Your correspondent always suggests calling from elevation for many very important reasons. Up high your calls reach farther out, you can see in a greater arc, and your scent cannot be picked up by sharp nosed varmints.
someone is “sly as a fox” doesn’t hold up. I’ve called fox in, had them take a quick look, turn and run off before I could take a shot, called again and had them run back for a second look, not convinced about what they saw or heard the first time. I’ve never had a cat or coyote do that, not once. To me, fox have always been the “everyman”
Handguns certainly have their place in varmint hunting. Here I’m using a long barreled 357 Magnum with open iron sights. Steady practice and letting varmints come in close are the keys to handgun success.
of the predator world that can show up when and where you least expect them or when you’re trying to call for something else. I’ve also come to believe that fox
numbers are greater than most expect in these lower lands of rivers, streams and farmland valleys and flats … greater than either coyote or cats. The
mix of open and close country, farm crops, some of which they regularly eat, not to mention poultry farms and the many wild game bird populations that reside here, plus the generally easier living at these elevations, seems to suit them perfectly. Stands for fox next to planted fields, along the edge of watered areas where they often travel and feed each day, and even deer trails which they will follow, are all good choices for day stands. One of the most productive and
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exciting times to bring fox to calls, regardless of the type of country, is at night. More than either coyote or cat, fox lose all caution after the sun goes down and especially when tempera- tures drop. I believe the reason for this is because they are small, furtive ani- mals always watching out for their own skin from larger and more aggressive predators, both on the wing and four feet. They simply feel safer traveling and hunting during hours of darkness. Night calling certainly is a differ-
ent world from daytime hunting but relatively easy to carry out using just a few simple basics. I like to choose a spot where there are modest openings all around me and not in thick cover, for obvious reasons. I make my first series of calls with a light off, which lasts about three to four minutes, then click on either a battery spotlight or large cell flashlight. Both of these throw a pow- erful beam that reaches well out, but I direct the beam up in the air about 45 degrees and not at ground level. It’s the glow off the beam you want to use for
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