Advice on mouth calls.

[lab]

What can I do with my mouth calls when I am not using them to keep them from sounding like a distressed guinea the next time I use them? I keep them in my truck to pratice with to and from work and it takes a few minutes for them to begin to sound like they are supposed to. I sure don't want to have them sound like something dying when I go to lure that ole tom in Thursday.

A bad day hunting is better than a good day at work.

[RutNBuck]

thats a very great question and it doesnt have a perfect answer...
i have in past took like a skoal/gum can and let them soak in water to help them be ready to go when needed, but problem was if left there for very long they got too soaked
you can try sticking the tip of a tooth pick in them...or you could soak them in the skoal can idea a for about an hour before headed to the woods...anyone else have a barn burner idea?

"A wise indian once said,the more you move the less you will see,the less you move the more you will see"

" I live to hunt, but my wife says i may be hunting a place to live"

[turk2di]

I soak my one single reed in Wintermint flavored Listerine for about 5 minutes then wash off in very warm but not hot water. This keeps it loose as well as germ free[;)]If u want a killer sore throat, put one in your mouth that ain't been washed off regurarly[:0]

what u get out, is what u put in

[sirgiovanni]

I just rense mine off after I use them. When I use it again, I put it in my mouth reed first and use my tongue to get the reed plenty wet over, under and between the reeds. Then just spin it around and it's ready to use. They say keeping them in the fridge between uses is good but I only do that between seasons.

[Grant]

I usually try to space the reeds out with either a tooth pick, or paper clip, after I have cleaned it, then store it in the fridge.

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[buckfever]

I do the same as turk2di. I use Listerine (mint) and then rinse them off with tap water. I've read articles that say to store them in the fridge, but I've never bothered. I'll keep my old calls and use them for practicing (and possible fall hunts), but I'll buy new call every Spring to hunt with. I'll tune-up these calls the day before I hunt with them and I'll practice with them in the truck on the way to the field on opening day. This gets 'em good and slobbered up and ready to go.

[cobbhunts]

Yea that is a good way to get a really bad soar throat learnt that the hard way.