As we move towards Spring and summer many predators are on the move and others become territorial so it is important for Gamekeepers and the like to take advantage of this. As well as the use of traps such as multi-catch cages, Larsen Traps and Tunnel Traps the Shotgun, Rifle and Air Rifle can be very effective providing you can get your quarry within range. To help get your quarry in range for a safe shot and clean kill the competent use of a call is all but essential so here we will introduce a few calls to you.

Power Crow - Crow Call

CROW CALLS

Most popular of all or Crow Calls is now the Lohman Gold Series Crow Call  This call is very simple to use and the hard plastic design is very tough and durable. The volume is excellant with a good tonal range right up to the top end and it is this that turns those long range birds. The Lohman Gold Crow Call is very easy to blow and as far as I can tell it is all but impossible to jam by overblowing so give it some stick!

The Lohman 104 Classic Crow Call is a traditional wooden style call for those who prefer the mellow tones. Works lower down the tonal range with less volume than the Gold Crow Call so better suited for close in work.

Primos Power Crow Call

Crows are very susceptible to good calling during the early breeding season when they become very territorial. Rooks and Jackdaws are also good to call and provide excellent year round sport over decoys on their feeding grounds.

Primos claim that the Power Crow is the loudest Crow Call in the world and initially I have to say I had doubts over this claim. However, field tests have demonstrated to me that it is the decibels and pitch that do the work for this call and it sounds as loud at 100 yards as it does at 10 yards. We have a rookery at the bottom of our field and my little lad spent hours in the back garden trying to call Rooks but what amazed me was when he walked down to the wood and using the call 120 yards away from me it still had fantastic volume and it worked!

Is the call easy to use? Well my little lad could blow one with very little effort when he was 5 and he has always been able to bring birds into shooting range with his Power Crow Call. Click here to buy your Power Crow Call

Acme Rook, Jackdaw and Magpie Call

In my experience this call is pretty hopeless against Carrion Crows but it works very well on Jackdaws, Rooks and, surprisingly well, on Magpies. A cheap and cheerful little call that is well worth the money and has provided me with loads of sport. Click here to read our full review of this call

Rasy Coaxer - Fox Call

FOX CALLS 

Haydel’s GHC Fox Call

The Haydel’s GHC is our 4-in-1 Fox Call and it replicates a variety of Fox enticing Calls including the Rabbit Distress, Hare Distress and a Mouse Squeak for that close in work. A versatile Fox Call that work’s very well even on those hard to call old timers. To learn more about the Haydels’ GHC Fox Call Click Here.

Haydel’s MSP98 Mouse Squeaker Fox Call

The Haydel’s MSP98 is an excellent little Squeaker that works well close when foxes are close in and it also makes for a top class Stoat Call. This is a very popular Stoat Call with our local Gamekeepers on Wild Bird shoots. Click here for details of the MSP98

Primos Raspy Coaxer Fox Call

The Raspy produces a rabbit distress call and a mouse squeak that can be used as a Fox Call and a Stoat Call. As a Fox Call blowing through the main barrel of the call produces a long range and high volume rabbit distress call. Using the small side valve produces mice and rodent calls which is good for getting foxes in a little closer and we have also found it makes a great Stoat Call. Click here to buy the Raspy Coaxer

Circe 3-in-1 Fox Call

A new Fox Call to our range and probably the easiest of all to use. This call  has a twist end which clicks into three positions to give three different calls – Long Range, Medium Range and Close in. In practice the call works very well with good tone, a sturdy call and a good alternative to our most popular call the Haydel’s GHC. Click here for more details of the Circe Fox Call.

Lohman Triple Tone Fox Call

Lohman have produced top notch calls for about 60 years and we are pleased to introduce these excellent calls to our range. Many people still like “traditional” wooden Calls, they give very nice rounded tone and are very forgiving to use. The Lohman Triple Tone Fox Calls fits the bill perfectly and should be on the Fox Shooters lanyard. Click here for full details of the Lohman Fox Call.

Squirrel Buster - Squirrel Call

SQUIRREL CALLS

I have to be honest and admit that I have never tried a Squirrel Call but I can pass on some of the feedback I have had from customers. Air Rifle Shooters are avid Squirrel hunters and they find the Squirrel Call to be an excellent tool for stopping Squirrels and also for bringing them into range. I have had reports of customers shooting up to 2 dozen Squirrels in a day with the help of a call. It seems that Squirrels come to the call because they are curious and at other times because they are aggressive and territorial. Practice the “chatter” this seems to get their attention and this is when they make a rapid approach with the intention of pushing you out of their territory.

Customers have passed on the following tips:

Air Rifle users can tape the call to the side of their stock, this makes it easy and convenient to use with minimal movement,

Remove the bellows from the call so you can blow into the call, this makes an excellent Fox Call.

The Lohman Squirrel Call has been a succesful addition to our range of calls and we have had nothing but good feedback. We like the Lohman Squirrel Call becuase the flexible bellows mean you can also use it as a "shaker" type call.

Grey Squirrel Call – Primos Squirrel Buster.

As the name suggests the Primos Squirrel Buster is a Squirrel Call and I am told that with practice it is very effective.  

Call Lanyards

Last but not least you should keep your calls safe and in the best possible condition with one of our call lanyards. The choice includes the Double Call lanyard, the Triple Call Lanyard and the Quad Call Lanyard.