Which ones of these do I want to buy again? I can't find the old post. Plus, I'm sure this would be brought up again with season fast approaching.
Harrison hooter, Gibson crow
Hands down the best Gobbler locator is a dog whistle.Those Drury boys let the cat out of the bag a few years back and sold there own version but any dog whistle will work. That high frequency sound works more often than any crow or owl call I've used.
Gibson and Gibson.
Harrison hooter and Harrison Crow
Really like my Harrison hooter!
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The Harrison hooter is by far the most realistic sounding owl call I have ever heard myself play! It sounds just like an owl right out of the box. I can't say much for crow calls, as I have a cheap Primos (I think it is Primos) crow call, but never use it.
Quote from: Rzrbac on March 01, 2017, 11:20:48 AM
Gibson and Gibson.
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Quote from: Phillipshunt on March 01, 2017, 11:19:12 AM
Hands down the best Gobbler locator is a dog whistle.Those Drury boys let the cat out of the bag a few years back and sold there own version but any dog whistle will work. That high frequency sound works more often than any crow or owl call I've used.
I'm curious about this because I saw A LOT of people on other forums saying how much respect they lost for the Drurys after they sold a sham product, referring to the dog whistle they sold way back when.
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Quote from: Phillipshunt on March 01, 2017, 11:19:12 AM
Hands down the best Gobbler locator is a dog whistle.Those Drury boys let the cat out of the bag a few years back and sold there own version but any dog whistle will work. That high frequency sound works more often than any crow or owl call I've used.
I'm curious about this because I saw A LOT of people on other forums saying how much respect they lost for the Drurys after they sold a sham product, referring to the dog whistle they sold way back when.
I've been trying to find this online (Google search) but cannot find it. Can somebody please post a picture of it? I am curious if it really is just a whistle...
The whistle is silent to humans there used to train dogs which hear the high pitch sound. As for as people talking down the Drury's it cost 3 bucks what do you have to loose ?I think the Drury's cost quite a bit more for the same thing that might be the root of the anger
I am assuming the Drury's version is camo?
Quote from: deerbasshunter3 on March 02, 2017, 03:33:26 PM
I am assuming the Drury's version is camo?
Funny but prob true
Here's the thing with the whistle when it first hit the market everybody bought one some bought 3 like everything else it was done to death like the fighting purr calls.Mark Drury told me he wished they would have kept the call to themselves it cause such a hassle. Here's how it went someone blew the whistle waited 5 seconds then said it don't work and started blowing the crow call. Or they here one gobbling and start toward him blowing the whistle and shut him up.If a turkey is already gobbling there is no need for crow calls wood peckers coyote howls elk bugles or anything else. If you start to a goobler making any sound he's probably going to shut up until he figures out what is happening they are suspicious of everything I've seen real life crows shut a gobbler up. The doubters come in 2 sizes those that never tried it and those that did it wrong.If you decide to try it use the whistle and nothing else.But NOTHING works everytime.And until its overdone again the whistle will work.
I owl call with my voice. have called a few to the tree over my head. Does not always produce a gobble.
I have a cheapo crow call. I have had birds shock gobble at an incredible distance and others pay it no mind. My nephew has used a Canada goose flute with success. My brother's Pa-in-law used his truck horn and has killed more than I ever will. Nothing is 100% and most locators are over used like Phil said.
We had one feller in a club that we called "Hooty Who". He would owl call to them and try to walk under their limb. Very frustrating when he was around. I used to try to beat him to a spot, but learned to just see what area of the club he was going and then I would head the other way. He was gone every morning by 8 and in the 5 years I was in that club, I never knew of him killing a bird. Old Hooty Who.
Gibson and Gibson
To begin with, there's enough going on in my hunting neighborhood that I've stopped using locator calls. One neighbor had a donkey. Another keeps pea fowl. On weekdays, the school bus will set them off. All I have to do is go to one of my favorite listening posts and be patient.
I'm one of those guys who learned to owl hoot. It may not get a gobble, but it will often get the crows working, and that will elicit a gobble.
Which brings me to a point: Have any of y'all notice how crows will start sounding off when the turkeys move? Until I read it elsewhere years ago on another forum, I'd not really thought about it. However, there seems to be a good deal of animosity between crows and turkeys. Once I got clued-in, I started to pay attention to it. Sure enough, quite often I've found that the crows will sound off when turkeys come out into a nearby pasture. It isn't 100% for sure, but it's worth paying attention.
Harrison hooter & Primos power crow
I haven't used very many owl hooters but I bought a Houndstooth and really like it. I was blowing it tonight and got all of the owls stirred up. I had several going It was pretty neat. I love listening to owls it's almost as good as turkey gobbles.
I mouth call for owls and use a duck or goose call when near a river or lake. Never had much luck with crow calls.
Gibson Calls .... they are Top Shelf at Crowmart.com
Is the Harrison Hooter the same as the Hooks Hoot'N Stick?
My voice, it's saved me 8 oz. of weight in my vest. ;D
Harrison hooter....im now gonna be much help on the crow call.
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Quote from: lunghit on January 18, 2018, 09:22:43 AM
Is the Harrison Hooter the same as the Hooks Hoot'N Stick?
I believe so as Mr Harrison is friends with the Hooks crew. They usually set up at the convention together
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Harrison hooter and Daryal on here, Ncbowhunter, makes the best crow call I have ever blown and I own a Gibson!
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From my experience, the key factor is volume. The louder a call is, the more likely a gobbler will gobble at the sound, regardless of its realism. Whatever brand you choose to get, make sure you can blow it loudly.
We use the term "shock gobble" for a reason. During the spring, gobblers are instinctively "conditioned" to gobble to attract hens to their location. They also gobble as a competitive response to other gobblers they can hear, and instinctively try to gobble "over the top" of other gobblers. Again, that automatic response is genetically ingrained,...they can't help themselves. And again, it seems to be triggered to a significant degree by volume.
Ask yourself why gobblers will start gobbling at thunder when it is close by,...or other really loud noises like that? It is simply an instinctive response triggered by their genetic programming to gobble on top of other gobblers. When a sound with enough volume hits their ears, their brain automatically triggers the response gobble,...a "shock gobble"...because the brain interprets the sound immediately as a challenge from another gobbler.
Here's a tip about using locator calls: a single, loud sound of just about any type will often elicit a response gobble better than the most realistic natural sound in the woods. This is especially true in hard-hunted places where gobblers have learned to suppress gobbling to those natural woods sounds of normal volume. In those cases, often the only thing that will trigger that instinctive "shock gobble" response is by making the loudest, sudden noise you can with something.
The moral of the story: Whatever locator you choose, the louder it is, the better. ;D :icon_thumright:
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Quote from: lunghit on January 18, 2018, 09:22:43 AM
Is the Harrison Hooter the same as the Hooks Hoot'N Stick?
I believe so as Mr Harrison is friends with the Hooks crew. They usually set up at the convention together
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Thanks I will be ordering one soon.
I have a new closed reed owl hooter that I will put up against all others. And can build a hooter crow matched set for anyone that wants
Faulks crow and an old PS Olt owl hooter if you can find one.
Harrison hooter since my stroke killed my voice, and a Mallardtone crow caller.