El Silbo Whistle Language for Hunting

[Carr5vols]

Read a story earlier about the el silbo whistle language if the canary islands...apparently it can be heard up to 5 kilometers in the type of country most of us hunt. Got me thinking me and my hunting buddies need to learn it as we are glassing for each other on stalks( cause hand signals stink and radios are illegal in a lot of states) i figured the animals would just think the whistle is some type of bird...whats your thoughts?

 

[sacklunch]

Pretty cool...but where's the 'how to'? Never seen a whistle produced like that. I'm intrigued.

El Silbo Gomero is what comes up in the search. Not to be confused with El Silbon...the scary kids story/legend.

 

[TreeStandAthlete]

Parts of Mexico have the same thing. I've heard it being used in Colorado before, but it was between groups of ATVs not related to hunting.

Speaking in Whistles: The Whistled Language of Oaxaca, Mexico

Whistled language is a rare form of communication that can be mostly found in locations with isolating features such as scattered settlements or mountainous terrain. This documentary above shows how Dr.

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[Carr5vols]

Dont know the how to got to learn it from you tube...looks difficult.

 

[EastHumboldt]

Cacaaaw…Cacaaaaw! It’s a secret code my son developed. It means “I’m over here, trying to sound vaguely birdlike, but nobody is buying it.”

 

[Boarmaster]

Before cell service and texting we used animal calls when hunting big timber country.
Mostly we used them to signal each other from a ridge down into a bottom were your buddy was sitting.
Some were Crows , bobwhite quail , owl, or turkey. You knew who was by their call. It started most just screwing around but over 20 years it developed into a very limited language. You not only tell from the calls who it was but if he was just passing by to change locations, dragging a deer or heading back to the truck for happy hour. We never took it to serious.