A light at the end of the tunnel

[Poleaxe]

I spent the entire off season trying to learn how to use a mouth call. Annoyed alot of neighbors and coworkers by doing so and it's like it just finally hit me one day. I was as happy as a kid in a candy store to finally make a tone. Then the obsession started. Every trip to a store I would buy one. One turned into 5, 5 turned into 20,and 20 turned into 83. Now here we are weeks away and the narrowing has moved down to 8. I am really confident but most excited. Other than a purr I think I would rather pull out my mouth call over my pots. Although their pricey, most of my favorites have been Woodhaven. Some reason their latex is less prone to sticking than any other brand. Finally being able to use one will take away the two birds it's cost me the past two seasons not being able to use one.

 

[Roost 1]

Mouth calls save a bunch of turkeys lives but people don't realize it..

 

[Southern Sportsman]

Mouth calls save a bunch of turkeys lives but people don't realize it..

Curosity got me. Care to elaborate?

 

[Setterman]

Mouth calls save a bunch of turkeys lives but people don't realize it..

Curosity got me. Care to elaborate?

I'm not sure as to roosts thoughts, but most people call way too loud on mouth calls. Or they're so enamored with cackling, cutting, and hearing themselves that they cost themselves birds. In addition, mouth calls can sound really bad in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use them.

 

[Roost 1]

Mouth calls save a bunch of turkeys lives but people don't realize it..

Curosity got me. Care to elaborate?

I'm not sure as to roosts thoughts, but most people call way too loud on mouth calls. Or they're so enamored with cackling, cutting, and hearing themselves that they cost themselves birds. In addition, mouth calls can sound really bad in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use them.

I knew the old timers would know what I was getting at.........You boys keep using those mouth calls.

 

[TreyB]

I use one very little..... mainly to get him to come out of strut and raise that head up straight.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

That's all I use pretty much. Doesn't save many of their lives for me lol


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[Setterman]

I use one very little..... mainly to get him to come out of strut and raise that head up straight.

Same for me, I always have one in but only roll it over when they're ultra close and I need something super soft with no movement. About once a season I'll do this otherwise it just stays to the side like a pinch of snuff

 

[PalsPal]

That's all I use pretty much. Doesn't save many of their lives for me lol

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I use a mix. It's a tool, just like the other types of calls. Knowing when to use which is the key !

Concerning Roost's post, I would imagine that number of turkey lives saved is pretty close to those saved by the hand movement while using pots, boxes, etc.

Setterman makes a good point about over calling though. Sometimes the little angel on your shoulder needs to take the call out of your mouth and put it away to keep the little devil from prompting you to make just one more call !

 

[PalsPal]

I use one very little..... mainly to get him to come out of strut and raise that head up straight.

Just say his name. He will come out of strut every time to that !

 

[REN]

i use them a majority of the time, just easier for me especially to help with movement. I like pot calls and use them in certain situations (actually almost always start with one) but generally always close the deal with a mouth call. I got no issue getting soft on them and just clucking and purring with them.

 

[Bone Collector]

Mouth calls save a bunch of turkeys lives but people don't realize it..

I'm not sure as to roosts thoughts, but most people call way too loud on mouth calls. Or they're so enamored with cackling, cutting, and hearing themselves that they cost themselves birds. In addition, mouth calls can sound really bad in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use them.

I knew the old timers would know what I was getting at.........You boys keep using those mouth calls.

This is exactly why I don't use them..... Also why I never got into calling much until I learned to run a pot call. In my early days, I literally saw a Tom hear me call and turn the other way and run... :lol:

 

[catman529]

I always keep a few so I can carry one for backup. I've called em in with mouth calls before but not often since it's mainly a backup call for me. 83 calls, dang you got the bug! Guess you won't be short on calls for a good while. They are fun to use.


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[Mike Belt]

I use them all at one time or another but have also found that sometimes no call works best.

 

[Poleaxe]

I'm not sure as to roosts thoughts, but most people call way too loud on mouth calls. Or they're so enamored with cackling, cutting, and hearing themselves that they cost themselves birds. In addition, mouth calls can sound really bad in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use them.

I agree. I honestly have practiced every single day since I finally started making a sound. Always keep two in my pocket no matter where I go. Finding the ones that I can get loud with or soft with with snappy tones has been a long task. Some sound great but when you get less air through it to tone it down it doesn't sound as good. I think if you practice and find the right mouth calls that work for you they can more lethal than any pot made. Take Scott Ellis for instance, his calling is almost so amazing you would think it was recorded. I'm by no means in the same league as those guys but I've come a long way.

 

[Mike Belt]

Poleax... I can remember the first year I tried turkey hunting. I bought several different types of calls and began practicing long before season opened. By opener I still couldn't get a sound out of a diaphragm call so I left them at home. Sometime between then and the next year while practicing I finally got a sound out of one. Once that happened I was able to use one with good results and have been every since.

 

[NOS]

I'm not sure as to roosts thoughts, but most people call way too loud on mouth calls. Or they're so enamored with cackling, cutting, and hearing themselves that they cost themselves birds. In addition, mouth calls can sound really bad in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use them.

I agree. I honestly have practiced every single day since I finally started making a sound. Always keep two in my pocket no matter where I go. Finding the ones that I can get loud with or soft with with snappy tones has been a long task. Some sound great but when you get less air through it to tone it down it doesn't sound as good. I think if you practice and find the right mouth calls that work for you they can more lethal than any pot made. Take Scott Ellis for instance, his calling is almost so amazing you would think it was recorded. I'm by no means in the same league as those guys but I've come a long way.

X2.. two that are working for me right now is the cane creek "cane cutter" and the pecker wrecker pillow talk. I'm not sure if its the thickness or stretch on the woodhaven calls but ive thrown away 3 in the last 2 days.

 

[REN]

IMO woodhaven are a shell of what they once made, so much so I dont even bother with them anymore. Price and changes in materials and quality have me moving on to others these days. ZERO chance im paying $15 for a dang mouth call. The red wasp use to be my fav call by far but over the past 3 years or so they have changed the tape on them and they just dont blow the same anymore. Lots of good makers out there for cheaper, heck Yukrut on here makes a real good one and he can hook you up with some for a real good price.

 

[Woodsman10]

IMO woodhaven are a shell of what they once made, so much so I dont even bother with them anymore. Price and changes in materials and quality have me moving on to others these days. ZERO chance im paying $15 for a dang mouth call. The red wasp use to be my fav call by far but over the past 3 years or so they have changed the tape on them and they just dont blow the same anymore. Lots of good makers out there for cheaper, heck Yukrut on here makes a real good one and he can hook you up with some for a real good price.

Woodhaven went down the toilet fast when they got big and made thier calls even more expensive.
I used to love them 12 or plus years ago when they were relatively new. Thier staff also comes off as being arrogant to me, and although they sound good and have won a lot of titles, other calls in the right hands are just as good, plus not all mouth calls cost 15 dollars and not all pot calls cost 199.

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[Woodsman10]

I use mouth and pot calls, but my go to is a homemade turned cedar tube call. It's just different, and alot of birds don't hear them as much as mouth, box or pot calls.

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