Any of you guys use a leaf to call with? I remember when a lot of the old timers would just pick a green leaf and put it in their mouth and make the prettiest yelps you ever heard.
This I'm curious in
Me too! I guess they use to use it like a diaphragm call?
Any kind of leaf in particular?
Think it mighta been cherry
I've heard green brier was best & poison oak was almost as good.
Bob
Very funny Bob! I'll try Cherry before those two.
I've read in a few books that the old timers did use a green brier leaf, any leaf might work. I saw Ben Lee use a small piece of note book paper.
Bob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXmdtjeSYXw
The guys I knew didn't seem to require any certain species of leaf. They could just look around at what was close and pick something. Not saying they might not have had a favorite though. No disrespect but they sounded a lot better than the guy in the video.
I tried it but never could get the hang of it. But then I never was any good with a store bought diaphragm either.
A lot of the old timers around here used them when I was coming up. Don't know if that was a regional thing or not.
I imagine with the availability of all the diaphragms now days that is becoming a lost art.
Many have used a blade of grass. I know of two members on here who have done it.
You think mr bob was joking , but what he said is true.
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on April 02, 2017, 06:57:54 PM
You think mr bob was joking , but what he said is true.
Poison oak?
I meant the green briar. Never heard poison oak . Could be though. Not everybody's allergic to it. Wish he would chime in again.
I've heard of poison oak. I don't think that I'll be sticking anything in my mouth with the word poison in its name.
I can't but my uncle can make some pretty awesome yelps with a blade of grass.
if hunting near a patch of gallberry use a holly leaf, ----holly over gallberry is a good combo
if hunting farther north in a greenbriar thicket use black cherry----also a good combo
my grandfather would always chew up a couple of young poison ivy leaves each spring, said it built up an immunity to it. He never would get poison ivy, I never would try it
If you're near the google, you can order a call on that there internet! ;D
Chris looking forward to hearing your feedback on the poison oak !eaf calls, I bet you can make it sound spectacular :you_rock: