If you are not familiar with the sounds that are made by predators, here are various sound files that will be beneficial to you for the purpose of learning to imitate them. Practice with any of our RedHunter coyote howlers, open reed calls and closed reed calls until your calls sound as close to these as possible. The sound files listed were generously made available to us from Varmint Al. See Varmint Al's link on our "Links" page.
The RedHunter Cow Horn Coyote Howler
As ya'll know, we make and sell coyote howlers made from genuine cow horn. In our opinion, nothing gives better tone and a more authentic coyote sound than cow horn. Here are a few tips for making the right vocalizations on your cow horn howler or open reed call.
Barks
By inserting the reed far enough
into your mouth to almost touch your upper lip on the barrel (reed housing) you
can puff into the call and get a raspy tone that serves as a bark. Adding a
slight yip to the sound by pulling out slightly as you blow will add a desirable
tonal quality.
Yips
Inserting the call fully or
partially into the mouth, pull outward sharply using your upper lip or middle
teeth to press downward lightly on the reed when blowing to create a yipping or
squealing sound. Once again cupping your hands over the end of the call to
create a resonance chamber will give you options for tonal quality.
Whines
Cupping your hands over the end
of the barrel with the call barely inserted into your mouth, press the reed
downward onto the sloped (curved) voice channel and slide upward while blowing
to create a whine.
Howls
The key to howls is to practice
enough to develop touch. The ability to find and hold the right spot is critical
to effective howling. A howl can be done with or without a bark preceding or
following the howl.
To create a howl, start by inserting the call almost all the way in your mouth and blow to achieve a party horn type of sound. By adjusting green o-ring and manipulating the reed lightly with your teeth or upper lip you can create long or short howls or deeper tones versus higher (younger) tones. While producing the party horn type of tone, pull out while pressing down on the reed and stop at the desired tonal range. Some howls may also require that the reed be pushed back slightly at the end of the howls.
A Lone Locator Howl is a long howl that tapers off at the end into a lower tonal range.
A Challenge Howl usually has a bark at the front of the howl and is medium in length, ending abruptly while rising in tone. A Warning Bark Howl is a forceful two tone, medium length howl that ends abruptly.
Howling works.
It will bring the coyotes in when the animal distress calls fail to do the job.
Click your mouse on the howling coyote to the left and read a very good article about howling.