This past week I visited some family in Northern Virginia. Just before I departed to see them I received a predator mouth call that I had ordered in the mail. I couldn’t wait to try it out. The area I was visiting is in the suburbs and hunting is illegal. There is a large block of woods running adjacent to their property however, and in the past we had seen foxes there. So I brought the call along with me.
The neighbors might have found the squealing sound of a dying rabbit a little strange, but within five minutes of calling I spotted a large red fox trotting through the woods.
The call I’m using is Red River Bandit. I purchased it from redrivercalls.com. Aaron Glenn is a predator hunter and he has designed all the calls on this site. He has also posted videos that help show how he uses the calls successfully. The one I purchased is an open reed call. I have quickly learned it produces a very clear and loud sound with very little air pressure. Mouth calls I have used in the past have required a lot more air pressure to produce a similar sound.
The area I called, had no hunting pressure so the foxes are probably less skittish. Perhaps this is the reason one came in so quickly and during daylight hours. I cannot wait to try again in an area where hunting is permitted.
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