Originally Posted By: Trapper LukeAlright so when you first get to a stand what call do you guys like to open with? Does the time of year have something to do with what call you use first?
Thanks,
Luke
Luke,
Regardless of the season or the animal I'm calling, I open my stands 98% of the time with Pileated Woodpecker distress. Every predator will respond to it, it's not an intimidating sound, and if I have a bobcat laid up nearby it usually trots right in.
The other 2% is baby cottontail. This probably works just as well as the woodpecker - It's a preference thing.
Good hunting,
Mark Healy