Originally Posted By: TurkeytiderAnyone aware of a good one, either hand held or electronic? Many thanks for any input.
I bought the Convergent Bullet caller a few years ago so I could get access to the Glenn Guess calls. It's just a bluetooth speaker that syncs up with the Hog Pro app from Convergent so if you get the app and can purchase the Glenn Guess calls I assume you can run them through any bluetooth speaker. They also have an app for calling coyotes so you can use it for that also.
https://convergenthunting.com
You need to watch some of Glenn's videos on hog calling to get an idea of what it's all about.
That being said calling hogs is a hit and miss proposition. I have had some sporadic results calling in hogs at night but I can tell you it's a blast to see one coming in hard to the call. However, most of the time they will come in somewhat wary and I can also tell you that if you are in heavy cover you might get a surprise. I have had them pop out of thick cover 10 to 15 yards away.
I have only tried calling at night but I plan to add day calling soon and see how it goes. I also bought a couple of hog decoys just for the heck of it.
Just a few weeks ago I killed a boar on a feeder and I knew there were other hogs around so I waited about 20 minutes and started calling with a Glenn Guess sound. After about 3 minutes I heard a large hog start vocalizing about 20 yards away in thick cover. I positioned my thermal scope on the source of the sounds and a few seconds later a large sow sticks her head out and freezes. I shot her with my 6.5 Creedmoor and she carried the round about 30 yards and died.
Here is one I called in. You can see how tentative he is coming in. I had to rush the shot because he was trying to get downwind of the caller and I was on a crosswind setup and was going to get winded any second. It looks like a miss but we found the hog about 40 yards away.