We started Wildlife Callers’ Blog for a very simple reason – info sharing that creates more success every time a predator hunter heads out to call. Here are two customer stories that were submitted to us just last night.
A big thank you to Doug U. of Illinois and Jason S. of Missouri for sharing their photos, calling tactics, and stories.
Doug from IL says:
I was driving down the highway when I noticed two red fox bedding down in the middle of a snow-covered cornfield. I pulled off the highway and made some phone calls until I figured out who owned the property. A few phone calls later I had permission to go and call for the reds.
I chose a downwind location to enter the field and walked to a pile of snow about 100 yards from the bedding location. The foxes must have been asleep, because they didn’t jump and run. I placed my Mighty Atom 15 behind the snow pile and took up a position about 80 yards away, lying down. I started the stand with cottontail distress, nice and low. It took the male fox just a few seconds to commit to coming in and, bang! he was running hard toward the snow pile. The fox came ’round the snow pile full speed and wasn’t able to stop before colliding with the call and knocking it over. While it was wondering what the heck was going on, I shot it with my .17 HMR and dropped it right to the ground.
Doug U. of Central Illinois and his January Red Fox & Brand New Mighty Atom
I noticed the other red was standing down the field watching what was happening and I was setting up to shoot that fox too. However, the way the second fox travelled, I would be shooting toward the highway and decided to pass. That fox eventually ran off.
This was my very first setup with my new Mighty Atom and it worked very well. The .17 HMR did very little damage to the fox, and it will make an outstanding mount!
Jason S. of Trenton MO told me: (more…)
