When you are hunting pressured geese or maybe even some migration Canada geese, being an experienced caller can most certainly be the ticket to having a successful hunt. As we get more into the intermediate goose calling tactics and techniques, we have to teach you the spit note goose call. It’s one of the more discrete ways to make your goose calling sound unique as you build upon the goose moan.
Intermediate Calling – Spit Note Goose Call
Now that you’ve made it through learning the beginner or foundation calls. You can start to advance your calling, giving you the ability to pull weary and pressured birds. There are a few notes that can help change up your cadence and goose calling sequence. However, they take some added practice and require knowing the cluck and moan. Similar to the last section you’ll need to practice making the calls and at times recording yourself can help make sure you are sounding like a goose. It sounds a bit odd, but sometimes without recording yourself the call may sound a bit different to you. Therefore, use your phone to record your calling and play it back for yourself. It will give you the ability to know what notes need improvements.
How To Learn The Spit Note Goose Call –
Building on the moan that was talked about in the beginner section. To learn the spit note/spit moan, you have to start with your tongue at the roof of your mouth and slam your tongue down as air rushes through. You’ll almost be spitting into your call because you’re building up the pressure behind your tongue. This gives your moan a sharp and urgent goose call. This may be the perfect call for a flaring group of geese and you are trying to plead them to come back. It may also be a great tool for geese that are passing through that you are running traffic on. This will reach out and grab their attention. This call is one that works as a desperation call or pleading call.
This note is fairly manageable to learn as long as you have a solid moan as your foundation first. Therefore, if you feel yourself struggling to get this spit note goose call. Revisit the “How to Make a Honk” video. Which runs through the basics of a moan.
How To Learn The Spit Cluck –
Taking the spit note from the previous step and adding a simple step is going to give you the spit cluck. So to reiterate the spit note is just a spit moan. Therefore, if you add a cluck at the end by slapping your tongue to the roof of your mouth you get the spit cluck. So to learn this one you get your tongue to the roof of your mouth and “spit” the air out and then close off the air with your tongue again giving a “taa-hut” sound, or the spit cluck. Check out Joey giving the instructions on how to learn the spit cluck. This note is going to give you multiple applications in the field. However, it’s a more advanced call and is going to take a lot of time to practice and learn.
How To Blow A Goose Call | Spit Cluck
When To Use The Spit Note Goose Call –
Once you get the spit note and spit cluck mastered it’s time to put them into action. However, the question is when and where can this be used. The simple answer is whenever, however, lets put some logic behind it so you don’t overuse the spit note goose call. Think of the beginner calling as your foundation, this is what will decoy birds in the majority of the time. However, at some point in the season, you’ll be confronted with a situation that requires a more intermediate goose calling technique.
For example, there may be a time where multiple groups are hunting within the same field and you have to sound different and more realistic when competing for birds. You may even find yourself shooting ultra decoy shy or pressured birds. As a result, I like to keep the intermediate and advanced calling techniques underused. This way I can throw it at those birds and hope it’s the ticket needed to get them to decoy.
Advanced Calling Tips –
- If your curious about what comes after mastering the spit note goose call check out the Double Cluck.
About The Author –
Chris Gezella is an avid outdoorsman and hunter. Growing up he was always out shooting trap and chasing upland birds, but his true passion resides in waterfowl hunting. As the owner of Alpha Dog Nutrition he has a passion for bird dogs, and as a hobby, he also helps operate The Upland Hunter, The Waterfowl Hunter & Guns Cleaner.