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Topic: Best Foxpro Sounds / Cats
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4949shooter
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posted December 01, 2011 05:13 PM
Well, next month starts the bobcat season over in the neighboring state of Pennsyltucky. Being that I have a bobcat permit, I kinda figured I would give it a try.
So...which would be the best Foxpro sounds for calling bobcats? I have an older FP Scorpion (not the newest version with bangfox, or foxbang). I will be calling mostly at night, if that makes a difference.
Also, do I let the call run continuously for cats?
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Leonard
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posted December 01, 2011 07:50 PM
I would use bird or rodent, or kitten meows and continuous gets my vote.
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Paul Melching
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posted December 02, 2011 05:46 AM
Run the Call contiuosly cats stop when the call stops. I have had excellent luck with wt cottontail. (edit to add) I have never called at night.
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Leonard
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posted December 02, 2011 11:54 AM
Hey, Paul! Remember me?
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TOM64
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posted December 02, 2011 04:47 PM
While I have plenty of bird sounds and other little creatures, I've called more cats in with JS Grown Cottontail but the 2 I called up this fall came to FP snowshoe #3, it's beginning to be my favorite.
Call continuously.
[ December 02, 2011, 04:48 PM: Message edited by: TOM64 ]
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4949shooter
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posted December 03, 2011 01:26 AM
Leonard, I have a lot of bird sounds on this machine...various turkey sounds including distress, dying crow, game bird dist, pheasant dist, male cardinal, screaming jay, woodpecker, robin, lucky bird, finch, etc. Are there any standouts in your experience?
Tom, I have #030 adult cottontail. Is this the sound you refer to by JS grown cottontail? Is that Johnny Stewart? Also, I see a snowshoe HP and a snowshoe #1 on here, but no #3.
Paul, I don't see a "wt" cottontail? Though I do have others...baybee, Cal's, DSG, cotontail #1, adult cotton, and screamin rabbit.
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TOM64
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posted December 03, 2011 06:49 AM
JS= Johnny Stewart, #102A, buy the cd and load it on your caller along with canine pups #107A.
Fox Pro sound snowshoe #3 on my caller, I have 12&3 but am pretty sure it's #3 that is my favorite. I like FP's adult cottontail too.
Anyway a good cottontail sound has produced more cats for me than any bird sounds.
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Kelly Jackson
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posted December 03, 2011 09:51 AM
49 - the FP adult cottontail will work good. I like the bay bee cottontail better.
Cranky cardinal worked well last year for me on both coyotes and cats. Thats what I called these two with.
Good Luck and stay after them
Kelly
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4949shooter
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posted December 03, 2011 10:31 AM
Thanks a bunch..
How loud am I going to crank up the volume? The speaker on the scorpion is small, though I do have an external I can hook up. I will be hunting in deep woods.
Kelly...nice cats.
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Leonard
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posted December 03, 2011 10:40 AM
I have talked about this before, but for purposes of illustrating what a cat will come to....
Back in the old days, we used an 8 track tape deck. These things always had problems, the tape would get wound too tight and lock up or break, but on this occasion, it would engage the capstan, it would go "errk" and then nothing. After many trials, we were no closer to finding the problem, but there had been 15 or 20 intermittent "errks" over probably 15 minutes, or so?
Well, this was at night and we were parked on the side of a road in lonely Nevada when I got that sixth sense feeling and had to stop right then and swing the light around. There, in the middle of the blacktop not over 50 yards away, was a full size bobcat very interested in what we were doing.
Of course, this created a Chinese Fire Drill situation, and I'm not going to lie to you....the cat got away, but those "errks" had called him in and who knows how long he was standing there waiting to get shot?
The point is, there isn't a sound that has not called a cat. However, if you hunt at night, and have observed cats that hang up in places that you wouldn't see them, in daytime, then you know that damned near anything will get their attention, but.
It is: what will get a hung up bobcat to move, that I am talking about, and that is.......after you try everything else, including juicy lipsqueaks; rodent squeals.
The last desperate attempt at getting a cat into position for a shot, is now and forever will be, RODENT SQUEALS. Just remember where you heard it.
Another thing. I have been hunting in a pouring rain and called bobcat using kitten mews. This, to me is a very powerful and useful knowledge. When everybody should be trying to get dry someplace dry, but stupid contest hunters are still plugging away, kitten mews have been known to work when nothing else would.
