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Title: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: RutnNStrutn on January 28, 2012, 11:59:30 AM
I got an email from the NWTF advertising this call from Down N Dirty Outdoors. Its being pitched by Eddie Salter. I've always wanted to add a realistic gobble call to my arsenal, but haven't been able to master any of the ones out there. This one is kind of a steep price at $60, but if it worked it would be worth it.
Any of y'all heard of it? Or used it? How does it sound?

http://www.downndirtyoutdoors.com/haint-call.aspx (http://www.downndirtyoutdoors.com/haint-call.aspx)
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: redarrow on January 28, 2012, 12:16:15 PM
I havent seen one yet,but all i've heard or read has been negative.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: StruttinGobbler3 on January 28, 2012, 12:27:27 PM
Heard about this call a few weeks ago. After listening to their how to video i was shocked. Thats as close as you can get to a gobble short of the real thing. I think most of the negative comments are coming from people who can't figure out how to use it correctly. I plan on adding one to my vest soon.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Gobble! on January 28, 2012, 12:41:31 PM
I bit the bullet and ordered one. If used correctly I think they sound pretty good.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Flydown on January 28, 2012, 01:02:01 PM
http://youtu.be/hGi8dI_h58M
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: turkey slayer on January 28, 2012, 01:17:01 PM
60 bucks? wow!
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Houndstooth Game Calls on January 28, 2012, 01:59:51 PM
I tried one and couldn't get much out of it but I didn't watch the how to! I was at a friends store he had it! I think it sounds pretty good on the you tube clip! Like to here about it from our members here on og how it works out for them!! I am sure there's got to be some folks on here that's got them!
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: GobblerChaser on January 28, 2012, 06:18:36 PM
I've got one and am very close to getting it right after some toying around with it. The hard part is finding the time to practice cause if anyone else is in the house, they are not happy. There is no way to practice soft.


Safe and Happy Hunting!

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Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: wis. bowhunter on January 29, 2012, 12:55:31 PM
I just got one and can't get much out of it but I can't blow a diaphram call either so it is probably just me. If somebody wants it I'll let it go for 35.00 tyd  pm me.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: NCBigShot on January 29, 2012, 02:02:45 PM
Quote from: wis. bowhunter on January 29, 2012, 12:55:31 PM
I just got one and can't get much out of it but I can't blow a diaphram call either so it is probably just me. If somebody wants it I'll let it go for 35.00 tyd  pm me.

PM sent
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Longbeardfever4ever on January 29, 2012, 02:21:15 PM
Quote from: wis. bowhunter on January 29, 2012, 12:55:31 PM
I just got one and can't get much out of it but I can't blow a diaphram call either so it is probably just me. If somebody wants it I'll let it go for 35.00 tyd  pm me.

Sent pm around 1:30..
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: wis. bowhunter on January 29, 2012, 04:09:34 PM
The call is sold thanks Jeff W.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: yelpy on January 29, 2012, 05:23:13 PM

Thanks for the post.. I will be adding another call to the vest. It sounds good to me.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: RutnNStrutn on January 29, 2012, 09:42:10 PM
Hey, this was my thread, you should have sold it to me!!! :lol: :toothy9:
See, some of the comments are why I'm hesitant. I can handle the standard turkey calls, and even a diaphragm. But tube calls, trumpets and gobble calls seem to elude me no matter how hard I try.
You guys that are getting one, please let me know how easy they are (or aren't) to use. :anim_25:
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: RutnNStrutn on January 29, 2012, 09:45:10 PM
Just watched the advertisement video. Looks like a lot of rapid blowing and tongue action is required to make it work correctly. That's the problem I had with trying to gobble on a tube call or diaphragm, which also had guys ripping out gobbles on their videos.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: NCBigShot on January 29, 2012, 09:47:30 PM


..Ever since I saw the video I've been itchin' to try one myself... Will certainly add to this thread when I receive the call and let ya'll know what I think of it. 8)
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: RutnNStrutn on January 29, 2012, 10:09:54 PM
Please do. I am very interested in how easy it is to master. Here's the how to video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcjTYFLo9xU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcjTYFLo9xU)
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: ThicketThrasher on January 29, 2012, 10:17:02 PM
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on January 29, 2012, 09:45:10 PM
Just watched the advertisement video. Looks like a lot of rapid blowing and tongue action is required to make it work correctly. That's the problem I had with trying to gobble on a tube call or diaphragm, which also had guys ripping out gobbles on their videos.

Yeah, I really want one of these!!! Whether I need one or not is a different story. The technique used on this call seems a lot easier than trying to gobble on a tube. I have to actually move my tongue on a tube to make a good gobble, sometimes that just doesn't work. But on the Haint, it looks like you just do a deep flutter with the air, which is easier in my opinion.

