Sticky Diaphragm Calls

[Buckforceone]

Does anybody separate or "warm up" their multi-reed diaphragm calls before using them?


I'm going elk hunting for the first time this September, so my elk sounds remain untested. But from my turkey calling experience (Easterns in Alabama), I always had to either blow them loudly in the truck in the morning, or individually separate each latex layer from each other to get fresh, raspy tones each morning. I haven't noticed as big of a difference in sounds on "wet" vs "dry" sounds with my elk calls as I have with my turkey calls, though.


Does anybody else do this with their elk diaphragms? Do you know what i'm talking about?

 

[DTP]

I personally wet mine through before I start.
I've had plenty of times where I had to throw a call in quick to make mews or a bugle with no issues, but in a perfect situation I prefer to get mine a little wet before I rip one.