I'm looking at getting back into archery and do a little bow hunting. In September, I graduate from paramedic school (yes, I will find a way to bring that up in every thread I post in 
) and pass or fail, I'm moving back to Washington state when I'm done.
Which I means I'll be getting back just in time for deer, elk, bear, cougar, and the year round coyote season!
The thing is, I'm not exactly what you would call a "calm and patient man," so sitting in a treestand or ground blind ALL day doing nothing but waiting for something to walk up isn't as appealing to me as actively perusing game.
So I started doing my research, and it looks like calling would be a good way for me have something to be doing and working on instead of just sitting there. but, when it comes to which calls I should be looking at, I'm completely lost.
I'm looking at hand/ mouth calls, since the electronic ones aren't always allowed in Washington.
So, where do I start? I feel like there is an abundance of information on the options for deer and elk, and coyote sounds like you can get by with some kind of mouse squeaker and something a bit louder... What would be considered the "bare minimum" arsenal?
Is there a lot of overlap between what you would use for calling in bear, coyote, and cougar? Any chance I can cover all three with 2-4 calls?
For deer, does anyone have a preference on the "antler rattles" available on the market? Is there a more compact/ easy to carry option?
I know this is kind of a broad topic, but I figure hunting is like anything else, and competence comes from mastery of the basics.
Thanks guys!
(Also, even though I'm pretty much just going to be hunting Cougar, Bear, Dear, Elk, and coyote back home, and wild hog down here, I'm a firm believer that all training is good training, so if the only thing you can contribute to this is about calling in dingos or kudu, that's cool too! )
) and pass or fail, I'm moving back to Washington state when I'm done. Which I means I'll be getting back just in time for deer, elk, bear, cougar, and the year round coyote season!
The thing is, I'm not exactly what you would call a "calm and patient man," so sitting in a treestand or ground blind ALL day doing nothing but waiting for something to walk up isn't as appealing to me as actively perusing game.
So I started doing my research, and it looks like calling would be a good way for me have something to be doing and working on instead of just sitting there. but, when it comes to which calls I should be looking at, I'm completely lost.
I'm looking at hand/ mouth calls, since the electronic ones aren't always allowed in Washington.
So, where do I start? I feel like there is an abundance of information on the options for deer and elk, and coyote sounds like you can get by with some kind of mouse squeaker and something a bit louder... What would be considered the "bare minimum" arsenal?
Is there a lot of overlap between what you would use for calling in bear, coyote, and cougar? Any chance I can cover all three with 2-4 calls?
For deer, does anyone have a preference on the "antler rattles" available on the market? Is there a more compact/ easy to carry option?
I know this is kind of a broad topic, but I figure hunting is like anything else, and competence comes from mastery of the basics.
Thanks guys!
(Also, even though I'm pretty much just going to be hunting Cougar, Bear, Dear, Elk, and coyote back home, and wild hog down here, I'm a firm believer that all training is good training, so if the only thing you can contribute to this is about calling in dingos or kudu, that's cool too! )
