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Title: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 01, 2011, 02:08:03 PM
I am limited to sounds since I only have a Power Dogg.  I know many of you use a Foxpro.  I want to use sounds for fox at this particular time and I have no fox calls.  Which model do you recommend?

Yesterday while in a tree stand, I heard a strange sound I never heard before.  It sounded like a weak fox bark, immediately followed by a whimper. (almost sounded like a cat meow)  To my left below me standing on a tree log, was a squirrel.  He was there for about 20 minutes while I had the Power Dogg blaring the woody.  Squirrel did not know I was above and seemed relaxed on the log.  
However, once that strange sound I mentioned started, that squirrel seemed to get pretty nervous and headed towards a tree to climb.  I thought maybe the sound was a female fox who either saw me and was making sounds, or it was calling for its mate.  

I just listened to a Fox pup sound on the Foxpro site, and the Fox Pup distress was the closest thing I could find to the sound I heard.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: ultramag on January 01, 2011, 03:44:30 PM
Get a Fury...........cause if you dont,you'll wish you did.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 01, 2011, 03:47:56 PM
Yea that looks like the one to get.  Just dont like the $600 price tag.  I think it says it comes with 100 calls.  Can you choose the calls they send with it?
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Bees OBrien on January 01, 2011, 04:38:47 PM
i have the spitfire and its done just fine by me thus far
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: bdawg on January 01, 2011, 05:13:39 PM
i bought a fury and i love it, i also have a power dogg and it works just fine.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: zekedogg on January 01, 2011, 05:18:28 PM
I have a scorpion that came with 100 calls, and I was able to pick what I wanted. It has worked well for me so far.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 01, 2011, 05:43:44 PM
The Power Dogg for me was a waste of money.  It is inconsistent when it works.  You definitely need to hang it from tree if distance is over 10 feet.  And even than it is temperamental.  Why just now I was out, it was sitting on the ground 10ft from my 1 o'clock and it wouldn't shut off.  I was pressing the crap out of the button and it wouldn't shut off.  I almost threw it as far as I could and would of dumped a couple rounds into it.  I hate that F@#%&** caller.

I am afraid to spend more $$ on a caller and to have that be just as temperamental.  I think I would go postal if I spent $600 and had the same problems as I do with the Power Dogg.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: bloodhound on January 01, 2011, 05:58:37 PM
I have a scorpion that came with 100 calls, and I was able to pick what I wanted. It has worked well for me so far.
That is/was a great investment ...   Now if we can get a dog to cooperate  ;D
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: foxpro51 on January 01, 2011, 06:51:54 PM
I have the fury but think the spitfire will do just as well for a lot less money.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: uncle buck on January 01, 2011, 08:04:39 PM
Sounds like you need fresh batteries in your Powerdogg.....Even my Foxpro FX5 will do that once the batteries get weak. Could be either the remote batteries or the caller itself..

Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: uncle buck on January 01, 2011, 08:29:31 PM
Since I am into calling I have quite a bit of the electronic callers.  Love the Powerdogg...That is one coyote calling machine..Quite a few people on here own them too and they have called in coyotes... When I do go specifically for coyotes I take the Powerdogg and leave all others at home.  Not to say that the Foxpro FX5 won't call coyotes.. I just like how the coyotes do respond to Randy Anderson sounds.. If he says it's the Female Invitational call that's what it is.. If he says it the coyote Challenge it sure is, If he says it's the coyote pup it that too.. using these sound in a coyote calling scenario does work here in Pa..

Before anyone does buy numerous callers and even the expensive ones you should ask yourself am I hooked on predator calling?  you could always sale the cheaper ones as you move up as some do..Me I hold on to my callers, cassettes, CD's and use them for different purposes.


If I was new to predator calling I would buy the $199.00 Spitfire..  I don't own one but have hunted with people who do own them and they are a nice caller for all of the predators and vermin in Pa.

Sadly....more and more people in certain areas of the state are owning the same electronic callers... Make sure you load SOME of  your OWN sounds to these callers so predators don't get use to hearing all of the same sounds all the times... That's why as the season progress it might be good to pull out of one of the other sounds on (Cassettes, CD, or Modules) out of MOTHBALLS and use it.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: ultramag on January 02, 2011, 06:22:01 PM
Yea that looks like the one to get.  Just dont like the $600 price tag.  I think it says it comes with 100 calls.  Can you choose the calls they send with it?

