Lion Caller Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Dave Martens of Wildlife Callers Blog was calling for mountain lions in central Arizona and takes this bobcat-fox double. Dave set out for a day of calling mountain lions in his scouted areas. It turned out to be an amazing day in the field, despite not seeing any lions. Dave called six grey fox on one stand and several more throughout the day. On one of his stands, he called this bobcat and grey fox combo and decided to take them. Because the target animal was mountain lion, Dave let several foxes walk away throughout the day. The Tactics: The electronic game caller pictured is a Wildlife Technologies KAS-2030-ML. The sounds Dave used to call this pair were Pileated Woodpecker Distress, Partridge Distress, Baby Cottontail Distress, and other mixed bird and mouse noises. Both arrived in under fifteen minutes, in just a few seconds of each other. Dave was running the call continuously and was letting each sound run for just 1.5 to 2 total minutes, then making a seamless change to the next sound. Some callers have asked us if we think the animals get confused by the constant sound changes. The easy answer is no. Our per-stand success rate went UP when we began using this tactic. Hand Callers: Your best bet in this situation would be high pitched bird and rodent replications. Call continuously and use more than one call. I have heard Arizona predator calling champion Tyler Higgins replicate bird distress with a hand call unbelievably well, so I know it can be done. As always, we have pre-scouted the area and know that the critters were in the area. Use sign as your guide. Good predator calling, hunting, and photography to everyone!! Mark Healy - Please visit the blog listed below - subscribe for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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