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best elk diaphragm call
« on: July 28, 2015, 02:35:19 PM »
What call do you guys prefer to use? Right now I run the Primos hyperplate but want to pick up a new one for my old man's elk hunt since mine is old and has a few too many bite marks and chew residue on it.  :o
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2015, 02:39:51 PM »
Phelp's Game Calls  :tup:

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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2015, 02:41:14 PM »
I run one of his reed calls and love it. His diaphragm calls are on my list for sure, just wanted to see if there are any others out there
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2015, 02:43:51 PM »
there's a new design out from Berry game calls and I LOVE IT!! Called GOLDEN DOME.  Made by the men who know elk!
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2015, 02:45:53 PM »
Phelp's Game Calls  :tup:
Another vote for Phelps calls. They sound great and are easy to use.
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2015, 02:47:02 PM »
I run one of his reed calls and love it. His diaphragm calls are on my list for sure, just wanted to see if there are any others out there

Whats the difference between a reed and a diaphragm?
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2015, 02:56:22 PM »
Glacier Country Hunting Calls, Wapiti River Outdoors, Phelps, Bugling Bulls, and Berry all make good calls that sound great.  I personally prefer the old school Berry diaphrams that I've used for over 30 years (not the same one, lol); they sound great and last a long, long time.  I'm doing my summer practice now with the same one I used all SEPT last year.  Can't get that mileage out of a lot of diaphrams.     
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2015, 02:57:31 PM »
I run one of his reed calls and love it. His diaphragm calls are on my list for sure, just wanted to see if there are any others out there

Whats the difference between a reed and a diaphragm?

Pretty sure he's referring to an internal reed call vs. a stand alone diaphram used on the roof of your mouth.
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2015, 03:03:31 PM »
I run one of his reed calls and love it. His diaphragm calls are on my list for sure, just wanted to see if there are any others out there

Whats the difference between a reed and a diaphragm?

Pretty sure he's referring to an internal reed call vs. a stand alone diaphram used on the roof of your mouth.

Yes sorry. I meant a hand call and not a mouth/diaphragm call
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2015, 03:09:06 PM »
While I do very little calling in WA anymore I have two calls I never go without.  Quaker Boy Screamin' Green Double and Berry Game Calls X-Series Herd Bull.

I do have a bunch of new Phelps calls.  I am trying to decide which ones will come to Utah with me.  They are nice!  I also have some custom reeds from Knight and Hale that I like quite a bit too. 

They are small, so I usually carry half a dozen with me in the field.  Even if the first two listed get 80% of the work.
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2015, 03:14:11 PM »
Nice part about this hunt is I am strictly caller/spotter/packer so hoping I can really put my practice to use and get a bull in close for my dad.
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2015, 03:23:18 PM »
I like Quaker Boy
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2015, 03:28:25 PM »
While I do very little calling in WA anymore I have two calls I never go without.  Quaker Boy Screamin' Green Double and Berry Game Calls X-Series Herd Bull.

I do have a bunch of new Phelps calls.  I am trying to decide which ones will come to Utah with me.  They are nice!  I also have some custom reeds from Knight and Hale that I like quite a bit too. 

They are small, so I usually carry half a dozen with me in the field.  Even if the first two listed get 80% of the work.

Is this because you think the elk have become call shy or ....?

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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2015, 03:35:20 PM »
Phelps reed and diaphragm :tup:
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Re: best elk diaphragm call
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2015, 03:44:13 PM »
While I do very little calling in WA anymore I have two calls I never go without.  Quaker Boy Screamin' Green Double and Berry Game Calls X-Series Herd Bull.

I do have a bunch of new Phelps calls.  I am trying to decide which ones will come to Utah with me.  They are nice!  I also have some custom reeds from Knight and Hale that I like quite a bit too. 

They are small, so I usually carry half a dozen with me in the field.  Even if the first two listed get 80% of the work.

Is this because you think the elk have become call shy or ....?

I get a bigger thrill by killing elk than bugling them.  And with Washington's short season I don't really mess around with them.  I prefer to just sneak in and kill one.  Guess I'm just a better ferret than I am a crow.
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