Found a better bird whistle...
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:03 am
Literally. Being OCD about field litter, I picked up a bit of white trash that caught my eye (that for gutter minded) while doing some wet work (for the killer dillers and - and seriously gutter minded) on one of our leases the other day that turned out to be a long lost Haydel snow/blue call sharing a lanyard with what I gather is a Big River speck call some favor but I've never heard, a chromed metal dog whistle and a Primos duck whistle. All were packed with mud, and I pitched the snow call and dog whistle and nearly did the same with the Primos whistle, as I've tried a number of similar ones and long since settled on Haydel's MP-90.
Decided, instead, to soak the dirt out of the little Primos along with the Big River call I want to try and give it a toot. And danged if it isn't a better one, in terms of both ergonomics and sound, than what I thought the best of the litter. Is the smallest I've seen but as loud as any I've tried and smack dead on tone.
See they retail for $7 (http://www.primos.com/products/waterfowl-calls/duck-whistle-mallard-drake-grunt/, which is about $5 cheaper than the Haydel, too, so if I were looking to buy a duck whistle, this would be it. My Haydel's now in the "also ran" drawer.
Decided, instead, to soak the dirt out of the little Primos along with the Big River call I want to try and give it a toot. And danged if it isn't a better one, in terms of both ergonomics and sound, than what I thought the best of the litter. Is the smallest I've seen but as loud as any I've tried and smack dead on tone.
See they retail for $7 (http://www.primos.com/products/waterfowl-calls/duck-whistle-mallard-drake-grunt/, which is about $5 cheaper than the Haydel, too, so if I were looking to buy a duck whistle, this would be it. My Haydel's now in the "also ran" drawer.