Any homemade calls out there?

[Jrink]

My uncle told me that a homemade coyote call could be made by poking a small hole in a tin can and running a wet shoelace thru the hole to make a squaking sound. Anybody have any other methods or designs? I'd be interested to hear what you guys have to say.

 

[sunray]

Used to shoot handguns in South Mississauga. One of the guys was out wandering around the wood lot behind the range building. He was absent mindedly screwing a piece of glass, I think it was, into a styrofoam cup. Turned around at a noise and had a fox about 6 feet away. My point is that any way of making a distressed prey animal(rabbit, mouse, etc.) sound will work. Doesn't have to be terribly loud either.
Wiley is an opportunistic feeder with exceptionally good hearing. Anything that sounds like an easy meal will bring him running. Wouldn't surprise me if a box style turkey call(wood squeaking on wood) would as well. Mind you, having both hands working a call might not be a great idea though. Of course, you don't have to be continually calling.

 

[ontario]

I make my own on a lathe. Coyote/Duck/Goose

I have also heard of the soup can trick and having a wet braided boot lace tied into the bottom of the can.

 

[dumbdawg]

My uncle told me that a homemade coyote call could be made by poking a small hole in a tin can and running a wet shoelace thru the hole to make a squaking sound. Anybody have any other methods or designs? I'd be interested to hear what you guys have to say.

sounds more like an old moose call

 

[big boar]

I don't know about making my own but I did buy one from Ontario (above) and really like it. It does both a pup bark and a distress call, is finished well (in my choice of wood)and at least to my ear produces a better sound than other calls I have. I haven't tried it yet outside but when I blew it in the house, the wife came a runnin' so I'm hoping it'll work on other varmints as well.