volume is not needed. Now you want to pique an animal’s curiosity with tiny sounds that draw them closer. All this simply means that you should not bank the success of your hunt on just a single call. You’ll do better with these options. USE
Mouth callers obviously must use their hands to work
any call. You lift it to your mouth and work fi ngers back and forth over the end of the barrel to change volume or tone down sound as the situation demands. This means even when completely dressed in camo clothes and head net, your hands stick out, and can be seen by varmints that have the best eyes in the animal world. I’m convinced more shooting opportunities are lost because approaching animals pick up this hand movement and turn away. The closer they come, the more easily this is seen. It’s also very common for an ap- proaching coyote or fox coming to a call, even at a run, to come to a sudden stop about one hundred yards out, searching for the exact point of the calling sound to locate their victim or even see if other varmints are already on the scene. They are extremely cautious at this point before committing. Because the caller becomes the focal point of an animal’s attention, anything that draws that attention off of him is well worth considering, such as using one of a variety of decoys that can be staked off to one side 20 or 30 yards away. Hand move- ment when using a call can be addressed two ways. One is to use camo stick coloring on both hands, and the other is camo gloves. I’ve found that gloves, even the thin mesh type, do tend to mute calling volume to some degree, but I still use
them to hide my hands. When you add up all the points I’ve made about using mouth calls, it’s clear that for the least outlay of cash, minimal equipment, light weight, maximum volume, and ease of travel, the hand caller has a lot of solid advantages going for him. Now let’s look at the other side of the coin, electronic callers.
COST Digital, or what’s commonly referred to as electronic
calls, are naturally far more expensive. On the low end a basic, battery operated unit today starts at around $200.00, and can go up from there, depending on the goodies and options offered, to $400.00, $500.00, and even $600.00. These top end numbers are not for the faint of heart, but there are options that can make your choice a good deal easier. Say, for example, you decide to purchase a $200.00 unit. These come with what’s called “sound cards” or “memory cards,” each offering a large variety of distress cries that mouth callers do not have at their disposal. All electronic calls come with one, two or three cards, giving you a dozen different calls to choose from. If you want even more calls at your disposal, you can purchase extra cards, upping your choices almost endlessly. Extra cards cost about $25.00 apiece. This means you can purchase a relatively inexpensive unit and add all the extra cards you want, giving yourself literally dozens upon dozens of different calls. These call options are triggered us- ing a hand-held key pad with select buttons. You can change calls, change volume, stop or restart the call, all by simply pushing the appropriate button. Some even offer an electronic
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