Foxpro calls?

Savage10FP308 · March 23, 2006, 02:05 PM

Hello everybody! I am a new member here at The Firing Line and I am interested in coyote hunting. I live in southern Illinois and have found a great place to hunt. It is old reclaimed mine property just off the big muddy river. I have heard many coyotes on many scouting trips to this place but have never seen one. I bought a Remington predator call and was very disappointed in what I got. You would have to be standing right next to it to even hear it. I was thinking about buying a Foxpro seeing that Cabelas had a halfway decent deal going on them. Anybody got any info on them? Thanks in advance!

Scorch · March 23, 2006, 03:37 PM

I still use an old Outers coyote call and a Lohman Circe predator call. They can be LOUD, so don't blow too hard unless you are in strong wind. Rabbits aren't particularly loud!
My favorite is a squeaker call that is a little tube with a metal squeaker reed in the end. Not loud at all. But you should see the coyote's ears perk up when I squeak on it!!!! 100-200 yards out, they will stop what they are doing and come running.
The electronic calls are neat, and they never hit a sour note (like reed calls do in cold air). They are digital recordings, so they are perfect. I have never hunted with one of the new digital units, but I have hunted over an old tape unit. The guy I was hunting with had the volume turned up so loud the coyotes were looking our way from 1/2 mile out, but they weren't running to see what it was. He claimed there were no coyotes in that area because he was scaring them with the call.

Foxman · March 23, 2006, 04:16 PM

There is a better deal with Bass-pro shops, they work ok I have a johnny stewart one with various cartridges, the crow ones work well too, I also use a couple of the cass-creek ones which are good. You got to remember the old coyotes ears are about 20 times better than ours, so loud isnt real necessary to get his attention. I can recommend the two above as working well, why not have a Cass Creek one and try it out, your only spending a few bucks then.

Anthony2 · March 24, 2006, 10:00 PM

Extreme Dimensions Phantom Pro Series Wireless Digital Pedator Call.

No tapes, no cartridges, 12 different sounds, remote, durability...

Enough said.

TJ Freak · March 26, 2006, 12:15 PM

Look on Varmit Al's Hunting Page. Lot's of good info on calls. He also has a really neat section on putting together a caller for under 65.00 (hope I added right). He also has calls that you can download into it.

hpg · March 26, 2006, 02:18 PM

Cass Creek makes a handy little hand held unit. You can get an external speaker, it only comes with 25' of wire. Not nearly enough though. you will need a couple hundred more feet. hpg

March 23, 2006, 02:05 PM	#1
Savage10FP308 Junior member Join Date: March 14, 2006 Location: I live in Southern Illinois. Posts: 422	Foxpro calls? Hello everybody! I am a new member here at The Firing Line and I am interested in coyote hunting. I live in southern Illinois and have found a great place to hunt. It is old reclaimed mine property just off the big muddy river. I have heard many coyotes on many scouting trips to this place but have never seen one. I bought a Remington predator call and was very disappointed in what I got. You would have to be standing right next to it to even hear it. I was thinking about buying a Foxpro seeing that Cabelas had a halfway decent deal going on them. Anybody got any info on them? Thanks in advance!

March 23, 2006, 04:16 PM	#3
Foxman Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2005 Posts: 466	There is a better deal with Bass-pro shops, they work ok I have a johnny stewart one with various cartridges, the crow ones work well too, I also use a couple of the cass-creek ones which are good. You got to remember the old coyotes ears are about 20 times better than ours, so loud isnt real necessary to get his attention. I can recommend the two above as working well, why not have a Cass Creek one and try it out, your only spending a few bucks then. __________________ Better the man suspected of being a fool keep his mouth shut, than to open it and remove all doubt.

March 24, 2006, 10:00 PM	#4
Anthony2 Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 360	Imho, Much Better Than Foxpro.... Extreme Dimensions Phantom Pro Series Wireless Digital Pedator Call. No tapes, no cartridges, 12 different sounds, remote, durability... Enough said. __________________ "I may disagree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."-Voltaire "Baaa or Freedom!" - Ted Nugent "Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth." - Ghandi "The Addiction to Guns, The only addiction to ever SAVE a life!"- Me

March 26, 2006, 12:15 PM	#5
TJ Freak Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2005 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 143	yote hunting Look on Varmit Al's Hunting Page. Lot's of good info on calls. He also has a really neat section on putting together a caller for under 65.00 (hope I added right). He also has calls that you can download into it.

March 26, 2006, 02:18 PM	#6
hpg Senior Member Join Date: September 14, 2002 Location: in the Bluegrass State Posts: 1,610	Cass Creek makes a handy little hand held unit. You can get an external speaker, it only comes with 25' of wire. Not nearly enough though. you will need a couple hundred more feet. hpg __________________ NRA member Semper Paratus

March 23, 2006, 03:37 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I still use an old Outers coyote call and a Lohman Circe predator call. They can be LOUD, so don't blow too hard unless you are in strong wind. Rabbits aren't particularly loud! My favorite is a squeaker call that is a little tube with a metal squeaker reed in the end. Not loud at all. But you should see the coyote's ears perk up when I squeak on it!!!! 100-200 yards out, they will stop what they are doing and come running. The electronic calls are neat, and they never hit a sour note (like reed calls do in cold air). They are digital recordings, so they are perfect. I have never hunted with one of the new digital units, but I have hunted over an old tape unit. The guy I was hunting with had the volume turned up so loud the coyotes were looking our way from 1/2 mile out, but they weren't running to see what it was. He claimed there were no coyotes in that area because he was scaring them with the call.