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Post by jkd on Mar 20, 2009 16:52:38 GMT -5
I'm curious to hear from the old timer veteran longbeard hunters out there... when using a box call or pot, do you try for a raspy tone in your calling, or a cleaner, pure pitch? Which do you have more success with?
I see a lot of ads for calls talking about the raspy tone as a "feature" of the call, yet when listening to sample sounds of hens on the NWTF site, I don't hear a lot of rasp there...
What do you guys think?
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Post by oggie on Mar 20, 2009 18:09:45 GMT -5
I tend to like the clear pure tones better and think they work the best most of the time. I usually carry a couple of mouth calls that are raspy. If I can't get any action with a clear I will switch to a raspy and sometimes that is just what they want to hear.
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Post by huxbux on Mar 20, 2009 19:32:14 GMT -5
I can't say whether the toms like them any better or not, but I think the clear toned calls carry farther.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Mar 20, 2009 21:09:14 GMT -5
I don't know if I qualify as a veteran or not and probably not an old timer but most of my kills have come from a clean sounding call.
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Post by firelt72 on Mar 21, 2009 9:02:19 GMT -5
I may be crazy ,which is not up for debate in this thread, but it seems to me that the majority of real hens I hear have that rasp to them...Just an observation on my part.
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Post by mullis56 on Mar 21, 2009 11:46:56 GMT -5
I carry both in a mouth call variety. Typically hen'ed up birds are a no go, and you can of boss hen by using raspy call and call her to you and she brings Mr. Longbeard to you, that has worked for me a lot of times. 9am-2pm, IMO there is a lot of lone gobblers looking and then crisp clear might work getting a lone bird to come into your set up. Versatility will help you be more successful, and a lot of times it depends on the mood of the birds, and having the tools to find something that works is key.
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