Foxpro X Decoy Review
Gabriel Litke
The Foxpro Fusion is a 3.5 lb caller in a small package that is easy to carry. Its 4GB internal memory makes it able to house 1,000 sounds. The website states a runtime of 3-7 hours, uses 8AA batteries to power and has an operating distance of >100 yards from the remote. The housing cases the front horn speaker and the rear cone speaker that can individually be turned off for different scenarios. Additional speakers can be used with the multiple 3.5mm auxiliary jacks on the caller.
The caller can be operated without the included remote if desired, but the TX1000 transmitter remote is included. Foxpro also includes its limited 5-year warranty. Additional features include FOXBANG, FOXPITCH, FOXDATA, FOXMOTION, FOXCAST, FOXFUSION and FOXGRIP. I will go through a few of those features in detail below.
When turned up to the max volume of 40, the sound remains clean with no cracks. However, that will depend on the quality of sounds you add to a certain extent. The website claims the caller can be used over 100 yards from the remote. The maximum distance I have used on a stand is about 75 yards, which is plenty in my opinion, and the remote always worked great. We did test it at 100 yards once for the review and the remote worked as it should.
The TX1000 is an awesome remote with simple functionality. The large buttons have a defined feel when you click them, great with gloves on. It takes 3AA batteries and I change them around every 15 sets. There is a battery indicator for the remote shown on the screen. There are multiple backlight screen colors to choose from for day hunting, night hunting, and the standard Foxpro backlight color. You can quickly change the screen brightness and the button labels are also backlit. The sounds can be shown organized into folders or in one big list by their sound number.
I have also played around with FOXCAST, which allows you to configure an entire stand sound list to play at the push of a button. For example, I can configure a FOXCAST to play coyote howls, then wait five minutes before playing prey distress, until waiting ten minutes to start howling again. This feature allows you to be completely hands-free of the remote.
The FOXMOTION feature will move the sound from one speaker to the other, simulating movement. FOXPITCH lets you manipulate the pitch of any sound in hopes of triggering a response. The FOXDATA feature allows you to track stand data like temperature, barometric pressure, sounds used, time on stand and more.
Another cool feature, that is related to gear, is the FOXGRIP. FOXGRIP is an AR-15 grip with a button that acts as a simple remote for the caller, again eliminating movement. The caller is decoy compatible with the Fox Jack 4. Although I have not invested in one yet, the decoy creates some realistic movements in conjunction with the sound playing.
The caller comes preloaded with 100 sounds from Foxpro including prey distresses, fox, coyote, mountain lion, raccoon, bobcat and deer sounds. You have a couple of options when purchasing from the Foxpro website. You can purchase with the standard sound list or a custom sound list. Sounds are simple to add with the FOXPRO Programmer application downloaded to your computer. You simply need a USB 2.0 A/B cable to connect the caller to your computer. That cable is commonly used for connecting a printer, so you may already have one as I did.
Over the last couple of months, I have called around 20 coyotes in with this caller. It is very nice to get the sound away from my location and have so many different sounds to use. I have been able to set the caller in accordance with the wind and have pulled coyotes right into my lap. In combination with the speaker quality, solid remote, great sound features and packability, I will be using this caller for many seasons to come.
Has anyone used the mojo crow? I use a lot of mojo decoys and they are all great but there is a big difference between dove, coyotes and other versus crow. The mojo crow doesnot flap. It spins like all their birds in 1 sec intervals ever 1.5 seconds. Do you think they will notice this? I have read reviews that go both ways. Some say it scsres them and others say they come right in. what do you all think?
You can look at this and see a mojo crow in action and hear actual comments...myself? Sure I used one in conjunction with a mojo hawk...did it work for me? Too few crows at this location and too much activity...well these alabama hunters swear by it...it was also used somewhere around Minesota too but consider this they were used in conjunction with other crow decoys...I got some kind of timer on mine which I never used-why? Because where I went my other lIGHTER decoys fit the bill real nicely...that mojo stuff is NOT light...why don't you get yourself a buster 2 off this website which looks more like a crow despite the size; because they work and many here who use them can tell you that-me included..rare i don't use one! I've used the buster 2 alone and did really well...the price is the same and the buster 2 is lighter to carry...there are better decoys than the mojo in my views and are available on this website...go that route...save some weight for an extra couple of boxes of rounds for your shooting!
Here's another hot tip:(in my experience) I have used the feather flex decoys on corn stalks in very low wind, and i mean LOW. They will go anywhere. It is funny watching a crow trying to join their "buddy" on the top of a corn stalk...or bushes..but a high up crow mounted on a pole in example really does get their attention. last year this flock came in and split up but within shooting range. The decoys were spread out and one part headed right for the "pole decoy" instead of joining it's buddies in checking out the decoys spread out on the field....in my mind the decoys in the tree somewhere is the best idea.
But what works equally well is the area where they haven't been hit before-any kind of a set up will work . But if you hit the same areas over and over then you got to vary your calls and techniques..and even the amount of decoys. These days I try not to visit an area any more than once a season...and for me anyways...
..but a high up crow mounted on a pole in example really does get their attention. last year this flock came in and split up but within shooting range. The decoys were spread out and one part headed right for the "pole decoy" instead of joining it's buddies in checking out the decoys spread out on the field....
One of the funniest shots I've made is when I had the sentinel decoy way up (on the hotstick) in a tree about 50' from the blind and a group of bandits came by. One landed on the tree about six feet from the decoy way up in the tree and started a racket, as if he was cussing out the Flambeau plastic decoy. It was almost too much fun to watch but I made the easy shot--as it was my duty, after all, to knock off the stupid ones.
All shiny crow decoys can be dulled with flat black or that new flocking stuff...I use flat black myself and no more shiny decoys. For other types such as a garden decoy hawk? they have a flat clear "paint' that works nicely too...
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