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Starting out
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:08 pm
by Gordon
I was brought on a few dog hunts last winter and definitely became hooked. I want to get started with solo hunts with shotgun... Any recommendations on one "go to" call to get started? Any advice helps...
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:58 pm
by gimpfinger
Hand calls? Scheery, flextone, predator sniper. Tell you the truth, there is no one call. Most any will work at any time. Biggest thing is to get in without them seeing or winding you.
Jackrabbit, cottontail, mouse, bird, deer and domestic animal sounds have all worked for me.
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:49 pm
by Gordon
Yes. Handcalls. Any specific one?
Do you use a decoy?
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:47 pm
by gimpfinger
The flextone rabbit dist call is a easy start out call. Closed reed scheery calls in cotton tail or coarse cottontail is a easy call to use also. Really any closed reed in cottontail or even jackrabbit is a good first call. Careful though buying coyote calls can get addictive. I got drawers full of perfectly good calls that never even been out in the field. It's one step below my muskie lure addiction.
With using shotgun learn to lip squeak or find a mouse bulb to get them that last 50 yards. I have a primos mouse bulb that velcros to the receiver right above the trigger. All I got to do is move a finger to get them to close in that last bit.
I just got a primos sit-n-spin decoy this fall that i'm going to try out. So I will see how effective a decoy is this winter.
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:14 pm
by Gordon
Thanks for the help Gimp...
You use shotgun? Buck shot or slugs?
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:39 pm
by gimpfinger
Mostly shotgun since I do most of the calling. I have been using hevi shot dead coyote T's but got some 4 buck and honrady bb loads I'm going to test out. But the dead coyote load is a killer so it will be hard to use the others.
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:36 pm
by Jrp267
Does anyone hunt wooded land?
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:48 pm
by gimpfinger
Jrp267 wrote:Does anyone hunt wooded land?
About all I hunt. Edges of woods and willows produce.
Sent from the bush outside your bedroom window.
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:09 pm
by Gordon
Jrp267 wrote:Does anyone hunt wooded land?
All I've got. A few openings and fencelines in a field...but I look to get as close as possible in the sticks.
Re: Starting out
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:18 pm
by greatwhitehunter3!
I like my mojo critter for decoy.
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