For expert predator hunter and Tooth and Claw T.V. host Jon Collins, the hot days of summer are spent taking advantage of calling in coyotes, both early morning and late evenings.
Not being much of a fisherman, and being there is no other hunting during the dog days of summer, Collins says he loves to do his part to help farmers, as well as hunters, control the predator population.
One of the challenges that summertime predator callers often face is that of controlling human scent. Coyotes are known to have one of the best senses of smell of any animal that is hunted. During the summer, hunters are likely going to sweat, which creates an abundance of human scents. If one has ever watched Collins show Tooth and Claw T.V., they know that he has had many successful hunts when a lot of hunters are typically parked in front of the air conditioner at their house. Many are curious as to how Collins manages to beat the heat and get close to coyotes during the peak of summer. He does so by taking precautions against mother nature and taking advantage of scent control products that work.
“Hunters need to keep in mind to keep all movement to a minimum when going into an area to make a calling stand,” says Collins. The less movement that a person takes, the colder their body temperature is going to be, which means less sweat and odor. “I like to choose locations that I know I can walk to in a short distance, and I like to stay set up in the shade if at all possible,” adds Collins. He also states that he prefers hunting with a crosswind when calling predators. “When hunting a crosswind, coyotes seem to want to circle downwind of where my electronic call is set up,” reveals Collins. “ By hunting a crosswind, by the time a coyote has made it downwind of my caller and me, it’s too late, the coyote has given me enough time to make the harvest.”
Keeping movement to a minimum and paying attention to wind direction is not the only thing that allows Collins to be able to harvest a lot of coyotes during the summer. Collins also relies on modern scent control technology to buy him time when a coyote is approaching, being able to make a successful shot.
“I wear my ScentLok Savanna suit, which is very lightweight, dry’s quickly, and is made with carbon, which absorbs human odors. On most occasions, I hunt several mornings and evenings in a short period. To ensure that my garments are always fresh and scent-free, I often run a cycle of ozone through my ScentLok OZ Chamber bag before every hunt or at least every two or three hunts,” states Collins.
Collins says he destroys any unwanted odors on his boots and any gear that will be with him in the field, including his electronic caller with the new OZ Nfuse sprayer. The NFuse is designed to infuse the attached bottle of water with ozone. Anything that is sprayed is immediately odor-free because of the power of ozone. “I often spray my electronic caller with the NFuse sprayer before walking into the area that I am hunting,” reveals Collins. He added that by destroying any unwanted odors on the electronic call and other gear that has been treated, buys him even more time when a coyote is approaching a call to be able to make the harvest.
After learning these scent control tips from Collins, it makes the hot days of summer seem less daunting when it comes to predator hunting.
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