Coffee Can, check. Now, where to set up shop?

[Huntsman]

If your moose season goes into the colder months(-10 and colder)try using RV antifreeze on the string so it does'nt freeze :wink: .
I found too,that the moose in my area prefer the small Tim Hortons cans :lol:
Here's what I use with success

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Why RV antifreeze? is it different from regular auto antifreeze?

Because RV antifreeze is less harmful as it is used in your drinking water lines,so when you stroke the string you won't getsick and die or become another cancer or altziemers victim

Huntsman :wink:

 

[the keepa]

Pretty far for bow-hunting Shocked ....but that was an assumption on my part

Ah! should have guessed, my bad. I thought maybe you were just reveling in the skill of bringing them as close as possible. Frankly - i could understand that too. I can totally see the thrill of talking 'em right into your personal space even if you had a rifle.

We have done this while rifle hunting, but not so much for the reasons stated but mostly for the more practical purpose of calling them into a more accessible spot...ie ..out of a swamp and onto hard ground.

 

[boomer2]

Just a quick question guys. Do you pull the wet string THROUGH the small hole in the can to produce the cow call? Or, do you pull on the wet string with your fingers sliding over the string to produce the call?

Answered my own question by reading ALL pages of this post. Sorry!

 

[John Y Cannuck]

AN old moose hunter told me the thing to use is a leather shoe lace !!!!! :?

We use the leather lace. Works great. Problem is that the lace is quite thin, so you really have to grip it hard, then pull with a sharp jerk to get the string to slide through your fingers. Makes an excellent grunt call.
We use it at night from camp, to call moose in for the following day. The call carries a long ways at night.

 

[Demonical]

I called in a bull once with a can, but the only problem was once he got in close I couldn't get him to come out. I think if you're going to try using a can, you need to switch and call using soft calls with your mouth once a bull gets in close.
I haven't done it in years though; I just uses my hands to call. It's easier and you can make a wider variety of calls...