Dr Fox
Whirling Dervish
Reged: Mar 11 2005
Posts: 41
Loc: Wales, UK
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Re: 17 remington on fox
Sun Mar 02 2008 07:51 AM
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Hi again Hilltop,
I have been asked about filters and the ‘green’ in particular, see what I’ve said, it’s in this index under “Best Remote Caller and Amber Lights”.
As regards calls, we don’t have a ‘season’ on foxes, it’s a control situation all year round, so calling has to fit with that time of year, i.e. summer evenings, mouse calls and also at this time rabbit distress calls can produce results. When the new foxes are first out of the earth, cub calls will gather cubs and adults to where you are set up. I have known folks use every type of call, no matter what the time of year, in the hope of getting a shot! This I have found causes more warning than attraction.
My idea of a call, is to work on the instincts that the four legged predator has, first the chance that he might have found a food source, second, the biggest cause of his demise curiosity, do you have the saying “curiosity killed the cat”, well its true, it sure does. All this preamble is to help me answer your question “have you tried any calls or squeakers to divert the fox toward you” when a fox is in ‘kill a lamb’ mode, any calling to get its attention, will only give cause for alarm, and alert him to my presence, the only call I think would work, would have to sound and smell like afterbirth!! (Look humour, I can be funny)
You should see some foxes amongst birthing sheep, I have had the light on them and waited until it suits me, many times they are totally unaware they are three steps from heaven. Give my regards to all east of the Pecos.
Doc.
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