Turkey mouth call

[MZ7Extreme]

It made me dizzy! So many mouth calls. How do you choose one? What mouth calls do you use and why?

[Bucndoe]

No movement when the bird is coming in. They have phenomenal eyesight and can almost see 360 degrees. Least amount of movements put the odds more in your favor of getting a shot.

[Rusty]

The type of call you buy and the quality of your calling are the least important factors.  Some of the worst calling I've ever heard came from live birds.  Knowing where to set up, when to call, and when to NOT call are much more important.  

 

Once birds respond to you they know you are there.  Your best bet is to sit quiet and be patient, when they are ready they will come check you out.  

Edited March 14, 2016 by Rusty

[njyelper]

To start out, use a single or double layer call that is just cut straight across. Practice getting it to seal against your upper palate and getting adequate tongue pressure. There are call samples on the internet and on CDs. The best calls to listen to are the actual birds themselves. Sometimes, I have to ask myself if that was really a bird, because some of them sound awful!

[gobblergetter]

Start out with a single reed.

After you get the basics down then try getting fancy..

I prefer a split v triple reed.

[rgw]

starting out you cant go wrong with the ol boss hen by quaker boy, oldie but goodie and has been put on the shelf's as long as I can remember. I use a 3 and 4 reed call made by a guy in pa who I cant remember his name. a couple years they sold them at sportsmans center then they stopped. I had to beg them for the guys name and number then ordered 20 or more and still have a couple

[Cousin Brown]

If your just starting out go with a single reed then when your comfortable with it move up to a double reed and give it a try.  Half the fun is getting new calls and finding the one you like.  I agree with the Old Boss Hen, that call has worked very well for me.  I also have killed just as many birds w/ a single reed.  Get a few that you like and sound different. Sometimes the tom will like an old raspy hen , sometimes he wants the young hen.  Have fun, practice-practice-practice & good luck.

 

 

 

(also listen to gobblergetters advise)

[MZ7Extreme]

Thank you all! Ok so I just ordered the Ol Boss Hen (3 pack) and Single D (3 pack).

[johnnyo8148]

It made me dizzy! So many mouth calls. How do you choose one? What mouth calls do you use and why?

 

Whatever is on sale at the end of the season. I'll usually wait until the calls are half price and then I'll buy a few different ones and make notes on how well they worked. I've used a lot of the Flextone Bone Collector series calls and liked the Freak Nasty model and found it the easiest to use. I also took a nice Tom at the end of the spring season with the (was it the call or a Tom who hadn't got the chance to breed - unknown). I do not like the Primos calls -- don't really have a scientific reason, just didn't care for them. What ever you choose, just make sure you practice as much as possible and always keep a slate call in your vest pocket.

[Palawman30]

My absolute favorite is made by woodhaven and is the toxic orange... I order them by the dozen....

[mikejd]

I have a few favorites by Hounds tooth game calls. 2nd is Hooks executioner.

[Bucksnbows]

I have to laugh and agree with the fact that sometimes real turkeys sound awful.  Two years ago I was helping a buddy get his first ever turkey.  Shortly after fly down, I made a few calls and in came a hen talking her little hen head off.  Each note was worse than the last and there was little consistency to her calls.  If I wasn't watching her walk around my two decoys, I would have sworn the sounds were that of a brand new turkey hunter having no clue how to work a call.

 

As for mouth calls, I use them the least, but they do a great job if you have that one bird hanging up and just can't risk moving and using a slate or other type of call.  I stick one in my mouth just before the birds are in view and rest it there "just in case".  Some are easier to make turkey sounds than others, but don't over think the sounds so long as they are near what you think of when you think of turkey talk.   

[gobblergetter]

I'm good to go now

[rgw]

mike is that yours, that is awesome

[gobblergetter]

Nope...not mine

Belongs to a friend who builds calls for several companies and private contracts.

He makes mine every year.

I helped him make a New batch of Hannah Banana calls tonight. Then we made mine

Edited March 17, 2016 by gobblergetter