My partner carries an ancient Lone Howl open reed. It wasn't made to be a howler. Just a compact open reed distress. But Tim howls with it a lot. I call it his zombie duck howl. Because it sounds more like a duck than a coyote, but not a healthy, living duck. Worst imitation of a coyote vocalization I've ever heard.
Coyotes frequently howl back at him. And, we still frequently kill coyotes on stands he uses it.
But I have witnessed enough coyotes that WERE coming, turn and go the other way when they hear what must sound to them, like a coyote trying to howl while swallowing a duck's hind end, that it makes my teeth hurt every single time he makes that gawd awful racket on a stand.
He does it a lot though. Most stands. And we still do alright. Which, is why I can't get him to stop doing it. I wish I could though.
- DAA