Foxpro Electronic Caller - Need help with Predator Hunting

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Gents,

My two boys decided they wanted to do some predator hunting with their old man. My 12 year read about the Alberta Bowhunter Association Small Game Award and decided he wanted to go for it.

I got my hands on a cheap Primos caller and with bows in hand, we set up at my aunt's farm. Well faster than you can say, Dad - I am bored, a coyote came running over the hill towards us. It stopped out about 100 metres and was followed by two others to our left and right. Well if that did not get my boys excited...it was like electricity. We kept on playing with him for almost and hour but could not get them closer to bow range. Well the boys thought that was great and we are planning to head back and do some more.

I decided that I want to take this a bit more seriously than I was. I have a ground blind to us which will help with the boys moving about. I also wanted to upgrade my electronic caller. The Primos is a basic unit which did the trick...if I had a rifle I would have had a coyote but I know the volume and quality are not the same. I have been reading about the foxpro units both here on the board and online and they seem like a good option. I am currently selling some of my gun stuff to help fund the new toys so I am looking for the best on the market. I want to get more time out in the woods with my boys rather than have them stuck in front of the computer or TV like there friends.

The award details are as follows:

Small Game Award Requirements
ABA members must take 1 species in 5 of the 6 categories.
Rodent
• Beaver
• Cottontail Rabbit
• Gopher
• Jack Rabbit
• Porcupine
• Snowshoe Hare
• Woodchuck
Carnivore
• Badger
• Coyote
• Fox
• Raccoon
• Wolf
• Wolverine
Migratory Game Bird
• Common Snipe
• Coots
• Duck
• Goose
Upland Game Bird
• Blue Grouse
• Grey (Hungarian) Partridge
• Merriam's Turkey
• Pheasant
• Ptarmigan
• Ruffed Grouse
• Sage Grouse
• Sharp-tailed Grouse
• Spruce Grouse
Fish
Species according to Fishing Regulations
• Lake Whitefish
• Sucker
Varmint
• Crow
• Magpie
• Pigeon
• Skunk
• Starling

It looks like alot of fun and I plan to see if both boys and myself can achieve the award. My son finds himself challenged by the opportunity. I am keen to support him. He was so excited when the coyotes responded...it was great.

OK, so my question. Which model of the foxpro should I look at? For coyotes, is a decoy of some sort useful? A number of companies advertise a shaking rabbit decoy or something similar. Also which calls would people recommend given the list of animals above....obviously we are not going after wolverine or anything like that. There are however lots of animals that will give us opportunity and more importantly a reasonable excuse to head to the woods.

I would appreciate any thoughts or ideas. Now that I am not in Iraq, I can actually think about mulitple weekends in the bush....very nice...

Thanks in advance...

Cheers

Jeff
 
A-zone said:
Check with Redfrog if you're looking for info on the Foxpros (http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200783&highlight=redfrog )

Be sure to check the restrictions on the use of electronic callers in Alberta, though. Last I checked, you couldn't use them for hunting coyotes here. (They do work well on jackals :D )
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Ooops,

I did not see that when I looked through the regulations. Will have to look again. Thanks.

Should be OK for crows and other animals....


Jeff
 
currently using electronic callers is illegal in Alberta. In Sask & BC..MB..ON..it is legal for sure

The Fx3 or the new Scorpion should both work well
 
todbartell said:
currently using electronic callers is illegal in Alberta. In Sask & BC..MB..ON..it is legal for sure

The Fx3 or the new Scorpion should both work well
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Thanks for the info. I did look through the regs for both hunting and trapping and can't find anything there. It is good to know but I wish they could make it easier to read it in the regs....

Cheers

Jeff
 
In Mb you can use electronic callers for spring snow geese. Hunting coyotes and foxes comes under a trapping license rules and regulations not big game hunting rules. A lot of callers use them in Manitoba legally (grey area).
 
Morpheus32 said:
For coyotes, is a decoy of some sort useful? A number of companies advertise a shaking rabbit decoy or something similar.
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A coyote coming to the call will be looking for the source of the sound, so a decoy (especially a decoy that moves ... can be as simple as a feather on a string tied to a bush or stick) is useful because it pulls the coyote's attention away from you. Put the decoy out a little ways from you (no more than 50 yd) and not directly in line of sight from where you expect a coyote to come.

Playing the wind and keeping your movements to a minimum are more important than a decoy, but a decoy is a useful added tool.
 
Timberwolfe said:
In Mb you can use electronic callers for spring snow geese. Hunting coyotes and foxes comes under a trapping license rules and regulations not big game hunting rules. A lot of callers use them in Manitoba legally (grey area).
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yup, you're right ! my bad ! forgot about the trapping license(got one) was going thru that last night and found that, couldn't find anything about the geese tho, called conservation yesterday tho and they confirmed about the geese when i asked about any electronic calls. Good to know, and yes, i agree , if you are going to use electronic calls , make sure you have some kind of bait.... ie: decoys, i personally like the "mojo" line . Used to use one in SK for predator control.
 
I had the 416 model but if I got another one it would be the FX3 the FX5 is very expensive. There is a remote decoy add on from Foxpro. I never tried it but it supposed to give that nice little added ooomph to your predator calling. To bad you can't use them in Alberta...
 
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