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Predator Calling Sound Pictures – What are You Telling Your Target Predators?

Posted July 22, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 1 comment.

There was time when a single sound of a crying rabbit from your Johnny Stewart mouth call was all you needed to bring Wile Coyote running. Today the calling pressure is on and times have changed. Call more “un-callable” critters and get the most from your e-caller by using the whole sound library!

Back in the day…

Mark Healy and an Arizona Coyote & Gray Fox that Fell for Cottontail Distress - circa 1986-87

a tape recorder with a Johnny Stewart rabbit distress tape, or my Circe twist-top 3-sound mouth call would give a guy plenty of opportunities to call and shoot predators. When I started predator calling in 1986, the sport was only somewhat popular and unless you called the same spots over and over, the chances of calling at critters that already heard that same ol’ song before was slim. This was the same time in Arizona hunting history when guys got a December “Any Antlered Deer” tag and would NOT even consider hunting for a Coues Whitetail! My, my, how times have changed as thousands of hunters apply for what’s become just a handful of December Coues tags.

These days it seems that just about everyone who likes hunting has added or wants to add an electronic predator call to his or her hunter’s gear bag. Several years ago the predator hunting videos took off in popularity and people got excited about calling coyotes, bobcats, and other critters, to the business end of their rifle — especially in states where their chances of getting a deer and/or elk tag was fading every year. With this sport’s new-found explosive popularity over the past decade, the chances of calling into country that hasn’t been called is slim.

I just finished talking to a guy who called for a full 2-years with a mouth call before he ever called his first coyote. Now, I will say that I appreciate this young man’s tenacity! However, if he’d had some better techniques, better understanding of his quarry, and better calling equipment, I firmly believe he could have cut that figure down by 1 year and 11 months.

But how? (more…)

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It’s Official! Electronic Calls Legal for Idaho Wolf Hunts.

Posted July 13, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 6 comments.

Idaho wildlife officials announced this past Wednesday evening that electronic game calls and trapping will be legal methods of take during their 2010 wolf hunting season.

Wolf - Courtesy of the US Fish & Wildlife Service/Tracy Brooks

With Idaho elk herds in a steady decline and no reasonable recovery in sight, the game commissioners found it a reasonable step to include electronic calls as a wolf hunting method to help reach 2010 wolf harvest objectives. Remember that any action favoring wolf hunting or wolf hunters will face immediate opposition and legal challenges from well funded anti-hunting organizations. We are, however, optimistic that Idaho’s wildlife managers will prevail in moving forward this need based, well documented, biologically sound, action plan for better wolf control in their state.

For more details and commentary, see the article in the Idaho Statesman: Electronic Calls Fair Game in Idaho Wolf Hunts

After taking dozens of phone calls last season from hunters very interested in calling an Idaho wolf (that’s you California hunters!) we’re looking forward to actually being able to deliver them a Wildlife Technologies Mighty Atom caller. Last season we had to turn ‘em down — not so this wolf season! (more…)

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Second Chance Coyote – Coyote Called In, Shot & Wounded, then Called In Again

Posted April 28, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 7 comments.

Field Tactics: Quick changes to your location, and the addition of new sounds can bring coyotes back in – even in these extreme circumstances.

Predator callers, especially the newer guys, often wonder when a stand is “burned” and what if anything can be done when a coyote has winded them, or they have fired a missed shot at one. The short answer is yes, something can be done. Here’s a video that demonstrates that a coyote can be called (in this case, called and wounded) and then immediately re-called if the caller reacts quickly, changes positions, and gives the coyote a new scenario and sound picture that gets its attention back.

Does this tactic work every time? No – but, then again, nothing works every time. However, it’s one more tactic for a coyote caller to use in the field. Let’s face it, coyotes have no idea what a gun is or what sound a gun makes. You always have a fair chance at re-gaining control of the coyote’s behavior if you change its mind.

