I was excited to head to the post office counter yesterday with my yellow slip. In our little town, you have a package to pick up! I handed the piece of paper to the man on the other side of the counter with a big smile and then stood there to wait. He came around the corner with a box and blandly stated “More hunting things.” I immediately knew what was inside. It was going to be my new mini Phantom combo kit from Extreme Dimension Wildlife Calls. An electronic predator call which I planned to try out on the coyotes that have been lurking around looking for our turkey. They continually wake me up in the evening just after I fall asleep and in the morning just before the alarm has a chance to sound.
I was excited to head to the post office counter yesterday with my yellow slip. In our little town, that means you have a package to pick up! I handed the piece of paper to the man on the other side of the counter with a big smile and then stood there to wait. He came around the corner with a box and blandly stated “More hunting things.” I immediately knew what was inside. It was going to be my new mini Phantom combo kit from Extreme Dimension Wildlife Calls. An electronic predator call which I planned to try out on the coyotes that have been lurking around looking for our turkey. They continually wake me up in the evening just after I fall asleep and in the morning just before the alarm has a chance to sound.
The sound sticks that came with the mini Phantom Combo Kit are stout and durable. Each stick contains five calls; the electronic call can even play two sounds simultaneously. The sounds overlap to mimic two animals interacting in the field You can have squealing and snarling simultaneously. With a simple pull and swap, you can put a new sound stick into the mini with tremendous ease. There are no screws or covers to remove or lose while changing the sound sticks. One flaw I see is that there is no great spot to store the unused sound sticks other than in my jacket pocket. I will have to designate a pocket specifically for the precious items, so they are not lost in the field when pulling other items from my pockets. Fortunately, I can always purchase additional sound sticks separately if necessary. Extreme Dimension has a total of 13 different sound sticks available.
With the mini Phantom Combo Kit, I also received the mini Phantom Speaker. It is an optional item that can be purchased separately if you don’t want the kit. It interested me because it comes with a 25′ cord that allows me to place the speaker away from my location and call predators without them looking directly at me when sounds are playing. The speaker conveniently has the option to attach to the mini, making it easy to carry the two together. I regret that there is no storage hook or container for the speaker cord. So far I have had no grief with it, but I will have to test it out on long trips in my pack to find an easy way to store the cord without knots or kinks. For now, I have resorted to attaching the speaker to the mini and then wrapping the cord around the mini’s contoured handle
The mini Phantom Combo Kit by Extreme Dimension Wildlife Calls is even better than I had anticipated. The mini Phantom is a compact digital predator call, easy to set up and use, and extremely realistic sounding. We took the call out right away and set up near the back pond with the speaker 25′ away from us. We pressed a button initiating some howling. A moment later I selected another button and squealing and snarling sounds emitted. In fewer than five minutes we had a bobcat headed our way. Once I have time to take a break from my new Extreme Dimension call, or at least get one or two of those pesky coyotes, I will have to sit a while and watch the bonus CD that came with it!
It’s always an adventure!
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I’ve read several of your posts on this blog, Mia, and would like to edify you a little on a fine job of writing. You represent a lot of women who don’t have much of a voice in the hunting world where men are predominant. You’re a leader in that sense, and a hunter definitely. Thank you for having this passion and for putting yourself through the training it surely took to bring it out in a blog so well written. I hunt out of North Idaho, now in my older age. You have a gift for describing the way it really is, out there; and articles such as this that review equipment updates and options are important to the hunting legacy we still enjoy in America.
Mr. Parsons,
Thank you so much for a very complimentary comment. I appreciate it and any advice you may have.
Mia
I want one! Especially if it will call in a bobcat!
I like how you began your tale about the post office. Just took your reader along with you … keep up the good work, Mia. Mr. Parsons is right!
Great review, let us know how it works for you. Hows the volume on it, does it carry far. Keep up the good work getting women involved in the outdoors it only helps the hunting community more and more than most people realize.
I have this same call. Unfortunately I have not been able to use it yet because most of the states we have had the opportunity to hunt in do not allow electrobic calls in the aid of harvesting game. I was told that it was allowed for predator hunting in Oklahoma so maybe I will have the opportunity this spring.Good luck with the coyotes!
Duane,
I love, love, love this little call. I am waiting for the wireless model in the mail today and I’ll let you know how I like that one because the speaker wire was my only hang up.