Custom crow call question
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Crow calls are traditionally bite reed calls ---
All of mine are --
Surf the call makers here -- on their websites -
Some offer crow calls ---
Good Luck ---- Enjoy the search --
Haven't found any books dedicated to crow calls ---
Duck calls books often have them as duck call makers also made crow calls
Thx
All of mine are --
Surf the call makers here -- on their websites -
Some offer crow calls ---
Good Luck ---- Enjoy the search --
Haven't found any books dedicated to crow calls ---
Duck calls books often have them as duck call makers also made crow calls
Thx
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Tripple B Farms
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I make lotts of crow calls but all of mine are the traditional bite Reed style. I don't think I have seen a closed Reed style myself.
LONEHOWL
Custom Call Maker
They are out there, couple current ones from custom guys like Arlan,(not sure he is making calls anymore) but most are classic calls from many many years ago.
I will say though, that the external tone board type that is most common today, is common for a reason, and that is because they were designed back in a time when crow hunting was very common and popular (20's to 60's etc). Almost as much as waterfowling is today. A caller needed to be able to pull the toneboards, and clear any spit or debris out of them then put them back in quickly so he could get back to calling. You could also tune them for more or less rasp very quickly.
The types that were designed to be internal (enclosed reeds style) just were not easy to
take out and maintain, thus faded in popularity. Just to difficult to deal with.(made from wood, the toneboards or "guts" could get wet with moisture and swell making them impossible to remove)
Also, the external type that is preferred by most crow callers today are able to be used as a hawk call by blowing sideways thru the toneboards. Usually one side is better than the other.
Unfortunately,the toneboards set used by most custom makers today (Pioneer) are not really good for this as the gap is to wide. These are really made for turkey locating and not hard core crow calling.
Mark
I will say though, that the external tone board type that is most common today, is common for a reason, and that is because they were designed back in a time when crow hunting was very common and popular (20's to 60's etc). Almost as much as waterfowling is today. A caller needed to be able to pull the toneboards, and clear any spit or debris out of them then put them back in quickly so he could get back to calling. You could also tune them for more or less rasp very quickly.
The types that were designed to be internal (enclosed reeds style) just were not easy to
take out and maintain, thus faded in popularity. Just to difficult to deal with.(made from wood, the toneboards or "guts" could get wet with moisture and swell making them impossible to remove)
Also, the external type that is preferred by most crow callers today are able to be used as a hawk call by blowing sideways thru the toneboards. Usually one side is better than the other.
Unfortunately,the toneboards set used by most custom makers today (Pioneer) are not really good for this as the gap is to wide. These are really made for turkey locating and not hard core crow calling.
Mark