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 Crit'R•Call
predator calls come in five models (from left to right): the Song Dog,
Magnum, Standard, Song Dog Jr. and the PeeWee. All models are
open-reed, plastic extrusion, molded for long life, are tough, and easy
to service and to maintain. All Crit'R•Calls are sold with detailed
instruction booklets and a selection of alternative reed shapes and
materials to add sound versatility and convenience to your calling. If
one reed is not completely satisfactory or you feel you need a change,
substitute a different one. The reeds can also be trimmed and sanded to
adjust their sounds.
Pick
up your Crit'R•Call, any model, and inspect it. They are simplicity at
their best, tough, light, convenient sizes and shapes. The plastic is
tough and will last a lifetime if protected from excessive heat. The
plastic is selected for durability, flexibility, non-freezing surface,
and most important the sound carrying capacity it has to mimic sound
coming out of the tissue of mammals. Our plastic formula is a secret,
like Coca Cola's formula. Nobody else has it. The Crit'R•Call Standard was first patented in 1977 so has many years of
successful experience. There are thousands of those first Crit'R•Calls
still in use with the original reeds, still singing the sweet song of
rabbit death. Crit'R•Calls
are freeze-proof, foolproof, and the ultimate of dependability, so
there are no breakdowns of the call at the critical moment when the
predator appears. The open-reed design allows the reed to stand away
from the call platform so moisture blows through. It does not freeze
the reed to the platform.
Here
are a few maintenance tips for your Crit'R•Calls. Take the extra rubber
band from the accessory bag, run a piece of parachute cord through it,
then from the front tip of the call, roll the band back onto the
barrel. Presto, you have a cheap and tough lanyard to hold your call.
When
not calling, put the call into your jacket pocket or coveralls so the
call stays warm for its next use. Swallow saliva occasionally and spit
your Copenhagen juice frequently in very cold weather (-15 degrees F.).
If moisture buildup occurs on the call platform or reed, simply blow it
off from either end, or wipe it off with your glove or shirtsleeve.
Place
the Crit'R•Call on a flat surface with the reed up. The reed should fit
very tightly in the call, held in place by the reed block. Read the
instruction booklet for specifics on reed tightness and adjustment. The
reed should completely cover the air channel in the platform. If any of
the air channel shows, the call will not perform to its potential.
Adjust the reed with the thumb, right or left, in and out, to cover the
air channel.
Each Crit'R•Call model is assembled with the reed in it, which we have found
performs the best. See your instruction booklet for specific
instructions on reed characteristics and exchanging reeds.
Pick
up the Crit'R•Call and look at it from the side. The reed should extend
straight out or bend slightly upward from its base. If it droops, it
will not perform to its potential. Either roll the reed carefully
backward with the thumb to retrain the reed's memory, or push the reed
block out of the call body with a dull pencil, turn the reed over, then
reposition the reed with the bow up and snap the reed block (number up)
back into the reed block cavity. Each
model is sold with a selection of reeds of three basic thicknesses:
.0075", .010", or .015" to .0175". The .0075" reeds are very easy to
blow and very sensitive and maneuverable. They cannot be blown as hard
and do not generate the volume and distance of sound as the thicker
reeds do. The .0075" reeds reach out 1½ miles, which for most calling
is more than adequate. The
.010" reeds are wonderful, easy to blow, sensitive, maneuverable, you
can make them talk and sing, making sounds from mice to elk. We have
tracked coyotes back to their beds from the spot we shot them in the
snow. They jumped up from the bed and ran 2½ miles to the call. This
reed thickness is the most useful. The
.015" to .0175" reeds are for making loud, long-range calls in wind and
over long distances. Very piercing high-pitched calls can be made with
this material as well as very low-pitched gravelly sounds. Generally,
they take more air to blow and generate less emotional quality in the
sounds. When
reeds are changed, the reed blocks also need to be changed unless the
reed thickness is the same. See the instructional manual that comes
with each call.
Reeds
are the essential and only working part of all Crit'R•Call. They are
the vocal cords. The materials and shapes of Crit'R•Call reeds are the
best, selected from long use and testing. Crit'R•Call was the first
company to offer varmint hunters interchangeable open reeds.
We
sell swatches of reed materials so that you can experiment with
different shapes and lengths of reeds to fit what you feel are the best
sounds and variety in your call.
Do
not look at Crit'R•Calls as simple dummy tubes. They are unbelievably
versatile mimicking tools and allow for all ranges of notes, pitches,
and volume. Crit'R•Calls are hunting instruments on which you play
wildlife music.
Crit'R•Calls
are very simple, and every part of it is functional except small bars
and circles in the back of the reed block cavity. These were made to
help assemble the reeds. If they are broken out, the calls work fine.
Some Crit'R•Calls are packaged in .020" thick plastic clamshells, which can
be reused for storage, or in a pinch, cut up and used for reeds. Some
calls are packaged in Ziploc bags instead of the clamshell packaging.
Ziploc bags are reusable and a good place to store your call and
accessories.
With
each call, there is an accessory bag with supplementary reeds and reed
blocks to substitute with them. An extra reed band is enclosed for use
with a lanyard.