Coyotes aren’t always easy to find and we always try to make the most of the ones we’ve already located. We believe that most unproductive stands are unproductive simply because we’re calling and there’s nothing close enough to be listening, or close enough to care. Finding coyotes and knowing exactly where they are is definitely more than half the battle of successfully calling them. Once you have one or more coyotes located, exhaust all opportunities to put ‘em in your truck.

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Good hunting,

Mark Healy

mark@wildlifecallers.com

Categories: Predator calling, coyote

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DPMS Panther Arms Comes to Wildlife Callers’ Store!

Posted March 30, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 1 comment.

Wildlife Callers is glad to announce it’s newest relationship with one of the world’s largest manufacturers of AR style rifles, parts, and accessories – DPMS Panther Arms!

As AR style rifles gain tremendous popularity in predator hunting, it was a natural move for us to seek a selling partnership with DPMS. While at the 2010 World Predator and Hunting Expo we met with Shane Cuperus in the Black Cat Express and secured the deal. We use and recomend the DPMS rifle lineup without hesitation. We’re glad to have their products on our website & in our store.

In the DPMS Black Cat Express with Shane Cuperus (DPMS Sales) and Brian Downs (Predator Talkcast)

The DPMS line of rifle uppers and products is extensive! It will take us several days to get all of the products we’ll need in our store to properly represent the depth of what DPMS offers the modern shooter and predator hunter.

Access the current DPMS upper barrel assemblies in our store by clicking here. More will be added soon.

Upper assemblies for AR rifles allow you to get the most from any standard AR rifle you already own. Whether you’re looking for an optics ready A3 Flattop style .204 Ruger for your predator rig, or a tactical upper for home defense, we can provide just what you need.

DPMS barrel assemblies are “pin & shoot” easy to install and cost a fraction of a complete new rifle. You can have DPMS precision, reliability, and style without breaking the bank in the process.

To see details on the upper assembly pictured below, click here.

DPMS .204 Ruger Upper Assembly 24 inch Fluted Bull Barrel

As of today we can offer every barrel assembly, attachment, accessory, and AR part that is not restricted by a Federal Firearms License (FFL) or “Law Enforcement Only” restrictions. If you have been looking for a DPMS upper assembly and don’t see it on our site, call us toll-free for a quote at 1-877-734-1010 or email us at info@wildlifecallers.com

We will not ship internationally, and at this time we are not shipping DMPS barrels and accessories to New York and New Jersey.

Can Wildlife Callers get you a complete DPMS rifle?

Not right now. We will find an authorized DPMS dealer in your area for you to buy a complete rifle.

We are weighing benefits against the headaches of having an FFL. We’ll eventually make a decision on how we’re going to proceed. If we decide to obtain our Federal Firearms License, you’ll be the first to know!

Thank you all again for reading and buying from Wildlife Callers – you are the hunting and outdoor recreation community that made this new addition possible.

Your comments are always appreciated.

Best regards and good hunting!

Mark Healy

Mark@wildlifecallers.com

Categories: DPMS Panther Arms, Shows and Expos

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Do You Value Your Rights of Gun Ownership and Hunting? Join the NRA Today and Protect Them!

Posted January 5, 2010 By Mark Healy and has no comments yet.

Our right to keep and bear arms is under attack everyday and our hunting privileges are right there too. From the anti-gun and anti-hunting groups in the United States to the rabidly anti-gun members of the United Nations, there are thousands of people worldwide who’d like nothing more than to gut the 2nd Amendment and forever end hunting & shooting in America.

Since 1871 the NRA has stood at the forefront of 2nd Amendment protection and the promotion of shooting sports and hunting (Click Here for NRA History). I’m a proud Life Member of the NRA and strongly encourage that everyone with a passion for hunting and shooting sports join their ranks. A regular membership bought online is only $25 for the first year, and helps fund the fight against legislative threats and frivolous lawsuit abuses.

Click the NRA image to learn more:

The Founding Fathers of the United States gave every law abiding American a special gift in the 2nd Amendment. Please do your part to help preserve this heritage that’s so uniquely American.

Best regards and good hunting,

Mark Healy – NRA Life Member

mark@wildlifecallers.com