Looking for an electronic caller?

I see Foxpro had some really good deals on refurbished units right now. So good, I picked up a few extra Christmas presents….

http://www.gofoxpro.com

WOW those are some good deals!

Speaking of E-callers. My uncle was just telling me Friday night about the new Primos caller he picked up.

Alpha Dog

A lot different than 20 years ago when all we had were mouth calls.

It shows on the web that the ZR2 is sold out of the predator package. If you are still interested in one, call them. They have some but you have to call. I can say with the dealings I have had with them, their customer service is awesome!

Thanks for posting mrjigger! Good timing! We have a lot of coyotes running around on our property in MN. Sun night I could hear two packs howling back and forth and I’m getting a lot on trail cameras.

So what do you guys recommend? I’m OK buying a refurbished one but just don’t know which one to buy. What about the FoxPro hand calls? What do you recommend there or do you recommend any other brands?

I’ll let Randy run with this but I will throw my 2 cents in before he chimes in. For the price of the refurbished units it would be crazy not to start out with one over hand calls. Even their cheapest model. Choosing a model really depends on how serious you want to get. I do think the remote units give you a huge advantage but lots of coyotes have died without using them. If you give up predator hunting it will be easier to sell an electronic vs hand calls. That being said, I will never go out without my hand calls. I use them in conjunction with the e-caller. I can change it up from the preset sounds. My goal is to sound different then the last guy. Everyone is buying e-callers and everyone uses mainly the same sounds. I want to be different (I know, I know… I’ve had that part covered pretty good since I was born) So If I had to choose only three hand calls to use with or without an e-caller I would take a Primos double cottontail, Primos double jackrabbit, and a Johnny Stewart coyote dog howler (model cyc-1). The howler is the easiest I have found for beginners and it sounds great. It’s not the loudest but it’s good. It’s open reed and I can do distress calls with it too. The Primos calls are closed reed so there is a chance that they will freeze up on you (they will eventually). But they sound good and I know if they freeze up I can always use my howler to finish out a distress sequence. I also have calls made by Zink, Circe, M.A.D, and Carver. For the most part all of them are good calls. I have never tried the Foxpro hand calls but if they are anywhere near as good as thier e-callers they will be great. I think people sometimes go overboard on the price of calls too. The most expencive hand call I have is used the least. Hand calls take practice. Buy the Randy Anderson DVD “Mastering the Art” and take notes. Then put ear plugs in and practice on your way to work… Get the 3 hour version. It’s much better than the 2 hour version you get when you buy the hot dawg/ lil dog starter pack.

https://shop.primos.com/pc-1396-25-mastering-the-art-predator-hunting-instructional-dvd.aspx

A word of warning: Predator hunting is highly addictive. It only takes one time to get hooked and as far as I know, there aren’t many rehab centers.

A word of warning: Predator hunting is highly addictive. It only takes one time to get hooked and as far as I know, there aren’t many rehab centers.
mrjigger thanks, you saved me a lot of typing – lol

I run all FoxPro Firestorms now. Love having the two different types of speakers for the high and low frequency sounds. Very easy to program, and I get pretty good amount of use with the higher-end rechargeable batteries. But nothing will completely replace my hand calls!