Moose Call Suggestions
- Thread starter Smitticus
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- Location
- Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Which sounds did you use? I got a cocal last year but haven't tried it
I have the wildlife technologies call and love it on predators but I’m not sold on it for moose. I will get LOUD. Being that I’m a male people kind I tend to run it at max volume. I can picture the big bugger standing in one spot for a day waiting to see a cow that sounds like she should be “right there”.
I can’t call too loud with my voice.
I can’t call too loud with my voice.
I made my first moose call myself from birch bark and some leather , peeling up some of the inside to form some irregularities like baffles almost.
This call took 7 bulls before I retired it to a shelf in my living room and it's now a display/conversation piece. It's a bit beat up, misshapen and repaired with some medical tape LOL
I made a new and more robust one with fiberglass and epoxy resin and it too has proven to be a good moose call.
Here is the birch bark one and the last bull I took with it and my trusty 7mm rem mag
the picture makes it look tall and skinny..... kinda wierd how the pic came out like that but whatever
This call took 7 bulls before I retired it to a shelf in my living room and it's now a display/conversation piece. It's a bit beat up, misshapen and repaired with some medical tape LOL
I made a new and more robust one with fiberglass and epoxy resin and it too has proven to be a good moose call.
Here is the birch bark one and the last bull I took with it and my trusty 7mm rem mag
the picture makes it look tall and skinny..... kinda wierd how the pic came out like that but whatever
I made my first moose call myself from birch bark and some leather , peeling up some of the inside to form some irregularities like baffles almost.
This call took 7 bulls before I retired it to a shelf in my living room and it's now a display/conversation piece. It's a bit beat up, misshapen and repaired with some medical tape LOL
I made a new and more robust one with fiberglass and epoxy resin and it too has proven to be a good moose call.
Here is the birch bark one and the last bull I took with it and my trusty 7mm rem mag
the picture makes it look tall and skinny..... kinda wierd how the pic came out like that but whatever
Do you have a pic of your fiberglass one?
yes , here is the fiberglass one
I first made a carboard tube, taped it good and solid with some duct tape and wrapped it with a couple layers of saran wrap so the epoxy didn't stick to the carboard.
When I cut the fiberglass I cut tapered strips length wise and 1.5" strips to wrap around in a kind of rib fashion.. Each piece was wetted out before applying it to the cone.
At the end I gently wrapped it in saranwrap and rubbed the bubbles out as best I could. The plastic wrap will leave a smoother finish that needs less finishing after.
At the mouth end you want to make sure you roll the saran wrap over the edge and inside the tube to leave that nice smooth mouth area of the call.
Same at the wide end, just roll the saran wrap over the edge and push the air out as you go and it should give a nice rounded edge that won't need much detailing at the end.
Some trimming here and there with a dremel and drum sanding bit.
For the Lanyard I used a piece of plastic tube I glassed into the side of the call while I was making the tube.
This call serves 3 purposes..... as a mouth call, nice volume for filling with water to imitate a moose urinating and it makes a very authentic antler sound when scraping willows and trees.
The lanyard helps me not lose it....... I have had to go back and look for that birch call on a few hunts LOL
Crush proof, cold proof, waterproof...... I coulda bought a plastic one I guess.... but I like this one, it really projects and makes sweet sounding calls and scrapes
I first made a carboard tube, taped it good and solid with some duct tape and wrapped it with a couple layers of saran wrap so the epoxy didn't stick to the carboard.
When I cut the fiberglass I cut tapered strips length wise and 1.5" strips to wrap around in a kind of rib fashion.. Each piece was wetted out before applying it to the cone.
At the end I gently wrapped it in saranwrap and rubbed the bubbles out as best I could. The plastic wrap will leave a smoother finish that needs less finishing after.
At the mouth end you want to make sure you roll the saran wrap over the edge and inside the tube to leave that nice smooth mouth area of the call.
Same at the wide end, just roll the saran wrap over the edge and push the air out as you go and it should give a nice rounded edge that won't need much detailing at the end.
Some trimming here and there with a dremel and drum sanding bit.
For the Lanyard I used a piece of plastic tube I glassed into the side of the call while I was making the tube.
This call serves 3 purposes..... as a mouth call, nice volume for filling with water to imitate a moose urinating and it makes a very authentic antler sound when scraping willows and trees.
The lanyard helps me not lose it....... I have had to go back and look for that birch call on a few hunts LOL
Crush proof, cold proof, waterproof...... I coulda bought a plastic one I guess.... but I like this one, it really projects and makes sweet sounding calls and scrapes
yes , here is the fiberglass one
I first made a carboard tube, taped it good and solid with some duct tape and wrapped it with a couple layers of saran wrap so the epoxy didn't stick to the carboard.
When I cut the fiberglass I cut tapered strips length wise and 1.5" strips to wrap around in a kind of rib fashion.. Each piece was wetted out before applying it to the cone.
At the end I gently wrapped it in saranwrap and rubbed the bubbles out as best I could. The plastic wrap will leave a smoother finish that needs less finishing after.
At the mouth end you want to make sure you roll the saran wrap over the edge and inside the tube to leave that nice smooth mouth area of the call.
Same at the wide end, just roll the saran wrap over the edge and push the air out as you go and it should give a nice rounded edge that won't need much detailing at the end.
Some trimming here and there with a dremel and drum sanding bit.
For the Lanyard I used a piece of plastic tube I glassed into the side of the call while I was making the tube.
This call serves 3 purposes..... as a mouth call, nice volume for filling with water to imitate a moose urinating and it makes a very authentic antler sound when scraping willows and trees.
The lanyard helps me not lose it....... I have had to go back and look for that birch call on a few hunts LOL
Crush proof, cold proof, waterproof...... I coulda bought a plastic one I guess.... but I like this one, it really projects and makes sweet sounding calls and scrapes
Cool, thanks. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I use a traffic cone as a mold for mine. The lanyard tube is a good idea.
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- Van. Is. B.C.
“Moose Call Suggestions“
Try to sound ###y but not too needy or desperate!!!
Try to sound ###y but not too needy or desperate!!!
More than a few people just use the traffic cone itself for a call.
I've actually seen that myself Dogleg hehe
I like my fiberglass one , it sounds really great when used for scraping willows and tree bark
I used to carry a mule deer scapula for that purpose so carried a rifle, a call and that damn scapula LOL
Now I just use the fiberglass call and it does everything I need it to.
I like my fiberglass one , it sounds really great when used for scraping willows and tree bark
I used to carry a mule deer scapula for that purpose so carried a rifle, a call and that damn scapula LOL
Now I just use the fiberglass call and it does everything I need it to.
I saw one of those fiberglass moose calls in the Yukon years ago.
It was a great tool for calling moose. First it was a cone for calling. The fiberglass sounded like a moose horn raking the brush and the call was off-white in colour so could be slowly waved over your head and appear to a bull as another bull in the distance rolling his horns in a confrontational manner. The only downside is that it was a bit heavy.