Now, you can call bobcats with cottontail sounds and jackrabbit sounds when conditions are good, but remember these go to sounds for difficult situations, and you will thank me. This is the kind of information that nobody shares, but you get it here, and you get it free.
gh....lb
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4949shooter
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posted December 03, 2011 10:59 AM
Received Leonard..
The closest thing I have to kitten mews are kitten distress 2. The rodent squeals I have.
Thanks.
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Leonard
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posted December 03, 2011 11:38 AM
I will be in possession of something in a few days that I will forward to you and will need a mailing address, when I get it.
gh....lb
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TOM64
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posted December 03, 2011 03:35 PM
We called in an otter one day while hunting a contest in the pouring down rain. It hopped out of the creek and made it's way over to the fox pro (in it's zip lock bag) took a look and hopped back into the creek.
Knew it was a bad day for calling after that.
Had to reset my presets today and sure enough snowshoe #3 it is. I also listened to adult cottontail and it'll get alot of play.
LB, ya'll ever use your marking lazer (see I pay attention) to coax a cat out?
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4949shooter
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posted December 03, 2011 03:53 PM
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I will be in possession of something in a few days that I will forward to you and will need a mailing address, when I get it.
Will do Leonard thanks.
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posted December 04, 2011 12:30 PM
Dying crow has always work well with cats for me. I have used that sound at lot. Once had a large tom that I saw over a mile away. The cat was running down this long straight dirt road, pick up the movement as he came over a small rise, he would stop every once in a while, but keep coming. I thought it was a coyote for the longest time. Shot that cat at 10 to 15 yards still on a dead run to the call.
The same crow sound called in a triple of cats to one stand. I have never had that results again. But three cats came to the call, 2 from the same canyon, one male and female, and another male from the open area from the opposite direction. Also what interesting I shoot all three on top of each other. Shot the first one, the second and third got the first cat scent and stop going to the call and circle to the first cat. The two cats were shot as the were smelling the first cat ass. Always wonder what they were thinking at the end.
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Leonard
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posted December 04, 2011 12:39 PM
Interesting post, Tom. Interesting because I would never of thought of using dying crow, in the first place? Might even try it.
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Okanagan
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posted December 04, 2011 04:19 PM
My son has called bobcats with a home recorded house cat sound, sort of a meowling that sounds like it has some distress to it.
Good info on the mewling kittens and rodent squeeks. Thanks.
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Kelly Jackson
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posted December 04, 2011 07:15 PM
Fawn in distress put the end to this cat this evening.
stay after them
Kelly
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TundraWookie
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posted December 05, 2011 08:44 AM
The new FoxPro Cagie Cottontail and Lil's Cottontail do the trick for kitty cats. Fox don't seem to mind the sound either.
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4949shooter
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posted December 05, 2011 01:51 PM
Now those are some CATS. What do thse lynx weigh in at?
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TundraWookie
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posted December 05, 2011 02:11 PM
The biggest one in the batch was right at 34lbs. They're pretty long, but skinny guys with big feet. Got the big one in the front and small female in the back on the same stand. Fun times.
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4949shooter
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posted December 05, 2011 05:21 PM
Nice. They do look bigger than 34 pounds. Impressive animals.
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posted December 05, 2011 06:07 PM
Kelly & T.Wookie, you guys are giving the pussy cats pure hell. Great pictures!
Those darned lynx are sure built for that climate with the long legs and big feet. Wow, what a beautiful pile of fur. Good $$$$$, I'll bet.
Kelly, did you shoot that one cat right in the nose or mouth? Fine shot wherever, and great calling. You are truly Cat Daddy Cold.
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Kelly Jackson
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posted December 05, 2011 06:16 PM
Al - took off the botton jaw. Its head was all I could see about 100 out.
Stay after them
Kelly
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knockemdown
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posted December 06, 2011 07:06 AM
Those are excellent photos, guys!
Nick, of those sounds mentioned for cats, turkey distress, Shoeshoe HP and nutty nuthatch have worked pretty good for me here on coyotes, too. And I've called in a few greys on the New Cagie cottontail before their season opened...
And I've learned to not use too much volume in the woods! Start low & ramp it up until you just can barely hear the full range of the sound & let it play. I'm 1/2 deaf, so I get th volume set to where I can just barely hear anything at all... ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Hope ya get a cat!
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