Whack_Master
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30 to 40 yards usually upwind of my position watching to my left and right as they try to circle down wind.
How far away do you place your FoxPro?
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Rustydog--Like many other callers answering your question, I usually place my FX5 at least 40 yards from where I sit or lie prone and normally I set up downwind or slightly cross wind. I have set the FX5 as far away as 100 yards too, but again, that depends on the terrain, wind direction, etc.
For those of you who have problems getting your remote to work a longer distances, here's something you may want to try to build. This is a tripod I built out of three carbon fiber arrows that I put 100 gr. target tips on. I painted the arrows with Krylon Khaki tan camo paint. I found a round wooden plaque at Wal-Mart and painted it with the same paint, and then added some darker colored leaf patterns to the arrow shafts and tot he wooden plaque. The short green object on the plaque is a piece of rubber hose I slip over the three target tips to keep the sharp tips from sticking me.
The photo below shows the wooden plaque (which I cut notches in the edges) sitting on top of the three arrow shafts with rubber castration bands holding the three arrow shafts together.
The target tips make a very solid anchor for the whole setup and work in soil, snow, etc. I set my FX5 on top of the wooden plaque and have never had any problems getting the remote to work. If you set your caller on the ground, the ground will sometimes interfere with the signal between the remote and the caller. Even setting the caller on a rock can give problems too.
I usually carry a backpack when I hike into a calling spot. I have my digital camera, the FX5, my tripod plaque, and a range finder inside the backpack. On the straps on the back of the pack I insert the bundle of three arrows and my shooting sticks which are made from fiberglass electric fence posts. I have thought about making a quiver, but the way I'm doing this now works OK.
Here's a couple photos of typical setups with using the tripod. I have the FX5 inside a white ski mask. The speaker sticks out the end of the ski mask where your neck would be and the eye/nose/mouth hole of the mask is where I have the antennae sticking out.
I also hang the caller from bushes that will support its weight, tree limbs, and fence posts, as well. This Black Angus bull came "KISSING CLOSE" to my FX5 on this stand.
I can understand that the shotgunners need the call quite a bit closer than rifle hunters. They probably feel more comfortable if they are able to see the whites of the coyote's eyes
For those of you who have problems getting your remote to work a longer distances, here's something you may want to try to build. This is a tripod I built out of three carbon fiber arrows that I put 100 gr. target tips on. I painted the arrows with Krylon Khaki tan camo paint. I found a round wooden plaque at Wal-Mart and painted it with the same paint, and then added some darker colored leaf patterns to the arrow shafts and tot he wooden plaque. The short green object on the plaque is a piece of rubber hose I slip over the three target tips to keep the sharp tips from sticking me.
The photo below shows the wooden plaque (which I cut notches in the edges) sitting on top of the three arrow shafts with rubber castration bands holding the three arrow shafts together.
The target tips make a very solid anchor for the whole setup and work in soil, snow, etc. I set my FX5 on top of the wooden plaque and have never had any problems getting the remote to work. If you set your caller on the ground, the ground will sometimes interfere with the signal between the remote and the caller. Even setting the caller on a rock can give problems too.
I usually carry a backpack when I hike into a calling spot. I have my digital camera, the FX5, my tripod plaque, and a range finder inside the backpack. On the straps on the back of the pack I insert the bundle of three arrows and my shooting sticks which are made from fiberglass electric fence posts. I have thought about making a quiver, but the way I'm doing this now works OK.
Here's a couple photos of typical setups with using the tripod. I have the FX5 inside a white ski mask. The speaker sticks out the end of the ski mask where your neck would be and the eye/nose/mouth hole of the mask is where I have the antennae sticking out.
I also hang the caller from bushes that will support its weight, tree limbs, and fence posts, as well. This Black Angus bull came "KISSING CLOSE" to my FX5 on this stand.
I can understand that the shotgunners need the call quite a bit closer than rifle hunters. They probably feel more comfortable if they are able to see the whites of the coyote's eyes
venatic
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Rustydog I would not change anything if I could call something 33% of the time. I guess I must have a strong remote because I tested mine on a power line one day and it worked fine at over a 1/4 mile away over a hill.... I could just barely hear it howling.
The Fury was over the hill two high line poles past the one in the distance.
The Fury was over the hill two high line poles past the one in the distance.