How long to choose calls from your stash before a hunt?

[greencop01]

Just curious, how long does it take to choose calls you will use for opening day? Do you have favorites, or have so many you try different ones to find a new favorite? I usually have my favorites like a Cody World Class slate and a Hal Hobart aluminum and maybe a Cane Cutter and an Albert Paul or a Marlin Watkins long box. See what I mean? Hard to narrow some calls down. Curious how you guys do it.   

[Happy]

Pretty quickly. I am not a collector and have a few calls I know are proven. I am a big believer of it being more about the indian than the bow.

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[TauntoHawk]

Since I intend to hunt my calls I keep my overall collection fairly small, I buy new ones every year but i either trade or sell older ones once I deem have been replaced in the rotation or I've killed some turkeys with a call and decide to try something new. I only have a few that are forever calls and they go on most all hunts. 

[Sir-diealot]

I have some calls I am rather partial to and those stay in like my green slate from Mac Turkey Call and others I just add as I got them new. I do intend to do a "Tulipwood Tuesday" where I will bring nothing but tulipwood but other than that I pretty much brings what I feel I am decent with or plays well.

[Gobble!]

Calls in my vest are all I've got with exception to a trumpet and some mouth calls. 

[paboxcall]

Since I intend to hunt my calls I keep my overall collection fairly small, I buy new ones every year but i either trade or sell older ones once I deem have been replaced in the rotation or I've killed some turkeys with a call and decide to try something new. I only have a few that are forever calls and they go on most all hunts.

Essentially describes me. There are a few calls which always go out the door with me.

[Spitten and drummen]

Man I have so many , I pull my hair out trying to pick. I always carry too many lol. I change calls out constantly through season. Day to day I mean.

[Cut N Run]

I don't own many calls.  I found a few that worked & stuck with them.

Jim

[Greg Massey]

I agree , i have so many good ones , i just pick and change them out during the season.. i have them with high pitch fronts and ones with lot more rasp .. so it all depends on the hunting situation fields or woods ..

[callmakerman]

I agree , i have so many good ones , i just pick and change them out during the season.. i have them with high pitch fronts and ones with lot more rasp .. so it all depends on the hunting situation fields or woods ..

Well said. I like to mix it up and change out at different times. May end up hunting a few more than one time. Why have all these great calls if not to hunt them.

[Chris O]

Man I have so many , I pull my hair out trying to pick. I always carry too many lol. I change calls out constantly through season. Day to day I mean.

I know I don't have as many calls as you do but I feel about the same as you. I rotate a bunch also even from morning hunt to an afternoon hunt. I enjoy all my calls and play them all year so no harm in owning quite a few

[Spitten and drummen]

Man I have so many , I pull my hair out trying to pick. I always carry too many lol. I change calls out constantly through season. Day to day I mean.

I know I don't have as many calls as you do but I feel about the same as you. I rotate a bunch also even from morning hunt to an afternoon hunt. I enjoy all my calls and play them all year so no harm in owning quite a few

Its awesome to have so many toys to play with lol.

[catman529]

I only have a handful of calls so it's not really much of a decision. I'll take the wingbone, some type of pot call, and at least one mouth call.


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[NCL]

I have a bunch of pots and I fill my vest to the point I look like a taxi cab with the doors open. I usually always have a Cody Spec slate and glass after that it is what is on top although this year I have been using a Durham ceramic quite a bit

[Mossberg90MN]

I use mouth calls that I practice with everyday all year. So I have my favorites picked out.

When it comes to a pot call I, I have one that I used last year that I liked and then I bought one in the summer of last year.

To decide which one to bring to the field I sat there for a couple hours just really using both of them back to back. Then I decided which one I felt the best with and most realistic sounding. That's how I picked. Turns out I'm more of a slate guy over crystal.


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