Thread: Fox whistles - for cats

Cool, glad there's some interest in this, hopefully some of you fellas will experiment a bit too and see if we can come up with something that feral cats just can't resist.

I called Ron the Silva whistle guy in Aus today and he put me onto a youtube vid he did. He swears blind his whistle will bring cats in. I think its probably worth trying a couple of different options before I get too excited about this - looking at trying @john m's suggestion too.
@madjon_ what is that written on the caller you've got there?

I also spoke to my Tassie mate again today and he's trying a couple of different ones too as he reckons he's had more success alternating the whistle. He's got a Silva and a couple of homemade ones from a mate in Victoria. He's concentrating on ferals around farm buildings, derelict buildings, that kind of thing, mostly with a .22LR using subs. Tries the one whistle, waits a minute or two, then uses the other. Reckons if they are there and hungry they'll come out pretty much immediately, small young ones in particular. He walks into the wind and sets up on sticks - higher ground is the key - sits up on old machinery, piles of mullock, whatever is around that gets him a decent field of view. If they don't come out in 5-10 minutes he moves on.

I'm dead keen on this. Gonna get a trial going here and on neighbouring properties. Ron from Silva is happy to look at group buys but probably sensible to trial some options first. Would be good if some of you fellas could give it a go too.

I’m in

I would be keen also, I shoot a lot of Feral's and it could be a useful little tool in the pack.

Originally Posted by SiB

If someone can confirm these whistles work on our NZ cats, I bet there are a few of us who’d be interested in buying one. A bulk order???

I'm keen if someone is pulling together a forum bulk order.

I have a farm on the outskirts of a popular coastal holiday spot where there a lots of baches.
Moggy goes to the bach for the holidays and decides they don't want to go back to the big city life.
So the population is constantly being refreshed with new blood.
I shoot and trap a few each year.
But when I do see them while out hunting they are usually just slinking into cover or actively hunting and hard to get onto.
I think a whistle maybe tucked into my bino bivvy so its always on hand, would be just enough to turn them back briefly or stop them for just long enough to get that shot away.
In the alps a couple of times in the last few years I have been getting set up to take a deer meat animal and then noticed a cat and shot that in preference !

@Flyblown "CatNip" Primos,I can't remember if it is "Squealer" or "Squaler"

I am off to Tazy in December, I ll see what I can bring back in my luggages :-)

Fishing at the Tekapo Canal stilling pond and just after dark a rabbit starts really screaming - not the little scream they and hares sometimes do just before the 'Coup de Grace' but a terrified loud Helllll-p meee scream. Anyway flicked the light about in the direction and three cats and two ferrets were heading towards the noise. So in an area where rabbits are a common meal item the caller would surely work. I think the caller needs to be loud as I have not seen cats come in on wounded rabbits giving a little scream. My 2c

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Also spent a lot of time calling for no result too.

Yup and thats the bit that my buddy has emphasised to me, if they don’t come out quickly, move to the next spot. When I get my shit together Ikm going to focus on hot bunny spots with lots of treefall, old buildings etc, good cat cover.

I know that they breed all year round but if anybody has noticed a season where you see more kittens let us know. You could then concentrate more then on cats. Mum has to feed them and she may come running in more than before. Also young ones not as experienced are easily knocked off.

cat lure? Guided cat hunts could be an option, sounds like a bit of a keen interest in them so far! Might even be a market for mounting the little bastards heads too!
I can see a few toms mounted in my hall

Originally Posted by 40mm

I can see a few toms mounted in my hall

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I use a Bluetooth speaker and a couple of apps on my phone for duck calling so had a quick look on the play store and have downloaded a rabbit distress call which also has a kitten distress which might work well too

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Originally Posted by Brakelie

I use a Bluetooth speaker and a couple of apps on my phone for duck calling so had a quick look on the play store and have downloaded a rabbit distress call which also has a kitten distress which might work well too

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genius!

I wonder if that ap has the sound of a can opening for those domestic ones that have run wild

Originally Posted by Sideshow

I wonder if that ap has the sound of a can opening for those domestic ones that have run wild

Or shaking the dry food box like in the adds on tv