DOUBLE, TRIPLE UP ON PREDATORS

When it comes to predator hunting the West, you never know what might come to a call. While coyotes are the go-to target species when calling in open, high-desert habitat, bobcat, gray fox, red fox, cougar and even badger can be called in too.

The key to success when it comes to bagging multiple predators out West lies in research, proper setups, diversified calling and being ready to close the deal when a shot opportunity presents itself.

The Research

Trail cameras are a major part of predator hunter success throughout the West. Trail cameras reveal what predator species live in an area, what time of day or night they’re moving, which direction they’re heading and how many animals are out there. Trail cameras are your eyes in the woods when you’re not there, and I set up as many as I can, wherever I go.

Fencelines, game trails, secondary logging roads and the corners and edges of farm fields are places I routinely hang trail cameras. When on a road trip, I’ll set them in areas where I’m hunting for a few days. In places closer to home, I have them out year-round.