I still believe a tube call gobble sounds better when executed properly. Something I can rarely accomplish.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Bustabeak on January 29, 2012, 10:23:35 PM
I think I'm going to bit the bullet and buy one in a couple weeks. Unless I can talk my buddy into selling me his that i borrowed. It is a lot of tongue action. I didn't think I could do it because I have tried and tried to purr on a mouth call using my tongue but I can't do it to save my life!
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: RutnNStrutn on January 29, 2012, 11:12:37 PM
I'm gonna go for it too. After watching the "how to" video, I think I can do this one. I searched the WWW for the call, and the cheapest place I found was called the "Archery Center". $42.99.
Here's the link.

http://www.archerycenter.com/p-30337-dnd-haint-gobble-call.aspx (http://www.archerycenter.com/p-30337-dnd-haint-gobble-call.aspx)
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: NCBigShot on February 01, 2012, 08:33:12 PM


..Got mine today... First few blows sounded like the worst duck call ever made..  :angry9:

...But I'm not giving up on it... Will try some more when I have an empty house tomorrow. :bike2:
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Strut Buster on February 01, 2012, 09:35:14 PM
Ordered one last night. Will let you know what I think when it comes. After watching the video I think I can do this one.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: coffdvm on February 04, 2012, 05:48:42 PM
I have had mine for about 2 weeks.  It is a little harder to run that one might think and I am no where near those guys on youtube.com.  BUT, it certainly has potential.

We open in March & I think by then, I will have it where I want it...not in the junk pile! 

It sounded a lot like a jake at first but gradually, it has gotten more and more realistic.  Will it help kill a turkey? Not sure about that but the call is worth having.

I don't have any special tips except if you are used to blowing a duck call, it requires a substantial transition to use the Haint.  Fluttering the tongue, loosely held against one's upper front teeth and lots of cupping with the hands is the key.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Houndstooth Game Calls on February 05, 2012, 01:34:16 AM
Oh I know how I am going to use mine set my 13yr old down we usually sit bout ten yards apart wait till he eases back and takes that nap!! Gobbbbbbbbble!! :funnyturkey:
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: NCBigShot on February 05, 2012, 10:15:06 AM
Quote from: Houndstooth Game Calls on February 05, 2012, 01:34:16 AM
Oh I know how I am going to use mine set my 13yr old down we usually sit bout ten yards apart wait till he eases back and takes that nap!! Gobbbbbbbbble!! :funnyturkey:

..OMG  :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: Take a video camera and a roll of TP with you!
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Old Gobbler on February 05, 2012, 11:50:15 PM
IMO   ---I think this one sounds better----$15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEk_XceRYGM&feature=related
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: catrancher on February 07, 2012, 05:56:04 AM
Dang!  I love this message board, no telling if I would have heard of either of these calls.  That is a heck of an instructional video for the Haint call.   I was pretty much sold on it after watching the video, not sure about the flextone needed to see it run longer to really know.  Any more experience comparing the two?
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: drenalinld on February 07, 2012, 08:30:57 AM
Quote from: Old Gobbler on February 05, 2012, 11:50:15 PM
IMO   ---I think this one sounds better----$15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEk_XceRYGM&feature=related

That thing sounds good to me! Flextone has some inexpensive stuff that works. I have a couple $9 duck calls by flextone that sound great in the field.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: nate12285 on February 07, 2012, 05:35:37 PM
I have heard from some people that if you can blow a duck call  good, you should be able to get the hang of the Haint call but no personal experience from me...
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: StruttinGobbler3 on February 07, 2012, 10:00:37 PM
The flextone sounds good but I'm not sure how much volume it has, doesn't sound any louder than a gobble shaker, which isn't very loud. The Haint has a lot of force behind it and really reaches out there. I blew it yesterday on a still morning and heard it echo four or five times, kinda shows me how much true volume it can produce.
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: Houndstooth Game Calls on February 07, 2012, 10:15:16 PM
Hey struttn I have a logger that works for me and I took my haint with me he's a big hunter. Any way we were walking a piece of hilly property I told him hang right here for a second walked about 75 to 100yds and hit it bout 3 times it's sounds tough in the woods he asked how I gobbled like that I told him natural voice!!! :TooFunny: :TooFunny:
Title: Re: Anyone used the Haint Gobbler call???
Post by: StruttinGobbler3 on February 07, 2012, 11:39:06 PM
  :TooFunny: Houndstooth I'm gonna have to try that one. My buddy hunts some land bordering my farm and I know hes planning on going out in the morning to listen for some gobbles...I might throw a few at him with the haint then ask him later how many birds he heard..  :funnyturkey: