What is the best way to call in grey foxes

mark , I like hunting around bluffs. foxes will hunt rats in the rocks so it is a natural feeding area as well as good cover for them. I have had luck with the Burnham Brothers c-3 call (mouth blown). yea, when they come they usually come a runnin!

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Greys are just about everywhere. I use an electronic caller, with the JS grey fox pup in distress tape. Once you turn the tape on, you better be ready. No last moment seat adjustments, etc. We've had greys come in less than 30 seconds after turning on the tape. They come charging in. The last three we have shot have all been under 10 yard shots, all at night.
 
There's no doubt that it is fast and exciting. The grays love the woods and I've got a lot of grays near the woods that have been recently timbered off with a lot of tree tops on the ground and also any area with a lot of blowdowns from recent storms. I also use the gray fox pup tape; really sucks them in. One time I was making my last set for the day when I put the speaker 25 feet out to my left on a small power line. I had the speaker on for no more than 1 minute, when I saw a gray coming straight up through the woods. At about 40 yards, he stopped and did an about face and ran down over a small ridge. He stopped there and started barking up a storm. At first I didn't know what to expect or even what I might have done wrong because they're not as smart as a red or a coyote. Then I happened to glance over at my speaker and saw a bigger gray with his head in the speaker. I guess he was intimidated by the bigger gray and just kept his distance. Well,he doesn't have to worry about the bigger fox anymore.
Without a doubt, anyone starting out should hunt grays because they're easier and when you start calling them in, you're hooked, and as anyone on this site will tell you, it doesn't matter how good you are, you can always learn new tricks.

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Mark just remember that it is illegal to call foxes with an electronic caller in Tennessee.
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P.S. Have you been back to Starr's mountain any? If so have you done any good?

[This message has been edited by tater (edited 02-10-2002).]
 
Tater, Starr's Mtn is where i called in the cats, I have been up there quite often, I think I learning my way around the mountain a little. Im heading up there this afternoon, If you are interested, You are more than welcome to join me.
 
Originally posted by whiley:
tommytsled, how loud do you play the grey fox pup tape?
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I usually start out at about 2/3 volume, then after about 5 minutes if nothing has appeared, I crank it all the way up. If my buddy has the player, he varies the volume every couple of minutes. Both ways work.
 


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