Turkey Calls

[Guest Squirrelbuster]

Yeah, learning how to use mouth calls are deffinatley hard. I started trying to use one last year and couldn't figure it out. This year I bought one of those H.S. Strut mouth calls with the plastic plate to make it easier to position the call at the right angle. Once I bought this I was finally able to get a real sound.

As far as using Primos calls, I have the Primos Freak in crystal and the push buton call, but I haven't tried any of their mouth calls yet.

[VtBowhunter]

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I only use Primos mouth calls and they are great. Once you get the hang of them you might wanna check out the Primos PiggyBack series of mouth calls......the best by far.

[Guest Rod]

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Same as vtbowhunter, all my mouth calls are Primos. I like the Cuttin Hen and the Diamond Cutter. And the new one they just came out with - Boss Hogg - is AWESOME! I was not a big fan of the stacked frame calls previously, but this one is great.

[dogdoc]

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I probably have over a dozen of different mouth calls. I remember the first time I started using them and was gagging all over the place.

Be sure to trim them to fit your mouth. I have to trim all of mine of I'd be gagging with everyone. Your best bet is to find a friend of hunting buddy that uses them and have him help you with them. One of my college buddies got me into using mouth calls and now I use them for about 90% of my calling. Couldn't imagine hunting without one. Totally hands free operation and less movement for the turkey to see.

Keep practicing--you'll get it down.

Slip a diaphragm into your mouth with the frame's open end pointing outward. Put the shorter reed of a multi-reed call down against your tongue. Place a call halfway between your front teeth and the back of your mouth.

If a diaphragm feels too big or bulky, you can trim its tape skirt with scissors. But be careful! Too much trimming can destroy a call's air seal. You can also bend the frame slightly to ensure a tight palate fit.

The key to using a diaphragm is jaw movement. Raise and lower your jaws while huffing air up from your chest and across a call's reed (s).

To cluck say "puck," popping a short burst of air over a diaphragm's reed(s). String some loud and excited "pucks" together to cutt/

To yelp you must tighten and loosen tongue pressure on a diaphragm to make it roll over into 2-note "kee-awks, kee-awks." It's pretty easy to do if your work those jaws!

Before calling to a gobbler for the first time, roll a diaphragm around in your mouth for 10 to 20 seconds. This lubes and loosens the reeds and allows the call to roll over into nice yelps.

Clean mouth calls with cold water every once in a while.

Store diaphragms in the fridge; they should last several seasons.

todd

[dodge4x4]

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i use primos calls....well, its half and half, sum primos

[RJJ]

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primos makes the perfect call for a first timer or someone that has used them alot.

[PA_Spike_King]

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The mouth calls I use are PennsWoods and Quaker boy. I have tried alot of others but I just can't make them sound right. For a box call my dad has a Lynch

that was my Grandfather's. And we both have killed turkeys for the last 2years in the spring. And by the way GOOD LUCK to everyone going out this spring.