yeah thats a big hit but they are pretty much the best there is,I havent used a spitfire yet so I dont know how they operate.Did you look at the firestorms aswell?
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: predator77 on January 02, 2011, 06:44:12 PM
Yea that looks like the one to get.  Just dont like the $600 price tag.  I think it says it comes with 100 calls.  Can you choose the calls they send with it?
I bought an FX5 for $685 and it only came with 50 sounds and none of the new foxfade and sequence programablity that the newer ones do. They hold their value and if you ever wanted to get rid of it you will most likely get most of your money back.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: ultramag on January 02, 2011, 09:28:31 PM
Wow,I dont remember the FX5 ever costing that much..
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: predator77 on January 02, 2011, 09:42:19 PM
It was $675 from allpredatorcalls plus $10 s/h. I forgot about the playing 2 sounds out opposing speakers. I think the fury is the fx5 with most of the kinks worked out.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Leglifter on January 02, 2011, 11:14:41 PM
I paid 695 for my fx5
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: uncle buck on January 03, 2011, 12:20:55 AM
I paid well over the $650 + but did get the 10% PPHA discount when I went right to Foxpro for the caller.. Funny when I first purchased it and tried to load sounds I had so many problems.  I even said to myself "WHAT HAVE I DONE!" Then I started playing around with it and now I have about 164 sounds on it. Many are my own calling on there too and that helps.. I kind of had to break the code but when I did it was easy...Thanks to Bigben he just told me to drag my add on sounds to the FP add on tool and that helped a lot.. Was I happy paying the $650.00....Ah No!!!See I do use a lot of mouth calls to so I don't totally rely on electronics but there are times for electronics and there are times for mouth calling, hand calling and the human voice..
Joe at Foxpro also helped me out with all kinds of guidance....Can't beat their customer service that's for sure...  I have had the FX5 since July 2007 and it just keeps on working!!!!Come July it will be 4 years old....
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: ultramag on January 03, 2011, 06:08:13 AM
It's been a few years since I bought one,I guess I dont remembber paying more than a Fury for it. I think the Firestorm replaced the FX5???
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: scott on January 03, 2011, 06:57:43 AM
i have both the Fury and the Spitfire.  The quality of the fury is much better than the spitfire.  i use the spitfire as a backup caller incase my fury has problems in the field.   i have never really had a problem with my fury, except one time where i put the caller between me and a mountain and I could not get it to work but other than that i have had it over 200 yards away from me and it has worked.  the fury is an mp3 player and can hold up to 500 sounds.  i have about 140 on mine mostly foxpro with some Johnny Stewart.  downloading sounds is very easy with the foxpro website.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: bigben on January 03, 2011, 09:03:49 AM
The fx3 was originally 500 bux I believe.  when the fx-5 came out foxpro had an option to update the fx-3 to a fx-5 which was 200bux.  The fury is what replaced the fx-5.  It really didn't replace it.  it made it obsolete basically.  the fury was cheaper and had more features. 
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 03, 2011, 09:25:57 AM
I do like the Fury.  Reading the write up on it, it seems to be the "latest and greatest" and tailored specifically to what predator hunters want.  I don't care about the add on speakers because I don't think I would use them, especially when hunting alone, which is most of the time.  My biggest gripe with Power Dogg is you when it doesn't work when you push the button, because something is blocking the signal.  You cant always be 'in line' with the speaker.  You also cant download sounds.  I like that you can record your own sounds like UB mentioned.  He's right, no other caller is playing "your sounds".  I have stopped coyote and fox making mouth sounds. (didn't get the coyote) but I got the fox.

Thanks for all the help and reponses.  When I buy one it will be the Fury.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: scott on January 03, 2011, 09:27:35 AM
make sure you use your ppha membership discount. 
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 03, 2011, 11:23:17 AM
Were should I purchase it from, that I could use th discount?
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: bigben on January 03, 2011, 11:37:14 AM
right from foxpro.  if you get it any where else the discount is not valid. 
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: scott on January 03, 2011, 11:40:59 AM
also if you buy from foxpro you can pick all of your sounds. 
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 03, 2011, 12:21:11 PM
Thanks guys!!  And Ben, I still want to get out with you to hunt, I was sorry I couldnt go last time.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: bigben on January 03, 2011, 12:24:23 PM
seasons getting short now.  and weekends are filling up fast.  I will have to check my calander and see what is open.  you game for friday nights I believe?  might be the only time to get out. 
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 03, 2011, 01:11:56 PM
Probably..I just emailed Becky about the district 2 hunt this weeknd.  I would like to go.  I am also in the process of ordering the Fury from Foxpro.  Just faxed them the 100 sounds I want.  Thanks for all or your help folks.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: swarter2 on January 03, 2011, 08:31:50 PM
Sounds like you need fresh batteries in your Powerdogg.....Even my Foxpro FX5 will do that once the batteries get weak. Could be either the remote batteries or the caller itself..



Check the batteries in the remote.  I put fresh batteries in the caller and not the remote and same thing happenned to me.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 04, 2011, 09:57:08 AM
Fury being delivered this afternoon!  Thanks for all your help folks!
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: ultramag on January 04, 2011, 06:17:38 PM
Nice.....did you get foxbang added? It's awesome....
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 04, 2011, 07:27:04 PM
I dont know what that is, Ultramag
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: ultramag on January 04, 2011, 08:12:29 PM
it switches to a preset sound when your gun is fired.  I smoked a nice pair of reds thanks to that this year....
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: scott on January 04, 2011, 08:12:43 PM
whitefeather,

you won't be disappointed with the fury.  foxbang is a product offered by foxpro to make your fury automatically play a certain sound of your choice when you pull the trigger.   if i ordered it i would most likely set it up to play hurt coyote pup at the sound of the shot.   if you didn't order it no big deal, but when you kill a coyote you should immediatley switch over to hurt coyote pup, or coyote death cry, or kiyi.  you could always just program one of those sounds into your presets and one click of a button it will play.  
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: Whitefeather on January 04, 2011, 09:29:24 PM
I like it.  That is a good idea for them to put that option on.  I agree too, every video I think I ever saw by R Anderson or others who kill or miss a coyote they immediatly go to the KIYI.
Title: Re: Which Foxpro to buy
Post by: uncle buck on January 04, 2011, 09:34:07 PM
Scott is correct...Use the KIYI or Coyote distress for that particular Fury option... You could call back an additional coyote if you do that...
This option will make additional  fox come in and also have them stop and look back also should you miss...no matter that the KIYI is a coyote distress... KIYI and canine distress is good for all canines...