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| | Thinking about entering a contest in July. Never been in one before and this one has a hunter class so thought I would give it a try. My question is what 3 or 4 calls would you all recommend that I really practice with to be able to cover what they might ask for at the contest. I have a Sadler signature call and 3 reed propalytic wasp that I have been running getting ready for the season. I also ordered a red wing batt wing cutt call, 3 reed buzz cutter, and the blue tape Yargus call should be here in day or two. The sadler call pretty much has me covered on the purr, cluck and purr, tree yelp, assembly yelp, and it kee-kees awesome. I would probalby like something different for the fly down cackle and cutting, and I think I am a little high pitched on this call for yelping in a contest. I think I run the wasp call too high pitched for the stage. Also, I like the sadler call enough to get some more and modify them. what does this call sound like if you put some small cuts in the back corners on the horseshoe, I thought this might give it a little more rasp and be just the ticket for yelping. Just looking for some insight, cause I didn't want to order 2 of everything and although you all make consistent calls, I am sure that out of every ten there has to be one that might have that special sound. Just trying to figure out what cuts will suit me best to really practice with to get into a little comp calling where I will be around folks and really be able to pick up on some things. Thanks |
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| | may have posted this wrong place, but looking for advice from anybody sting team or not. |
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| | Adam, you are in the right place...maybe Sadler, Billy, or Matt etc...will drop in sooner or later..... Some of them are already HUNTING! so........it may take a day or two more.... Mike |
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| | Hey Adam, I'm not a Sting Team member, but you opened this up to anyone, so I'll comment. I have only called in a couple of contests, but what I found was the practice time that you put in to get ready for a contest really helps you as a hunter/caller. I have hunted turkeys for 14 years, been using WoodHaven calls for the last three years. There is no other call like them, period! You may be just a little incorrect in one part of your post in the comment about one out of nine or ten of their calls having that "sweet sound". What I have found is that EVERY single call I have ever purchased from WoodHaven had that "sweet sound". I'm not blowin' smoke here! I don't make a dime by selling their calls. I just LOVE the darn things because they are the only calls I have ever found that have that kind of consistency. Man, I mean EVERY call you get is going to sound GREAT!!! If God came down from Heaven and told me I could only use ONE call to call turkeys from now on, I would choose the Copperhead I. You said you want a call for cutting and yelping. In my opinion, that call is the easiest, and one of the most realistic sounding mouth calls I have ever used. If you want to experiment with some other types of calls for cutting and yelping, I would consider buying the Single Wing, the Red Wasp, the Copperhead II, and I almost hesitate to suggest this, but I will; Matt VanCise's sig diphragm. The only reason I hesitate to push you toward Matt's call is because it takes some practice. It is a four reed call and has some pretty heavy latex so it is a little harder to blow than the other calls I have mentioned. I absolutely LOVE Matt's sig call. The first long beard I shot last season came straight to my set up, and I was yelping on Matt's call! If you have been using mouth calls for several years, go ahead and do yourself a favor and buy one of those things. If you have only been at this for a few years, you might want to focus on some of the other calls I have mentioned and tackle the VanCise call on down the road. You have the right call for kee-kees. Saddler's is the best I have ever used for kee-kees. That is a high pitched call for yelping. I think is sounds more like a jenny hen for yelping. I really like the rasp in the Copperhead calls. You can take all this mumbo-jumbo, and some pocket change, and buy you a coke (as we say in the south, or a pop for you guys reading this up north of the Mason-Dixon line!) Anyway, I wish you luck this season, and in your contest endeavors, and welcome to the forum. Hopefully some of what I am suggesting will help you out along the way! God Bless,
Cliff |
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| | Cliff, Appreciate the response. I believe you are right on consistency. I just got in (Wed) the blue tape yargus, red wing, and 3 reed buzz cutter. Man oh Man I like the yargus and buzz cutt. The red wing isn't really for me on yelping but has some good pop for cutting and you talking about a fly down cackle, its the call. They all got turkey in them, and every call I have used from WH has turkey in it, but everybody is a little different and will run some style calls better than others. I got a buddy whos best cutting is done on a ghost cut call and for me a ghost cutt call is not where I would turn for cutting. Well it opens here in TN in the morning, will be taking father in law over the weekend, birds are tight with hens right now but some hens are breaking off and starting to set, maybe we will get lucky and be able to get a couple of doubles. Best of luck to you this year also. |
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