Filming and Calling Coyotes (Don’t get fixed on one thing)

It is Wednesday, December 17. It is cold this morning, 0 degrees! I am off to call and film coyotes this morning on a local ranchers place, he has had some coyotes chasing calves around. So I going to see if I can call and film some coyotes and of course shoot them. It is flat cold let me tell you, hope the camera works, not sure if my trigger finger will. The area I am calling is partly open with sage and rabbit brush throughout. Where I set up, I can see left, right and straight ahead for about 120 yards before it drops in to a little valley. It rises on the other side at 300 yards, then drops off again into a deep canyon with lots of fingers running down it. At about a half mile out is the ranchers hay field and then his house. The coyotes are usually between where I am setup and his house. The digital caller starts with the cottontail in distress, after about 3 to 4 minutes, I increase the volume to a loudness I like and stay at that volume until I see a coyote. Man it’s cold! At the 14 minute mark I see a coyote coming in. He is about 80 yards out. I move my camera and get it focused on him, the only thing is, my gun is sitting right next to me and he is looking in my direction. He starts looking behind him and gives me the chance to pick up my gun and put the cross hairs on him. I squeeze the trigger, he spins once and falls over dead. I believe the reason he was looking back is there is another coyote coming. It is at this point that I realize I forgot to push the record button....something to remember next time but at least I got the coyote. The next stand is about 2 miles as the crow flies, but 5 miles to drive. About a mile from the stand location, a coyote runs up the hill and in the direction of where my stand is! The stand is on a hillside, not the best for calling and trying to get film, but it is the best of any stand in this area. Looking down the hill I can see for about 200 yards, uneven ground with rabbit brush scattered over the area. I started the digital caller with the jackrabbit in distress. At the 8 minute mark, I can hear the pounding of feet as the coyote comes running in and stops at 35 yards down and to my left. I'm trying to turn the caller off and swing the camera over to the coyote when he spooks and runs down the hill. I bark at him hoping he will stop, but no luck, he just keeps going. A minute later, he's making his way up the far hillside and I'm watching him go with my binocs, when I look down and at 40 yards there's another coyote that came from below looking right at me! He turns and is gone in a flash. No film. No coyotes. Dang!
So, don't get to fixed on one thing when hunting coyotes, you just might miss another one that's coming in!
T Martin