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Howdy,
Been thinking I'd like to give calling for greys a try, but not sure of a decent place to try this winter.
Here in my sliver of SE Nebraska, we have no greys, and darn few reds.
Got any ideas on where a guy might try to call a grey for the wall?
Texas, Arkansas, etc??
I really have to idea.
Thanks much,
Bill

Maybe somewhere they actually grow fur?....

They are plentiful here but around the size of a house cat. I love seeing them run around my neighborhood at night. The only time I've seen one during the day was during the 2011 drought - it must have been desperate.

I've never actively hunted Gray Fox but have killed a few while calling crows. I only killed them to get a better look. Saw many come in that I didn't shoot.

The only time I've seen them when not calling crows has been at night. I had three that traveled through my back yard several times a week. Last week a coyote showed up in my back yard and I've not seen the Grays or three feral cats since.

Don't know where a best place might be to hunt them but their common in north east Texas, south Arkansas, and north Louisiana from my experience.

A bingo parlor?

Gunner

Agreed ^
I'd look to the northern states if a nice pelt's what you're after.
If you just want to kill something then TX or AZ are good places to start looking.

Those are thick and the tagging is easy.

Parts of South and West Texas are full of the little buggers. I know of no public land, but any of the area varmit guides can put you on them. They seem to be especially numerous around the sheep and goat ranches. I have been on two guided hunts and have never lacked for lots of target greys, as well as bobcats.

Hell Yeah, and easy to catch. lol

I believe you are thinking cougars�...

OOPS.

Bill, give my brother Bruce a call. He is owner/operator of Predator Country Outfitters. He is in west Texas where greys are as common as red ants. 325-347-7679.


Where he hunts you better have over 60 greys in the truck during a calling contest or you will likely lose - Point is they are plentiful.

Fun to call, aggressive, and very pretty. You'll be shooting a lot and will be doing some missing for sure. They don't hold still for very long...grin...

He'll show you a good time.

One night -

Greg�thanks for that #�I may be giving him a call�.

No worries -

Feel free to call me as well if you want to talk greys -

Greg, they mostly shoot those greys with rifles??? One of my old friends from W. Va. used to hunt greys a lot years ago... He shot them at night with a shotgun... We plan to spend some time in Az. this winter with a swing over to Tx. for hogs and maybe some exotic game.. Looks like this would be a fun stop...

Both -

Best setup is a shotgun and rifle man -

You'll miss alot of fur in the truck without a shotgun -

Greg,
thank you!!

You can be both at once though. I will have a shotgun laid across the rack holding the rifle and will switch readily. Nights they are responding to a call is about as good as it gets.

Greg W,

IMPRESSIVE photos and all! Looks like loads of fun.

I had never ever seen a grey fox until last week and all of a sudden I saw TWO in one week.

Not a big deal to you folks where they have always been around, but Grey fox are making inroads here, and we are seeing more red fox than we used to.

I thought the plentiful coyotes kept fox numbers way down, but despite plentiful Coyotes and then some, the little buggers are making a comeback or new inroad here. I, for one, am glad to see it.

I won't shoot any around here until I know that they have a good hold and are relatively plentiful.

Calling them in the SW at night DOES look like loads of fun. Thanks for sharing the photos and intel.

Here in Mid/South TN, coyotes have decimated the fox population. I haven't seen one in the last 2 hunting seasons. When I go to MS to hunt the family farm, they're non existent also. Damn shame, I really enjoy watching them while deer hunting