Best time of year for coyote hunting

Goofycat · #8 11-07-2009, 11:48 AM

How does the volume compare with the Fury, and how long do the AA batteries last for the speaker? The CS was not listed in the printed Fox Pro catalog that was mailed, and the sales staff did not mention it as an alternative. I went to the website and found the CS24 under "Custom Shop," and it appears that this unit would have the volume capabilities that the Fury lacks. The only important feature that I would like to see is a rechargeable feature that the Fury has, but I see no reason why Alkaline AA or rechargeable NiMH batteries wouldn't work as well. The Fury just doesn't have the volume I need, and the Prairie Blaster is huge and heavy. I will contact Fox Pro to see about sending back both units for an exchange for the CS-24.

FOXPRO CS24

lidsplitter · #9 11-07-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofycat

How does the volume compare with the Fury, and how long do the AA batteries last for the speaker? The CS was not listed in the printed Fox Pro catalog that was mailed, and the sales staff did not mention it as an alternative. I went to the website and found the CS24 under "Custom Shop," and it appears that this unit would have the volume capabilities that the Fury lacks. The only important feature that I would like to see is a rechargeable feature that the Fury has, but I see no reason why Alkaline AA or rechargeable NiMH batteries wouldn't work as well. The Fury just doesn't have the volume I need, and the Prairie Blaster is huge and heavy. I will contact Fox Pro to see about sending back both units for an exchange for the CS-24.

FOXPRO CS24

makes the fury & fx-5 seem like it's whispering & it's very clear when cranked way up there. It seems louder than the fx-5 at the half way
mark. We called in 3 this morning that came from well over 1000 yards away with the speaker sitting down in a draw. My buddy bought a good set of lithium rechargable batteries from lowes that are working great. Been out 5 times without recharging.

Goofycat · #10 11-07-2009, 03:10 PM

I am at a loss trying to figure out why FP didn't just go ahead and incorporate a larger speaker into their Fury. The Fury is a nice unit, but the horn speaker IMO is just too small, plus I would never use the cone speaker. I can work easily with a 50-call maximum, but have no idea what is meant by what they term "disabled" regarding the CS24 speaker. With the Fury you must first mute the speaker from the Remote Control before the speaker will turn off, otherwise it just keeps on playing.

Does "disabled" mean that the entire unit can be turned off (nice for saving the battery power)? So, other than the 50-call limit on the CS24 (vs. the 100 call limit on the Fury), the fact that there is no battery charger on the CS24 (not really a problem), or that the CS24 doesn't mention whether it has a low battery indicator or not, it seems to me that the CS24 would be a better bet than the Fury, especially since the CS24 is around $100 less. And....the CS operates with that very nice TX-500 remote. And...who cares if there is no manual speaker control or digital display that shows the sounds. Heck, you can see what is going through the speaker by looking at the TX-500.

If the CS has a greater potential for louder and clearer volume, I see no reason to stay with the Fury.
All I want is loud, clear calls, a reference display such as is on the TX-500 and a direct-dial feature that allows me to punch three buttons on the TX-500 to get me to the sound I want and enter it directly into the speaker. If the CS24 allows me to do this, I am going to exchange my Fury for the CS24. It is a shame that the company doesn't just provide a simple comparison chart so that the buyer could make the buying decision more easily and quickly as to which model would be the most suitable.

Am I on the right track here, or are there things I still need to consider?

lidsplitter · #11 11-09-2009, 06:23 PM

sorry for the delayed response. your on the right track for sure. the cs-24 has a toggle switch on the back. just turn it on, flip up the antenna & your ready to go. none of the mute crap that you fool with on the other models.

Goofycat · #12 11-10-2009, 11:16 AM

I am near the completion of my fairly intensive study on the comparison of the Fury vs. the CS24 and will post my findings, along with some interesting information that Fox Pro has recently added to its website, although I found that it was hard to find at first. I will answer some of my own questions posed in my previous posts. I just packed up the Fury and Prairie Blaster, will send it back tomorrow. Drew at Fox Pro has been very helpful. I didn't think they would allow a return of two different calls, but they had no problem getting me what I wanted. The CS24 will be ordered as soon as we get our limit of 50 calls ironed out.

If any of you veteran callers have any suggestions as to which calls you would include, let me know. I am sure that others would also be interested. I will be using the usual coyote calls, pup distress calls, as well as distress calls from other animals. I also plan to have some crow calls added at the end of the list. I had originally planned to add boar sounds for boar hunting, but after contacting TexasBoars.com, I was advised not waste my time.

So, as it stands, I will wait until the CS24 arrives (probably around two weeks), try it out and compare it to the PB and Fury, then get back to this thread and give a report. I know this thread is probably causing a lot of yawns---especially with you veteran callers---but for us novices, it is the only way to get and give information. Luckily, I have been able to check two of Fox Pro's high-end callers out just to see how they work and get an idea as to how much volume is available on both of them, their portability, weight, size, features, etc. I have always used hand calls with success, but I am getting old and lazy and want someone (some THING) else to do the work.