Best fox pro sounds for Minn e sota coyots
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I'm an "east sider" so we're not far apart.
I would get some of the bird sounds loaded as well. I also use the snow shoe sound but have not had a reponse yet. I'd call Mike at FoxPro, I heard he's alot of help. The nice thing is if you find yourself not using a sound or one not being productive, you can re-program it. In the off season, they turned my around in a day.
I would get some of the bird sounds loaded as well. I also use the snow shoe sound but have not had a reponse yet. I'd call Mike at FoxPro, I heard he's alot of help. The nice thing is if you find yourself not using a sound or one not being productive, you can re-program it. In the off season, they turned my around in a day.
I have some spots in Woodbury where the coyots seem almost tame.
I know that it should not be easy but last year I shot one while goose hunting, called it in with my mouth.
I have a really good lab and told her to stay as I creep'd up by a fence line.
I started mouth squeking and the dog (mine) thought I was calling her. So she creep'd up to me and watched me call it in and shoot it.
I could not belive how a shotgun could just tip it over not even a twitch.
Where do you hunt?
How often do you go?
Does not seem like a lot of people hunt them around here.
Thanks
John
I know that it should not be easy but last year I shot one while goose hunting, called it in with my mouth.
I have a really good lab and told her to stay as I creep'd up by a fence line.
I started mouth squeking and the dog (mine) thought I was calling her. So she creep'd up to me and watched me call it in and shoot it.
I could not belive how a shotgun could just tip it over not even a twitch.
Where do you hunt?
How often do you go?
Does not seem like a lot of people hunt them around here.
Thanks
John
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There are a lot of MN coyote hunters. I personaly know of 4 that call in the east metro, not counting the 2-3 on here. The public area's within 1 hour of the metro are all heavily called. Doesn't mean you can't get good hunting you just have to work for it. I have several areas of land that are close to the metro that are great hunting the 1-2 times a year I call them. A mix of a little public and a few larger farms that are holding out against the constant beat of developments.
I do most of my hunting in the east central-north central-and west central areas of the state as well as a couple out of state trips each year.I hunt just about every day weather permiting. I have a foxpro and a few of the sounds I have had good responses to are:
Coyote in distress (I use this the last 2 sequences on every stand)
I would get a few different coyote vocalizations, stay with the female or immature ones, if you had more than 14 sounds you could get the male vocals but with a limited # in my exp. females vocals get better responses,maybe due to being less threatening, I love the female whimpers sound.
Get a few, 2-3, different rabbit distress sounds. My favorites are rabbit distress #1 & #2, cottontail babies in distress and jack rabbit distress but any will work.
Get a few of the higher busy sounds such as woodpecker, rodent squeaks, kiss of death, and other bird sounds. I use turkey for bobcats and have had luck in the past.
Other than that if you plan on hunting cats get the kitten in distress, also works good on coyotes, and the bobcat in heat.
I have a 532B with the TX5-LR remote and a JIB decoy.
The sounds I have are:
Female Howl
Male Howl
Challenge #1,#2
Female Inv
Female whimpers
Coyote distress
Coyote pup distress
Cottontail distress
Baby cottontail D.
Jack Rabbit
Lip Squeaks
Fawn
Bird distress
Rodent squeaks
Woodpecker D.
Siren
Coyote/rabbit
Coyote/fawn
Bobcat in heat
Snowshoe hare
Rabbit distress #1,2
dual rodents
kitten distress
chicken distress
flicker distress
pheasant distress
turkey distress
Crow fight- deadly
Crow/ owl
Crow gathering
Use your handcalls in concert with you e-caller to change things up. Just stop mouth calling when you see the coyote and let the e-caller do the rest.
Hope this helps.
Tim
Can you still hunt in Woodbury? My sister lives on the Cottage Grove/Woodbury line and it is crazy housing out there.
I use to be a ski instructor at Afton alps. Nice area.
I do most of my hunting in the east central-north central-and west central areas of the state as well as a couple out of state trips each year.I hunt just about every day weather permiting. I have a foxpro and a few of the sounds I have had good responses to are:
Coyote in distress (I use this the last 2 sequences on every stand)
I would get a few different coyote vocalizations, stay with the female or immature ones, if you had more than 14 sounds you could get the male vocals but with a limited # in my exp. females vocals get better responses,maybe due to being less threatening, I love the female whimpers sound.
Get a few, 2-3, different rabbit distress sounds. My favorites are rabbit distress #1 & #2, cottontail babies in distress and jack rabbit distress but any will work.
Get a few of the higher busy sounds such as woodpecker, rodent squeaks, kiss of death, and other bird sounds. I use turkey for bobcats and have had luck in the past.
Other than that if you plan on hunting cats get the kitten in distress, also works good on coyotes, and the bobcat in heat.
I have a 532B with the TX5-LR remote and a JIB decoy.
