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I am just starting to get intohunting coyotes. Iboughtand set up a rifle, now Ineed a call. I know that theoverwhelming reply is going to be a FoxPro, but Ijust can't bring myself tospending that much money on a call for coyotes right now.
So, what would you suggest for a decent low budget call?
Well I got a some Buck Gardner predator hand calls which are about $12.00. And as just one to have I bought a Johnny Stewart Mini predator Call (Pred 2 model) its pretty loud and will only run you about $40.00. But if you want a good hand call there's a guy Mike on this board who custom makes call I'm supposed to get one soon but anyway he has a lot of options its at PurePredator.com there a good deal for a real custom made call, If you look around on this board you'll find him. And then to go along with those my pack is stuffed with all different kinds of calls under $20 Haydels,Knight And Hale,WoodWise,Primos,Mad Calls and some Johnny stewart hand calls.
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$25 boombox
$10 roll speaker wire (50 foot)
$10 speaker (old car as long as its not blown)
$10 johnny steward tape
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You can pick up any mouth blown distress call on the shelf and have good success.Â* They should not cost you more than $10-$15.Â* If you want an inexpensive electronic caller then follow these directions.
Check out Tony Tebbes custom calls and Carver Predator Calls. I LOVE both, and their production series calls are usually $17 or less shipped. Anyone can afford that, and they sound great. I am almost to the point that I like hand calls MUCH better than my varmint al style ecaller. You can control what sound you are putting out and mix it up alot.
I bought a minaska amp instead of radio shack, it gets MUCH louder and crisper sounding as well. Not sure if they make them anymore, bought mine used for like 30 bucks. Uses an 8AA battery pack, and lasts several days on it. Use rechargeables and it has a charger port to charge them, no replacing batteries.
I use my ecaller more for crows and hand calls more for predators.
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An affordable E-caller is the prey master from Johnny Stewart, alot of call cards, and they work well. Hunter specialtys stands behind the product very well. About $150 is what you will spend, well worth the price.
Well, in terms of low budget calls, what are you looking for, an e-call or mouth call? If its a mouth call, look into Primos or Knight & Hale as well as the Johnny Stewart calls. But I have been informed and do agree with this thought, that custom made calls are the way to go as they are not mass produced and will give you far more realistic sounds that you are looking for with practice. If you cant pony up the money like myself right now, then look into the Manufactures that I mentioned, and when you can spend the extra cash, look into a custom call for your hunting. I know I am very soon.
I am just starting to get into hunting coyotes. I bought and set up a rifle, now I need a call. I know that the overwhelming reply is going to be a FoxPro, but I just can't bring myself to spending that much money on a call for coyotes right now.
So, what would you suggest for a decent low budget call?
If you are just getting started, why not get a couple hand calls and give them a go. It is not hard to learn and you don't have to lug all that equipment along. You would be amazed at the things I've called in just sitting on my deck and practicing!
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