Which coyote call is best for beginner?

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John Claves

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I started predator hunting last year with my friends. They are also new to this. But I don't own any predator calls as of now. But I want to buy a new one so I use it this year. I was searching a lot and came across this predator calls list. https://bestcoyotecall.com/
But I am confused, about which one to choose. Foxpro and Lucky duck seem to be top choice of the users. But Foxpro is cheap. As a beginner I should go for cheap choice or should invest a good amount in early stage?

Any help will be appriciated.
 
I'm just the opposite of Terry, get the simplest one to operate, they all call coyotes. Get to know your call so you can set up and have everything operate correctly without having to dink around with things. You can upgrade to a better caller if you find you really need more caller. Having a hundred plus sounds isn't a deal if you only use a dozen or so. Second a caller is a very small part of calling coyotes, stand selection and stand management is far more important than the caller.

When you get to the point where you can look at a piece of land, pick a stand and be really confident your going to see a coyote, then start to look at the caller and see if there is something that might improve your chance of success.

A $90 caller with remote and 12 sounds from JS, light weight, decent sound. It works.
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I hunt now with callers from Minaska, Foxpro, JS and Wildlife Technologies. I like callers that are simple and I don't have to look down and read to use.
 
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When I was a kid my Dad used a production wildlife caller that was a record player in a metal box and played ‘45s. Worked well.
In college times I bought a Jonny Stewart cassette tape and used a boom box. Worked well.
Most important IMHO, play the wind and stay still.
 
It's hard to beat the Icotec calls, depending on your budget the GC500 has 200 sounds and a remote with 300 yard range for about $200, and if you want to go with something that is super loud and very clear sounding you can go with the Night Stalker that comes with 240 sounds, 300 yard remote, the ability to play 2 sounds at a time and a 5 year warranty for about $380. I use the Icotec Night Stalker and have taken over 400 coyote in the last 4 years.
 
Don't get caught up in which is best! work on your techniques & finding "hot holes" that has alot of furbearers. I started way back when with mouth calls & they will work just as well (with proper set up) as any E-caller. Later on you will see it actually takes very little sound to get them coming anyhow.
 
I know a guy here in Oregon that has called in coyote with no electronic caller or hand call. Using only his mouth he imitates a cottontail distress and they have come in.

Especially in the later summer early fall when you have a bunch of young yotes that were born in the previous spring that are just starting to hunt on their own. Those guys will come in to cheap calls and expensive calls (in my opinion).
 
Originally Posted By: 2milehighguyWhen I was a kid my Dad used a production wildlife caller that was a record player in a metal box and played ‘45s. Worked well.
In college times I bought a Jonny Stewart cassette tape and used a boom box. Worked well.
Most important IMHO, play the wind and stay still.
I can relate to that. When I was a kid you could get the Burnham Bros long range call, short range call, and record for $5. I told my son that, several years back, and he replied, “What’s a record?”
Those Burnham brothers were good at hand squeaking, also.
 
I bought an Icotec 300 series 2 with 12 buttons/sounds. My memory is better than my eyesight. lol

I must say it works well and does call in coyotes for sure. I find I use it more than my Foxpro Wildfire 2 or handcalls. The remote will control it out to 100 yards in line of sight.

For $100 it surprised me!
 
John Claves said:
I started predator hunting last year with my friends. They are also new to this. But I don't own any predator calls as of now. But I want to buy a new one so I use it this year. I was searching a lot and came across this predator calls list. https://bestcoyotecall.com/
But I am confused, about which one to choose. Foxpro and Lucky duck seem to be top choice of the users. But Foxpro is cheap. As a beginner I should go for cheap choice or should invest a good amount in early stage?

Any help will be appriciated.
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I think you should go for the cheaper one first.
 
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I'm just the opposite of Terry, get the simplest one to operate, they all call coyotes. Get to know your call so you can set up and have everything operate correctly without having to dink around with things. You can upgrade to a better caller if you find you really need more caller. Having a hundred plus sounds isn't a deal if you only use a dozen or so. Second a caller is a very small part of calling coyotes, stand selection and stand management is far more important than the caller.

When you get to the point where you can look at a piece of land, pick a stand and be really confident your going to see a coyote, then start to look at the caller and see if there is something that might improve your chance of success.

A $90 caller with remote and 12 sounds from JS, light weight, decent sound. It works.

I think Foxpro is a good choice for beginners because it's affordable and has good reviews. Speaking of starting new things, I remember how I delved into nursing to better understand the body. I had to write a lot of papers about nursing and I found a great resource to help. You can check it out here and make sure it's interesting and has real professionals working there. Good luck with your hunting and development in the understanding of the body!
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Good advice. Thanks for sharing!
 
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I started out with hand calls. Used a Point Blank Venom Cottontail and called in my first couple of coyotes. Added a couple of Dan Thompson and Primos hand calls later. The first e-call that I had was a cheap Primos caller with 6 pre-programmed sounds. The first time I used it I called in a coyote. It was terrible to use, though, since it had only about a thirty yard line of sight distance and didn't have much volume. I later bought a Johnny Stewart GS-2 and had good success with it. I now use an ICOTEC Saber which seems to be a good call, though its been discontinued.
 
I think it has less to do with what call and more to do with your location and stand set ups. I've called them with many different callers...from FoxPro to Lucky Duck, Johnny Stewart, Western Rivers...

Pick your locations carefully...satellite scouting saves time...look for water, food, cover all within a mile of each other. Resist the urge to set up in the wide open...they probably won't fall for that...give them an area to feel secure in...

If you're not sure about the sport yet, buy an inexpensive call like a FoxPro Patriot...I just used on a couple weeks ago on a trip to Texas and got takers on 3 different stands...so you don't need to drop a lot if you don't want to...learn what you like and dislike and make a list for your next caller.
 
Well, this is another older post that has been brought back to life. Doesn’t look like the OP has been back since asking. But for the sake of conversation, I’ll lend my thoughts…

Generally speaking I say buy the best you can afford when getting into most things. In cases like this, where somebody is just trying to get into it, you have to ask yourself a couple questions. How serious do you think this hobby will be? Are you the kind of person that gets discouraged easily during the learning curve?

If you’ve perhaps had a bit of mentoring, and have had an ounce or two of success with someone that knows the game, you’re more likely already hooked and have a leg up over someone that just wants to try it with no field experiences.

If you’re pretty sure you’re already hooked on the sport I say dive in a bit deeper and buy a little better gear with some features that can be helpful at times.

If you think your going to go out, call a couple times and fill your truck with predators,… well you might want to just do the bare minimum. Hand call or two, entry level e-caller etc. How you call them and with what will always take a back seat to reading topography and setting up for the wind.

Just the experience of a hard headed predator hunter that learned a ton from the predators themselves for quite awhile, before figuring anything out that was worth a darn!
 
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