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Post by Horn on Sept 6, 2008 18:58:11 GMT -6
Ok guys Please School me about callin coon.
Sounds??, Set ups, Scouting, I need all of the information
any place to download some sounds??
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Post by robertw on Sept 6, 2008 21:05:50 GMT -6
Horn, The best tape on the market is Dennis Kirks Coon Puppies #2.
Give me a call sometime, I'll help you all I can.
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Post by Horn on Sept 7, 2008 9:01:05 GMT -6
Thanks Robert.
Time to find a DVD.
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Post by SteveCraig on Sept 7, 2008 9:39:08 GMT -6
Horn, I have been using the Wildlife Technologies Caller for many years. I has alot of great coon vocals on it. I just find a den tree and set the caller on the ground and turn it on using a coon fight sound. Your coon will pile out of that den. Fast shooting for sure. This is done in the daytime. For night time calling, I use the coon babies sounds, and set the caller on the ground with as many low trees around as I can get. Shine the low trees as a coon will come in and climb the nearest tree for a looksee. Works for me. If using one of the other callers, by all means use the coon puppy sounds that Robert talked about.
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Post by RShaw on Sept 7, 2008 10:53:50 GMT -6
Minaska also makes some of the best coon sounds too. Everything from young coon sounds to aggressive boar sounds.
Randy
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Post by Horn on Sept 7, 2008 12:50:12 GMT -6
I just finished a homebuilt caller that I can drive with either a CD player or a MP3 player, I am using the CD player for now but plan to go to a MP3 player in the future.
All of my calling will be done in the daytime as in Iowa using Artifical lights is against the law.
Do I need to start off with low volume or can I let it rip from the start??
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Post by RShaw on Sept 7, 2008 13:11:33 GMT -6
Daytime, here in Mo , I am always calling in sight of the hole in the tree. Not much volume needed in this situation. I start with something nonagressive and work my way up, changing sounds a couple or three times. Nothing in 5 minutes , I am out of there.
Randy
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Post by Horn on Sept 7, 2008 16:17:06 GMT -6
Thanks. Is this a typical 2 man set up?? One faceing the hole, one 90 degrees out with call??
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Post by RShaw on Sept 7, 2008 17:05:19 GMT -6
I use a Minaska with a remote. The ecaller goes on the side of the tree opposite of the den hole. I am postioned where I have a real good look at den hole. This type of set-up allows the coon to come completely out of the hole to see what is going on. Otherwise, he might just peek out of the hole in order to do that.
Randy
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Post by Horn on Sept 7, 2008 17:40:35 GMT -6
Good info, saves me some trial and error, Thank you.
I did not build the remote unit yet, I am lookin to get my feet wet first.
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Post by robertw on Sept 7, 2008 21:51:16 GMT -6
Alot of the dens trees that I call have MULTIPLE holes. I always place the caller at the base of the tree, this gets the coons at least half way out of the hole looking down.
When calling new locations it not unusual to have coons show up in other trees 35% of the time. Do not devote all of your attention to the one tree.
I do not waste more than two or three minutes at the most at a stand unless I have spotted a coon and am waiting on it come out. The "Coon Puppies" normally has coons out of the hole in less than 30-45 seconds, pretty fast and furious.
Always full volume!
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Post by Horn on Sept 8, 2008 5:36:16 GMT -6
Thanks again, Keep it comming.
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Post by robertw on Sept 8, 2008 7:32:26 GMT -6
Run a search on this forum back in Late November and early December of last year. We had a couple of different coon calling threads going.
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Post by mink900 on Sept 9, 2008 15:06:11 GMT -6
Let her rip full volume like Robert said.If they are home it will be fast and furious action.I have used Dennis Kirks Coon Puppies with excellant results.With DK Coon Puppies 2 and Johnny Stewart Coon Fight I think it's called coming in a close secound.
