Stand spacing and sequencing is the logistical and strategic discipline of deciding how far apart to place consecutive stands, what route to run them in, and when it is valid to return to the same stand or area within a day or across days. The fundamental tension: too close and each stand contaminates the next; too far and you burn time driving rather than hunting. Al Morris provides the clearest data anchor: 1 to 1.5 miles between stands in calm conditions, shortening to 0.5–0.75 mile in 10+ mph wind. Sound can carry over 2 miles in still conditions — that fact determines the minimum safe spacing, not arbitrary convention.
Before the hunt begins, the hunter plans a sequence of stands on a map, selecting stand locations in a loop or route that minimizes backtracking and keeps each stand at appropriate distance from the last. Stand spacing is recalculated every time wind conditions change. In calm conditions, stands are placed 1–1.5 miles apart. In 10+ mph wind, spacing shortens to 0.5–0.75 mile (sound doesn't carry as far, so contamination radius shrinks). After a kill or a coyote contact, hunter makes 2–3 additional stands in different directions within 400–600 yards before moving on — social coyotes often travel together. A high-value, productive stand can be revisited same-day on the evening hunt; coyotes in the territory are not identical to the one that appeared in the morning. After 3 consecutive blank stands in country that should hold coyotes, the hunter moves 5–10 miles to new country rather than grinding a depleted area.
After killing a coyote, the correct move is NOT to drive to the next planned stand a mile away — it is to immediately set up 2-3 additional stands within a 400-yard radius in different directions. Social coyotes often travel together; the killed animal's partner or neighboring pack member is already within hearing range and is now the highest-probability target in the area.