Goose Calling with Gloves

[mlgorecki]

I can't do a greeting call while wearing gloves. Any advice other than not to wear gloves?

[Mark Spence]

Unfortunately brother....no advice. I cannot blow a call AT ALL with gloves on. Sounds too muffled. So, all waterfowl season long, I suffer BIG TIME with dry, cracking skin on my hands.

[mlgorecki]

That's what I figured. I did a guided goose hunt up here in Northern Illinois. The giude and a salty old-timer (lots of bands on his lanyard) both were calling without gloves.

I'm really diggin' this Meatgrinder I just got. Too bad the season up here is over.

[Mark Spence]

I have tried everything except the Avery Fleece Callers gloves....and I have yet to find anything that works without muffling the sound. And as for hte fleece callers gloves - I haven't really heard much about them - good or bad. Might be worth a try???

I just suffer through it and make sure to ALWAYS have some disposable handwarmers and my trusty Drake Chest Pack / Hand Warmer.

[SMOKE]

id like to try and find some gloves for the early season too when the misquitos are ridiculosly thick. you know the days when you come home and u have lil red bumps all over your hands no matter how much OFF u spray on. i had a pair of work gloves on and was practicin callin one day and i noticed the same how it muffled the calls. Im gonna try your hot pack idea next year mark.

[greenhead]

the handwarmers work. i am like mark and cant wear gloves. it muffles the sound and sounds terrible

[Kelly Rees]

Handwarmers are the key. Dont leave home without them!

[Jeremy F.]

everyone deals with it. It sucks with me is i have psoriasis on my hands and when i get them wet and they start to dry from the wind they crack and wont stop till i get something on them. the only thing ya can do is keep hand warmers in the pockets for those fast shooting days and a pair of gloves for those days where you see a flock every hour or so. good luck hunting

[IowaMigr8tor]

When you buy handwarmers get the Pocketwarmers(the big ones), they will last all day. I have started off hunting at 6:30am and those things are still pumpin heat at 9:00pm. Put um in your pocets and when you get a chance warm your hands up. I have seen the avery callers gloves and I'm not impressed. They are basically a piece of fleece with a hole in them for a finger and thats it, I don't think they would provide much heat retension.

[mlgorecki]

You guys all gave some great input. Thanks. It's kinda what I figured. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some special technique I didn't know.

Jeff's "Calling Geese" DVD made all the difference with making my new Meatgrinder sing. I'm really happy with thais call. Next year Scout and I will grind em.

Funny note: The other day I was calling while driving and a cop pulled me over. He thought I was smoking a crack pipe. I'm sure I'm not the 1st one that's happened to.

[duckhunt85]

Take those gloves off and blow that call like a man. When theres no geese around go ahead and put the gloves back on. It's pretty hard to call in geese with a pair of gloves on.

[Max4Gooser]

I have the same problem, I used to have an old Olt A-50 tuned so that it sounded better when using thin gloves (batting gloves). I don't wear gloves anymore either, handwarmers and Cornhuskers lotion are the key. Unfortunately I am the "guide" for the guys I hunt with, I supply the blind, dekes, and do the calling and set everything up. They set their with their gloves, hoods, and facemasks while I am their with a ball cap and no gloves. But I guess my obsession keeps me warm :wink:

So yes go with the big handwarmers, and keep Cornhuskers lotion in your blind bag, that stough is amazing, and doesn't stink or leave you feeling greasy.

[SMOKE]

[/quote] Funny note: The other day I was calling while driving and a cop pulled me over. He thought I was smoking a crack pipe. I'm sure I'm not the 1st one that's happened to.[/quote]


Haha are u kiddin me i bet his face was red :lol:

[njhonker]

Smoke.......

:lol: :lol: :lol:
that's priceless!!

[SMOKE]

LOL that hasnt happend to me...............yet
:D Have gotten a few weird looks though from some cops so im sure its coming lol. That was a quote from mlgorecki's post in my above post.

[duckhunt85]

I love calling in my truck i get so many werid looks. Had one guy honk and give a thumbs up.

[duckhunt85]

I love calling in my truck i get so many werid looks. Had one guy honk and give a thumbs up.

[scouttracker]

I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE. AND I WASNT WEARING GLOVES. BUT NO , IN MARYLAND WE USUALLY DONT GET REALY COLD WINTERS SO GLOVES DONT COME INTO PLAY.

[kingkilla]

i totally agree. i get the wierdest looks when im blowing my calls in the car. plus my jeep is camo, so they look at that to.

[Max4Gooser]

Well your name is Smoke :wink:

[Max4hdmatt]

yea blow my call in my dads truck every night before a hunt n the morning of the hunt but gloves dont really come into play here in Northeast, Maryland

[SMOKE]

Well your name is Smoke :wink:

Haha easy now!!! LOL the only thing that i ever smoke is the deer, ducks, geese and soon to be turkey infront of my barrel. Good one though Jeff!!!!

[GearDownGang]

Try putting a cheap latex glove over you heavier gloves. It helps to not muffle it so much. Old timer up on the river told me about that trick. ;)

[Killer Miller]

Yup, I dont think there's really anything you can do about blowing with gloves on. It jsut doesnt work, I dont care how good you are. It muffles the sound so bad. I wear my handwarmer muff deal and put handwarmers in it when Im hunting and its really cold.