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Post by mink900 on Sept 9, 2008 15:17:07 GMT -6
Along rivers and creeks with lots of mature den type trees are great spots also.Have had them swim across the river and up the bank side where me and my caller were on and straight down path to me to get stopped dead in it's tracks while 2 others got away.Lot's of fun.
Old abandoned houses,barns,out buildings,and farms are good set up spots.You never can tell where they will pop out and come from.Had one come out onto the roof of barn then down a fairly small tree growing right next to barn for a easy shot.Sometimes you get ez shots with time to get a good look/aim.Other times you only get a look for a secound and their gone.Can be very exciting.
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Post by piney on Sept 21, 2008 6:49:36 GMT -6
Hey Guys, I got a great CD with sounds but no caller-player. How can a guy get a caller on the cheap?? I have an ipod if that would help. I was thinking I'd just go buy the lightest cd player with a remote I could find, but they don't look very small and they are $$. I can get speakers at our thrift store here for little money, could I rig up something like that from a portable cd player? If I'd do that, I'd have no remote though...hmmm...
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Post by rcdtrapper on Oct 23, 2008 4:55:13 GMT -6
You got to be kidding! Does it really work to call coons? This sounds very fun. I see coons bow hunting and I am not able to trap these locations due to trap check laws. Maybe I will carry my yote caller (with coon puppies) and give it a try before I leave on morning hunts. Can anyone post their sound bite for coons? ?
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Post by piney on Oct 27, 2008 13:29:10 GMT -6
Gonna try this weekend....I bought a dang boombox...and I"ll just strap it on and see what happens....den trees all over....I'll bring my six shooter and have it on my hip if one gets too close...otherwise I'll pick off with scoped .22.
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Post by rcdtrapper on Oct 29, 2008 7:52:15 GMT -6
Let us know how it goes
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Post by cdog911 on Nov 20, 2008 17:06:13 GMT -6
Here's a short clip that illustrates how my gunner and I set up for calling a den tree. This is the system I describe when giving demos for different groups on coon calling. I call it the clock setup. Locate a den tree that appears to be in use by coons. You'll know by the presence of droppings and a small cleared trail around the base of the tree, well worn slashes and holes in the tree's branches and trunk, and the like. If a coon can get its head through the hole, he can get the rest of him in there, too. Imagining looking down upon the tree from straight overhead, consider the tree to be the center of the clock. When hunting with a partner, we set up at right angles to one another allowing us to see the entire perimeter of the tree, but not being in a crossfire situation. We place the caller on the side of the tree opposite from the hole which will cause the coon to fully exit the tree to get a better look at the sound's source. One of us positions ourselves on the same side of the tree as the hole, and the other is to one side or the other. We normally sit no farther than fifteen to twenty yards away from the tree, with the caller ten feet or so back as well. Once in position and guns shouldered and ready to go, I begin the calling sequence starting with non-confrontational coon vocalizations such as coon chatters or a coon rasslin' with a bird. These sounds elicit a curiosity response from coons across the age spectrum and generally do not intimidate younger coons. If, after a minute or so, nothing has showed, I ramp things up by getting more aggressive, which in this case, I switched to angry sow fighting over babies. In this clip, my gunner is in the grass to the left of the tree. I am slightly to the right and just down the hill in the grass and out of sight beneath the tree. My partner uses a .17HMR and gets first shot at stationary or very slow moving targets. If the coon is moving and poses a shot opportunity that is less than optimal for a rifle, I dump them using my 12 gauge Mossy 835 with a modified choke using 3-inch #4 buckshot. In this particular clip, we offered laid back coon chatter for most of a minute. At about 55 seconds, I upped the stakes with the angry sow sound and about twenty seconds later, the coon emerges from the den hole on the left side of the tree, circles around the tree and begins its descent in front of me when I brought it down with a single load of buckshot. smg.photobucket.com/albums/v78/Cdog911/?action=view¤t=Cooncalling_v3.flvNot all stands produce this quickly, nor do all stands produce at all. But, this one was a pretty typical response for coons for those guys that haven't called them before.
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