about SHOT Show. But here's a look at what it's really like.
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3 things to do after bagging a predator

There are plenty of tips for how to bag predators, but what do you do after that harvest?
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How high can deer jump?

The distance deer can cover in the air just might surprise you.
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The early hunter gets the coyote

Think the best coyote hunting takes place against a snowy backdrop? Think again.
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Why Trust Is a Crucial Component to Predator Hunting

Hunting buddies share things with each other, hunting spots included. You should let him in on your secret setup, but trust must be established first.