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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: shafump86 on April 29, 2011, 12:25:47 AM

Title: fox pro spifire
Post by: shafump86 on April 29, 2011, 12:25:47 AM: I was wondering if anyone has been runnin a foxpro spitfire on coyotes and bobcats. I plan on buying on and was just wondering if anyones had any luck. I will also be doin it on the westside in areas rangeing from Graham to eatonville to yelm.
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: grundy53 on April 29, 2011, 05:42:11 AM: I bought one in January. I really like it.
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 06:24:39 AM: Yeah I have been wondering myself about the fox pro .. how many have one ? and how many used them and actually killed some coyotes... I have hunted coyotes 25 yrs solid and killed many but it took me awhile to figure out the right sounds to make to actually have them come in ....once I figured that out it got crazy quickly . back in 2002 Me and a buddy killed 78 in skagit co .... i used to average around 30 per year but then alot guys cought on and started coyote hunting and do to rifle restrictions I have not went much lately .... I figured I would post one picture to back up my story ..I use a diapham and if you want to be successful on coyotes change the volume as you call from calling loud , to calling quiter...AND WATCH FOR THE ONE THAT RUNS YOU OVER ....
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Post by: Bofire on April 29, 2011, 08:08:18 AM: I have a foxpro scorpian, I like it. Use it about half the sets. It has raised my kill rate a little. Foxpro is a good company and stand behind the product.
Before you buy go to the Foxpro site and look at the refurbished and used callers. There are sounds available that are very hard to imitate with a mouth call. :hello:
Carl
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 08:27:54 AM: A buddy of mine bought one and it is still in the box... He was all gung ho when he bought it but now does nothen with it .. I always tought different as far as sounds made with a diapham ... I can do alot of things with the same diapham .. like bugle - disstress rabbit - howl and of course turkey sounds .. I can not ever think of one year where we have not called in a coyote while turkey hunting ... mostly in May ..because they are having pups so they are on the prowl ...I just need to find a solid method for bobcats .... it seems harder here on the westside than east ....
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: grundy53 on April 29, 2011, 08:33:49 AM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 08:27:54 AM
A buddy of mine bought one and it is still in the box... He was all gung ho when he bought it but now does nothen with it .. I always tought different as far as sounds made with a diapham ... I can do alot of things with the same diapham .. like bugle - disstress rabbit - howl and of course turkey sounds .. I can not ever think of one year where we have not called in a coyote while turkey hunting ... mostly in May ..because they are having pups so they are on the prowl ...I just need to find a solid method for bobcats .... it seems harder here on the westside than east ....

I guarantee there are sounds on that spitfire you can't make with a diaphragm... fox pros are great. One other thing they do for you is focus the critters attention on to the caller whereas when you are mouth calling they are focused on you.
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 09:14:00 AM: grundy ..never said there was ... :dunno: :dunno: All I know is I called a lot of coyotes with a diaphram ..thats it .. but I did say I would not mind trying the fox pro..Coyotes are easier to call in places where they dont get much pressure .. Like Canada ..and back in the day it was the same here but now it is not so easy .. I still call coyotes but not as much....
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 09:37:49 AM: grundy .. the other thing I ask is if they work .. does all these sounds actually kill coyotes ? there is alot of calls out there and not many actually work they can stage things on T.V but I am asking for someone who actually owns one show me some proof .. not being a smart butt but I have done it awhile ..
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: grundy53 on April 29, 2011, 09:47:43 AM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 09:37:49 AM
grundy .. the other thing I ask is if they work .. does all these sounds actually kill coyotes ? there is alot of calls out there and not many actually work they can stage things on T.V but I am asking for someone who actually owns one show me some proof .. not being a smart butt but I have done it awhile ..

