hey guys i saw something today that got me to thinkin. i was sitting beside a field this afternoon waiting for some turkeys to show up and a coyote came out just before dark. he started barking and howling, and i heard a shock gobble behind me. this wasn't really surprising as i've heard turkeys gobble at a truck horn being blown, but what got me was, and i know you won't believe this, that bird gobbled 22 times at that coyote each time he howled. i counted each one. so i am now in the market for a coyote howler to use a locator call, and was wondering what are some decent brands for a reasonable price?thanks

Good Question! I like you wonder if it would work good in the evening for Roosting? I have never had good luck Roosting Birds.

TF

I've had some luck roosting birds... but it was just that... luck. I've never been able to hit it consistant.... nothing in life works that way except taxes will damn sure be due on April 15th.

Quite often, several situaions have to come together just right to put one to bed just right. Sometimes you can get them to gobble, but do you know EXACTLY where they are?

The best way to roost birds in my opinion is to let nature takes its course just like you did SG3. Another really great natural shock gobbler is a flock of late flying geese.

But honestly, the absolute best thing.... THUNDER! Of course, it does make it tough to hear the birds sometimes. Sirens and alarms and horns are great too. Especially on very still evenings.

I have tried the coyote howlers... they have worked for me on days when everything else worked too... but I've never had a bird gobble at one to the exclusion of everything else. Take that as you will.... because I've used them in VA, TX and MO. And sometimes they work... sometimes they don't.

I have a Primos myself..... took a little gettting used to. I don't honestly know if I sound like a yote or a dying giraffe.... sounds like a yote to me.

Get the primos peacock call. You can use it as a peacock, woodpecker or yote. That call is loud though. You will have birds gobbling from everywhere.

We use howlers a lot in KS. to roost birds and it works often times. I can remember one evening that we were trying to locate some roosted birds with our howlers and we couldn't get any thing to talk to the howls. My buddy jumped in the truck to leave and when he slammed his door, I heard them gobble. I was like, "did you hear that, do it again." So he opened his door and slammed it shut again, and once again they gobbled. SO now, if all else fails, we slam adoor on the vehicle.

I use a howler allot and it is a quaker boy. My locater call of choice however is a peacock call