Easy goose call

[Will]

Does anyone know of a goose call that is as easy to use as the big river long honker. I'm not looking to start a debate over better sounding $150 short reeds, just need something that is easy and sounds decent. Looking for something comparable for a kid.

Thanks for any suggestions.

[PKretsch20]

Tim Grounds 'Half Breed'. $50. very easy to blow and sounds great for the price

[PKretsch20]

Tim Grounds 'Half Breed'. $50. very easy to blow and sounds great for the price

[carpshooterdeluxe]

short reed or flute? thats going to narrow down the search to relevant calls.

personally i dont really think any one call is harder to use than another, its all in learning how to tune a call to fit you the end user.

[Will]

The long honker is a flute. No back pressure or learning curve needed.

[MN Greenheads]

PC-1 Zink $20 easy as a fart after chilli n' beer.

[Maxxed Out]

Meat Grinder by foiles is an affordable call ($60) that is a good call to learn on out of the package. Tuning makes all the difference in the world though.

If you don't know how to tune it, I would buy one that has a waterfowl department so there is somebody there that can show you how to do it. If you don't know what you're doing don't try to wing it. Lots of tiny variables that can significantly effect pitch and how the call blows and breaks over.

[dan z]

half bred by tim grounds is always an easy on to start with.

I started on a BGB fat boy and got it to turn over right away. I also blow a poly super mag. If your just getting into the calling senario dont start long go short. you can practice all winter,spring,summer to get it right. you dont want to be

"one of those guys" that blows a long honker.

[Finlander]

Foiles "Coles Carnage" is real easy to use and doesn't require alot of breath to sound good. Aound $50 for the poly!

[Will]

I have been "one of those guys" for a long time now. I would appreciate an explanation.

Sounds a little "elitest" to me, maybe i am just being "that guy"

[Ray Esboldt]

I have landed a heck of alot of geese with a long call. So, I am happy to be one of those guys. It's all about knowing when to blow and what to blow. Take some time to sit and listen to geese greet some flyers. You'll get it pretty quick with any call with that information.

Dan, he was only asking for some help.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

I have been "one of those guys" for a long time now. I would appreciate an explanation.

Sounds a little "elitest" to me, maybe i am just being "that guy"

i think what he meant was that many times you can hear a mile a way "the guy" with the flute call. its usually a guy on a flute hunting water for ducks doing the same "tooooooo-iiiiit" honk over and over and over to every flock of geese that flies within visual range. (the same goes to a lesser extent with unpracticed guys on shortreeds as well). my best example is this guy that hunts the same private slough i do, there will be geese locked up, dead silent, on approach, and this guy will start his "too-it" routine and the birds literally will flair out and go byebye.

[dan z]

thanks carp for backing me up. yes you can sound good on a flute. but IMO you can sound a lot better on a short reed. more moans and clucks out of a short reed.

you have all heard "THAT GUY"