Originally Posted By: 417coyotesoldier...but five sets and nothing.... I've tried all of my high percentage spots too.
Been there, done that. When I got an FX3 early last year, I was SO excited to use it and have coyotes come magically running in! Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.... finally got a double coming in and then I couldn't shut thing down because you have to click once to get its attention, then click again to actually mute. By this time, the lead dog was 15 yards away, so I just shot him. The rear dog stopped and I shot it, too. A few minutes later, a 3rd dog ran behind us but wouldn't stop. So, okay, at least I know the FP works and kind of how to use it now. This "can't mute" scenario repeated itself, resulting in the loss of one coyote that came to 5 yards and another that I shot at 12 yards.
After thinking about it, I decided the remote was the issue and that's when I started rolling my own sequences, complete with pauses, lower volumes here and there, different sounds (ravens, magpies, prey, coyotes, etc) all mixed in. I sold the FX3 about Feb last year and after selling it, I went out with some hand calls and called in coyotes 5 stands in a row. Hmmmmm....
I didn't think I'd get another Ecall after that, but during the summer I started thinking about some things I wanted to try and one of those was continuous corvid calls while I handled the prey distress. Another was making my own 20-30 minute series. And then there's the value of the E call in calling cats. So, just before this season started I got an NX3. After selling the FX3 and buying the new NX3, I was still $100 ahead.
This year, I've used the NX3 almost exclusively. I've missed 2 dogs because they came in too fast (as in "within 1 minute") and I just wasn't ready for them. Third dog, I missed with a hand call and I think if I've been using the NX3, I might have gotten him as he had me pin-pointed. The E-call might've given me a little leeway.
Best solution, IMHO? A calling buddy. Although when stormking and I went out last week we still let one get away!
So, I dunno!