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Post by TxBowHunter on Feb 21, 2004 18:46:28 GMT -5
I have done a little Varmit hunting and calling in tha past. Wont to get into it more going to south Texas this weekend on a Hog hunt wont to do some calling at night. I have a Johny Stewart Cassette Player and a few tapes. Need some advive best way to call and set up. And maybe some advice on some good calls to use.
Thanks
Jim
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Post by Bobcat on Feb 22, 2004 9:11:19 GMT -5
Hey Jim, If you are talking about this weekend it is too late....... However........a few tips. Set your speaker out away from you as far as your cord will allow and off to one side at a 45 degree angle. If you don't have an extension cord on your unit, delete the first 60 seconds on your tapes so you can set your caller out away from you, start it, and have time to get back to your stool. On the JS caller, never turn it up past half on the volume. One quarter volume is usually enough. Since you don't have a remote, coyote howls are out. If you have a pup whine/canine distress tape I would use it this time of year. The best tape I have ever used is the JS-101C Jackrabbit. This would be choice #2. Set up cross wind or into the wind in full camo and snuggle your stool up against a cedar or bush to break up your outline. Make sure you have good shooting lanes or "holes" so you can see and shoot them when they come in. Most importantly don't move and be ready to shoot right away...... Next to hand calls, more critters have probably been called in by the JS-512 cassette caller than anything else out there. I still have mine and wouldn't let go of it, even though I have a digital remote caller now. It has just been too good to me! Good Hunting, Bob ......oh, and did I mention a small, fold-up stool! ;D When you get the time read all of the pages here and in the hand calls and coyote calling forums. There are many good threads about calling and set-up. We tend to get in the habit of only looking at the first page in a forum...........the rest of y'all hear that?  |
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Post by TxBowHunter on Feb 24, 2004 19:28:49 GMT -5
Thanks Bob went out and found them calls. Is it best to leave tha caller going all tha time for 10-15 minutes. Are do it like 1 minute them stop for a few then run it again
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Post by Bobcat on Feb 24, 2004 19:38:25 GMT -5
With your unit, you are better off just letting it run.....20 minutes for coyotes, 10-15 for foxes, and 30 minutes for bobcats. Lions need at least an hour.
If you have a female invitational or female challenge howl tape, you can do a couple of howls and turn the unit off. Wait 5 minutes and if nothing comes in use a hand call with a distress sound. You don't want to be messing with the tape player changing tapes, moving, and making noise. Blow the hand call for 30 seconds and wait another 3-5 minutes......repeat if nothing shows up.
Good Hunting,
Bob
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