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Feb 15, 2007 12:07:35 GMT -5
Post by osprey on Feb 15, 2007 12:07:35 GMT -5
What does everybody use for calls? Boxes, slates, mouth, etc and what's your favorite?
I like slates best, feel I've got the best control over them. The Primos Freak with leg strap is my go-to call, can do it with one hand when they're in close. Use 3-4 different stikers to vary the sounds, some sound better on certain weather conditions. Also use boxes, but can't do mouth diaphragms, I gag on 'em too bad.
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Feb 15, 2007 12:17:27 GMT -5
Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Feb 15, 2007 12:17:27 GMT -5
I use slate & mouth calls. Use the mouth calls more when the Turkey are getting real close - keeps down my movement. Just got a box call & I'm going to give that one a try this year. I'm ready for this ice to melt & start turkey hunting.
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Feb 15, 2007 20:54:17 GMT -5
Post by nybuckstalker on Feb 15, 2007 20:54:17 GMT -5
I think each day and each bird determines what type of call I focus on using. I have always liked diaphragms. I think that you can get a little louder and more obnoxious with the mouth calls. For me, when the birds get shy, I crank out raspy yelps and cackles. These seem to imitate an old hen that knows what she wants. Ever listen to a group of hens’ right before they meet up with a gobbling fool of a Tom? They go nuts, and for me, the only way to get that excitement in the sounds is the mouth call. I like my Cody glass call when I am close to a treed Tom though! Soft clucks and yelps are easy to make with these slate or glass friction calls. When I really feel the need to crank them out, that is when I break out the box. My biggest piece of advice is the art of not calling. I’m sure I am preaching to the choir to some of you but for those of you who are just getting into it, here is a little of what I have been taught. By no means am I a world class caller but I have killed plenty of longbeards since I starting hunting them 12 years ago. The secret that was taught to me was not to overcall. It is tough to do sometimes when you just want to know where that incoming gobbler is but if you sit tight and let him do the work, I guarantee you will have more success, no matter what call you use.
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Feb 15, 2007 20:55:57 GMT -5
Post by Hardcorehunter on Feb 15, 2007 20:55:57 GMT -5
I use a mouth call and slate. The mouth seems to get the birds gobbling when they won't respond to a slate. I feel i'm pretty good with the mouth call but have a lot to learn still. I practice few weeks before the season while driving. Spend a bit of time driving all day for work so have a lot time to practice.
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Feb 15, 2007 23:11:53 GMT -5
Post by branson on Feb 15, 2007 23:11:53 GMT -5
I'd like to think I'm pretty darn good with a diaphragm call. I just bought a cheapo box to mess around with, and I'm getting the hang of it. That'll be added to the arsenal this spring.
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Feb 16, 2007 21:06:28 GMT -5
Post by Hardcorehunter on Feb 16, 2007 21:06:28 GMT -5
Isn't it great to know that when one season ends, there is another one just around the corner to get excited about?!
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Feb 17, 2007 14:11:30 GMT -5
Post by osprey on Feb 17, 2007 14:11:30 GMT -5
Here's a good one for any of you who bought a sika call and hunt on the Shore (although I would guess it'll work anywhere). A bugle makes a great shock gobble enticer that not many other people use!
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Feb 19, 2007 10:14:28 GMT -5
Post by Huntin'Fever on Feb 19, 2007 10:14:28 GMT -5
I couldn't agree more with making sure you don't over call. Turkeys have incredible hearing and vision and, as a result, can distinguish where the sound is coming from. If they are almost into sight, they expect to see turkeys milling around, feeding, and making noise. An old Tom will sit back and let things unfold before him before coming any closer. After all, he's not gobbling (telling hens to come here) for nothing. As a rule of thumb, tend to answer the turkey instead of calling at him. He calls, you call, he calls, you call.
As for slate vs. mouth. vs. box. etc.....
Owl or crow for shock gobble
Slate for soft tree calls, purrs, and CONSISTENT yelping. Usually when the bird is approaching I stick with this.
Mouth call for excited plucks and/or fly down cackle (usually a tactic if the bird isn't responding to tree calls) Also good for last minute plucks/purrs when you're lining up the beed (hands are tied up) and the Tom is hung up.
Box call.....locater hen yelps after the Tom has already flown down. Sometimes though I'll start with a softer slate and move to the box after no response. You never know how close he'll be.
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Feb 19, 2007 22:51:51 GMT -5
Post by branson on Feb 19, 2007 22:51:51 GMT -5
I'm also in the "call to the tom as a response" camp. I think calling too much makes him think the hen's really interested and he'll be more apt to hang up.
Also, am I the only one that cant get shock gobbles with owl or crow calls? -- B
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Feb 20, 2007 9:13:05 GMT -5
Post by Huntin'Fever on Feb 20, 2007 9:13:05 GMT -5
I usually have no problem with owl or crow calls in the morning. I tend to stick to box call yelps after early morning.
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Feb 20, 2007 9:42:48 GMT -5
Post by osprey on Feb 20, 2007 9:42:48 GMT -5
Get great luck with owl calls in the dark, but very poor response to crow calls at any time. Wish I had a quarter for every time I've heard a real crow holler and not have a turkey answer!
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Feb 20, 2007 21:31:11 GMT -5
Post by Hardcorehunter on Feb 20, 2007 21:31:11 GMT -5
Late season tends to produce less shock gobbles for me. At the begining they shock gobble at anything it seems.
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Feb 21, 2007 5:16:48 GMT -5
Post by captwahoo on Feb 21, 2007 5:16:48 GMT -5
Last year opening I started with a crow shock call, minutes later I had two longbeards gobbling at each other, one above us, one below. I didn't make another call. It didn't take 15 minutes, and they were on my decoy's. Me and my buddy both killed nice Longbeards before 8 AM. That is excitement. I prefer the slate, but will use the mouth and box when they start shying away. I CAN"T WAIT FOR APRIL.
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Mar 3, 2007 18:19:26 GMT -5
Post by nydeerhunter on Mar 3, 2007 18:19:26 GMT -5
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Mar 3, 2007 18:21:24 GMT -5
Post by nydeerhunter on Mar 3, 2007 18:21:24 GMT -5
guys
I make calls and made this one for the 2007 spring season ....ny umm...turkeyhunter
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