The sounds I have are:
Female Howl
Male Howl
Challenge #1,#2
Female Inv
Female whimpers
Coyote distress
Coyote pup distress
Cottontail distress
Baby cottontail D.
Jack Rabbit
Lip Squeaks
Fawn
Bird distress
Rodent squeaks
Woodpecker D.
Siren
Coyote/rabbit
Coyote/fawn
Bobcat in heat
Snowshoe hare
Rabbit distress #1,2
dual rodents
kitten distress
chicken distress
flicker distress
pheasant distress
turkey distress
Crow fight- deadly
Crow/ owl
Crow gathering
Use your handcalls in concert with you e-caller to change things up. Just stop mouth calling when you see the coyote and let the e-caller do the rest.
Hope this helps.
Tim
Can you still hunt in Woodbury? My sister lives on the Cottage Grove/Woodbury line and it is crazy housing out there.
I use to be a ski instructor at Afton alps. Nice area.
Tim thanks for your help.
My good friend is a developer so I have access to a lot of land that is right next to developments. Many of our geese glide into neighbor hoods.
So I think I have some premo spots.
I will check the wind and go out Saturday morning.
Some of Woodbury is open to hunting some shotgun only and other areas you can use rifles.
I may get a 17 automatic.
Thanks again
Hammer
My good friend is a developer so I have access to a lot of land that is right next to developments. Many of our geese glide into neighbor hoods.
So I think I have some premo spots.
I will check the wind and go out Saturday morning.
Some of Woodbury is open to hunting some shotgun only and other areas you can use rifles.
I may get a 17 automatic.
Thanks again
Hammer
coyotewannabe
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Hi, New to this forum. how do you hunt crows? Do you hunt near hog farms?
coyotewannabe
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has anyone had good luck hunting coon in the winter? if so what techniques?
I both call coon from denning sites and use my decoy/trapline dog to get them out of hay barns, old buildings, woodpiles, catttails, ect...
I've had good luck the last week during the warmer temps and when I havn't been out calling cats I have been denning coon with the dog. I got 8 nice jumbos and a couple dinks the dog caught by the throat and killed before I could let them go. The ice hasn't been good here so cattails are out. We were working old homesteads and hay barns. Easy. Just find the tracks in the snow and follow then to the barn and let the dog go. He will go through an entire house up in the attics almost anywhere he can climb or I can shove him. He grabs the coon or flushes them out. He gets his share of opposums and a skunk or two every year as well. Its quite fun and usually have to wait for the feb or march warm up to do it but the last few weeks have been perfect with temps in the 30-40F and a misty haze that the coon love to run in. Fur has been good too.
Calling also works. Find tracks and follow them to the den and then quietly set up near building or tree. I use a foxpro with bird distress sounds but used to have a squalling coon puppies tape that would make them come a running. You can also use hand calls or a hand held coon squaller. Remeber to let them get out of whatever hole they are in. If you must shoot them in a hole, I shoot them with a .22lr in the head. If they fall in don't reach in to grab themit is a sure way to get bit. You can also call in to thick cattails, the thicker and nastier the better esp. if surrounded by older/dead trees. You seem to get quite a few fox this way.
Tim
I've had good luck the last week during the warmer temps and when I havn't been out calling cats I have been denning coon with the dog. I got 8 nice jumbos and a couple dinks the dog caught by the throat and killed before I could let them go. The ice hasn't been good here so cattails are out. We were working old homesteads and hay barns. Easy. Just find the tracks in the snow and follow then to the barn and let the dog go. He will go through an entire house up in the attics almost anywhere he can climb or I can shove him. He grabs the coon or flushes them out. He gets his share of opposums and a skunk or two every year as well. Its quite fun and usually have to wait for the feb or march warm up to do it but the last few weeks have been perfect with temps in the 30-40F and a misty haze that the coon love to run in. Fur has been good too.
Calling also works. Find tracks and follow them to the den and then quietly set up near building or tree. I use a foxpro with bird distress sounds but used to have a squalling coon puppies tape that would make them come a running. You can also use hand calls or a hand held coon squaller. Remeber to let them get out of whatever hole they are in. If you must shoot them in a hole, I shoot them with a .22lr in the head. If they fall in don't reach in to grab themit is a sure way to get bit. You can also call in to thick cattails, the thicker and nastier the better esp. if surrounded by older/dead trees. You seem to get quite a few fox this way.
Tim
coyotewannabe
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thanks! I would be calling them in hopefully and w/out a dog. Just looking to get into it. Always wanted to try!
coyotewannabe
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I was curious, 2 years ago a couple friend of mine and myself won a crow shoot with 100+ in a day hunting over a hog farm. I have three hog farms I hunt and always looking for more. I like to stay in one spot while killing the black bandits. Not much for spot and stalk or spot and call. Love to hunt them though, have turned lots of friends into crow hunters. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif