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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: LittleJohn on December 25, 2013, 03:37:13 PM

Title: Which Fox Pro to get??
Post by: LittleJohn on December 25, 2013, 03:37:13 PM: Going to buy a Fox Pro. In the 400$ range. What your guys opinion!!! Was looking at the Scorpion and Hellfire!!

Thanks guys, Merry Christmas!!! Jesus is the reason for the season!!!
Title: Re: Which Fox Pro to get??
Post by: bearmanric on December 25, 2013, 04:29:50 PM: I have a Fury and also have a shockwave. Love them both. I do better with Hand calls. Rick

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Title: Re: Which Fox Pro to get??
Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 25, 2013, 04:39:41 PM: I'm with Rick. I've never called in anything with an ecall. Always had better luck with mouth calls.

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Post by: rasbo on December 25, 2013, 04:43:42 PM: been old school for years then bought a fox pro,then sold the fox pro asap...Hand calls for me, more satisfaction and less crap to drag around,,,
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Post by: buckfvr on December 25, 2013, 05:03:58 PM: Just another unneccessary toy...........but what the heck. Fun to play with.
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Post by: Wea300mag on December 25, 2013, 05:51:08 PM: I have the Firestorm and like it a lot. They work great for those of us who have not fine tuned our calling.
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Post by: Jingles on December 25, 2013, 06:12:55 PM: For those that don't have the time or talent to develop the use of hand calls, ecallers have made the difference between going home with something or nothing
AS far as which Fox pro to get go for the best you can afford. I have and use the Firestorm with success and it has all the volume that is needed. Recommend dealing directly with Fox Pro. When you call them let them know what your plans are for use and ask about Reconditioned units. They carry the full FoxPro warranty and will load your caller with sounds you want, sounds list and samples available at Gofoxpro.com, or what sounds they recommend for your area and species desired to be called. Don't think you'll be disappointed with the FoxPro or their service dept.
Phone # 717-248-2507
Title: Re: Which Fox Pro to get??
Post by: KenPCPilot on December 25, 2013, 06:14:01 PM: I owned a Firestorm for 3 years worked without fail. Just go a Shockwave for Christmas. Couple of things to consider.

1. Cost- Firestorm Fury not bad for their price.
2. Where are you going to use it- Open desert country grasslands need loud and proud to brodcast or larger territory.
3. Types of animals- Budget callers limited to storage of less calling files.
4. Night hunting- The TX-9 remote controller is much harder to read at night.
5. Attachable decoy
6. Rechargable batteries.

The Shockwave seems to have the most advance features and the Kracatoa had the loudest output. I always have a hand call back up but am totally sold as to the effectiveness of ecallers. You can change up from imitators sounds (challenge howls, pup distress to prey and prey distress in seconds). I found I rarely used both speakers for calling with my Firestorm. It put enought sound out and just drained the batteries a lot faster. It is very small an light. Called a coyote with challenge howl from hundreds of yards up a coulee. He came in barking like a freight train. Bow hunting elk I called an adult cougar in to 17 yards bow hunting elk using elk calf distress. Other tips be very careful when using the FoxBang feature. You can select a sound to activate after shooting. most use pup or coyote distress to get other coyotes to come in or get a dog to hold up after a missed shot. It is activated by a sensor in the hand held remote. If you accidently bump or drop the remote it can activate this feature when you may not want it to. I still use the feature but just more aware not to activate it. Good luck this is one of the best times of the year for predator hunting.
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Post by: Jingles on December 25, 2013, 06:17:44 PM: I'll agree with Ken if you can afford it go with the shockwave but it is out of your stated $400.00 budget
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Post by: Bofire on December 25, 2013, 06:32:33 PM: Carl
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Post by: Jerry malbeck on December 25, 2013, 07:58:03 PM: Give me a call , Jerry 509 760-0566
Title: Re: Which Fox Pro to get??
Post by: LittleJohn on December 25, 2013, 09:59:55 PM: Thanks everyone!! Jerry, I will call you tomo,
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on December 25, 2013, 11:49:33 PM: I have had the FoxPro Scorpion for a couple of years, and like it. I have an auxiliary speaker but rarely use it, as the speaker in the unit is plenty loud unless it's a windy day. I got that model because of the compactness and portability, and it's all I need in a caller. However, I have had better response using mouth calls, mainly RR Calls. If something should happen to my FoxPro, I doubt I'd get another one. :twocents:
Title: Re: Which Fox Pro to get??
Post by: fast1 on December 26, 2013, 08:58:38 PM: I have a scorpion & I carry a speaker as if there's any wind ur outta luck for gettin the sound out. I have been lookin at the hellfire. Ink that would be a good call. I have had success with e calls & mouth. I won't bash either like others. But like a car,make sure its good quality or u will be disappointed. I carry hand calls as well and won't leave the pick up without them. I hear R&R MAKES some great ones.
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Post by: fullpipe77 on January 30, 2014, 05:35:50 PM: I have a foxpro furry 2. I have enjoyed it very much. I have called in many coyotes with it and killed which is the important part! Before I purchased a premos e caller and went through 2 and did not like them. I thought the first one was defective and returned it for another. I do carry back up hand calls, one time all I could do is make one fem howl and it went dead! It made it through a month before recharging and using every sat half days of calling. Have fun and good luck.
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Post by: trippledigitss on January 30, 2014, 07:51:36 PM: I havent kept track of the new FP callers in the last year or two, and just havent had time to get out at all. But I've had the Firestorm for a couple years now and it works great. (calls in crows like a sumb!tc# too!) It is very satisfying to call in a dog with a mouth call but the FoxPro has worked many times for me. And sometimes early in the morning I am just too tire & lazy to blow a call (or hung over :chuckle:) and sitting back with the remote is niiice.

I went to FP from a PowerDogg and it was a huge upgrade. PD called in dogs too but FP is way better. And as I've said before, I've had a ky-oat completely ignore the ecaller and the with one blow on the mouth call he popped his head up and freaking beelined straight for me. And I know he heard the e caller cuz he looked up then went back to mousing.

Anyway, the firestorm has been kickass for me! :twocents: