Electronic vs hand calls

[Retterath]

Who uses electronic and who uses hand calls? I started off using hand calls and bought a fox pro cs-24 two years ago and now thinking of selling it just for the fact that when walking in always having to carry that bag with me and also have to alway keep track of batteries and make sure there charged and had it happen when set up and batteries died and had no extras. Just curious what everyone is doing and using for coyote calls. Going out tomorrow morning just with hand calls and see how it goes.

 

[laxwyo]

Never used an electronic call for elk or deer.

Did for few years for coyotes but bagged it because it's seems like I'm more involved when I call

 

[Wyoming Hart]

We used to use my cousin's Foxpro firestorm and had success at getting answers from the pack. The past 2 years he has used strictly handcalls/mouthcalls and has been good at getting answers as well. There hasn't really been a difference in response from one or the either. We just can't get them to commit to come in.

 

[Hilltop]

I use both... The biggest advantage to the electronic is that you can remotely control it thus diverting attention away from the shooters location. When combined with a movement decoy I believe your chances for success are greatly improved. Another advantage to the electronics is you can diversify your calls. Around farm steads, a kitten in distress has worked wonders. There are others on my FoxPro that I use occasionally to switch up when a dog or cat holds up. Sometimes that switch up works and they come in. I do however like a hand call in some situations for volume and exact control. And I still lip squeak some dogs to finish them...haven't found an electronic sound that works as well as the real lip squeak.

 

[elk1880]

Have used both.Depends on stand love mouth call. But have called for fifty two years.

 

[swampokie]

Both work great depending on the situation. The beautiful thing about predator hunting is that you don't have to spend a lot to be effective. I have a little cat nip call that I paid ten dollars for that produced 1 cat and 2 coyotes from 1 set this year. I also have a little cass creek electronic call that has brought a lot of animals in.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

I use both... The biggest advantage to the electronic is that you can remotely control it thus diverting attention away from the shooters location. When combined with a movement decoy I believe your chances for success are greatly improved. Another advantage to the electronics is you can diversify your calls. Around farm steads, a kitten in distress has worked wonders. There are others on my FoxPro that I use occasionally to switch up when a dog or cat holds up. Sometimes that switch up works and they come in. I do however like a hand call in some situations for volume and exact control. And I still lip squeak some dogs to finish them...haven't found an electronic sound that works as well as the real lip squeak.

X2 I use both and always will have both at every stand.

 

[lostriverproductions]

I use both, I use a mouth call in higher pressure areas. This way I can sound a little different then every electronic caller out there. I like the electronic because I can set it out away from me and I don't have to make as many movements.

 

[laxwyo]

I used a wildlife technologies call for a few years but lugging it around with my dog collars' remote was cumbersome. Then I shot 9 coyotes and 1 fox one day with the hand call and sold my electronic the next week. I feel more pride when I call them in with hand call