The
reed band installed on the rear of the mouthpiece can be removed. It is
not necessary. It can also be rolled up and down the call mouthpiece to
fix the reed fulcrum at a desired spot. Normally, the upper lip is used
to make this fulcrum. Read the instruction booklet for uses of the reed
band.
Crit'R•Calls
are designed to sound slightly different in every caller's mouth. This
reduces chances of varmints becoming call-shy as they can when they
hear an identical sound many times. Crit'R•Call sounds stays new and
fresh.
Crit'R•Calls
are long- and short-range calls. You determine the range by how hard
you blow on it. We have tested Crit'R•Calls so we can comply with the
truth in advertising law to see how far a normal human ear can hear
them: The PeeWee reaches out 1.5 miles; the Standard, 2.5 miles; the
Song Dog, Song Dog Jr., and the Magnum reach out 3 miles.
The Standard Crit'R•Call
The
Standard call is used by state, federal, and private professional
trappers all over the USA. Coyotes, foxes, bobcats, bear, lions, deer,
elk, and scores of other predators come to look. It makes mouse
squeaks, jackrabbit and cottontail rabbit squalls, coyote pup squeals,
and other necessary sounds. If you call predators, you need a Crit'R•Call Standard. It comes in olive-green and blaze-orange colors.
Size: 3" x 7/8".
Price: $14
ThePeeWee Crit'R•Call The
Crit'R•Call PeeWee is a smaller version of the Standard model, designed
to make tantalizing higher-pitched squalls and squeaks. It was
engineered for Eastern and closer-range calling. It is made with a long
platform and reed for maximum variety, and a short barrel for crisp
resonance. Sounds made are sharp and attractive. It makes mouse squeaks
and rabbit squalls in a very authentic and realistic way. Deer fawn
bleats for calling predators and deer are excellent. Very easy to blow,
this little gem is a great call. Switch reeds at will for varying
pitches. It works great to call red and gray fox, and is the best fox
puppy call on the call market. Insert the .015" reed and you will have
a great long-range coyote call. It comes in blaze-orange and
olive-green colors. Size: 2-1/2" x 3/4".
Price: $13
The Magnum Crit'R•Call
The
Magnum was redesigned in 2001. It is the biggest, loudest predator call
and howler on the calling market. It is great for very long-range and
windy days. The original Magnum has operated well for 15 years. Our
customers have asked for improvements to make it easier and more
comfortable to use, and we did it. It comes with an updated instruction
booklet, 3 extra reeds, 2 extra reed blocks, and 1 extra reed band. The
color of the new Magnum is "buckskin." The Magnum also comes in the olive-green color. Size: 5" x 1-1/4".
Price: $17
The Song Dog Crit'R•Call The
Song Dog was designed with the best features and use characteristics of
all Crit'R•Call models to make coyote vocalizations. The Song Dog makes
great lone howls, group howls, challenge barks, ki-yi calls, whines,
whimpers, and combinations of all coyote sounds. It provides excellent
range from very quiet sounds to howls which can be heard three miles
away. It is sold in a kit with 5 reeds, 3 reed blocks, 2 reed bands, 2
extensions, and a 54-page instruction book on how to call coyotes with
howls, barks, yelps, and whines. The book identifies coyote vocabulary,
instructs you on how to make the sounds, when to use them, and what to
do to respond to coyotes that reply to the caller. The book provides
the caller with highly successful methods which have been used for 50
years by predator-control professionals. Used with quality rabbit
distress calls, fawn bleats, and other prey sounds, coyote talk becomes
the clincher in bringing call-shy coyotes into range. It is terrific on
windy days and when calling in timber and heavy cover. The
Song Dog is also a terrific main-line prey distress call. It makes
excellent rabbit squalls, pig squalls, doe bleats, and other fox and
coyote sounds. It is available in blaze-orange and sand colors. Size:
6" x 7/8".
Price: $23
The Song Dog Jr. Crit'R•Call The
Song Dog has proven so successful and versatile that we have decided
to offer it in a less expensive and more adaptable package. The Song
Dog, Jr. comes in a brown color, which fits well into any kind of
background. The instruction booklet is an abbreviated lesson on how to
make jackrabbit, coyote talk, duck, crow, elk, moose, deer, and
antelope sounds and distress calls. New reed material selections and
shapes make the Song Dog, Jr. an outstanding mimicking instrument.
Size: 3" x 7/8".
Price: $15
A New Design of an
Ancient Predator Call
Crit’R•Calls new Wolfer’s Harp—new for 2012 
The ultimate redesign of a predator call dating back to the
1400s, in Poland.
· Designed to make wonderful high-pitched musical prey and puppy
cries.
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Durability beyond the current sandwich-shaped
calls.
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Easy and foolproof to use. Use with or without
hands.
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Works great for calling these animals: foxes, bobcats, coyotes, wolves, bears, cougars, deer, antelope, elk,
hogs,
great bird calls for bird watchers and for photographers.
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Reaches out 1-mile+ and good for all calling in between.
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Weather-proof.
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Makes ultra-sonic pitches above human hearing
range. Size: 3-3/4" x 5/8" Price: $14 Introductory offer—two of the new Wolfer's Harp calls for $20
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