Goose hunters

[MNice]

What's you favorite goose call? I lost my old one, bought a new "primos mother" and can't get the d*&% thing to sound decent. I'm not going to spend $100 on a call, so please don't refer me to the big buckers. I hope to keep it around $50.

Thanks, Jeff

[willowcat]

I prefer the(Rich'N'Tone)line of waterfowl calls. They're cheap and sound good,not to mention easy to use.

[Guest]

I have the Big River Long Honker goose call. I think that's the correct name. I bought it 3 years ago. Best goose call for your money. I thought it's under $20 with an instruction tape too. I have the plastic advantage wetlands color.

My cousin has the same one made out of wood and it must be over 10 years old (chipped and beat to heck) and still works great.

[honker23]

I would recommend Knight and Hale Magnum Clucker. Under 20$ with a tape. It's a short reed call, very versatile, sounds great.

[riverbasher]

I also have a Big River Long Honker and have had it for several years and it's a great call. I also have a Primos and like it too. It produces a little different sound. It took a little practice compared to the Long Honker but I can make it sound great. For beginers the Long Honker is a good one though....

The 'Basher

[Guest]

I use a Foiles but have that same call as a back-up. Must just need a little tuning. Have you used a Short Reed before?? I think that call is a good sounding one myself!!

[Rainman]

Winglock calls are a very nice sounding call for the money! And are easy to blow! Check them out!

[Old Guide]

mnice, I'll second Honker23's advise on a Knight& Hale double clucker, very easy to use, good tone.

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[chow]

I'll give a second nod to Winglock calls. Very easy to blow and well under $50 bucks...

chow

[sandman469ss]

Tried the Primos flute & shaved reed - both junk.
Went with the Big River Long Honker Acrylic, and haven't had a problem. Took a while to get the reed readjusted where I wanted it, but once you do, you don't have to work at calling with it.

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[g'eye pilot]

If you're looking for a short reed call, I don't think there's a less expensive, good sounding call than the K & H magnum clucker.

[MNice]

Thanks guy's for al the help. I'll check out all of the above. On the primos mother, I called the customer service number and they had me send the whole reed assembly to them for replacement. From what I gathered, the person I talked to thought someone may have altered the reed. I thought it looked "sanded" on the round end and he assured me that was not done at the factory. I think I bought a returned call that somebody messed with. All in all, the person I talked to at primos was MORE than helpful.

[sandman469ss]

Well I know the shaved reed I had looked sanded. Sometimes you could get the reed to break, othertimes it was impossible to get it to break at all. Had problems with my buck call made by Primos too. Think I'm going to stay away from them all together.

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[The Yeti]

2 words... BIG RIVER..

[Guest]

anyone who thinks a big river long honker goose call sounds good needs to find someone with a high end call and hear the difference! Not even comparable! I myself use a Foiles Straight Meat Honker and it's worth every penny! $150 Just my 2cents

[Flick]

I'll agree with gooser-everybody has a big river and I think the geese recognize the sound of them to some degree. Granted if you're in a hot field they're coming in even if you don't sound good. I just got a Echo short reed made of poly for $25 and it sounds really good for the money. Way better than a big river, you're range of sounds is expanded tremendously. $150 is a lot to spend on a call but I'm sure they sound real good.

[Duck-o-holic]

I too love the Knight and Hale Magnum Clucker. The last day of early goose I had three calls around my neck... a K&H Mag, Primos Shaved Reed, and a Paul's Calls Pit Crew. I used all three, but the K&H seemed to be what worked the best that morning. I think all three are excellent calls, and I have tested a LOT of calls. I will also add that the Big River Long Honker is one of the best flutes for the money that one can buy. I hunt with two guys that blow them, and they are pro's on them! I won't disagree that Foile's, Fred Zink and Grounds' calls are EXCELLENT... but for the average hunter, one can get away with a $30 or under call and do just fine. I would recommend working your way up to buying a call that retails for over $100-- and then only if you actually hunt enough to justify the added expense.

A short reed is also harder to master for an inexperienced caller than a flute... but is also a call that will get you more tones out of it. It can't be beat for realism once it is mastered! Just my 2 cents

Duck-o-holic

[Finlander]

Foiles Meat Grinder! for $59.00 and has the same guts as there Migrator Straight Meat Honker calls. Just different barrel (polycarbonate). I think that is the best of both worlds! Low cost and quality sounding call.

[High-ball]

Straight Meat Honker..the best sounding call out there. big rivers sound more like a swan than they do a goose