Icotec 300+ Predator Call - Great for Coyote Hunting, Fox Hunting, and All Predator Hunting. 300-yard Remote Range.

This is my first electronic call, so I have no experience with any other. This call has performed as advertised.The remote works great! I have not had a set that I could not control the call remotely. The sounds are quality sounds. However, the higher pitched calls/sounds do distort at higher volumes. The option to play 2 sounds at one time is nice and works as expected. The decoy option works well to activate and deactivate the decoy remotely.I can say that you will quickly find the limits of the 12 programmed calls and will be wishing for a larger selection. However, I cannot give a negative review, because the 12 do work as advertised. I have since bought a mouth call to supplement the electronic call.The first time out, I was able to call in 7 coyotes. One of the coyotes came to within 20 yards of the call and less than 50 yards from me! I was shocked to see how quickly they responded. The second time out, a large gray fox came within 20 yards of the call.If you want to try an electronic predator call without breaking the bank, this call does work very well. If you want something that you can grow with, I would suggest a programmable call that you can add to your call library.

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)... You won't find a better entry level electronic caller for the price and features.Best electronic caller for the price. No frills - except electronic calls that turn up coyotes. First use it called in two coyotes. Best features include:- long range remote contol (I've had out to 150 yards and the remote has worked every time)- ease of use (remote is simple and is frequency linked to receiver out of thr box)- probably not rain proof, but rain resistant (its been out in light rain three times and no degraded performance or damage)- great volume (for use in the Arizona desert)- can run two calls at one time- incredibly portable and able to hold the remote when not in use- battery life seems great (used for approximately 8 hours at above freezing temps without degradation)Don't buy if the following is important:- ability to connect and control a decoy (no connect to do so)- want to connect external power- want to add additional sounds (comes with twelve, but how many sounds do you actually need)- you're worried about having the greatest and most advanced electronic caller

This is a good game call for the money, and has a number of good game calls on the unit. It has good and bad points to the unit.Good points:1. good number of different calls, which are good types2. volume is good3. controls of volume, stopping and starting calls is good. you can cut a call short by pressing a button, thus making long or short calls3. compact size4. remote control works and is useful5. east to figure out and get to work6. on off switch on the speaker unit, so you can turn it off when not in useBad Points:1. the amount of effort to install batteries is terrible.2. to install batteries in the remote control unit, you have to remove the remote from the speaker, which is very difficult, and then once it is disengaged, you must remove the "belt clip" from the remote, and the belt clip is secured by a TINY phillips head screw that is only removeable by a tiny tiny screwdriver of the type for eyeglasses. The belt clip is useless in my opinion and should not have been included in the unit as it only gets in the way of installing the batteries on the remote.3. installing batteries in the speaker unit is equally difficult, again TINY phillips screws that can only be unscrewed with tiny screwdrivers of the eyeglass kind (not something the avg hunter will be carrying in the field). Not only that, the screws that hold the cover over the batteries, are torqued down like they were securing a load on an 18 wheeler! Very difficult to remove the first time.4. the designer of the units should have come up with a better way to carry the remote (not a belt clip) and the speaker (the hook handle is not a good design and should have a loop design or similar in my view.)Still it is a good electronic game caller for the money, the calls all sound realistic as heck and the unit is small and cheap to buy.

This predator call was given to my Son as a gift. He said it worked great. Loves all the different predator sounds it has. Great quality and worth the money

Works better than i expected, especially considering the price! I've used several name brand electronic calls, from remote to handheld. In my opinion, this particular call is as good as a Foxpro or Primos, with one exception: you are slightly more limited on your selection of calls. But for Coyote hunting like i do, this is not a problem.Addressing some issues othera have had, i.e. remote not working, entire unit not working, remote having hardly any range at all, i feel they may have just gotten lemons. My unit worked right outta the box. Ive had the unit pick up my remote signal from as far as 320yrds in moderate woodlands. Ive succesfully called in Coyote and Lynx, even an Opossum too! My antenna has not broken, as others claim, even carrying it for miles stuffed in a backpack.A few cons, however:-Volume level. It isn't the loudest call ive ever owned. This really is not a problem for me or my applications, i hunt in wooded areas, so my sound cant travel too far anyway. If your an open planes or desert hunter, you may wish to take that into consideration.-I don't think this unit is waterproof. Its gotten a light misting on it with no problems, but i feel if it sat in a downpour long enough, the speaker may short out. Some say to just put it in a large plastic bag, im sure that would work just fine.-It does stick out like a sore thumb. Either paint or camo covering or camo tape will easily solve that.If you buy this, you wont be disappointed at all. Its a great budget call that really does work!