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Post by Purebred Redneck on Feb 4, 2007 17:24:51 GMT -5
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Feb 4, 2007 18:21:57 GMT -5
I got it I got it I got it Oh my God - it made a noise  It sounds like crap but it's a noise ;D The problem was my interpretation of the directions (on this and every other brand I have tried). "3. Press your tongue against the call to seal it to the roof of your mouth" "4. Force air between your tongue and the reeds when exhaling" It didn't say to take your tongue off the call  There is a new rule "3.5 TAKE YOUR TONGUE OFF THE CALL" I wish they would of just said that  |
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Post by glennasher on Feb 4, 2007 19:53:29 GMT -5
When all else fails, read the instructions (or have your nephew teach you, like I did!).
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Post by deputydon on Feb 5, 2007 7:42:08 GMT -5
Hell Red just pretend your kissing one of your w........er I mean ladies!!!!!!!!!!! Noises should start coming. LOL LOL ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!
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Post by dovehunter on Feb 5, 2007 15:12:01 GMT -5
Forget it and use a box or slate call. I have never been able to use the mouth calls either.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Feb 5, 2007 23:36:12 GMT -5
Oh I love my slate and I like by box call. Unfortunatly it takes two hands and some time to operate it. Three of the last 4 years I had a bird within 50 yards that needed one more little call to come in. So the way I figure I figure it, it comes down to a mouth call or a push-pull on the gunbarrel. And I've always wanted to learn how to use a mouth call just for the fact that I couldn't do it. |
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Post by Bill on Feb 10, 2007 22:06:11 GMT -5
I like the slates that strap to your knee Red. Then you only need a laynard tied to the striker and you just drop it and shoot. I still like my box calls also. For best results though use all three.  |
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Post by jimiowa on Feb 11, 2007 0:06:47 GMT -5
Forget it and use a box or slate call. I have never been able to use the mouth calls either. ;D Yup, I havee never found one yet that fit my mouth. They gag me. |
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Feb 11, 2007 0:50:25 GMT -5
I got the kind of mouth call with the hard dome. That seems to work pretty good. With this new knowledge I grabbed a mouth call I bought a few years ago and tried it and couldn't get a noise out of it. So I'm very pleased with the dome style call for me and I do plan on using it in may. As for Bill's slate call on the knee, that should work pretty good. I have the cushioned knee rest that straps on your knee so that's out of the question. I've thought about the push pull that straps on the gun. |
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Gila
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and a Vernier sight. It's marked up to twelve-hundred yards. This one shoots a mite further.
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Post by Gila on Feb 23, 2007 1:09:05 GMT -5
I think once you get used to a mouth diaphram call, you will find it much handier than using a slate or box or other primitive call. You can use the diaphram/mouth call to make nearly every sound that a turkey makes. You may need to trim the edges a bit for it to fit the roof of your mouth and/or bend it slightly and may need to try several different calls before you find one you particularly like. Each one will give you a bit different pitch and some will be raspy. I usually take about a dozen different ones with me when I am turkey hunting. Don't give up on it though. Just keep playing with it. The wife or girlfriend will be really impressed! (my wife threatened to throw me out if I made another noise with one in the house).. lol
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Feb 25, 2007 19:16:29 GMT -5
I've been running hot water over it when I'm done playing around. I picked it up last night and noticed it didn't sound very good.
So I don't know if it's just me learning or if maybe something happened to the reeds - maybe got stuck together in the drying process or something. I don't know.
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Post by Bill on Feb 25, 2007 22:02:51 GMT -5
When you get done with that mouth call and wash it up like you said you did. Take a tooth pick and place it in between the reeds and put it in the frig Red. It will last a lot longer that way.  |
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Gila
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and a Vernier sight. It's marked up to twelve-hundred yards. This one shoots a mite further.
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Post by Gila on Feb 25, 2007 23:12:02 GMT -5
Also, keep it in the frig when you don't use it. They can last for years that way. I have mouth diaphram calls that are at least five years old and still work great. I never worry about the reeds sticking together. They free right up when you use it.
A lot of times, you will get calls that don't work too great though. sometimes you get a call that sounds bad, but the turkeys might not agree on that. I had one particular mouth call (raspy ol' hen, as I remember) that sounded aweful, or so I thought. One morning, I just couldn't get any responses from one of my favorite sounding calls and was changing calls out. I accidently put that aweful sounding one in my mouth and I called in six gobblers with it. It was the most amazing morning I can remember, and the call sounded like crap to me.. lol
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