New fox vid

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

While back I was stood back against a hedge calling a fox from way out and another ran out the hedge right by me ,no more than 3 yards away .I saw it in the dark it was that close .He only got 50 yards mind and stopped him with a whistle to join the rest on Boot Hill .Most of these foxes are from a chicken farm ,well 3 different farms same owner .Few from places where birds are put down as well .Shooting them on permission where they ain’t doing any harm seems senseless to me but just my take .

[Stavross 18,317]

27 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

Tbh honest I’ve never found them to ignore a well made prey call in the rut mate .Called plenty even with a vixen screaming next field .

The last couple of outings a pray call has produced nothing as soon as we switched to vixen in heat, bingo, I had one running in the other night and the lad I was with switched the call to fox bark and it stopped in its tracks then shot off in the opposite direction the whopper 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Chuck your caller thingy in the ditch mate and learn how to call proper .Them things for messers and yanks

[Stavross 18,317]

I just can’t make that shagging vixen sound no matter how hard I try most of the time when I’m out on my own I use a mouth call to good effect, I still can’t use one of them metal hare whistles though, I just end up spitting all over myself 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Forget calls altogether and use palm of hand mate .Can vary it to suit any situation .

[Stavross 18,317]

I’ve never been any good at that, at least with the mouth call  I know what sounds going to come out 

Edited November 5, 2020 by Stavross

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

58 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

Forget calls altogether and use palm of hand mate .Can vary it to suit any situation .

The thing  is I have called hundreds using my hand too but noone can reproduce the calls on my Foxpro , mating calls , cub calls  , chicken in distress etc. Another factor is population density , where numbers are low like up North I wouldnt shoot very many if it wasnt for the Foxpro whereas where you have high densities like down South it's like taking candy off a baby  

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Agreed Mark .....but I am an exceptional caller

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Just now, foxdropper said:

Agreed Mark .....but I am an exceptional caller

Agreed but so am I Counts for nothing though mate up here.  Just out now and done 2 spots , guess what seen nothing

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Reckon I’ve got the edge though bud so probably would have called few up your way by now

 

 

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

55 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

Reckon I’ve got the edge though bud so probably would have called few up your way by now

 

 

No chance mate ,there isn't any Done 3 spots and still saw nothing

[Meece 1,958]

It can be very variable.  I've known us to go through quite a big area on a private road/tracks and lamped the fields with white light... ( they are used to car headlights) and we've seen nothing.  We've then turned around and driven back the couple of miles and lamped the same fields and hey presto we've seen three or four, and not that far out either.  So where were they on the way down about 3 or 4 minutes earlier.? this was on a big commercial shoot with a lot of birds put down.

[Longshanx 833]

12 hours ago, Stavross said:

I’ve never been any good at that, at least with the mouth call  I know what sounds going to come out 

Yeah, not a fart noise

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

13 hours ago, Stavross said:

 I still can’t use one of them metal hare whistles though, I just end up spitting all over myself 

Ah the good old wigeon whistle , cut my teeth calling foxes with that call many years ago. How can you not use that call it is so easy to use,  just exhale through it.

[ianm 2,594]

18 hours ago, foxdropper said:

Forget calls altogether and use palm of hand mate .Can vary it to suit any situation .

Excellent! i would love to hear your rendition of "vixen in heat" or "dog fox territory" by sucking on your hand.

Perhaps you could record it for us and post it on here.