E-Caller Recommendations

With my recent intro into thermal scopes and the fact that Georgia is legalizing fox and bobcats to be hunted this winter using electronic calls, I'm about to purchase an e-caller.

We have so many bobcats that it should be great hunting. Fox...not so much.

I need some recommendations from those who are familiar.

What brand? What features are a must?

I'm willing to spend $300 to $400 for the caller.

FoxPro

Wildlife tech

the pound.....
Cats are cheap,,,,,,,

I love my foxpro. great customer service too.

Could yall list some models and features of the brands u like?

Go trim your toenails!

Foxpro x24

Why Foxpro?

Mighty atom 21 the best real sounds out there. I don't put my call far from me my be 20 yard away only calling not a long range shooter.

Honestly, find out what everyone around you is using and go a different direction. The guys out west swear by anything that’s NOT a fox pro, because everyone else has one.

Lucky Duck Revolt. Get the rechargeable battery pack. Has a built in decoy all the sounds that you will ever need. Costumer service is good. The reason I will tell you to go with it, because 99% of the others are running a fox pro. All the sounds are a little different on each brand. We have both and fox pro and lucky duck. We have found that we have more response with the lucky duck. The only down side to the revolt, is the buttons don’t glow. But after a few times using it. Your fingers will remember where each button is. The pause button on the lucky duck is easier to find. They fixed the button problem with the Super revolt. The two lucky ducks have a stand they sit on, can rotate the call around as you call. The decoy stores in the handle and snaps on with a magnet.

Leave the e caller at home an get a few GOOD open reed and closed reed calls.
E callers have the same tones and sounds every time they're used

You never sound exactly the same every time you use a mouth call.

I have a fox pro shockwave that hasn't left the house in 2 years.
The Kerry Carver and Rob Patrick calls go on every stand.

Heck my e caller may be in loose hands before to long !

I think you need an E-COLLAR!


And maybe a muzzle

Not very many around these parts calling.....

...that's why all these bcats are gonna be fun.

Good info. Thanks for taking time to describe...

I'm looking for quicker success. I quit using diaphragm turkey calls years ago...use pot and striker now.

Will check on these...thanks.

Two models available. Both well over $500.

Hmmm....price limit....

I’ve hunted over those and I have an ICOtec. Went with it because of range. I want to be able to set the caller as far away as possible due to my terrain and want them focused on something other than me. I try and use a crosswind and sometimes I need it out there a ways. I was using an older model FoxPro and didn’t have but maybe 30yds range on the remote and it better be a clear line of sight. With this ICOtec I could drop it off around a corner and drive a few hundred yards away and it still plays.
Different terrain features and what I needed it for is how I based my decision.

With that said, an X24 or Lucky Duck is probably in my near future. This is still my first full year of calling and I’m getting to experience the seasons, so to speak, on the properties I hunt. And no, not every one are the same.

As far as cats go, you’ll realize soon why e-callers weren’t allowed, lol. With a healthy population you’ll probably be calling in one or two every stand. Day or night. Even using nothing buy coyote vocals they’ll show up.

Good info...thanks.

As for the bcats susceptibility to e-calls....I know..... B4 my GW days there were 1 or 2 that died to my old Johnny Stewart cassette caller....distressed cottontail. 25ft cord on the speaker. Still have this caller and many cassettes.....in perfect condition. Runs off D batteries.

Ico tec for me...remote is great and a bunch of different sounds are available.... and within your budget

I have 2 foxpro jury's. Both over 10 years old.
They have hundreds of hours on them and hundreds of critters killed.
Still work great.

Look on ebay for a used one.

I’ve got an old FoxPro FX5 that works sust as good as the day I traded my FX3 in for it. On its third run of rechargeable batteries but a well made caller. I’d be looking another FoxPro product if I were in the market.

Ive been using foxpro Shockwave for several years and it has served me well. Im sure there are others out there that may be better, I don t have a lot of experience with the other brands. I like the two speakers that can be pivoted different directions and turn on foxmotion ( it controls which speaker the sound comes out of and can switch it back and forth between the two speakers in a way that makes it sound like the rabbit (or whatever critter you are playing) is moving...works pretty well).