MFK game calls

Tinybob · Jul 28, 2017

Has anybody ever used MFK game calls for predator or fur hunting?

They also have a line of turkey calls.

Their e-call sound library has live animal sounds as well as the call sounds that are programmed into an icotec electronic call.

Varminterror · Jul 30, 2017

I have a half dozen of Torry's different call models, they work. I tend to prefer hand calls over diaphragms, but a guy can pull down a much more natural tone with latex. Any of them kill, it's a lot more about the caller than the call.

Tinybob · Jul 30, 2017

I found these guys on YouTube. After watching a few videos I thought I'd try the calls. Got the pup screamer, it doesn't take much effort to get good sounds. I've got a long way to go to sounding really good though. The company is based about 100 miles from where I live.

Varminterror · Jul 30, 2017

It's pretty easy to make good sounds with a diaphragm call - I can make pretty sweet howls on any average turkey call. A guy just has to tend them to be sure they don't stick together before the next use. Most of his are multi-layer latex reeds, so you'll notice a layer or two, or 4, sticking together if you don't tend them well. I have somewhere just under 200 coyote calls, so it's kinda obligatory for me to own the MFK calls. I have a few from under the old TC label (Torry Cook, runs Made For Killing Calls, used to call them TC calls).

My go-to lanyard is an Ironstone Custom (Doug McCarty) fluted acrylic jack distress/yipper, a Yote Hunter (Brad Gainey) hippo ivory and red morrel closed distress, a Jared Brisby buffalo horn coaxer, and a NCK (Will Horting) double reed pronghorn antler distress call, hung with a Lights Out (John Ryan) buffalo horn howler. I used to run a Rich Cronk 1pc buffalo horn, but after Rich's passing, I've put my howler's from him up on the shelf - but they remain to be the best sounding and most efficient howlers I've ever used.

Tinybob · Jul 30, 2017

Varminterror said:
It's pretty easy to make good sounds with a diaphragm call - I can make pretty sweet howls on any average turkey call. A guy just has to tend them to be sure they don't stick together before the next use. Most of his are multi-layer latex reeds, so you'll notice a layer or two, or 4, sticking together if you don't tend them well. I have somewhere just under 200 coyote calls, so it's kinda obligatory for me to own the MFK calls. I have a few from under the old TC label (Torry Cook, runs Made For Killing Calls, used to call them TC calls).

My go-to lanyard is an Ironstone Custom (Doug McCarty) fluted acrylic jack distress/yipper, a Yote Hunter (Brad Gainey) hippo ivory and red morrel closed distress, a Jared Brisby buffalo horn coaxer, and a NCK (Will Horting) double reed pronghorn antler distress call, hung with a Lights Out (John Ryan) buffalo horn howler. I used to run a Rich Cronk 1pc buffalo horn, but after Rich's passing, I've put my howler's from him up on the shelf - but they remain to be the best sounding and most efficient howlers I've ever used.

Are the ones you mention in the second half of the post what you're calling "hand calls"? My mind went to slate or box calls when you said hand calls. Just curious.

Any tips on keeping the reeds from sticking? Torry said in the instructional videos some people put things between reeds, but all he said was let it dry and wet it to separate the reeds before use.

Varminterror · Aug 3, 2017

Tinybob said:
Are the ones you mention in the second half of the post what you're calling "hand calls"? My mind went to slate or box calls when you said hand calls. Just curious.

Yes, the calls I referenced are what are called "hand calls," although they're still played with the mouth, unlike box or slate turkey calls. The only correction I should make is that in this picture below, I have a Brad Gainey Buffalo Horn and yellow box elder burl, instead of the hippo ivory and morrel call I listed above. I like the hippo ivory call better, but I bought this call to take its place on my lanyard - putting a little less money at stake in the field (~$60 instead of $180).

Tinybob said:
Any tips on keeping the reeds from sticking? Torry said in the instructional videos some people put things between reeds, but all he said was let it dry and wet it to separate the reeds before use.

I usually slosh some water around in the case, then use reed separators. Not a lot you can really do, and it really doesn't cripple the call even if they do stick.

Tinybob · Aug 4, 2017

Very nice calls!

Found out yesterday that our resident hunting and fishing license (including tags) is now printed on a sheet of copy paper.
The new license printing system costs several thousand dollars and a lot of stores that sold licenses are not going to anymore, because they don't make any money off a license.

Tinybob · Aug 9, 2017

Took my ecaller out this evening and made a couple stands. First stand was a bust, expect the sow coon and two babies I saw walking in. (Left those three for later this year)
Second stand I set up on the edge of a 40 acre pasture. Hit my locator and response only took a couple seconds. Bad part is it was from the other side of the pasture.
Then I saw a little movement over there, and here he comes.
And then he stops at about 250yds, watches and looks around, then laid down.
I get nervous and excited and shoot at him there. MISS!
He disappeared, I hit pup distress, he's back, same distance.
Dummy me, I shoot again. MISS#2!
He "got a whole lot of yonder in him" that time.
I guess I'll try him again in a couple weeks, maybe he'll fall for it again and I'll get calmer.

Nobody else coyote hunts around here, so maybe I didn't educate that on too well.

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