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World Predator Hunting Expo Ohio 2010 – Opens This Friday at 2pm!

Posted March 17, 2010 By Mark Healy and has no comments yet.

Predator hunting product manufacturers, vendors, and predator hunters from around the United States will be descending on Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the second annual World Predator Hunting Expo!

The current vendor list on the site shows more than 65 exhibitors that will be on hand for predator callers to visit! For a complete exhibitor list CLICK HERE.

Here is a list of the sponsors who helped make this show possible: 2010 Sponsor List

Predator hunting and calling seminars will be held all weekend – Click Here for a list of seminar times and featured speakers.

Mark Healy of Wildlife Callers will be taking the stage in Seminar Room B at 2:30pm on Saturday the 20th to give a one-hour presentation on Mountain Lion Calling Basic & Advanced Techniques – Click on the Video Below for a preview.

We are particularly excited to see DPMS firearms bringing a strong presence to the Predator Expo this year. They’re coming to the show in style and will have the DPMS Black Cat Express parked inside the Expo Center!

DPMS and Predator Masters Forums have teamed up to provide a Limited Edition “Predator Masters 2010 Coyote Edition” .223 rifle. Click Here to see & order this beautiful piece of predator hunting equipment. Orders are being taken through May 1st, 2010 and when they’re gone, they’re gone – don’t be one of the “I regret not ordering one of those…” guys. Jeff Mock has the information laid out on the PM site – have a look.

I have been using DPMS rifles for the past couple of years with excellent field results. They build rifles just the way we like ‘em – rugged, reliable, all of what you need, nothing you don’t. Here are a fine pair of predator trophies taken with a DPMS AP4 .308:

Tom Bobcat and Mark Healy with his DPMS AP4 .308

Mark Healy and a Large Arizona Gray Fox, Called with a Mighty Atom 15 and taken with a DPMS AP4 .308 Rifle

The AP4 is very versatile, packs a heck of a punch, and takes tons of field abuse in stride. We’re looking forward to meeting the DPMS team!

Remember!! The Ohio Deer and Turkey Expo is happening right next door the same weekend. Kill two birds with one stone (pun intended) and attend both!

If you make it to the Ohio show, please come see the Wildlife Callers team in booth 415. We’re going to have the new Mighty Atoms from Wildlife Technologies on hand for demonstrations. We’re also bringing a supply of Gerry Blair’s Predator Hunting Books that have been autographed by the Beastmaster Gerry Blair himself!

For an unsigned version click here: Predator Calling With Gerry Blair

Our autographed supply is limited, so come see us early.

That just about sums it up!! We’re headed out tomorrow to get set up and hope to see lots of our blog readers at the show. Again, we’ll be in booth 415 and on the stage at 2:30pm Saturday – please stop by.

Good calling,

Mark Healy

mark@wildlifecallers.com

Categories: Predator calling, Shows and Expos

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Video Blog – Barking a Coyote to a Stop, Bad Shooting, & Anti-Hunter Comments

Posted March 16, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 4 comments.

In this video blog Mark Healy attempts to bark a coyote to a stop with horrible results. We’ve analyzed the scenario and believe we know why the coyote hit the afterburners when he heard the bark. Take a look for yourselves and give us your thoughts.

We also take a few minutes to read a pair of reader comments from the dozens we’ve received over the last several weeks. We provide some insight, intellectual analysis, and a rebuttal to each based on professional consultation we solicited from outside the company.

We’ve all seen it before. A called coyote comes running in, the camera guy or the shooter need it to stop for a second or two, and someone barks. In the dozens of times I’ve done it, the coyote usually pauses just long enough to make a clean shot, or get some photos. Occasionally, like in this video, the coyote looks like he’s been poked with a cattle prod and getting any shot at the running dog is akin to skeet shooting.

If you click on the video a second time you can view it in full screen at YouTube.

We are always amazed and amused by the number of people who take time from their day to send us pointless personal attack emails. Now I know firsthand what Howard Stern meant when he said “Why don’t they just change the channel. No one is forced to listen to me”. Although, it would be nice to see a lib wing nut try to make a coherent argument rather than offering a simpleton death wish laced with profanity. If only…

As always, thank you for stopping in and adding value to the Wildlife Callers Blog! Better days in the field are what we’re all about. If this video makes a difference on your next hunt and you bag the coyote, we’ve achieved our goal.

