Calling reds

[Brushwolf]

What is the best calling methods for reds? We have more greys in our area then we do have reds but they are around. I almost always call for greys cause I didn't have much experience with the red fox. When I do call for reds I will start with the mouse then go to a rabbit on a low volume playing the sound constantly with no luck. Any help would be great. 

[uncle buck]

Once the snow comes the reds are suckers for mouth calling...With not light and twilight conditions over snow...You could lure them into about 100 yards to point blank by doing woodpecker,  fieldmice,...um they like real high pitched sounds.. Get yourself a Verminator....Black Tweedy. Bite up and  down on the reed about 1/8- 1/4 inch from the end, blow into the call and shake it back in forth in your mouth all at the same time.
Take your finger and rub it over up and down and around the front of the barrel while your doing this..

Let your electronic calls just rip for a long period with a woodpecker sound..No interuptions..


If your a shotfunner... Put the call down and walk 75 to 100 yards down wind of the speaker... Post 30 yards to the side of the main sound beam.  Could be your calling them in and they are holding up on you..They are good for that..Make sure you keep your red lens light on at all times and watch the down wind side of the speaker real good..

[Brushwolf]

thanks UB for the tip. I will have to try that

[foxtrot]

Brushwolf,I started hunting greys years ago much like you ,but then the grey population all but disappeared and I was forced into figuring out how to hunt reds.Up until that time I had never killed a red.There was no place to go for information and no one was willing to give out information that had taken them years of hard work to learn.
  I don't want to offend anyone but I have never called in a red personally with electronics but I have seen it done by others.I think both can be effective but personal uniqueness of mouth blown calls and the fact that they are not repetitious makes a difference.Closed reeds in a rodent distress made by some of the fine callmakers on this board are the easiest to learn.Once you have that mastered the open reeds offer a bunch of new possabilities but take more practice. 

[uncle buck]

thanks UB for the tip. I will have to try that

Don't forget...if your using an electronic caller.. Make sure place a piece of auto reflective tape on all sides just in case it malfunctions on you and your 100 yards away from it.  You will be able to find it with the shine of your light.. Also make sure you don't think the reflective tape is a predator also... You could end up shooting your caller...

[predator77]

thanks UB for the tip. I will have to try that

Don't forget...if your using an electronic caller.. Make sure place a piece of auto reflective tape on all sides just in case it malfunctions on you and your 100 yards away from it.  You will be able to find it with the shine of your light.. Also make sure you don't think the reflective tape is a predator also... You could end up shooting your caller...

UB: I started doing that this year. I placed a strip on the antenna in the white reflective tape. Should I have used red?

[ultramag]

Brushwolf,I started hunting greys years ago much like you ,but then the grey population all but disappeared and I was forced into figuring out how to hunt reds.Up until that time I had never killed a red.There was no place to go for information and no one was willing to give out information that had taken them years of hard work to learn.
  I don't want to offend anyone but I have never called in a red personally with electronics but I have seen it done by others.I think both can be effective but personal uniqueness of mouth blown calls and the fact that they are not repetitious makes a difference.Closed reeds in a rodent distress made by some of the fine callmakers on this board are the easiest to learn.Once you have that mastered the open reeds offer a bunch of new possabilities but take more practice. 

I call alot of reds in each year with the various FoxPro's I've had,from my expreince they like low volume high pitch calling but then again I had them come in to coyote howls aswell........

[uncle buck]

thanks UB for the tip. I will have to try that

Don't forget...if your using an electronic caller.. Make sure place a piece of auto reflective tape on all sides just in case it malfunctions on you and your 100 yards away from it.  You will be able to find it with the shine of your light.. Also make sure you don't think the reflective tape is a predator also... You could end up shooting your caller...

UB: I started doing that this year. I placed a strip on the antenna in the white reflective tape. Should I have used red?

Nope your OK with the white too.. Why I even put a piece or two on the remote should I drop it on the ground. 

[ultramag]

I just wrap the antennea of mine,as long as nothing knocks it over it works great...