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[YOTAMAN]

well hi there i am a new member here and ive been lurking the forum for a while this is my first post...
id like to say the members here are very good at giving info n doing what they do best is hunt!!!



Had the day off from work so i went out to my spot with my savage .17hmr,the first spot was a bust nothing came so i walk to the next tree line sat down n let it rip and what do we have a nice little coyote came runing to the call she was about 75 to 80 yards one shot she was down first coyote with the .17


ill post a pic latter today

[dabob]

Congratulations on getting the coyote and welcome to California Predators Club!

It is mandatory that you post a picture. On the internet if there is no picture it didn't happen!

[YOTAMAN]

thanks, and the pic will be up later
me and a buddy are going to try latter to bag maybe two more put the decoy out n let the call do its job...

[modoc squeek shooter]

Yep need pictures lol. No pics is why I have never shot anything lol. Heck I never had a camera till just recently, now I will be a while learning how to use it lol. Congrats on your hunt pics or no pics. Ed

[Shoot-it]

Good for you ! Did u use hand calls?

[Frank]

Very nice, and Congratulations on slaying ole wiley

[YOTAMAN]

I should of said what call i was using rookie move on me!!!
my buddy let me use his foxpro the spitfire..Iam looking to buy one my self one that has more calls for coyote n bobcat calls
any ideas??

[Rimrock]

Welcome to the forum. Pull up a stump and join in. Congrats o the coyote.

[seebass]

Buy from foxpro or a registered dealer that can load sounds. I bought mine from cabelas and it came pre loaded. Live and learn. There are a ton of sounds I would've left out and others I would've added. Do yourself a favor a buy from APC or Foxpro.

Spend the extra and get a Firestorm over the spitfire it's quite a bit louder than the spitfire IMO.

[YOTAMAN]

thanks for the info guys....also maybe not the spot here to ask but any one here hunt with ar's?Looking to get the frontier lower got a buddy who owns a gunshop n he can give me a deal so looking to get some more info..

i was looking at the Primos Alpha Dogg Predator Call with 75 Digital Sounds has any one used this befor or hear any good things about it?

[Frank]

One friend of mine has the Alpha Dog and has high praises for it... so far! Also, the Alpha Dog receives high reviews on various websites, better than Foxpro actually. This same friend has owned 4 or 5 (I lost count) different models of Foxpro, and likes the Alpha Dog better, again, SO FAR!!!!

I personally own 2 Foxpros & am happy with them, like most folks are (I assume).

Go to Foxpro's website and one of the sound lists shows favorite sounds by hunters input. Lightning Jack, DSG, coyote pup screams, coyote distress #3, female greeting / interrogation, female invitational, 2 or 3 male challenge, growling coyotes, various rodent distress & others I can't think of. In fact I have likely said some of these incorrectly, as I am just going from memory, which left me years ago. So, take some of this with a grain of salt in other words.

You can go through their list(s) and hear the sounds that sound best to you. Never mind the coyote, he'll come anyhow. Maybe! LOL

Good Luck

[rustygun]

Good job on the song dog. If you are like alot of the others on the site you are hooked and will want to try almost everything in calls. Do not forget the hand calls also. Keep up the quest.

[Shoot-it]

Gray fox distress has to be even or better than lighting jack. 25 sounds with the spitefire works pretty good.that alfa dog from primos sounds pretty good to.

[ShooterJohn]

I wonder how their customer service is at Primo's? It's pretty hard to beat the service you get from the guys at FoxPro.

[OrneryOlMofo357]

I wonder how their customer service is at Primo's? It's pretty hard to beat the service you get from the guys at FoxPro.

My thoughts exactly John. Those Alpha Dogs have not been around long, and it will be interesting to see how well the Customer service is when repairs are required. Now back to the original post, Congrats on the Coyote! Get those pics posted! lol

[Rimrock]

I had a problem with my FX3. Foxpro basically rebuilt it at no cost tome even though it was out of warranty. Poxpro even paid the return shipping cost.

[Thumper Dunker]

Welcome to this place . Whats a AR and a E caller.? Just messing with you. Need to get an AR one of these days . Another Modesto guy. Yes we need pictures.

[DirtyDave]

Lots of guys hunt with AR's. The .223 is better suited for Yotes than the 17hmr. The 17 obviously works, but the 223 will put them down more consistently and have more reach.

[BCF]

Congrats on the coyote! Good job. I hunt with an AR. I put the lower together (JD Machine- good price, holes nicely chamfered and all edges deburred nicely- unlike many cheap lowers). Got it from Turner's for $100 or $120. I believe the parts kit was around $60. Then, I put a two-stage trigger in it from Rock River Arms, mainly because I also like to target shoot- but it's a nice trigger. Slapped a RRA Predator pursuit 20" upper on it. The rifle's on the heavy side, but I'm used to it now. It shoots 3/4" MOA. I have a Nikon M-223 3-12 x 40 scope on it. I don't recommend this scope, but I already have mine, and modified it to work so I'm happy with it, but I don't recommend it. I don't like the pop-up turrets. They pop up accidentally and you lose your zero.

If I had to do over again, I think I'd go with an 18" upper, as light as possible. I would also skip getting any scope with any type of BDC reticle, because they are too busy. I know the DOPE on the rounds I use, and prefer to just dial in the drop. .75 MOA high at 100 yards = dead on at 220 with my 40 grain V-max rounds, for instance.

I have a foxpro spit-fire. It was around $150 I think. It works and you can put whatever sounds you want on it up to 24 sounds, but you can carry as many memory chips as you want, so it's really unlimited. You can also put an external speaker. I don't really use it for coyotes much, but I like to have it for crow calling and the siren locator.

Hope that gives you some ideas. I'm happy with my setup....just after using it for a while, those are the changes I'd make.

[KNOCKED UP]

Welcome to the Forum Yotaman.
Thanks for the report.
Tom

[sean]

That's awesome. I'm jealous.

[97bailee]

Congrats. You are now hooked.

I hunt with a RRA predator Persuit and love it. Hunting with an AR makes it easier to take multiple shots if needed. One thing I've been working on is trying to stay down on the scope to acquire multiple targets.

[Baxter]

Good job on the dog. Fox pro cs is the best. I left my caller on the roof of my truck and drove off. It smacked te ground and stopped working. I told them what happened and they fixed it for free. Couldn't believe it. An ar works fine, a shotgun is a lot more fun though.

[YOTAMAN]

home for work got a cold one working on the pics now thanks for all the input yea alot of my buds hate the fact that i want to build n AR cuz ill be cheating haha i saw im still good with the .17 so is the old ladie haha i had a 770 308 n that just kick like a donkey haha

i think i wana the primos caller but then agin what if it dose take a crap and every one says that foxpro is good on fixing n helping out,just thinking still in no hurry still can use my friends caller he was mad that i called a yote in befor he did

yea you can say im hooked want to get a bobcat this year too that be legit i wana take it with the 17 so i dont blow the pelt up..??..

Welcome to this place . Whats a AR and a E caller.? Just messing with you. Need to get an AR one of these days . Another Modesto guy. Yes we need pictures.

got any good spots around here hahaha

[YOTAMAN]

[DirtyDave]

You brought that Mangy critter to your house?

[Rimrock]

That is one ugly coyote!!!!

[Frank]

YOTAMAN, Dave is right.... Never, ever, even TOUCH a mangy coyote. They are HIGHLY risky at transferring the parasites to you &/or your pets at home. And they can be deadly to humans(although rare) but most definitely to your pets. Do NOT let anyone tell you otherwise.

[YOTAMAN]

i live on 32acres all farm corn all around threw it in tha back of the toyota,didnt wana leave it the almond trees..
But i know i threw the gloves on... i can walk out back set the call out n walk to the almond tree with is across the street framer lets me shoot out there.

[Frank]

But i know i threw the gloves on