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Mouth Calls...

place the call on the top of your mouth and with light tounge pressue just just start blowing aire across it. Don't worry about the sound focus on getting a constant unbroken sound. Once you can get a constant sound, start with the air flow of the word chick of chuck. The pressure of the tounge will control the sound so with a cadence of chick chick chick chick, or chuck chuck chuck chuck...you will sound like a hen there lady.
 
Im a terrible caller, but Ive found that I can call a lot better with the small frame calls vs the regular sized. I just bought a couple of the variety packs from wally world and blew all of em til I found one I could use and stuck with it.
 
turkeyhunter64 said:
place the call on the top of your mouth and with light tounge pressue just just start blowing aire across it. Don't worry about the sound focus on getting a constant unbroken sound. Once you can get a constant sound, start with the air flow of the word chick of chuck. The pressure of the tounge will control the sound so with a cadence of chick chick chick chick, or chuck chuck chuck chuck...you will sound like a hen there lady.

Good advice, just try to make a sound, no notes just a steady sound as th64 said. The rest comes with tongue and forcing air from your diaphram.
 
Last year before turkey season I basically talked turkey! :D I went every where with a turkey call in my mouth trying to learn how to use it! After about 2 weeks I finaly got the hang of it though!

You get alot of stares walking through walmart sounding like a turkey! :D :D
 
It really took me about two full seasons to get to where I could call turkeys in and kill them consistently with a mouth call. I have one in my mouth the whole time I'm in my vehicle from Jan.-May
 
I also prefer a raspy call to a clear note call. I feel it covers the mistakes that are so easy to make on the mouth call. It may be in my head, but hey, thats half the battle!
 
bvoss said:
It really took me about two full seasons to get to where I could call turkeys in and kill them consistently with a mouth call. I have one in my mouth the whole time I'm in my vehicle from Jan.-May
bvoss said:
I also prefer a raspy call to a clear note call. I feel it covers the mistakes that are so easy to make on the mouth call. It may be in my head, but hey, thats half the battle!

agreed on both, I have a call in my truck from now till the end of turkey season. Actually i have a tube call, slate and mouth call in my truck now till end of season. I too like a bit more raspy call as it hides the squeaks better when you are winded from running around.

The first time I tried to use a mouth call a buddy bet me $20 i could not make a sound in 3 days...well i lost the bet because i could not make that thing make a PEEP for a few days but it gets easier. Everyone is a different type of caller as well. I use alot of air so the 3 or 4 reeds are actually easier for me to blow then a 1 or 2 reed.

the yelp TO ME is the easiest to get and the cut is the hardest. Be careful not to get a cut and cackle mixed up as that can backfire on you in the woods. Also stay away from clucks until you get them because alot of folks CLUCKS sound like a PUTT which will not help you lol.
 
I learned with a Primos how-to tape, Noticed several companies have instructional DVDs out now all I've seen less than $15.
 
bvoss said:
I also prefer a raspy call to a clear note call. I feel it covers the mistakes that are so easy to make on the mouth call. It may be in my head, but hey, thats half the battle!

Love the raspy too. Im not a great caller but when I use an ole raspy hen diaphram it makes me want to strut. I really feel it covers alot of mistakes. But if you ever sit and listed to live hens I think we all try to call too perfect. If you can learn to yelp on one you can communicate to a bird.
 
i bought a dvd/cd combo a few years back on mouth calls and friction calls. about this time of year i will pop it in on my way to school and practice along with them to know what sounds i should be getting
 
I agree with whistlinwingman. I think many people try and call too perfect, or at least worry that they do not sound "good enough". I've heard quite a few hens that sounded horrible compared to what we think they should sound like.
 
I think part of it is finding a style of call that fits you...I sound best with a triple split v. Single reed I sound like a goose..lol. It doesn't really matter what brand to me, just as long as I stay with the same style. My favorite brand is just a "no name" that I bought @ Academy (that is the only place I have seen them). I have killed 95% of my birds with that 1 call.
 
luvtohunt said:
I think part of it is finding a style of call that fits you...I sound best with a triple split v. Single reed I sound like a goose..lol. It doesn't really matter what brand to me, just as long as I stay with the same style. My favorite brand is just a "no name" that I bought @ Academy (that is the only place I have seen them). I have killed 95% of my birds with that 1 call.


agreed, for a while the HS strut Half Moon cut was all i used. Currently i have about 3-4 different mouth call cuts i use depending on the situation.

100% agree on the single read though hahahah man i sound like a dying yote on that thing now that i blow 3-4 reed calls.
 
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