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whorable

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I was planning on leaving my shockwave out near a stand for a few hours but on, I would go home and come back later in the evening and utilize the fact its already in place as to not put scent or sound in the area.

The temps are near about 50F-40F right now, how long do you think the battery will last or what % would remain after about 4 hours?
 
whorable said:
I was planning on leaving my shockwave out near a stand for a few hours but on, I would go home and come back later in the evening and utilize the fact its already in place as to not put scent or sound in the area.

The temps are near about 50F-40F right now, how long do you think the battery will last or what % would remain after about 4 hours?
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I assume you’re going to call for coyotes, so in my mind you’re not going to gain much as far as scent control. I would think even after 4 hours a coyote would be able to detect your scent in most cases.

Why do you feel it’s necessary to go this route? Can you elaborate a bit on the stand setup that requires this approach?

Huachuca Caller is right. Your best bet is to make the set using the wind and terrain in a way that favors you.
 
I could be wrong, but I know I have left mine on on accident and it had shut off, and still had battery left the next time I went out.
 
On a different note, my remote batteries died on a set last night while playing submissive beggar and I couldn’t turn off the sound! 😠 Took me 10 minutes of fumbling through chest pack, getting old batteries out of remote and replacing them in the dark all while trying to scan the area for incoming coyotes! 🤣 They were probably on their backs laughing honestly!

I must have left remote on at some point. Lithium’s typically last forever in remote?

I can tell the season just started. I’ve yet to iron out all the little wrinkles! Lol.
 
Lmao been there buddy.


A few seasons ago I was putting the call out, on the foxpro shockwave you can turn the sounds on right on the call itself with buttons on the screen. I accidentally somehow turned it on, and the first call that plays in the library is ol fox pro group locate or something like that it’s called. It scared the shit out of me when it turned on and it was loud! As it’s playing and I’m fumbling to frantically figure out what in the hell is going on and how I can make it stop (remote is 75 yards behind me at gun) coyotes answer me CLOSE going nuts! I run around tripping and falling like an idiot back to my tripod, shut the call off with the remote and ended up having a pair come in lol. I did kill one, this all took place over about 3 minutes….


Id rather be lucky than good.


While I’m rambling, this reminds me of many times years ago when I was using an old hand me down foxpro spitfire… the thing was a POS and would eat through batteries, I was a broke kid and could barely afford gas in the truck to go out there in the first place. The call would die on us ALL the time, but we had no money to buy a new one… man was that frustrating.


I rode the struggle bus for years, now I have a great job and have all the gear you could want to kill coyotes… and still find it hard often lol
 
ChrisLD said:
Lmao been there buddy.


A few seasons ago I was putting the call out, on the foxpro shockwave you can turn the sounds on right on the call itself with buttons on the screen. I accidentally somehow turned it on, and the first call that plays in the library is ol fox pro group locate or something like that it’s called. It scared the shit out of me when it turned on and it was loud! As it’s playing and I’m fumbling to frantically figure out what in the hell is going on and how I can make it stop (remote is 75 yards behind me at gun) coyotes answer me CLOSE going nuts! I run around tripping and falling like an idiot back to my tripod, shut the call off with the remote and ended up having a pair come in lol. I did kill one, this all took place over about 3 minutes….


Id rather be lucky than good.


While I’m rambling, this reminds me of many times years ago when I was using an old hand me down foxpro spitfire… the thing was a POS and would eat through batteries, I was a broke kid and could barely afford gas in the truck to go out there in the first place. The call would die on us ALL the time, but we had no money to buy a new one… man was that frustrating.


I rode the struggle bus for years, now I have a great job and have all the gear you could want to kill coyotes… and still find it hard often lol
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Love it buddy! No shit… been through it all just like you. Definitely where hand callers look at us with a confused look on their face! Lol.

Learning as you go is about all I can say? Makes things interesting in the very least! Lol.
 
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Foxpro calls do not turn their amp off, it just pauses the sound, therefore it pulls a bit of the battery over that time. The Icotecs, actually turn off the amp which is why their battery life is so good. My foxpro hellfire got turned on in my bag and the next morning it was dead. Unless foxpro has changed it since then. If the sound is off but the unit is on, its pulling a fair amount of power to power the amp.
 
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