everyone i have used has never been loud...... but they can hear it ill tell ya that, me and my father were huntin in a spot one morning and we spooked 2 doe and a huge buck well that evenin we went in another holler and wasnt there 30 mins, so i asked dad if i could try the can andi did, and about 15 mins after i hit the call that huge buck came running back on to about 40 yards.... needless to say i made a poor shot with my 30-30 shot him in shoulder..we never found him...but hey it was my first big buck i had ever shot at... hope your season turns out great