Best way to call a fox

whiteley91

As the title says what would be the best way to call a fox without the fancy callers! abit of budget so if it can be hand crafted all the better

Plates

"Here foxy foxy foxy - come out come out wherever you are"

Would that work?

whiteley91

hmmm well you know what i have never tried that but im sure it probably wont work as good as it seems!

CardBordWindow

Rubbing some aeroboard quickly on a piece of wet glass can create a high pitched squeak that sounds like a trapped rabbit.
It has worked for me. Do 4-6 squeaks, wait a minute then repeat. Any fox nearby will investigate.

whiteley91

sounds very doable?! was just thinking would the grass between the thumbs high pitch squeak do same job? its supposed to sound like a distressed rabbit?

CardBordWindow

Not sure if it would work. All I know is that if I do the grass call near the hens at home, it drives them crazy!

landkeeper

squeek with your lips against the inside of a slightly cupped hand

declan1980

A wigeon call works well or the fox call uk. Both can be bought cheap in any good gun shop

Comeraghshooter

declan1980 wrote: »

A wigeon call works well or the fox call uk. Both can be bought cheap in any good gun shop

+ 1, Wigeon call is cheap and works just fine!

cavan shooter

Foxes are curious and the cubs more so this time of year so I can call with just pursing the lips and giving a little squeek. The main mistake people make is to go very loud and scare the fox.

Last year I watched a fox at about 300 yards and brought it in to 100 yards by liitle squeeks (purse your lips as if your going to kiss someone and and suck practice till you get a short squeek) for god sake do this in private or you could get into trouble:D

daithi55

there was a no it all dub in work one day that was trying t tell me they call foxes by baaaaaing at them
and he was dead serious we got some laugh from it so we did

rabbit assassin

whiteley91 wrote: »

As the title says what would be the best way to call a fox without the fancy callers! abit of budget so if it can be hand crafted all the better

I bought a caller last week , made by "Acme" made in england. Its small and black about the size of a shotgun cartridge, it takes very little effort to get a very loud high pitched squeel. I called a lad in from 2 fields away yesterday evening and he came within shotgun range. It only cost me €5 in the local gun shop, heres a link to a website that sells them

http://www.gundog-solutions.co.uk/pages/more_information__predator_call__plastic_77831.cfm

Terrible amount of foxes around by the way

whiteley91

rabbit assassin wrote: »

I bought a caller last week , made by "Acme" made in england. Its small and black about the size of a shotgun cartridge, it takes very little effort to get a very loud high pitched squeel. I called a lad in from 2 fields away yesterday evening and he came within shotgun range. It only cost me €5 in the local gun shop, heres a link to a website that sells them

http://www.gundog-solutions.co.uk/pages/more_information__predator_call__plastic_77831.cfm

Terrible amount of foxes around by the way

Sounds like the type of thing i need alright! i know there is a few foxs around because i have seen a few and when we had the snow their tracks were all around the hen house so want to get one or two! would they sell that type thing in most gun shops? i haven't looked but ill pop into one or two and look

rabbit assassin

whiteley91 wrote: »

Sounds like the type of thing i need alright! i know there is a few foxs around because i have seen a few and when we had the snow their tracks were all around the hen house so want to get one or two! would they sell that type thing in most gun shops? i haven't looked but ill pop into one or two and look

I have seen 8 in the past week and shot 2 . last night I shot a massive dog fox and called him to about 45 yards with that caller, its so cheap yet affective. Id say most gun shops have one or something similar I have 4 or 5 different ones there

browning 12 bore

whiteley91 wrote: »

As the title says what would be the best way to call a fox without the fancy callers! abit of budget so if it can be hand crafted all the better

get one of those little silver coin lads that go in your mouth bloody brill

Spunk84

i have three or four different callers but the best one is out of a Mac Donald's toy:eek: it sounds like a muffle cry and has them running if there close by. did you have a look at http://www.varmintal.net/avarm.htm this lad usually is doing coyotes but he does from time to time shoot foxes. Had the privilege of meeting him one evening and he lives and breaths calling vermin:)

great selection of free calls, i put them on an old Nokia phone and use it, very good for calling foxes during the day

