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Predator Hunting => Predator Hunting => Topic started by: Bowman66 on November 23, 2013, 08:30:41 PM
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It's always good to hear how others make a stand to call for fox. I'm wondering do how do you guys make your stand. Park the truck and walk a few yards and set up and call, then jump back in the truck and move on to another spot or do you make your stand close to the truck then proceed to move a few hundred yards and continue calling. The places I'm on for the most part it's park and frog hop around for a few hours with pretty good success just trying to see if there is a better way I should approach things.
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It depends on where I am. Getting out of the truck alongside the road, I like to call soon as I am legally away from the vehicle and the road. Let them come to me. That is why we have a call.
The further in you walk, the more likely of spooking them.
This is what I love about our sport. A lot of scouting on th terrain you're hunting.
Many variables can factor in, some good, some bad.
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I call mainly farm land. So I park on tractor path and walk to location. Try to keep pickup in low spot or behind brush. Sometimes walk 100 yards.
I do plan to leap frog from spot to spot in a circle or cloverleaf pattern to and from home.
Most of my locations are scouted or been calling there for years, so I know the area and know where to set up.
Years back, I have tried road call'n with so-so success. From my observations, when stopping on the road to call, you may not have good location or setup or crossing, plus you may not have a clue of the population density if you haven't scouted.
By scouting an area (pre-season and in-season) one can get a handle on 'what's happening now'. When scouting, one can also chose setup locations to take advantage of Canine or Coon approach. So scouting you are not only looking for droppings and track, you are then looking for an ideal setup. And once you find that this is the place and found a good setup, you can trim some limbs, move a rock or two and clear some leaves.
When corn is taken off in my area, predators change their home range and pattern. As well as during Deer season and after Deer season during snow cover and extreme cold and freeze up. So in-season scouting will aid in your success. Know where they are. It's not how you call, it's where you call.
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I do a lot of walking.
I try to park and walk depending on the wind as best I can.
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I'll ussally stay on a path or trail from the truck working with the wind...and then set the caller and setup 50 yards or so from it or the downwind side...depending on what cover,i have to work with..Russ