Johnny Stewart electronic caller for predators

[Hogskin]

Getting ready to make the Christmas list and I'm considering adding one of these to thin the local coyote population. ###I know the tapes are great, but looking for opinions on the callers. ###Any advice is appreciated.

Regards,
Paul

[songdog]

Johnny Stewart is one of the best electonic callers I've seen. ###I have a hunting buddy who uses one for 90% of his calls. ###I still can't seem to get away from the mouth calls. ###His has been bounced around in the back of the truck for about 4 years now and still works fine.

Battery life is better than most but it's pretty heavy if you're walking far from the truck. ###If it's really cold where you call, you'll appreciate the extra battery life. ###It also comes with a car lighter charger which is nice.

If you get it, go for the extra speaker wire. ###The one that comes with it is only 20' and you can get another 50' or 100'. ###This way you can get the caller further away from you and still control the volume.

[Grey Taylor]

A bunch of guys in my predator hunting club use the Johnny Stewart set. ###They love it. ###Most of them have gone the extra expense and gotten the remote unit.

[spectr17]

Hogskin,

Check out the Fox Pro unit. It's been used by many on the Go Go Varmint board (http://www.varminthunters.com/forums/ggvg/index.html) and they all love it. Small. lightweight

Remote has mute button, volume up, volume down and selection switch to change sounds. Being able to change sounds and adjust level with a remote is a time saver. No cassettes to wear out or fumble with.

http://www.varminthunters.com/foxpro/Foxpro_picture_composite.jpg


http://www.varminthunters.com/foxpro/

[Bald Eagle]

I have used a Johny Stewart tape caller outfit for about 8 years now and I always wonder why I spent over 100 bucks for such an "old technology" piece of equipment. ###Sure, it works OK but stringing wires, inability to select which sound I want, and 10 pounds of stuff just is not today's way to go.

I've had mine eat tapes and it does not work very well below 20 degrees F outdoors.

I wonder, also, when I go through the electronics department at our local stores around here, why can't someone come up with a portable CD player with remote control for hunters? ###No stupid wires to get get stiff in the cold. ###No more $20 tapes with the same sounds over and over again. ###When I put out my speaker and wires I can't help crashing through the weeds and I'm sure every critter within a mile is long gone. ###Some of the kid's boom boxes are very nice and only cost $59 - $99. ###In my hunting shack out at the farm I have a simple CD player that stays there all the time and it works perfectly at -10 degrees F. ###I guess that if a company would put out something like I'm thinking they would have to charge $500 and to get it in camo it would be $1000. ###Ha Ha.

That FoxPro unit looks very promising.

IMHO

[Bald Eagle]

I have used a Johny Stewart tape caller outfit for about 8 years now and I always wonder why I spent over 100 bucks for such an "old technology" piece of equipment. ###Sure, it works OK but stringing wires, inability to select which sound I want, and 10 pounds of stuff just is not today's way to go.

I've had mine eat tapes and it does not work very well below 20 degrees F outdoors.

I wonder, also, when I go through the electronics department at our local stores around here, why can't someone come up with a portable CD player with remote control for hunters? ###No stupid wires to get get stiff in the cold. ###No more $20 tapes with the same sounds over and over again. ###When I put out my speaker and wires I can't help crashing through the weeds and I'm sure every critter within a mile is long gone. ###Some of the kid's boom boxes are very nice and only cost $59 - $99. ###In my hunting shack out at the farm I have a simple CD player that stays there all the time and it works perfectly at -10 degrees F. ###I guess that if a company would put out something like I'm thinking they would have to charge $500 and to get it in camo it would be $1000. ###Ha Ha.

That FoxPro unit looks very promising.

IMHO

[Kevin]

FoxPro works but it`s very repetious and it`s over priced.
You can make your own tapes with JS and also use it with the remote.
My unit works well in the cold and it`s easy to carry in the backpack I made for it.