My first mouth call...

YooperMike · 08-13-2006, 11:27 AM

Hey folks! This is my first post in the turkey forum, usually in the bowhunting forum. I just bought a set of 3 Primos mouth calls and have been using them for a couple days. How long does it take to get to sounding like a turkey with these things? I think I'd get more geese than turkeys the way I sound right now! Any tips for me? Thanks in advance!

phall2 · 08-13-2006, 11:51 AM

I started last year and im still not perfect. Ive called them in but I could be a lot better. Practice all the time. Right before turkey season I practice every second im in the truck. Do it when you drive around.

huntnma · 08-13-2006, 12:51 PM

it's taken me awhile.....i tried it, gave up on it, now i'm trying it again and i will get , but i dont have it yet, lol.......but i sound better each time, unless iover do it...

YooperMike · 08-13-2006, 01:03 PM

I think I try to over-do it a little bit too. The hardest part ofr me is to not put any of my own voice into it, just air. IT is definitely a good time though trying to make those sounds.

LagroHuter1 · 08-13-2006, 02:16 PM

I started 5 years ago and still learning Ijust shot my first birdthis year that I called in with my mouth call. I gotten several birds with friction,boxcalls. Dont get mad just keep working at it.

YooperMike · 08-13-2006, 04:29 PM

I'm calling as I type this and I think I'm getting better! It sure is fun!

bossgobler · 08-14-2006, 09:30 AM

It took me about 2 years to get good enough and i did it all the time to the point my wife would hide them from me. One thing i learned is to keep them clean the latex will stick together and sound bad so rinse them when your done under the sink or bottled water and keep praticing it will come

good luck

tkycaller · 08-14-2006, 08:42 PM

The key to mouth calling is huffing the air over the reeds instead of blowing it. Just like you are cleaning a pair of glasses. You then must learn to constrict the airflow over the call and use tongue pressure and a whole lot of other things to be able to produce the calls. You can learn how to do all this with time. It would take a lot of explaining here to perfect your calling.
It took me years to be able to compete with the best callers in the world and now I teach others how to do it.
Hopefully we (River Valley Game Calls)will have a dvd out shortly that will demonstrate what i am talking about. Until then keep practicing....

Arrowmaster · 08-14-2006, 10:01 PM

As much as I like the primos calls they are hard to get use too. They are a very good call once you get use to them. I myself would start with another type of mouth call. I myself have only mastered the limb hanger by Primos. I prefer the Quaker Boy mouth calls over the rest. I believe their a thicker reed and much easier to control. Just my thing though. But Ive been using them for a long time. Just remember to practice.

YooperMike · 08-17-2006, 03:39 PM

I've ben practicing alot the last couple days (and my tongue hurts from doing it so much!) but I am getting better! I think before I was blowing too hard so my calls were super loud and raspy. I decreased the flow and increased the tongue pressure and now I sound just like a 300 pound turkey should!