It is getting to that time of year when most of us are picking up the new gear to carry this fall. If you are in the market for a new grunt call I hope this will somehow aid you in the quest to find the perfect call for you.

NOTE: These calls may differ in sound and performance than your own. So keep this in mind as I do not look for an argument. If we do not agree on one, theseare just my opinions and should be viewed as such.

I started the test out with six different grunt calls and narrowed it down to my top three forthe comparison.

The field to start was;

H.S. Calls -"Quad Grunter Plus"
MAD Calls -"Grunt Snort Wheeze"
River Valley Game Calls -"Deer Flute"
H.S. Calls -"True Talker"
A Way -"Hands Free Bow Grunter Plus"
Primos -"Hardwood Grunter"




[/align][/align]Myfield of three was narrowed down to(inno particular order):

M.A.D. -"Grunt, Snort, Wheeze"
River Valley Game Calls - "Deer Flute"
H.S. Calls -"True Talker"

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M.A.D. -"grunt, snort, wheeze"

Likes:
---Offers an option that all others lack.... The snortand or snortwheeze combination.
---Producesby far the loudest grunt of all the calls for long range calling.
---Makes very accurate snort - wheezecalls.

Dislikes:
---Is much bulkier than any of the other calls.
---Does not produce young buck gruntsor doe and fawn bleats. Your options are limited and you must carry a second call if you want to produce young buck, doe or fawn calls.
---Is missing that deep tone of a mature buck.
---Poor lanyard setup. Kind of "Mickey Moused" in my opinion.
---Failed the bounced off the bow noise test horribly.







[/align]River Valley Game Calls - "Deer Flute"

Likes:
---The sliding brass call indexer is fast and easy to change. No internal "o" rings to mess with. Very cool concept.
---Easily makes the full array ofcalls from fawn bleats to mature buck grunts.
---Nice lanyard setup with a spring to hold the tension. Feels very secure.
---Makes very accurate sounding calls. Also,the most accurate sounding "loud" call. It doesn't break up or go flat with heavy air pressure. Makes by far the best loud calls of the bunch.
---Was sufficiently quiet when bounced off my bow for the noise test.
---Makes a doe bleat just as well as the Primos "can".

Dislikes:
---I don't care for the orange head of the call. The call (the orange) is aesthetically pleasing and it probably doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.......but...... it just sticks out to me.
---Takes a decent amount of air pressure to producebuck grunts with the call. Which in turn makes it somewhat difficult to makequieter soundinggruntsfor close range calling fromrequiring more air pressure to sound the call.





H.S. Calls - "True Talker"

Likes:
---Easily makes a full array of calls from fawn bleats tomature buck grunts with out the use of "o" rings.
---Makes the most accurate deep mature buck grunt.
---Will produce thequietest calls of the bunch for close range calling.
---Was the king of the bounced off the bow noise test.
---Also makes a doe bleat as well as the Primos "can".

Dislikes:
---And this is a big one in my opinion. The call will not make loud calls without breaking up badly. Makes a squealing sound much like a goose call if to much air pressure is applied. Could ruin a hunt real fast.
---The rubber on the call acts as a great insulator for noise but the rubber also holds foreign odors for long periods of time. Mine still smells of "fresh earth" wafers from a transportation accident last fall. Which alone may be OK but what other odors is it holding as well?
---Poor lanyard set up. Just some rope ran througha very thin rubber sleeve.



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As I said these are just my observations from using and playing extensively with these calls. I really believe the Deer Flute and True Talker are peers with out company from my testing. Both offer great features such as very accurate sounding calls and ease of use. Although both have draw backs as well. If your in the market for a new call keep my observations in mind as you browse these as well as the other models available.


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