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Have you ever had the feeling that your being watched? Or wondered what it’s like to be an injured animal being stalked by a predator? This is what predator calling is about.
Predator calling is a sport which involves a hunter using a call to impersonate a rabbit or small rodent in distress. When translated to a predator, this sounds like a dinner bell-- an easy dinner at that. When these sounds fall on predatory ears, they respond and you have become the hunted.
There are a variety of different predators who will respond to a predatory call. In my state of Texas, these include hawks, owls, raccoons, fox, bobcat, coyotes, and the occasional mountain lion. Other animals might include bears, deer, hogs, and rabbits (which I believe respond out of curiosity).
Predator calling is my favorite outdoor activity in the winter months and I am always looking for other callers to share ideas with. Here’s a tip I learned from a coyote calling expert. Instead of calling coyote with the wind in your face, try calling with the wind at your back and 2 or 3 hundred yards of open area in front of you. This idea, as it was explained to me, is that if you make a stand and there is a pasture poodle sitting 5 yards behind you, then he will circle out a couple of hundred yards downwind of you. If you set up with the wind from your back blowing toward you large open area, you can catch him while he circles your area to wind you. Of course, long shots are the rule here, and you should shoot before he makes a positive ID on you.
Please e-mail me with your ideas or questions. The trophy I’m having the most trouble collecting at present is the Red Fox.
