Calls for foxes fall into two main categories and then into many sub categories. First off, let me say this: THEY ALL WORK! Some, I believe, work better than others.

Let's get the nitty gritty out of the way right away. I don't like electronic callers. They work fine, I just don't like them.

I got blasted for this kind of hateful talk on my last web page and I lost a potential job doing seminars for a major electronic call maker because of my stance. But, a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. So, here I am again, giving my opinion of electronic callers.

Electronic callers work. They work quite well in fact. Basically, an electronic caller is simply a tape player or a CD player or a computer chip that plays any number of distress sounds over a speaker. The hunter sits down, chooses a tape, a CD or a sound from a chip and turns it on. From this small box on the ground in front of them comes the mournful sounds of some small prey animal in distress or the sounds of some other predator intruding on the territory of the one you intend to call. At the turn of the switch, the sound goes out and the predator comes in. Simple, right? Well, it should be. But, there's way more to it than that and the way we set up will be addressed later on this site.

This is a topic that will stir the emotions of those paying attention like few others will. I have opinions like everyone. Hopefully mine are based on experience and will be helpful in selecting what weapon you will choose to use.

By: Steve Criner

Calling predators is a popular sport all over America. It is becoming a very sought after past time for hunters looking for something else to hunt that is as challenging as a whitetail deer or a spring time long beard. Well if you ask me it is more challenging. Having the privilege of hunting and filming coyotes and cats on frequent bases for Hunters Specialties, I get to hunt them all season long which for me consist of October thru February and get to witness the changes in the calling from month to month due to pressure and other factors.

Coyote hunting especially is not as easy as going out and whacking a late September pup. There are rules to follow and steps that need taken. The first steps are the simple basics. It would be hard to put everything on paper that I know about coyote hunting so for the American Outdoorsman I am going to try to take these one writing at a time offer the knowledge I have and hopefully help you become a more successful predator hunter. With that being said lets talk about some coyotes!