Public land birds

[raywa]

I hunt a lot of public lands. I need a call that can be played softly. What is a good call for low soft calling?

[Double B]

3.5" slate of your preference and a hickory stiker.  Add cedar, poplar and other softwood strikers and lighten your pressure as needed. Find something you and the birds like.   A 2 sider slate with aluminum or ceramic can add another hen for locating or longer range work in one call. Use a harder striker for that surface if desired.  I like black locust for all around calling too. I  Good luck with em.

[mgm1955]

Another option is a short box. IMO Marlin Watkins short box fiddle call can be played extremely softly to finish the deal.

[TauntoHawk]

I really like and do well running scratch boxes on birds that can be a bit apprehensive

[raywa]

Thanks guys for the help.

[bamahunter]

Try a cane cutter... softest call I ever run and I've got three years use and around 16 dead birds to show for it. He sells a small one called the Sweet Tree Yelper or pocket yelper (I can't remember) that can't be beat for tree yelps or soft clucks/purrs to finish one last few steps.

[Bowguy]

Trough calls can work good too but I'd bet I killed as many hard calling em on public land as not. Maybe the public land in my area gets hit less but I actually see less folks or actually no folks in most of it.
I'd rather find a secluded spot than have a call contest w someone else. John Tanner sells a nice trough for reasonable price n it sounds great

[tha bugman]

Also don't underestimate the power of the push button!


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[raywa]

I will check out the Cane Cutter Calls. I'm on the waiting list to get Shannon Kelly push pin. I can't wait to get it.
I will check out  John Tanner calls also. Thanks

[TScottW99]

Dad's Doo dad call is a great soft talker, easy to carry...

https://www.midwestturkeycall.com/slate-calls/256-dads-doo-dad-slate-call.html

I also have a Jimmy Schaffer slate call that is a laminate poplar and walnut that I can call very softly on and sounds great.