It's actually a lot like the squirrel calls you guys are passing back and forth, with the exception that the bellow is soft rubber, and it's much longer probably (10 inches to a foot), and corrugated like a grunt tube.
With a regular closed reed call plugging one end, any air exerted through the call is from the soft rubber, closed off, bellow.
To make noise you just shake it, and it's louder them "L"
This first video there seems to not have been much light so it's hard to tell what the call looks like, but as you'll see I just shook it to show you what it does.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RiverBoy/videos/th_12-09001.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RiverBoy/videos/?action=view¤t=12-09001.flv)
The second video turned out a little better as I set up where there was more light. This time I stretched out the tube and held it stretched out while shaking the wood end with the closed reed in it.
Setting there with all my hunting clothes on, looks like I'm in an igloo with a couch. LOL
Like I said the thing was loud as heck. You could even stretch out the tube and let it back real slow for an ear piercing squall that lasted forever.
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Jim, when i first saw it, I thought of Penns Woods because they used to make a gobbler shaker about that size. It could still be a gobble shaker made by some one else. Hold the solid end in one hand and the hose in the other hand and shake the tube up and down to see if it soungs like a turkey gobbling. If not,I don't have any idea.
Ahhhhh :eyebrownod: Never thought of that.
I found it settin on a buddys coffee table who says he dont recall where it came from. But none the less, it's there and I'm here and I cant try that.
I'm doubting it would make a gobble sound though, it sounded just like a hyper closed reed. In fact you could look inside and see the closed reed.
Can't see the video on the iPhone, figure it's a Herters or Scotts bellow call.
It looks sorta like a gobble call like Blacky said. But the one I have has a diaphragm call in it, not a closed reed. Interesting though. :wo:
I have something like that, but it's a goose call ... I think. :confused:
My bad, its not a sctotts its a Scotch. I'll see if I can find a good pic.
My wife heard the video playing and asked what it was. I told her it was a guy working a call. She asked what kind of call? A monkey call? I said that I didn't think that was his monkey...at least I didn't think it was.
:laf: :laf: :laf:
Kinda does sound like a pissed off monkey :roflmao:
Quote from: FinsnFur on December 28, 2009, 05:37:54 PM
Kinda does sound like a pissed off monkey :roflmao:
Heard a lot of them then, EH :shrug: . That could go back to that different areas you were born in couldn't it?
Either that or from dealing with all the moneys on this forum :biggrin:
Quote from: FinsnFur on December 28, 2009, 06:04:21 PM
Either that or from dealing with all the moneys on this forum :biggrin:
Moneys :shock2: you got moneys on this forum and didn't tell us :nofgr:. I thought moneys made you croak :confused:.
Monkeys :doh2:
Here ya go. :wink: This it ?
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t89/iahntr/scotchpredatorcall.jpg)
Scotch Game Calls Hardwood Predator Call
Model 1503
This hardwood shaker style call features a variable pitch reed to imitate the distress cries of a rabbit. Operate the bellows with an accordian type hand movement. Popular for hunting bobcat, coyote, or fox. Comes with a detailed instruction brochure.
THATS THE PUPPY!
I thought I could make out the word "predator" on the wood body, but it was a little wore.
It's a heck of an idea, very handy, very loud, but I'm a lil skeptical of the movement involved in using it.
How in the heck did you find that, Scott?
I was perty much thinkin the same thing Todd was,
I just did a little google searchin for a pic of it.
Well you done good, that is the exact call. :congrats: