Not to take anything away from Randy, or Les or Byron South, because they all work very hard at their craft, but I could show anyone how to cal and sound good doing it. Well almost anyone. I did meet a guy in Saskatchewan at the Wildlife Federation Show in Moose Jaw who was hopeless. I spent an hour with him and he sounded worse than when we started. The lesson normally never takes five minutes. I taught my Grnd daughter to call the coyotes from our deck when she was 3 years old.
I know the guys in the industry and have helped on a few videos. They put in a ton of hours in the field and then in the office editing to get 20 minutes of video for a show. Unless it's a bloopers show, you won't see the screw ups and believe me they have them.
Any of these guys can pickup any call and make it work. It will sound great and of course will call coyotes. They happen to promote their sponsor's calls.
The problem with commercial calls is that often they take a lung out trying to get sound out of them. And then when you do get sound it is hard to tell who is laughing harder the coyotes or your buddies.
If your buddies are laughing it means the calls will likely be tossed behind the truck seat and left there and that is a shame as it means the owner will miss out on a lot of exciting action. Instructional videos help but a few minutes of hands on instruction with a real live caller will make a ton of difference.
Having the right call makes a world of difference as well. I prefer custom made calls. They are easy to blow, user friendly, versatile and deadly. It doesn't take a lung out when you blow one.
Closed reed calls are easiest to blow, but are a trade off, because they aren't very versatile and they usually freeze up in the winter. These are the ones with the reed down inside.
I prefer open reed calls. very versatile and never freeze. You can do a wide range of sounds from coyote vocals to bird calls to distress calls, even elk and moose sounds with some experience and practice.
Hand calls don't have to cost a lot of money. A custom call can range from $25 up and it will last for years and years.
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