Picked up an electronic call last weekend. Just the entry level FoxPro Growler.

Sounds it came with and all the free ones online are more then enough options (200 sounds?). Although tried to upload some MP3's and WAV files. The volume on them is oddly significantly lower then GoxPro's own music files.

But had some fun testing out the call none the less. Late November might purposely go coyote hunting with it after the firearm season for deer.

I tried electronic calls. But had better luck with the mouth calls. With the mouth call you can get more variation. I've had deer come within 10 yard cows horses all come to see what was happening.

Tremblay wrote:

I tried electronic calls. But had better luck with the mouth calls. With the mouth call you can get more variation. I've had deer come within 10 yard cows horses all come to see what was happening.

Didn't you also sing and play music?

"Ubung macht den Meister"...

you might try your mouth call in the middle of the city and see what happens, it could be a great surprise...
maybe all these game didn't come for your calling but for your looks or for an autograph?

I do like the idea of bluetoothed speaker sat ten or so yards away,so animal looking elsewhere for the noise source. Seen the Micky taken on nzhunter adventure tv show...deep in the bush during peak of sika deer rut..the camera man switched out the SD card for a mallard duck one without saying a thing and just kept filming.absolutely priceless when hunting host pushed the button and got mallard comeback screaming instead of stag moaning.

Aloysius-- I still play and sing. I like to get my mouth call out in town and blow it , it gets every dog within 8 blocks to howling. Haven't got caught yet. The last time I was out calling was 20 years ago, the price of fox about $100 and coyotes
were from $90 to $130. that year I made around $5000. Then the price dropped. I went to work for the Federal Protective Service and didn't have the time.

I've always only ever used mouth calls. But electronic calls are becoming more and more popular so thought I'll try it.

Fur prices are basically at zero today. Not even worth processing the game anymore let alone seek them out.

Yep, fur seems to be very bad nowadays... I had friends in the minkfarming, they made good money. Now minkbusiness stopped completely in Belgium... it seems better and healthiar for these animals when they are not born anymore...

Aloysius wrote:

Yep, fur seems to be very bad nowadays... I had friends in the minkfarming, they made good money. Now minkbusiness stopped completely in Belgium... it seems better and healthiar for these animals when they are not born anymore...

We can thank the GREENIES and the current WOKE fraternity for the move away from genuine furs.
Certainly the artificial fur trade has benefited though. It’s not that they (the public) don’t want furs…they just don’t want the real thing because of supposed cruelty to critters.
I’ll bet they still wear leather shoes, have leather belts, carry leather handbags and wallets, wear felt hats made from critter fur and still eat their bacon and eggs for breakfast, ham and salad sandwich for lunch and steak or a roast for their evening meal.

Aloysius wrote:

Now minkbusiness stopped completely in Belgium...

In 2019 you couldn't give away wild mink pelts while it was being farmed. Now that farmed mink disappeared, it's selling for a relatively healthy average $15.38 at this years auction.

The reduction of mink farms due to the pandemic ended up saving mink trapping in Canada.

Coyotes are only going for $15.99 a pelt. Not worth the hassle.

Tremblay wrote:

I tried electronic calls. But had better luck with the mouth calls. With the mouth call you can get more variation.

My current collection of calls.

Currently my daughter uses them more than I do. She'll sit in front of the TV while watching people call on Youtube and try to mimic them. She's gotten pretty good for deer and turkey. Sadly I can't put her to field with the calls for another 4 years. It's illegal to call game without a hunting license.

Dimitri wrote:

Aloysius wrote: Now minkbusiness stopped completely in Belgium... In 2019 you couldn't give away wild mink pelts while it was being farmed. Now that farmed mink disappeared, it's selling for a relatively healthy average $15.38 at this years auction. The reduction of mink farms due to the pandemic ended up saving mink trapping in Canada. Coyotes are only going for $15.99 a pelt. Not worth the hassle.

It’s always worth the hassle to go hunting mate. Even if your tally is low, you are at least out in the scrub enjoying a hunt.

In Ontario we have a legal obligation to preserve game meat of game animals (including black bear) and the fur from fur bearing mammals.

Predator hunting, like you see on Youtube where the whole carcass is left behind, is very illegal here. Letting the fur/pelt spoil or abandoning it can cause steep fines and/or having your hunting license revoked.

If a farmer I know needs a hand because coyotes are harassing his livestock, I'll hunt them and process the hides, but otherwise I generally don't seek them out.