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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: COYOTE_KILLER on June 02, 2010, 03:23:43 PM

Title: electronic calls
Post by: COYOTE_KILLER on June 02, 2010, 03:23:43 PM: im looking to up grade from my old coyote call to a new electronic call but have heard mixed reviews about them. does anyone know of a good one that cost around 100.00 bucks Thanks for any input...
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: Bofire on June 02, 2010, 05:35:23 PM: Nope, for another 100 you can do it. the new Foxpro.
Carl
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 02, 2010, 05:45:08 PM: yeah there is not much out there on the market for 100 that will get you anything great. i would save up to buy a fox pro the new model is like 199.00 the one you could get for cheaper like the powerdog or hunter specialties don't even compare as far a volume and duribility and etc. :twocents:
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: COYOTE_KILLER on June 03, 2010, 08:13:21 AM: Thanks Guys that gives me some kinda direction time to save some $$
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: Kain on June 03, 2010, 08:26:05 AM: I used the Cass Creek Power Horn ($40) and a cheap MP3 player for two years. It was loud enough and had AWESOME batttery life. It was not wireless though so I had to run a wire to set it up. Wasnt that bad but I am happy with my new Spitfire also. It is wireless but only holds 24 sounds but you can change out the Micro SD card really easy and have another 24 sounds.

Here is a site with lots of free sounds to download.
http://www.mscustomcalls.com/MP3.html (http://www.mscustomcalls.com/MP3.html)
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: COYOTE_KILLER on June 03, 2010, 08:42:10 AM: that website is awesome thank you..
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: trippledigitss on June 03, 2010, 09:16:59 AM: I just bought a Power Dogg from Bass Pro for $120 - I am not very experienced at all so mine is not an informed opinion. (think I should have asked around more too before I bought mine) I only used it about 3 times in one weekend but it does not seem very loud at all, not impressed with the wireless range, and the calls seems very limited - 12 calls and no memory or way to add/change them. Not even sure if the sound of the calls are good - but hey it worked on TV so it has to be good right? Shoot, I better send it back....
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: bosshogg112 on June 03, 2010, 11:12:50 AM: you might try a pawn shop, my father in law just picked up a gently used foxpro for $89!!!
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: saylean on June 03, 2010, 02:02:45 PM: Quote from: bosshogg112 on June 03, 2010, 11:12:50 AM
you might try a pawn shop, my father in law just picked up a gently used foxpro for $89!!!

awesome!
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: Bofire on June 03, 2010, 02:14:59 PM: :)At the foxpro site they have used and refurbished units.
Carl
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 03, 2010, 02:18:30 PM: :yeah: very good point i bought mine threw them when it was a closeout and saved like 200.00
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: skynyr on July 01, 2010, 09:15:13 AM: Here's another option: The El' Cheapo http://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm#El-Cheapo (http://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm#El-Cheapo)

http://www.predatormastersforums.com/homemadeecaller.shtml (http://www.predatormastersforums.com/homemadeecaller.shtml)

I put one together and it sounds okay.
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: rasbo on July 01, 2010, 10:31:08 AM: buy hand calls...they always sound the way you make them sound..
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: predatorpro on July 01, 2010, 11:23:50 AM: Quote from: rasbo on July 01, 2010, 10:31:08 AM
buy hand calls...they always sound the way you make them sound..
i agree, you know how many hand calls you can buy for $200? alot!
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: Big10gauge on July 01, 2010, 03:14:35 PM: Quote from: rasbo on July 01, 2010, 10:31:08 AM
buy hand calls...they always sound the way you make them sound..

That's not always a good thing!!!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: rasbo on July 01, 2010, 03:35:59 PM: Quote from: Big10gauge on July 01, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: rasbo on July 01, 2010, 10:31:08 AM
buy hand calls...they always sound the way you make them sound..

That's not always a good thing!!!! :chuckle:
:chuckle:
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: runamuk on July 01, 2010, 04:20:50 PM: Quote from: rasbo on July 01, 2010, 03:35:59 PM
Quote from: Big10gauge on July 01, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: rasbo on July 01, 2010, 10:31:08 AM
buy hand calls...they always sound the way you make them sound..

That's not always a good thing!!!! :chuckle:
:chuckle:

no kidding.... when the owl call sounds like a sick duck god knows what you will call in :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: predatorpro on July 01, 2010, 04:34:32 PM: some coyotes will come into just about everything, i have called a few in with my cow elk call and i live in the desert, they might just get curious to sounds they have never heard before
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 01, 2010, 04:47:34 PM: yeah we called bear in using elk calls before. some things work when you don't think they will. hell a guy in town used a goat sound to call in a cougar and it worked well
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: runamuk on July 01, 2010, 04:55:24 PM: someone at some point said something about either an elephant or a squealing pig :dunno: do not remember it was some weird sound that worked....
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: predatorpro on July 01, 2010, 04:59:40 PM: one of my friends had a cougar come in too him while turkey hunting lol coming in to his hen call, he said it was 20ft behind him, pretty damn close!
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 01, 2010, 05:13:41 PM: Quote from: runamuk on July 01, 2010, 04:55:24 PM
someone at some point said something about either an elephant or a squealing pig :dunno: do not remember it was some weird sound that worked....

are you sure they were talking about calling in animals :dunno:
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: electronic calls
Post by: runamuk on July 01, 2010, 05:15:55 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on July 01, 2010, 05:13:41 PM
Quote from: runamuk on July 01, 2010, 04:55:24 PM
someone at some point said something about either an elephant or a squealing pig :dunno: do not remember it was some weird sound that worked....

are you sure they were talking about calling in animals :dunno:
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
hey them newfangled fancy e calls have some strange animal sounds on them ;) and I was not talking to anyone from enumclaw as far as I know :rolleyes: