Comon I know there's some of y'all out there calling in song dogs fox and the like. Think we can get a thread goin ? I got questions on top of questions about everything from gun selection to call sequences. Will be happy to help post pictures and the like
I mean heck we managed to get like 13 super bowl thread goin this shouldn't be too hard right
So to get things stared : what's your calibers and bullet of choice?

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Most of mine are killed with a shot gun and heavy goose loads number 2 or bb. Kill a few with the 5.56 but most are up close.

All predators or just yotes?




One of my employees on Saturday. .243 at 15 feet lol

15feet and yeah any predator! Fox coyotes coon cats heck lions bears cheetah's if it's legal

The cat cliffed out on a little ledge and couldn't go anywhere because of the dogs. This guy has taken 16 cat half with out dogs by either calling of spotting them while glassing for other animals.

204, 20 practical, and 12 ga. Mouth calls mostly, but do use a elec. caller at times. sometimes I just still hunt as ya would deer hunting. Kill about 40% with the 12 ga.

haven't been able to do much this year but been wanting to. Lord knows there are plenty of them here needs thinnin out.

I use mouth calls and fox pro, my dad just got a new lucky duck I can’t remember what it’s called but way more expensive then my call lol. We both use .22-250, mine is a Remington 700 that was pretty stinking cheap. I think I spent $350 on the rifle and $150 on the Nikon scope. I shoot Hornady superformamce, but we also reload .22-250 too. That rifle drives tacks and I’ve had a ton of fun calling. I’m excited for this thread to take off. Call sequence for me is simple so I’m looking forward to learning from more experienced callers. I do four series with a two minute break between each calling. Prey distress prey distres prey distress then pup distress to get the lurkers to come out into the open

You like the .204? Is it noticeably reduced fur damage vs say my .22-250 or .223. I’ve been wanting to get a .204

I have the same Qs Wolfdog! My son has a Primos Alpha Dog...we couldn't call the town gossip on a party line with it, lol!

. 224 Savage Valkyrie, pulsar thermal, dead air suppressor

Love the. 224. Easy to find ammo and flat shooting. Amazing factory trigger

That bottom picture are you seeing what they’ll offer for a fresh killed coyote? “It’s fresh and will be great breaded and drenched in sweet and sour”

I just got a thermal this winter on a 224 valkyrie. I killed a few yotes but educated more than a few who never got close enough for a shot. It's fun calling yotes at night, but I still get the biggest thrill when I can call in a cat to say 45 yards or so and put the hammer down using my Browning BPS 3.5" 12 gauge using #4 Buck. What a rush !

Yes I do. I shot a 22-250 for many years. my son still does. I had to get a new gun and got the 204 and have been very happy with it. The 20 practical shoots very close to the 204 but is on a ar platform. The only problem with it is there is no factory ammo for it. Which I was reloading for both but now I buy from another fella.

Both calibers out after 250 yds have better ballistics than the 22-250, yet less fur damage with the right bullets. I shoot 39 and I believe 42 gr, bullets out of both. The other may be 45, I can't recall right now. My 204 likes a round nose bullet for some reason, the 20 likes a pointed bullet. All depends on load I guess.

22 magnum.

I've been calling over 40 years now, would never stop, still get the nerves when a dog or cat moves in on my calling.

Started with a self taught open reed mouth call, did that for geez many years, then went with a remote Fox-Pro, changed my results dramatically, the sound reach was incredible.

I started with a Ruger bull barrel 22-250, with a 4 to 12 single reticle standard cross scope, shot that a year or two, then went a got me another 22-250 with a standard barrel, put a 6 to 18 on it and this was my got to gun for the next few years. I also picked up a 6mm, a 25-06, a 22 hornet, and finally I won a 204 Ruger special done for the NYT raffle about 10 years or so ago.
All them other rifles are now collecting a rest and covered up in the safe, That 204 out shoots them all and the best thing is it does not recoil you off the target like the 250 does and the bigger calibers, its a dream. I have a 6 to 20 on it with a lighted adjustable reticle it's the bee's knee's, I hand load all my guns as well. I don't use hollow points any more with the 204 or the 250, only long boat tail solids and Bergers on the 204.

I use several sounds but the go to is the rabbit scream all the time, I never mix them up until late in the season, they are always hungry, the rabbit wins 8 times out of ten, sometimes it just takes longer on a stand. Most time I stay on a stand is 30 minutes usually only 15, 30 seconds low volume 1 minute delay, 30 on again, then wait 5 minutes, nothing then I move the volume up to do it until a dog shows up or my time limit is up.

I don't get up when I shoot, I learned long ago there is usually another dog around and have been busted many times by watching a dog run off that was close enough to try and drop. I have picked up second dogs now and again by waiting and watching after about ten minutes. Not always but enough to take the time, I move a mile then make another stand, I don't shoot running dogs, I wait until they stop. Shooting out here is not like back east, you learn to be able to take them at 300 or better or wait to try and coax them in closer, young dogs usually will fall for that, later in the year the older ones will stop further out and watch the sound. They know where it is more than 700 yds out when they hear it and will come straight on until 300 or so and start to cut the wind to try and scent you, when they cut and move then stop, thats your cue, they scent something when they stop. I've ranged them with my finder, I know how far out they are most of the time

I don't use any scents or try to work the wind either, I've had to many dogs never read them hunting books or seen the vids to know they are supposed to do all that, LOL I use elevation and try to have a long view scene to watch, I hunt the five foot sage brush floors in the desert and western mountains here, where you can see for miles.

Cats are a patient persons game, they are either curious or hungry if in the area and it usually takes a half hour or more to be able to spot one where I hunt, it is incredible how they can sneak in on you with out you seeing them, then all of a sudden you seeing that face looking your way. Birds or the rabbit again, same sequence as for dogs less volume though, they don't seem to like things loud when they get close.

My fingers are sore, have a question shoot LOL
I'll watch this thread, everyone can learn all the time, nice to see this here for a change !

Grabbing food during a coyote contest and thought it was funny. Actually wouldn't put it past this place🤢🤢

Ok, the last one was 7mm STW, 683 yards, and howling with my mouth. More to keep them answering and zero in on where they were rather than actually call them to me. I can get wolves to howl and answer, but have problems actually convincing them to move into my sight.