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Game
Calling Begins With Quality Game Calls
©
By Othmar
Vohringer
Posted
December 2008
 I
am
fascinated with
calling animals to my stand by mimicking their own sounds. There is a
special
sense of achievement and thrill in calling a trophy whitetail buck by
producing
the sounds of another buck or a doe in estrus. Having a gaggle of geese
or
ducks flying overhead and then turn around and approach my blind as I
call them
to me with a quality call is an amazing sight to behold. And I can get
really
exited when I hear from far away the thunderous gobble of a tom coming
closer
and closer with each yelp or purr I produce on a simple slate or box
call.
 The
truth is that game calling
works and provides
good results in luring all sorts of game animals to the
caller’s stand site. To
be truly successful it is important to set up at the right location and
just as
important is to use a good quality call that will reproduce the exact
sound
needed. Animals are not stupid; just sounding
‘almost’ like a deer or turkey will
not fool them. Animals are as familiar with their own vocalizations as
humans
are with theirs. Learning to make the right calls and at the exact
pitch is
vitality important to becoming a successful game caller.
 However, no amount
of
learning
animal vocalizations
and reproducing them on a call will yield satisfactory results if the
call is
not tuned right. An improperly tuned call will be incapable of
producing the
right sound. This
was a dilemma I faced for many
years and I ended up with an impressive collection of different game
calls in
my search for the perfect instrument.
 But
then, in 2002, I meet Brian Warner. He faced
the same problems as I did with most of the mass-produced commercial
game
calls. Being an expert at wood crafting and animal vocalization Brian
decided
that it was time to make his own game calls. When Brian sent me a batch
of
turkey and deer calls for field-testing, I knew that I had a real
winner in my
hands the moment I made the first sound with it. This call sounded so
real that
even a turkey couldn’t tell the difference. Brian’s
turkey calls soon became a
hot insider tip with other hunters. The demand became so huge that
Brian
decided to found the Heirloom Game Call Company.
Heirloom
began with turkey calls but also went on
to provide deer, elk and coyote calls too. Whatever calls Brian comes
up with
they become an instant hit with the hunters and quite understandably so
as the
calls are of an extraordinary craftsmanship and sound quality. Unlike
many
other manufactures, Heirloom calls are not produced in some overseas
country by
workers that have no clue what a deer or turkey sounds like. Brian
Warner still
produces each call by hand and then personally tunes them individually,
one at
a time, to the exact tone and pitch required for a particular game
species.
 Brian’s
philosophy is simple. “A
quality
product should not be so
expensive that it's
too expensive to enjoy! Our calls are all made from the
finest materials
we can find and are reasonably priced for the average
hunter. Even
on our lower priced calls, we've spared no effort to see to it
that once
you receive your call, it'll be one you'll be proud to carry to the
woods for
years to come. Hopefully it'll become a treasured Heirloom
you'll be
proud to pass on to the next generation of turkey hunters in your
family.”
When
Brian Warner asked me to join his Heirloom
Pro-Staff team I did not have to think twice about the offer. Heirloom
has made
a big difference in my game calling success and having experienced the
quality
and the authentic sound of each and every single call first hand I knew
that
this is a product I can put my name and reputation behind without any
reservations. Finally I found the calls I have been looking for so
long. Now I
sound like a deer or a turkey and not just like
‘almost’ one and that has made
all the difference I needed in my game calling. This year Heirloom
introduced
elk, predator and small game calls into its lineup of existing quality
game
calls. Despite the popularity of Heirloom calls and the long working
hours
associated with it. Brian still hand tunes each and every single call
before
the order is shipped out and he stays true to his favorite quote:
“If I am not
one hundred percent convinced of the call’s quality it will
not leave my work shop.”
You
can find more information about Heirloom Game
Calls by visiting their website.
Images
courtesy of
Heirloom Game Calls.
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