Do you run your call on a tripod?

Pretty sure there’s a thread on here where someone has pics of their caller in a tree and coyotes/bobcats standing there looking at it. Think he even talks about them come charging in and jumping up trying to get it. And all these are daytime pics where the call can be clearly seen!!

I don’t think a coyote associates individual sounds and where that particular species is “supposed” to be located. Just like using woodpecker sounds at 0100…ain’t never heard a woodpecker at night, but that coyote don’t care. They hear prey in trouble and if it’s the sound that triggers them then they’re coming.
 
Don’t know if you deer hunt or have ever grunted or rattled bucks in, but I do it from 25-30ft up a tree. I know a deer isn’t a coyote, but the same concept.
 
Spurchaser said:
Don’t know if you deer hunt or have ever grunted or rattled bucks in, but I do it from 25-30ft up a tree. I know a deer isn’t a coyote, but the same concept.
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In the Sam Houston National Forest Type 2 which is thick with brush, I use a tree climber to call in an elevated position so I can see them before they bust me.............. some of the best hunting with a 12 gauge.
 
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For the last several years, I hung my Fusion from a plastic electric fence post shortened to 15". Ground a slot in the top to hang the rope onto. Worked great until the ground was froze rock hard.

For the new X-24, I took the gun rest off my old Bog Pod tripod, & screwed it into the bottom of the caller. The legs will splay out enough to get it almost flat on the ground, & will get it up 42" if you thought you needed to get it that high. I typically use it as pictured w/o the legs extended at all.

Side note.....once I heard about that reflective rope, I went crazy with it. Just like Frank's Redhot, "I put that shit on everything"....ha ha....

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I used to carry a small tripod to get my call off the ground, I use the X24 now, and with its stand, I no longer carry anything else. That built-in stand works well for hanging it on fence posts. As for placing the call up high; not all coyotes react the same, I have had coyotes get in close and see the call and know something is not right, turn and run, and I have also had them jump to get at the call. I try to kill them before they get that close. I shot one the other night that crept in and was standing a few feet away looking up at the call hanging on a fence post.

Call placement is important, it is the centerpiece of the set-up. When I place my call I am always thinking about a hard charger and how I will get them stopped, so they don't blow in and out without a standing still shot opportunity. If your call is placed in the open, on short grass or open dirt they are harder to stop. I look for "blocks"- like shrubs, debris, fences, or something and they tend to slow down and look for as opposed to kamikaze into the set-up. I would not want my call elevated a couple of feet on open ground.
 
Infidel 762 said:
Call placement is important, it is the centerpiece of the set-up. When I place my call I am always thinking about a hard charger and how I will get them stopped, so they don't blow in and out without a standing still shot opportunity. If your call is placed in the open, on short grass or open dirt they are harder to stop. I look for "blocks"- like shrubs, debris, fences, or something and they tend to slow down and look for as opposed to kamikaze into the set-up. I would not want my call elevated a couple of feet on open ground.
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The caller is the main attraction, absolutely. Lately I've been calling picked bean fields between corn strips, & the ground is flat as a pancake. Luckily there's enough duff on the ground to kick some into a small pile & hide the caller somewhat behind it. I've even laid a couple corn leaves on it for camo.

"Normal" ground, I don't have the caller much, if any, taller than the built it stand allows, but it gives me the ability to get it high enough in some situations to make sure the remote catches the signal. Nothing worse than having to hold the remote above your head to make it work.😟
 
I tie 3x 4' sticks about a foot from the top and spread the legs into a tripod.. then hang the x24 off one of the top pieces. Costs nothing and I can leave it behind if I need to.
 
Yeah just a little small foldable one thats maybe 10" tall. Folds down and against the call so i can slip it in my bag still attached. Keeps it out of snow and can easily aim it in the direction i want. Gives me more tilt ability too if i need to point it up/down a hillside
 
Not a tripod but I do have some heavy line tied to it & when possible like to hang it from a limb, maybe 2 - 3' off the ground if possible. Thinking is that a bit of elevation may help the sound carry. No idea if it actually matters though LOL
 
I can honestly say the benefit of using a tripod with my X24 and the TX1000 remote is the range. The biggest complaint for the Foxpro TX1000 remote is the range. When I get the X24 up off the ground I definitely can put it out farther. I’ve tried it both ways.
 
I have about a 1' loop of para cord tied to my FX5 handle and always carry a pocket size limb cutter in my pocket to clear a few 1/4-1/2" limbs around each stand, so cut a twig and throw the para chord over the stub wherever I wish.
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I did learn the hard way to pay attention to the sun direction on windy days, however. Cost me a bobcat which spooked in middle of staling my call hanging about 5' off the ground. After action review disclosed the call was swinging slightly in the breeze and low morning sun was reflecting off the lens on side of call which spooked the cat.
 
wolverines said:
And if so, why?

Sorry if this has been discussed before. I've got a spare tripod I could utilize for this, just wondering if it's worth it. I'm running an X24. I understand that getting the call up a little higher would allow the sound to carry further (at least that's what I'm assuming). I think the stand it comes with does a pretty good job getting it off the ground compared to the older style Fury II I used to have. Am I over thinking it as far as using prey sounds and the call being too high off the ground for say a mouse or rabbit sound? Seems like it would be great for vocals being a little higher. Does that even matter as far as it being realistic to the predator?

TIA
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Absolutely. Gets the sound out there better and I run onto remote issues sometimes if it is sitting on the ground. I use a Primos trigger stick tripod and just hang it off one side of the yoke used to cradle your rifle. Not sure why they omitted it, but my Foxpro Fusion is one of the few models that they did not include a 1/4-20 insert for direct mounting 🙄
 
wolverines said:
So, I'm just over thinking it when I ask myself why would I put the call a foot above the ground and play Vole Squeeks?? Obviously, a vole sound isn't going to be coming from that high off the ground. I'm sure I'm just giving the coyote too much credit to be able to rationalize this??
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You are giving them too much credit. Coyotes aren't that smart. Same reason that they aren't going to NOT come to a jack rabbit distress when there are no jack rabbits within hundreds of miles of there. They only know that they are hungry and when something sounds like an easier meal.
 
Yeah, don’t really know what a “Hare” is, but apparently a coyote does. At least I don’t think we have them in Georgia, I know I haven’t ever killed one.
 
Infidel 762 said:
I have had coyotes get in close and see the call and know something is not right, turn and run.
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I've had that happen a couple times, & haven't figured out exactly WTF happened to cause them to turn & burn.

The last couple nights I took the tripod off my X24, sure makes it easier to carry.

I thought on a couple of sets the sounds just didn't sound right for whatever reason, despite being off the ground using the handles.

Not sure which way to go at this point.....
 
I use a tripod for my call day and night. Usually have the base around 30" off the ground. I leave the X24 screwed to the tripod and slide it in and out of the bag. The tripod legs are up with the call upside down. If I use the LD I have to separate them. Super easy with the X24. Its actually easier then using the junky handles that come on it.

After not using the tripod and now using it I do kill more coyotes with it. Is that from getting better or does the tripod actually help? No clue. I know I never have issues with the remote connecting to the call now or losing connection mid stand.
 
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