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Post by eaglede on Dec 27, 2004 0:39:32 GMT -5
Alright I don't do much turkey hunting, but have decided to start doing a little more. Today I picked up some mouth calls and an instructional video (did not help) I still cant make the right sound. Does anyone have some tips? Thanks alot in advance.
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Post by Flhawghuntr®™ on Dec 27, 2004 5:18:07 GMT -5
. Does anyone have some tips? Thanks alot in advance. Practice and when you think you sound OK that mean Practice some more  All I can say is relax and just watch the videos. I never watch any video just read on the package how to do them and played with it driving around the house and anywhere that I knew no one could hear me |
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Post by addiction_to_spurs on Dec 27, 2004 12:43:05 GMT -5
yep, practice practice practice. There is no other way to get good with them. I posted this over on USHF when someone else asked the same question:
practice practice practice practice, and lastly practice. Take it with you in your vehicle (don't leave it in there) and practice as you drive. Diaphrams are hard to get used to at first, and you may have to trim the tape to fit your mouth if it feels too big. If you do, just remember start SMALL, you can always trim more, but if you trim too much you lose control. As far as knowing if you sound right, get someone to listen to you. I found it hard to learn trying to mimick real hen sounds, but watching hunting videos and trying to duplicate what I heard the hunters doing helped me get started more than anything. Getting someone else to critique you is good also because what you hear while the call is in your mouth and what others hear is a little different. Try using a recorder of some sort, even your pc, to critique yourself. Don't expect to be great overnight. I was real shy about my calling when I was younger and wouldn't use a mouth call in front of anyone and even with a good deal of practice throughout the year it took me about 4 years before I was confident enough with my calling to actually use one on a bird. Just when I thought I would never get it, it all clicked and I was cutting up a storm.
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Post by ShallowRio on Dec 30, 2004 16:34:00 GMT -5
The first step is to understand the consept of the tape blocking the airway. Now apply tongue pressure and just get it to squeek at a high pitch, (''EEEEE") then by either lowering the jaw or just the tongue, lower the pitch (OOOOP)
This may sound strange, but I first associated a Yelp with a donkey type sound (EEEOOORR) as far as how to shape or vocalize your mouth
I wont say they're the best, but MAD seam the easiest. After you get it down they seam to squeek to easy, and stay away from cutters to start. A simple 2 or 2 1/2 reed no cut or inverted V
Hope this is helpful, Good Luck
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Post by Swampbird on Jan 3, 2005 11:22:05 GMT -5
Think the word "CHUCK" as you blow air, from your diaphram, across the reeds.
Your tongue will rise on the CHU and pressure the reed for the KEE (1st half of the yelp) and drop on the UCK for the Yolk (2nd half of the yelp) or CHU/kee-UCK/yolk. Drop your jaw slightly on the UCK/yolk.
Another word, for a higher pitched yelp, is CHICK.
Start simple:
If you can't do anything but the cluck, you'll kill turkeys. The cluck is made by blowing "TUK". Your tongue will rise and snap away from the reed to make the cluck
The longest reed always goes up so the dimple on the rear of the frame is always down.
A double reed call is best to learn with....
LUCK
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