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Author Topic: Calling contest's TA17Rem Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Southern Minneesota Know it all Member # 794 posted August 03, 2006 07:55 PM                    Why do they have calling contests? If i had a good area for calling coyotes i would want to keep it to my self and a few of the locals. To me its more fun to go out and call in a dozen or so coyotes in a day than go out calling for a week and only call in half that. Just wondering, makes no sense to me. -------------------- What if I told you, the left wing and right wing both belong to same bird! Posts: 5620 | From: S.D. | Registered: Jan 2006  |  IP: Logged Jrbhunter PAYS ATTENsION TO deTAIL Member # 459 posted August 03, 2006 08:41 PM                      I'm sure there are those who prefer throwing a tennis ball against the garage door.... still somehow competetive tennis is popular. Posts: 615 | From: Indiana | Registered: Dec 2004  |  IP: Logged Rich Higgins unknown comic posted August 03, 2006 09:00 PM              Jason, what a great analogy. It even included a terrific zinger. If I had a hat it would be off to you. IP: Logged Jack Roberts unknown comic posted August 03, 2006 10:34 PM              "call in a dozen or so coyotes in a day" Good Luck! Jack [ August 03, 2006, 10:35 PM: Message edited by: Jack Roberts ] IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted August 04, 2006 08:51 AM                       Jack, back in the good old days, believe this if you want, I have (a number of times) called over 50 coyotes, vicinity of Wells and Elko. (in a 24 hour period) Utah road hunters have pretty much turned me against hunting that area these days, but it used to be good for a dozen on a mediocre day. Yes, human nature being what it is, we will develop contests for just about any activity. Ever hear of Olympic Curling? Higgins told me that he used to hustle Canadians in Curling, when he was in college....as well as Paso double'. Good hunting. LB -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32368 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Cal Taylor Knows what it's all about Member # 199 posted August 04, 2006 09:32 AM                    I love it when Jack comes over here and posts snide remarks. Those kinds of remarks in other places will get you suspended. -------------------- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. FoxPro Field Staff Member Posts: 1069 | From: Wyoming | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted August 04, 2006 09:59 AM                       Yes, Cal. But over here , he's our lovable, cranky and irascible curmudgeon; and as such, a genuine "treasure." Don't know what we would do without him? For sure, it would be a duller place, eh? Good hunting. LB (we love ya, Jack) -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32368 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Rich Higgins unknown comic posted August 04, 2006 12:20 PM              HA! Actually Leonard , I did compete in Ballroom dancing back in the 70s and Paso Doble (not double) was required. You guys that know me now.... how's that for a mental picture. IP: Logged UTcaller NEVADA NIGHT FIGHTER Member # 8 posted August 04, 2006 01:10 PM                    Ah, come on Jack you just have to get out and hunt alittle to kill a few.LOL Although I wouldn't say a dozen is a mediocre day in some places in Nevada,I would be bold enough to say 10+ coyotes in a day is quite possible if you hunt hard enough.Been there done that. Good Hunting Chad Posts: 1708 | From: Utah | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Tim Behle Administrator MacNeal Sector Member # 209 posted August 04, 2006 01:55 PM                       Leonard, I've been meaning to ask for a long time, can you change Jack's title from Senor Member, to "Resident Curmudgeon"? -------------------- Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass kickin'. Posts: 3160 | From: Five Miles East of Vic, AZ | Registered: Jun 2003  |  IP: Logged Bryan J Cap and Trade Weenie Member # 106 posted August 04, 2006 02:21 PM                    Some of my best days of calling have been in contests. Probably because my partner and I are focused on putting up numbers, and have done some amount of homework before those days, when we are calling recreationally it is more about the experience, and perhaps learning something new for contest day. Why do I hunt contests? Well, over the past few years I have met some quality predator callers at these events. Second, I believe it has forced me to pay attention to the little things thus making me a little more effective in my calling and shooting. Besides it is a great excuse to spend a week in the field scouting and hunting, and wrap it up at the banquet with good company. Having seen 28 coyotes get checked in after a day and a half of hunting keeps me from being skeptical when some one makes claims of calling X number of coyotes in a day. Posts: 599 | From: Utah | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged DAA Utah/Promoted WESTERN REGIONAL Hunt Director Member # 11 posted August 04, 2006 02:22 PM                       True story. The last time I called in a dozen coyotes in one day, was two years ago, within less than 30 miles of Jack's front door, on public land that I had never set foot on before that day. - DAA -------------------- "Oh yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom, but they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em." -- George Hanson, Easy Rider, 1969. Rocky Mountain Varmint Hunter Posts: 2676 | From: Salt Lake City, UT | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted August 04, 2006 04:12 PM                       As Bryan alluded, it is my belief that hunting contests will improve a man's skills and visa versa. And Rich. I knew that. Even better mental picture would be the camo "quick step". Good hunting. LB -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32368 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Cowboyvon Knows what it's all about Member # 854 posted August 04, 2006 06:01 PM                       I could never see the point in competion hunts ... of course I team rope and compete most every other weekend during the spring and summer.. which brings me too .. JRB thats one of the best posts I've ever read.. -------------------- http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVDfG3GPTm8FbNY0Bb-oBA Posts: 23 | From: Rincon NM | Registered: May 2006  |  IP: Logged Jack Roberts unknown comic posted August 04, 2006 06:29 PM              The last big contest here in Elko had some big name callers entered and as I recall the winning team averaged 3 coyotes a day. Since the state tacked that "predator control fee" onto the hunting licenses and uses all the money to hunt and trap coyotes, they are a lot further apart than they used to be. Jack IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted August 04, 2006 07:49 PM                       Jack, that's an excellent point. LB -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32368 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Az-Hunter Hi, I'm Vic WELCOME TO THE U.S. Free baloney sandwiches here Member # 17 posted August 04, 2006 07:56 PM                   Ahhh, senor~ Higgins, yet another thing we have in common, I took three years of ballroom dancing myself. Albiet, not as an adult, but a teenager, my mother was intent on givng me some "culture". I don't think it took though,do you? Posts: 1670 | From: 5 miles west of Tim | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged UTcaller NEVADA NIGHT FIGHTER Member # 8 posted August 04, 2006 08:45 PM                    Jack, You failed to mention the year before that they posted some big numbers.Winning team shot 26 coyotes I think. If I remember right weather played a part in the low numbers last year.Good Hunting Chad Posts: 1708 | From: Utah | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Cal Taylor Knows what it's all about Member # 199 posted August 04, 2006 08:47 PM                    At the World hunt there in Elko the numbers were a little better than that Jack. My numbers weren't, , but the winning teams were. -------------------- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. FoxPro Field Staff Member Posts: 1069 | From: Wyoming | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged brad h Knows what it's all about Member # 57 posted August 04, 2006 09:06 PM                    The state keeps the numbers down here too. But I've found that a 150 mile give or take drive north and east of here has a very undisturbed population. It's not inconceivable to call in a dozen in a day. Shooting and killing a dozen is a different story. Brad Posts: 346 | From: Glendive MT | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Jack Roberts unknown comic posted August 04, 2006 10:44 PM              A friend of mine just bought a new supercub and is thinking about going for one of the aerial contracts. I think he is nuts since he doesn't need a job and already has 2 airplanes he doesn't fly. I can not use a shotgun as I only have one good eye. I did agree to fly the airplane while he shoots. Crazy stuff and once we both realize it means being out the door by 5:00 AM every day we will give it up. Jack IP: Logged Cal Taylor Knows what it's all about Member # 199 posted August 05, 2006 07:58 AM                    Jack, A good friend of mine is the Wildlife Services pilot at Elko. They rack up some huge numbers in northern Nevada. He has been out there for a few years now but is originally from near here. It runs in the family for these guys, his dad and uncle are also WS pilots. Back to the World contest, it was won by Barnes and Barnes last year with 13 coyotes in a day and a half of daytime calling only. -------------------- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. FoxPro Field Staff Member Posts: 1069 | From: Wyoming | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Rich 2,000th post PAKMAN Member # 112 posted August 05, 2006 11:32 AM                       Can't use a shotgun because I only have one good eye. I agreed to fly the airplane though. Is that an Oxymoron? -------------------- If you call the coyotes in close, you won't NEED a high dollar range finder. Posts: 2854 | From: Iowa | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged The Outdoor Tripp Knows what it's all about Member # 619 posted August 06, 2006 05:21 AM                       A one-eyed pilot? Now that's good readin'. -------------------- The Outdoor Tripp www.theoutdoortripp.com "All great truths begin as blasphemies." Posts: 805 | From: Texas | Registered: Mar 2005  |  IP: Logged Rich Higgins unknown comic posted August 06, 2006 09:40 AM              TA17Rem, I never did reply directly to your question of why compete in contests. My take on the issue is simply that contests can be a good measure of your abilities compared to the other contestants. It establishes a pecking order that changes constantly. During the two days or so of the contest we are more focused, more aware, more alive, than during the rest of the month. The uncertainty adds a little spice as does the comaraderie, the buzz, stories, elation or disappointment at check-in. Very few calling contests are conducted on a level playing field but the regulars know and understand that and the the solid callers get their props, their due, even if they don't win. There is a fairly new club in the Phx area that now has about 50 members that has the most fair agenda that I have heard about. They hold monthly contests and all contestants are required to hunt in the same designated hunt unit. They are all required to camp together on Sat. nite. Very level field with all hunting in the same general area with the same densities and pressure. IP: Logged

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