Not sure if anyone remembers but a few years ago I was making howlers on a very limited basis. I made em basically for my call bag because I wanted something that had a certain sound. well one of my most favorite howlers are the ELK power howlers. I made a two for myself back two years ago. since then I never made anymore. I had several people offer me some big bucks for em. I am kinda put back by it though. Well after two years of not smelling that burning horn smell I just happened to pick the dremel tool up and a cow horn I had laying around on Sunday. and this is what I made.
(http://www.bigbenshaus.com/huntnpics/northcentralhowler1.jpg)
(http://www.bigbenshaus.com/huntnpics/northcentralhowler2.jpg)
it is a cream brownish horn that I fitted a elk inc power howler mouthpiece to. What prompted me to make this is our state predator association has a hunt this weekend and I was gonna braid a three drop lanyard for the door prize table. Well two weekends ago I was at a buddies camp. after playing around with some howlers that Sunday night messing with a local group of coyotes my buds were wondering where they could buy one at. Before I referred em to Brent Saxton. as that was the only person I knew that was making them. along with Higgins. but I think you need to be on a list to receive a Higgins howler. So I said you know what I am gonna make one so anyone in the PPHA would have a chance at one.
The only thing I have never been able to figure out is a way to attach it to a lanyard. I was thinking of drilling a hole in the middle of the horn and running a piece of para cord through and knotting it. but I think it looks kinda odd. I tried grinding a groove around the outside of the call body but I never liked the look either.
some particulars on it. I bought the horn already finished from crazy crow trading post. the whole call is 6.5 inches long roughly. I scalloped the end for looks. finish is not a high gloss but it is a polished horn. anyone that has heard a ELK power howler just think of one of those on steroids. The horn really makes the sound carry.
I just wanted to show it off a bit. any constructive criticism is welcome. I do not have any at all to sale or trade. and I am not sure if I will make another one for a while.
Thanks for looking.
edit to add: I would like to thank rich cronk for a bit of help. I got a bit careless with the dremel and got some nicks in the horn and I wanted to get rid of em. so he provided some insight on polishing the horn again. Thanks rich.
Somebody will be happy with that one. :wink:
Nice looking call!
Jim
Good job Ben ! :highclap:
Jeb
:yoyo: Heck ya, Great looking howler Ben! :yoyo:
thanks fellas.
i like the elk howlersand they would be awsome with the cow horn :yoyo:
I bet that sounds real nice...... :eyebrow: Bring it down and I will slobber all over it.... :biggrin:
yep it does sound nice and smooth. I showed another fellow predator hunter how to use one and on the second try he had a decent sounding howl. they are not hard to learn to use if you have someone show you how to use one right. I might have to post a video clip then of some howling on a power howler. :wo:
Way to go lil Buddy! :wink:
Nice looking call. I'd really enjoy seeing a video on howling with that call.
John
Actually never tried one before.
Hook us up with that video. :biggrin:
Ben I take my lanyard and loop it in the rings on the mouth piece. The chord will fall right into one of the grooves, nice and tight. Works great for mine. I will try and get a picture of it for you.
I got one of these from Brent when he was making them.
Very difficult to master, but once they are mastered they are unbelievably easy to blow.
In fact there's a video floating around of me howling with mine, then I take it out of my mouth, turn it upside down and howl again never losing a pitch.
here is the final product. I decided to braid a laynard as well.
(http://www.bigbenshaus.com/huntnpics/laynardnhowler.jpg)
I have some clips on here using the elk power howler. not sure where there at. I might do a little instructional vid then. I had a buddy making a decent howl in two trys on a spare I have.
click on link. should play in quicktime.
http://www.bigbenshaus.com/sounds/howl1.wav
That sounds nice. Thanks for posting the sound clip.
John