predator hunting questions?

[boh347]

Plan on hunting some predators after season. Do most people have better luck with hand calls or digital calls? I was thinking of buying a fox pro. Plan on using my bow, so if anybody can give me a crash course that would be great. Can I use something as bait? Planned on sitting at the pop ups at the deer feeders, would that be okay? Had coyotes, foxes, badgers, and bobcats on game cameras.

[Kingslayer]

Cant go wrong with a FoxPro..

[Trap-Daddy]

fox pro is great but i promise i can out call a fox pro any day by hand

[boh347]

fox pro is great but i promise i can out call a fox pro any day by hand

If I go buy hand method what call should I get?

[Trap-Daddy]

foxpro makes good mouth calls, as well as ruffidog and primos. ive been using a primos coyote bear buster for all my damage

[BadtotheBow]

I have been hand calling with a primos lil dog for a few years with good luck. This year my dad got a fox pro spit fire and its awesome. I have called in a quite a few coyotes and a bobcat this season. Ive always wanted to shoot one with a bow... when they get that close, they are usually always on the move.

[boh347]

Just ordered a primos predator pack with a instructional dvd. Figured I better start off at the bottom then work my way up to the foxpro.

[boh347]

Also ordered the coyote bear buster.

[texag93]

fox pro is great but i promise i can out call a fox pro any day by hand

I'll take that bet.

[Horitexan]

I use a Foxpro Fury and a variety of mouth calls.

If you're gonna try to shoot them with a bow you're gonna really need a partner to call while you sit ready. When you get a coyote or bobcat in bow range you're not going to have time to put down a call, pick up your bow, draw, get on target and then pull the trigger. We stopped allowing hunters to try it because it didn't work and just made everything call-wise. After two years without bowhunters calling we're just now starting to have some real success with calling at the ranch I work for.

With a good e-caller like the Fury you can set up long sequences and you may be able to pull it off solo with a good sequence that can run the full set, including pauses. But you'll have much better luck with a calling partner. I usually hunt with at least one other person and preferably 2. It's hard to know where they'll come from and it's better having more eyeballs covering about 300 degrees around you. They have great eyes and movement means a busted opportunity.

I would consider a decoy like the Mojo Critter for what you're trying to do because it will distract them and help you draw.

I'm not saying it can't be done but you're blighting off a big chunk trying to get I to calling and doing it with a bow. Good luck with it. Just remember, it only takes once or twice to educate a predator and make him VERY hard (if not impossible) to call.

[Keith]

The lease I am on now has more predators than any place I've hunted before. We will definitely be calling them in a few weeks.

[Loreva13]

If you choose to sit at another location besides your deer stand you can bait them with spoiled chicken sections or an animal carcass. Works great if you can't afford a foxpro and can't get the hang of calling.

[boh347]

I use a Foxpro Fury and a variety of mouth calls.

If you're gonna try to shoot them with a bow you're gonna really need a partner to call while you sit ready. When you get a coyote or bobcat in bow range you're not going to have time to put down a call, pick up your bow, draw, get on target and then pull the trigger. We stopped allowing hunters to try it because it didn't work and just made everything call-wise. After two years without bowhunters calling we're just now starting to have some real success with calling at the ranch I work for.

With a good e-caller like the Fury you can set up long sequences and you may be able to pull it off solo with a good sequence that can run the full set, including pauses. But you'll have much better luck with a calling partner. I usually hunt with at least one other person and preferably 2. It's hard to know where they'll come from and it's better having more eyeballs covering about 300 degrees around you. They have great eyes and movement means a busted opportunity.

I would consider a decoy like the Mojo Critter for what you're trying to do because it will distract them and help you draw.

I'm not saying it can't be done but you're blighting off a big chunk trying to get I to calling and doing it with a bow. Good luck with it. Just remember, it only takes once or twice to educate a predator and make him VERY hard (if not impossible) to call.

Thanks for the valuable info. I have couple friends thats going to help out calling. Where would you position everybody?

[La Calavera]

Go with a Fox Pro, much easier and better.

[D-rex28]

fox pro is great but i promise i can out call a fox pro any day by hand

Me too buddy. Called many a foxes and a bobkitty with mouthcalls. And a fox with my mouth. that was a rush.

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