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Offline lilabner

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« on: April 06, 2004, 09:44:33 AM »
My wife has a boom box that plays tapes and CDs. Would it work OK with recorded calls? Any suggestions for using it?
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2004, 11:54:51 AM »
After getting all kinds of good info from this and another forum I went out and bought a 10 dollar tape player boom box from Wal-Mart.  I picked up a calling tape (Baby cottontail distress,) and put in some batterys.  That was a couple of weeks ago.  Since then Ive been out on ONE coyote trip and have credited ONE coyote to my name.  The tape player was on no more than 30 seconds when the coyote I killed came walking on in........yup, it should do you fine.
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2004, 04:58:54 PM »
N-Hampshire, you wouldn't be refering to the Ruger forums now would you?LOL!

Like he said, that boom box will work just fine for you. They're a little awkward to carry around, but with a good tape(or CD), it'll work for you.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2004, 01:04:55 AM »
Ahhh Master Jerry Lester, you are correct.  Your humble grasshopper bows to your infinite wisdom on this, and any other, forum.  :wink:  :)  :-D
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2004, 02:46:38 AM »
Yep, used a cheap Wal Mart box too.  It worked great on foxes.  I think the advantage of the "real" callers is durability and volume.  When you turn up the cheapies it sounds bad.  And mine did get all busted up.  Also not weather resistant.
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2004, 04:24:59 AM »
Got a Walkman and some accessory plug in speakers about the same size as the walkman...smal package fit an my pocket, called coyotes foxes and a badger or two...deer love it in the spring time,
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2004, 06:32:26 AM »
Double D:  I confiscated the kid's Walkman CD one weekend along with the battery powered accessory speakers he uses in his room.  Worked great called two nice Bull Moose.  Actually it was the wife's idea.  I brought home a CD that a friend had given me of Moose calls.  I was trying to find a way to transfer it to tape for my Johnny Stewart came caller.  I played it on the CD player in the living room and told her what I was trying to do.  She said just take our son's walkman it would be easier.  I've since added a CD player to my boat, used two water proof speakers.  Need to be careful here though, a poor quality system will get you a lot of static, or scratchy sounds that will scare game.
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