A big thanks to all of you who’ve added meaningful comments in the past! New comments can be added below this post.

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Much hunting success to everyone,

Mark Healy

mark@wildlifecallers.com

Categories: Predator calling, Wildlife Photography, coyote

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International Sportsman’s Expo Predator Calling Panel – Full Seats & Lots of Questions!

Posted March 5, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 3 comments.

The first-ever predator calling panel at an International Sportsman’s Expo was a huge success. The seats filled up quickly and there was no shortage of questions for panelists. Predator hunting is on an upswing! Here’s a quick recap:

The Wildlife Callers' Crew - Marc Reindell, Dave Martens, and Mark Healy

This past weekend at the University of Phoenix Stadium, thousands of fishermen, hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts from around Arizona and neighboring states turned out for the Phoenix International Sportsman’s Expo. Three hundred vendors from around the world were on hand to show & sell their products, offer advice, and entertain the Expo guests with various breakout sessions. Predator calling was a very popular breakout session and we’re hoping to offer it in future ISE events.

The Predator Panel Members (from left) Rich Higgins, Mark Healy (standing), The "Beastmaster" Gerry Blair, Ron Day of AZ G&F, & Dr. Frank Turkowski

The world-renowned predator hunter, author, and calling veteran, Gerry Blair, was in good spirits and entertained the audience with his quick wit & humor. When asked about scent control on a predator calling stand, he said hunters need to pay attention to their downwind side at all times and take a shower at least once every seven days. Sage advice from an industry original! (more…)

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Coyote Howling Techniques – Northern Iowa Callers Jim and Justin Blauwet Turn the Tables on Wary Dogs

Posted February 12, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 1 comment.

You’ve just dropped a bunch of money on a new caller. People around town tell you that the local coyotes just won’t come to a call anymore – “they’ve all heard a call a dozen times”. What do you do? Jim and Justin Blauwet use coyote vocalizations and leave the screaming rabbit sounds alone. Here’s their tactic that’s worked several times.

If a regular dog comes a runnin’ when it hears a can opener in the kitchen (a conditioned response), then it stands to reason that a coyote can also be conditioned by fooling it with a prey distress call, and then allowing it to barely escape with it’s life amid a hail of bullets.

That lucky coyote might still come to investigate a screamin’ rabbit sound, but the chances of it running in full-blast time and again are diminished with every negative encounter or impression – simple conditioning. Because of Mother Nature’s mixed message – sometimes the screamin’ sound is natural and associated with food – sometimes the screamin’ comes with smelly lumps of camouflage shaped like humans and loud bangs from predator rifles – coyotes naturally become conditioned to be cautious.

Justin Blauwet and His January Iowa Coyote

Using their new Wildlife Technologies Mighty Atom 15 electronic predator call, the Blauwet’s have called several of the “uncallable” coyotes. If you own Other Brands of Predator Callers you most likely have a series of sounds that will allow you to recreate this sequence.

Here’s how they do it:

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Coyote Finesse – Dave Martens and Dan Tone Turn the Volume Down and Nail This Pair

Posted January 28, 2010 By Mark Healy and has 3 comments.

Dave Martens of Wildlife Callers Blog and his buddy Dan Tone of Apache Junction, Arizona teamed up for a day of mixed-bag predator calling just after our last heavy rain and snow storm. Two coyotes and one gray fox later, they’d had a great morning.

Dave and Dan figured they’d find some hungry & willing predators after five-days of hard rain and snow throughout the state. They headed into Arizona’s Unit 23 and in four wet & muddy stands, called in two coyotes and one gray fox. The coyotes pictured below both came right to the speaker in under five minutes. The gray fox came in super-quick too, stayed in tight cover, and ran out just as quick as he’d arrived.

Dan Tone - AKA "The Shotgun Sniper" and Two Excellent AZ Coyotes

The project for the day was to set up in good locations, keep the volume down, and see what some quiet calling would do. Dave kept the volume on his Wildlife Technologies Mighty Atom at 1, 2, and 3 all of these stands.

Here is his calling sequence in more detail: (more…)

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