HI i was thinking about getting my first mouth call. Is there any good tips or tricks to using one?

The first thing you need to do when you get one is put it in your mouth and just get used to having it in your mouth. Then just try to make a sound with it. Dont worry about sounding like a turkey at first. I'd recommend buying an instructional cd or dvd. That will help you get the basics down.

Check out Primos, they have a set for beginnerswith an instructional cd.

Quaker Boy also has some good beginner mouth calls

Practice practice practice. Thats one thing you'll need to do.

Try this link ... http://www.nwtf.org/calling_tips.htmlthey know how to talk turkey

Yeah, dont get your tongue pierced! lol Youll need to buya clear spacer if you do! lol

also you should prob start out with a plain old double, they are a little easier to use then the ones with more reeds and cuts and everything else. Practice just being able to get it to sit comfortably in your mouth and making noise. Once you can do that i would worry about sounding like a turkey, and there are many instructional DVDs and Cds out there, good luck

I cut and pasted this from another thread on a similar topic.


Agree with the double reed comments. Make sure you get one that doesn't have any cuts in the reeds though. That adds a degree of difficulty. I would recommend an HS Double D or Raspy Old Hen.

General rule is the more reeds and the more cuts in the reeds the harder they are to blow.

Get one and practice A LOT. It was a year and a half before I was really comfortable with them.

To practice get a CD from one of the call manufacturers, put it in your vehicle and practice while driving. You can listen and practice at the same time and you won't bother anyone while doing it. Another tip is to make a tape or CD of yourself calling then play it back and listen to it. You really don't know how you sound until you have taped it and played it back.

Totally disagree with the double comments. Get a triple with cuts and you will learn how to call just fine if not better. You will get sounds on any of them but with the 3 reeds you can get better sounds right away. If you keep it in your mouth and practice you can move your tongue around and put more or less pressure, move your tongue in and out, side to side to find the best sounds. Remember to use the air from the diaphragm not just blow it from your mouth. Like huffing air on a pair of glasses. After some time you may be able to constrict the air with your throat and make it a little higher pitched for the begining of the yelp then open it up for the back end. Good luck.