Champion Tips
To keep ducks and geese funneling into your spread, heed the advice of these world-champion callers, who dominate both the stage and the hunting fields.
GET THEIR ATTENTION
Kevin Popo Hometown: Claymont, Delaware Résumé: 2001, 2002 World Goose Calling Champion Favorite late-season call: Sean Mann Sweet Talker For the two-time world champion, hunting call-shy honkers is about grabbing their attention and giving them what they want. “My first call is a loud single note. At a distance, you don’t hear a good clear honk; you just hear a rhythm, a sound that gets your attention,” says Popo. “That’s all I’m trying to do with geese at first—get their attention.”
Popo uses a loud, open-handed honk to turn geese and then follows it up with more attentive calling, all while looking for signs of interest. “Watch the birds. If you see a foot come down, a wingbeat change or anything, give them more of what you were just doing. If you’re selling a thirty-second commercial and they’re buying the first seven seconds, give them more of those seven seconds. It’s about what they want to hear, not what you want to hear.” AdvertisementRelated PhotosSUBMIT YOUR PHOTOSADVERTISEMENTAdvertisement |
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An ideal tips for hunting. You always champion. paretologic drivercure
Thanks for the tips.
Great tips.....think the print could of been a little larger though.My eyes arent what they used to be ;)
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An ideal tips for hunting. You always champion. paretologic drivercure
Great tips.....think the print could of been a little larger though.My eyes arent what they used to be ;)
Thanks for the tips.
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