Savage93

If you have kids with a squeeky toy, cut the squeaker out of it , put it between your teeth and blow only don't tell the kids), long ones , short ones, loud ones , quiet ones

No6

We use a few different ones, electronic ones, foxpro but the best one I find is made of two lollypop sticks a bit of old cassette tape a split match and two rubber bands!!

mightyabhabelle

Ok I know we are in a recession so this is the cheapest way to make a rabbit call... just need one rabbit and a mobile phone

http://www.youtube.com/embed/F6FR6Bhz92c

ssl

No6 wrote: »

We use a few different ones, electronic ones, foxpro but the best one I find is made of two lollypop sticks a bit of old cassette tape a split match and two rubber bands!!

Sounds like a project off Bosco!

CardBordWindow

ssl wrote: »

Sounds like a project off Bosco!

Just remember to always get a grown up to help you use the scissors!

BELOWaverageIQ

You could always but a trampoline and leave it in the middle of a field for them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8xJtH6UcQY&feature=related

Shoot2kill

I use a tinterfield caller... Home made job, there's a video on you tube about making it. Works a treat once you get the pitch right.. Brought in over 70 foxes with it last year.. And I'm looking forward to the next 70 too!;)

whiteley91

Im a total beginner to foxing and have a 22wmr so need them close enuf, how should i go about gettin them in? put a dead rabbit in middle field and use the caller i downloaded onto my phone and play it non-stop or play it for abit and wait awhile then play again? i have no experience calling them in to me i just got one out of pure luck a year ago! he wandered straight up to where i was without me making a sound!

poulo6.5

Little bit then stop a little more then stop. Try to vary the pitch a bit so as not to sound exactly the same each time. Don't be afraid to try a few different callers. One might work on one fox and another will worke on other foxes.

Don't just turn on a caller and leave it there. I try to cover it with the palm of my hand and release as the sound is being made to give the impression that it is being attacked by another animal.

Best thing to do is get out there and try as many different ways as you can and see which works best for you.

Half the fun is in the experience. And trying new things.

"And that's how it is"

rambo87

Get a fairly straight stick - willow branch will do and cut an 8 inch length off it about a centimeter in diameter.
Split this little stick down along the centre... so you have two 8 inch pieces.

Get some video tape and tape it into the middle along one of the split pieces.
Finally tape back the other section.
You end up with a willow stick with a section of videotape up the middle of it.

You can use two of those wooden school rulers instead of a willow branch.

Blow through it to imitate rabbits/ hares... (you might have to hollow out a small gap around the videotape at the section you blow through.)

Takes about 5 minutes to make and is great for the foxes. Experiment with plastic bags and cellotape doubled up instead of videotape.

Another call to make is to use two icepop sticks with videotape.. makes a higher pitch squeel (Rabbit)

Make a mouse squeeker using a wooden clothes peg - break the peg into two parts and put them together back to back.. youll see they align perfectly with a little hole in the middle... videotape in the centre and tape up the peg. Blow through the little hole and you have a mouse squeeker...

Use the willow stick to imitate hares... the icepop sticks for rabbit and the wooden peg for a mouce squeeker (to get them in that extra 20 yards!)

(And just keep practising with the back of your hand.. sucking to make the squeel... soon you wont need to use your hands at all to make the noise.. handy for the real tricky ones!)

terminator2

Spunk84 wrote: »

i have three or four different callers but the best one is out of a Mac Donald's toy:eek: it sounds like a muffle cry and has them running if there close by. did you have a look at http://www.varmintal.net/avarm.htm this lad usually is doing coyotes but he does from time to time shoot foxes. Had the privilege of meeting him one evening and he lives and breaths calling vermin:)

great selection of free calls, i put them on an old Nokia phone and use it, very good for calling foxes during the day

one of them is mine lad