Favorite Cow Call?

I wouldn’t rely on it during archery season, because there are better calls for that, but for rifle hunting I have one of these on the binocular strap to stop everything from antelope to deer to coyotes, and elk. It’s easy to change volume, easy to teach kids to use, and the body never wears out. Drive over it and it would still work just fine.
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Any number of mouth reeds….once you learn how to use reeds you likely will not use anything else. Just like bugling, find the reeds you can make realistic sounds. There are many external calls, but they can be inconsistent, canned and when spit collects they often make no sound or something odd at the wrong time. I started with that Don Laubach call in the 80s and watched his videos. It was an ok call.
 
I struggle with mouth reeds (it’s actually embarrassing) so I’m pretty much stuck with an open reed style. I have a Primos something or other that sounds pretty good, but my favorite is a Woods Wise. It’s a little more temperamental but makes the soft mew of a cow very well.
 
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