Humidity % do you check it

[Happy hooker]

My local weather report of course lists temp,wind,barometer but it also lists humidity percentage too for instance today it's 22%,,I'm wondering if people or call makers have studied this or check this has far has when to use or keep home their expensive or more vulnerable calls and certain materials,,is there a number or percentage we should keep in mind ? Seems like this would be handy info if  anybody has gauged it. Spending $200 on fiddles,longboxes Cody,platz slates we want to keep them nice.

[Greg Massey]

I really don't pay much attention to the humidity with my calls , i keep them in a quality Glenda bag.. i worry more about killing that turkey ...

[southern_leo]

With no longer than you will have a pot call out during a hunt the humidity shouldn't effect the call too much as long as it has a good finish on it.  Honestly wood will have some variance even to temperature changes. Typically what I have found is usually the culprit with humid air is the striker more than a pot. That's why it's a good idea to obtain an all weather striker. I personally don't think any of the all weather ones I've tried sound as good as the wood strikers side by side BUT they play wet so you need one in your vest.

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[ShootingABN!]

don't know I just hunt.

[HFultzjr]

I'd be more worried about sitting on one or losing one.
I do take a couple of ziplock bags in case of a sudden down pour.
If I would have a collector call, (I don't), I probably wouldn't take it hunting.
All my calls are for hunting.

[outdoors]

My black slate calls suck for the first few hours
I now have green slate now  , next  season I will see

[1iagobblergetter]

I don't worry about it other than having a couple wet weather strikers and a small garbage bag just in case it rains. I take good care of all my calls,but buy them first and foremost to use.

[trkehunr93]

Never worry about it, I keep a gallon ziplock in my vest for downpours to put my box call/push pin call in and I keep my slate in a small, round tupperware knock off I've had for years so it stays dry.  I have a Quaker Boy Hurricane box call I sometimes pull out for rainy days also.

[mtns2hunt]

Humidity is going to affect how your call sounds: no doubt about it. Not a whole lot you can do when hunting but when storing you should keep them moisture free, clean and cool. I have a shelf in my computer room that is air conditioned and never in the basement.

Its also easy to grab one and play it when the mood hits.

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Another reason trumpets are awesome.  They don't care if it's arid, humid, wet, cold, hot.....

[fountain2]

I keep a close eye on the humidity,  mainly with work though being a wildland fire fighter.

I can tell you this, in s. Us, on humid mornings, a pot call will be pretty much useless.  The humidity Wil first get the strikers,  then, if you're lucky and get the striker before it saturated, the humidity so creep from your hands to the call surface and then ruin it too.   As it warms up some and later in the morning, they will be back to normal

[2nd 100]

Most mornings during spring seasons I'm fighting 100 % humidity especially from April on in South Ga. And I still kill birds with pots and boxes, scratchers , and Trumpets. But if and when they act up I always have a mouth call in.