Guys, I bought a new mouth call at the Eastern Sports and Outdoors show last week, and it sounds really good........it definitely caught my attention when I was walking through the game call hall, and the guy was blowing it.......It is a walnut barrel, and plastic mouthpiece( Im not crazy about the plastic) but man does it sound really good.......and it is made in the USA
The brand is shockin All game calls, and it is cheap at 13 dollars.....
-- Edited by Buckshot1822 on Thursday 16th of February 2012 03:46:19 AM
Guys: The guy in the video might have been selling to turkey hunters, but the call sounded great as a crow call It made the deep raspy sounds I think really get a crow's attention. Too often today, crow calls tend to make higher pitched sounds vs. the growl. I like to carry two calls, one tuned for the low end for when the birds are arriving or in action.. the other high as high pitch carries better in the wind.
His description on how to make the guttural sounds was simple and correct though it is easy to say.. but not always easy to do for many of us.
Guys: The guy in the video might have been selling to turkey hunters, but the call sounded great as a crow call It made the deep raspy sounds I think really get a crow's attention. Too often today, crow calls tend to make higher pitched sounds vs. the growl. I like to carry two calls, one tuned for the low end for when the birds are arriving or in action.. the other high as high pitch carries better in the wind.
His description on how to make the guttural sounds was simple and correct though it is easy to say.. but not always easy to do for many of us.
I haven't got out to use it on crows yet, but I will definitely be using it in the next few weekends..........so I will report back........I have had it out in the yard blowing it, and it sounds really good.......you can also get the high pitched sound out of this call by biting on the mouthpiece too....
"Biting"!! Be careful doing that... you can break a mouth piece, chip a tooth, and swallow either or both with the deep breath that you need to blow that call! Want a higher pitched sound, move the reed further into the mouth piece. Opposite for deeper sounds but you probably already knew that!
"Biting"!! Be careful doing that... you can break a mouth piece, chip a tooth, and swallow either or both with the deep breath that you need to blow that call! Want a higher pitched sound, move the reed further into the mouth piece. Opposite for deeper sounds but you probably already knew that!
Skip
Well, I guess biting is a poor choice of words You can apply the pressure with your lips, and change the pitch of the call............
File this under "for whatever it is worth"... but I ordered one of these $13 crow calls to "test" as it did sound quite crow-like... in the video. Took about 3 weeks, but it arrived packed neatly and included a braided lanyard.
It is a smallish call as crow calls go. The barrel actually tapers down from mouth to tail with no flange or ridge to facilitate holding particularly with one hand. Mallardtone has no flange either.. Gibson and Mincey do.
Stamped on it is "Made in USA" and it has a very nice rendition of a standing crow stamped near the business end. It is easy to tell this IS a crow call.
Sound: two things. First, the call came very much in tune. It produces the same sound heard in the video.. a low, guttural, raspy crow sound if blown correctly. I like that sound.
Secondly, and not a plus, the call requires lots of wind to operate properly. This is primarily a function of the larger than usual opening between the two mouth pieces,etc. I doubt this call could be blown for even short durations.. a minute or less.. without the caller becoming winded. BUT, it is as advertised: a good turkey finder
I would think it would work well.. when you have crows "in theater" and need an occasional growl.. to keep them interested. My 2-cents anyway..
Buckshot, that's a great show in Harrisburgh, didn't get there this year, but won't miss it next year. Went to the show in Springfield Ma last week & it sucked. Seemed like nothing but outfitters.
Secondly, and not a plus, the call requires lots of wind to operate properly. This is primarily a function of the larger than usual opening between the two mouth pieces,etc. I doubt this call could be blown for even short durations.. a minute or less.. without the caller becoming winded. BUT, it is as advertised: a good turkey finder
I agree with you on the amount of air that it takes to operate the call at the low end.............it is rather extreme, but it works alright for the way that I use a mouth call.......the thing does sound really good though for $13
I actually used this call a lot this past weekend, and i found that if you apply slight pressure towards the very end of the mouthpiece in front of the "bite" grooves, it requires substantially less air to use the call............it made it an awful lot easier to blow for a long period of time......
Calls that stick up? Old advice here, but Rain-X.. applied to reed and both sides of the mouth piece.. will certainly help and might eliminate sticking..metal or plastic reeds.
I have the Haydel crow call and ya so far it has never gummed up from spit or anything unlike the primos power crow call Havent used the Haydel a lot yet mostly use my foxpro but the time i did i called in a couple but poor shooting resulted in no crows lol
You can apply the pressure with your lips, and change the pitch of the call............
Havent used the Haydel a lot yet mostly use my foxpro but the time i did i called in a couple but poor shooting resulted in no crows lol