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Waylon they have one on E-bay has 2 hrs remaining 11.50, type in cow horns, they have servile

The horn on ebay looks very much like the ones I made except I thin the area just below the mouthpeice to give a streamlined look and serve as a holder for the shoulder strap. The sharp curve on that horn would require a fairly exact drilling to avoid making a unwanted hole in the side of the horn.

To get the "boot" as Frog calls it off of the center pulp type core. I soak them in bleach water for a few days then dry then and you can usually work it off with a thin screwdriver and needle nose pliers. Old horns that have laid out in the weather for 4-5 years will slip right off. They look bad, but can be worked down and make pretty horns when finished. I put a couple coats of a good clear finish on them to keep then looking nice and shiny. Doesn't make them sound any better though. I like a 14-16 inch horn that isn't too large at the butt. A higher pitch sounds and carries better than a larger foghorn type. Smaller horns are harder to blow.
You also have to learn how to "pucker" just right to get the proper sound.

Waylon just let Cab take care of it for you,he knows what he is talking about. how did you do on that tuff test you were going have.?

I use that Dan Thompson RDH to call'em in. i also use the tally ho even though its really a distress, first time i used it one came of the hill around here about a hundred yards from the house, I had them catahoulas then and they saw it and went nuts, so whats a redneck gonna do, I let all of'em go and chased him a good while. Real good for keeping hog dogs off thrash, but it was fun.

now i have howled so much around here they wont even bark at me, much less come when calling. But There is not short supply of them around here. I know of 4 diff. packs that work this range around my house and at times they within a 100yards of my house since i dont have any dogs running loose anymore

waylon wrote:Where can i buy a good quality hound horn, and how do you guys get your dogs to come into to them? I though about blowing it every time before i feed, thats when i give a good holler and later when we are in the woods they come to that same holler

Back in the 50`s, I bought a set of "long horns" that my aunt made my uncle take off the wall. I had no idea what I was doing and rapidly ruined one horn when drilling the hole in the end. Was more careful with the second and, somehow, purly by accident, got it right. The walls of the horn were thick , the hole large and the tone is great. Throughout my life as a houndsman, I have called my hounds with that horn and have carved the names of the best of em, sort of scattered around it`s shape. now after nearly 60 years, hunting all over this nation and canada, the horn has no shine, has many scars and is far from pretty but as I set by the fire and rotate it in my hand, reading the names, remembering, it gives me great confort.

http://www.powderhornsandmore.com/02401-ot-blowing.html
Here is a link for finding your hunting horn.
Good luck and good hunting.

I use a Cow Horn and it works great. I trained my dogs when they were pups...
Each time I blew, I praised them and rewarded them with a treat.
After a while they learned to come each time I blew that horn. It works great in the hills, the sound carries and they will come.

I wont leave home without it.

Good Luck here is a link:
http://store.powderhornsandmore.com/oth ... items.html

I think dogs can hear a good horn as far as my wildlife box can receive a signal from the collar in hunting conditions.
What do you guys think? If a collar goes dead, or is removed by some bunny hugger, they could be the means of getting the dog back.

i know one of those poor souls maybe u can pick him up some night for me

I was wondering if anyone ever tried a sheep horn? I don't know anything about horns and they might have to much curl. Let me know, I have a few different breeds of sheep and they all have horns, each with their own curl. some have a complete curl and some have a small curl. Just wondering if they would work the same.
PRW