Yes they work. Not all of the sounds are geared to Coyotes. A lot of the sounds are more for Bocats, cougar, bear, fox, raccoon and so on.
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: Kain on April 29, 2011, 10:03:42 AM: I have a Spitfire and I am very happy with it. I did a video review of it. Im no pro so just take it for what it is. :chuckle:

Foxpro Spitfire Electronic Game Call Review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPUywze7qTc#ws)

Success with the spitfire.
Coyote down Jan 22nd Sorry no kill shot. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLgQDRJPN2o#ws)

SW Washington Bobcat Nov 28th 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwCXoSm5IvU#ws)
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: Bofire on April 29, 2011, 10:04:40 AM: Never had a sound kill a coyote. Bobcats love bird sounds, little birds, with a mouth call a "peeper" you can get close but not perfect.
go to the foxpro site for pictures and proof from hundreds of forum posts. Thousands of coyotes have bit the dust to foxpro sounds and some of the other electronic calls.
I have only been calling about 20 years, average around 20 per year coyotes. Predatormasters site has a few hundred posts also, if you can get past the disgusting drivel in a lot of the PM posts.
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 10:11:25 AM: Thats all I want to know ... like I said never had much luck with alot of different calls except a diapham .. its killed many .. now do they made a cougar in heat sound .. saw this only once and they killed a few but never seen it advertised again ... makes way more sense than anything I have seen ?
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: whacker1 on April 29, 2011, 10:23:30 AM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 10:11:25 AM
Thats all I want to know ... like I said never had much luck with alot of different calls except a diapham .. its killed many .. now do they made a cougar in heat sound .. saw this only once and they killed a few but never seen it advertised again ... makes way more sense than anything I have seen ?

Cougar in heat sounds are available from different sources and can be downloaded to the fox pro. I can't recall off hand if Fox pro has their own.
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: Kain on April 29, 2011, 10:28:01 AM: Here is the list of the Foxpro sounds. Most Foxpro's can use MP3 and .WAV files as well. Most of the sounds I use are MP3's I put together from free sound on the internet.

http://www.gofoxpro.com/fpsounds/ (http://www.gofoxpro.com/fpsounds/)
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2011, 10:31:25 AM: THANKS Kain ..I check it out ...
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: AWS on April 29, 2011, 11:47:09 AM: My BinL brought his spitfire out to WA for our winter hunt and we did well with it his came with the stock sounds and we called dog in on a bunch of sound. I've been using a minaska bandit for years andliked the remote better but it cost a lot more. One thing that I think is it is more the distress in the sound than the sound itself that triggers a response from coyotes.

If you order your foxpro from allpredatorcalls.com they will custom load your foxpro with any sounds off the foxpro list, my regular partner did that. That way you end up with a good selection of pure predator callsand none of the other stuff you might never use.

Since they added the foxbang an two presets thothe mid priced call I bought a scorpions to use as a backup or change of sound to my minaska.
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: dog killa on May 09, 2011, 04:46:14 PM: I have only used a Foxpro caller from the Fury to my newest The Firestorm. I have taken doggs year round with them and can't say enough great things about them. Just my .02
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 11, 2011, 07:42:12 PM: is this on tonight ?
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: sebek556 on June 11, 2011, 08:30:05 PM: i will let you know how they work in the next month or two when i get one :chuckle:
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: seth30 on June 11, 2011, 08:45:18 PM: I have one, and love it :tup:
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 27, 2011, 10:24:00 AM: This is weird I was just talking about these guys the other day ... NEVER seen one in Washington but back east they are everywhere and it is bad luck to kill them .... All they eat is other insects ... They are called a Pray Mantise ..... ones back east are bigger unless thats a young one ....Thanks ..have not seen one since 1986 .... HOLY sheet !! :tup:
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on September 27, 2011, 07:08:49 PM: I've got a Scorpion and like it. Ordered it with the sounds of my choice. To be honest, I have yet to kill a coyote period, but I get lots of answers both with my RR Calls, and the Foxpro. The one call I seem to get the most results with on the Foxpro is the call named "Coyote Group Yip-Howls" If there are coyotes in the vicinity, it seems like they can't help but answer back!
Title: Re: fox pro spifire
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 28, 2011, 07:28:34 AM: Man this is becoming a common thing is'nt it ? good write up BearPaw....and yes most hound hunters I know care very much about there dogs and have alot of money invested in them not counting how much money it takes to feed them .....I guess time to treat the wolf as the big bad wolf he is ....!!