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I have been trying to learn the mouth call for a couple of years now, and i just can't seem to get good enough to use them in real hunting situations. Are there mouth calls that are easier then others? The one call i would really like to master is the hen flydown.
 
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I have been trying to learn the mouth call for a couple of years now, and i just can't seem to get good enough to use them in real hunting situations. Are there mouth calls that are easier then others? The one call i would really like to master is the hen flydown.

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I have been trying to use a mouth call for two years and can't even get a sound
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Blaster,
They are pretty hard to master.
The only thing I can tell you is to practice, practice and then practice some more. Honest.
It took me 2 - 3 years before I mastered them. I still am working on them from time to time.
The other thing is to find a really good caller and practice with them.
Start with a good ole single or double reed.
You can then work your way up from there.
I am not a pro but bring them on down to the classic buy me a beer and I will be more than happy to talk turkey with you.
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Good luck and keep practicing
 
I spend a lot of time practicing in my truck driving back and forth from work. I've got a Primos (I think) CD that's got some great instruction and demonstration of the many sounds and the correct way each should sound. I've also tried a ton of mouth calls to try and find ones I like and fit in my mouth without too much trimming, a lot of trial-and-error.
 
I've used a lot of different mouth calls over the years, and I've found the Woodhaven calls to be the easiest to use in my opinion. They take very little air to pass over the reed to create a great sound.
 
The best advice I can give you is to try as many calls as your pocketbook can handle. I went thru a bunch before settling on some of the Primos Diamond series. Practice, Practice, but remember .....a plain old yelp at the right cadence has killed more toms than any other call.
 
Blaster, try to find a certain brand that fits the shape of the roof of your mouth or trim the edges to where it will fit more comfortably. Don't worry about screwing up when calling just focus more on the volume and timing of the calls you make. Single reed calls are much easier to use than multiple reed calls but the variety of calls that you can make is a little more limited as well.
 
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Practice, Practice, but remember .....a plain old yelp at the right cadence has killed more toms than any other call.

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Right on Bruce, I think that the cadence of your calling is more important than sounding 'exactly' like a turkey. To a toms ears each hen yelp sounds entierly different than the others in the field. I've had birds gobble to calling that I thought sounded horrendous, timing is everything.

I think the Hunter Specialties single reed mouth call was the easiest to use, but over the years I learned to yelp with my voice. I don't even carry latex reed calls anymore.
 
Primos makes a call that has a plastic form that fits the top of your mouth, forciing the call in the right place. give on of them a try
a mouth call is a very important piece of equiptment for a turkey hunter.
practice makes perfect
 
I used the Killer calls. You could even try the starter pack. The calls made me sound much better than i really am. 1 bird in SD and 2 in Iowa agree they sound realistic.
 
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I've used a lot of different mouth calls over the years, and I've found the Woodhaven calls to be the easiest to use in my opinion. They take very little air to pass over the reed to create a great sound.

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Ditto on these calls, they are easy to use, a wide variety of calls for a variety of sounds and with some practice you can sound like a turk in no time.
 
I love diaphram calls! I've used almost every type/brand/reeds, and my favorite are the stinger series of the Woodhaven calls, or the scream'n green Quaker Boy calls. They take a lot of practice, and it can get irritating, but just keep practicing. Your first goal should be to just make a sound, and any sound at all, and then go from there.
 
I just got my first sound last Sunday out of my Primos Sonic dome call. Good thing it only took two years to get a sound.
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Sounds like the Woodhavens are the way to go. Where can you get them? Any tips on diaphram calls would be great! Thanks.
 
I bought my woodhaven from Jax, up here in Ames. I'm guessing you could buy them from Sportman's Wareshouse, Scheels, Cabelas, etc. They are great calls. They are priced higher then the others though, as one call is around $10, but it's well worth it.
 
Thanks sureshot. I don't mind paying for it as long as it has good results. I am sure all of the other mouth calls I have work fine for everyone else, its just the user.
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I can yelp pretty good with the calls i have, but i can't get the cutting down. I really want to be able to do the fly down call, but i can't find a call that will work for this!
 
I've tried all kinds but always come back to the Primos Diamond Cut three pack. The Rapsy Hen is my favorite.

One thing I did was get NWTF's tape of actual turkeys calling ... mostly hens. If you listen, they make all kinds of wierd noises along with what we think of as the "traditional" clucks, purrs, cackles, etc. So don't worry about hitting an occasional "clinker."

Any time I drove anywhere by myself, I put the tape in the cassette player and a call in my mouth and tried to imitate what I heard on the tape. It takes lots of practice but once you get it down, you won't lose it!
 
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