What are yall using for a fly down (wing beat) sound?
Someone said they use a bread sack I thought but I'm old and forget things lol.
I will take my hat and smack it against my leg to imitate a fly down
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Made my own with a real wing....works great.....
Quote from: Tom007 on March 07, 2023, 11:38:24 AM
Made my own with a real wing....works great.....
X2 ... works great
Have used a real wing.........my hat.......the unbuttoned flap of my jacket........or nothing at all.
I'm ALL about adding realism to paint the old boy a mental picture. But, I also am a firm believer that they ain't that smart. IF there are no there hens in the immediate area, I'll likely flap something as I do a fly-down on a diaphragm. If there ARE other hens, I'll just do my fly-down call when one of the real gals is in the air, dropping out of her tree. Let her make the noise FOR me.
Add a note : I don't make any flapping noises AT ALL if the tom could possibly see my set-up. Early season, before green-up is especially bad.
#1. He's expecting to be able to see the "hen" and isn't going to.
#2. He just MAY see ME flailing around with my hat.
Use caution and common sense.
Been using the same wing I made from my first gobbler. I wrapped the bone end in wet tanned deer hide, let it dry and then cut it to fit.
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Old camo pants leg from knee down Sew one end closed, other open. Grab each in and pop back and forth in an in and out motion almost like clapping your hands. Makes a perfect flydown sound. Also easy to carry, you always have a rag, can be used to put cam-corder etc. in, and when you kill a gobbler you can slide this over his head and neck for a safe carry out while reducing the amount of blood on everything. Or you can just use a dish towel.
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When I do a fly-down, I'll usually use my hat or take off my gloves and slap them on my chest. I had made a wing from a gobblers primaries, but after using it a few times I realized the hat or gloves worked just as good and I didn't have to carry one more thing.
There is a time and a place for it, but I rarely do a fly-down anymore. Normally I don't even call to a gobbler till he's on the ground most times. In the past I've had Toms stay on the limb waiting for the hen he heard fly down to come to him.
I use the hat against my leg or the side of blind works really good also.
Real wing.
I just yell whapp whapp whapp several times in a wing beat cadence. Remember cadence is the most important thing. :newmascot:
My hat
I've used my hat and a real wing, honestly can't tell the difference. I normally use a real wing just because it make me feel better...
I just use my hat if I am not within sight line of a known roost tree.
Quote from: Yoder409 on March 07, 2023, 01:07:30 PM
Use caution and common sense.
Yes. Be careful with feathers on public! ... or private.
I don't fly down much anymore , hurts my knees when I land .
Made my own with a real wing but should I forget my wing my hat will suffice.
A real wing.
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Thanks guys . I hardly use this method and have always used my hat . I was just wondering what yall did .
The pants leg thing Guesswho uses I like because it has more uses. I dont care to carry anything extra.
My bigger question is how many folks are utilizing that sound in their calling outside of flydown?
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Quote from: ChesterCopperpot on March 08, 2023, 08:56:04 AM
My bigger question is how many folks are utilizing that sound in their calling outside of flydown?
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I do but not very often.
Quote from: ChesterCopperpot on March 08, 2023, 08:56:04 AM
My bigger question is how many folks are utilizing that sound in their calling outside of flydown?
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On up in the day blind calling i will use it for sure, like a turkey stretching it wings etc...
Quote from: ChesterCopperpot on March 08, 2023, 08:56:04 AM
My bigger question is how many folks are utilizing that sound in their calling outside of flydown?
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Getting into sacred ground.
I use a wing from a previous harvest. Put some borax on the butt end for a couple of weeks and put in in the pouch of my vest.
I use it to scratch the tree when it's quiet and as a flydown.
I also use it to create a fight scene during the day. For fall gobblers, it's poison!
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