Originally posted by rat
As far as when to use a locator call, I will leave it up to the experts here...
that'd be me... :roll2: err blah blah blah :rotfl:
but on a serious note, you dont have to sound like a real owl, albeit, at times it helps, but ive been blowing various owl calls for years and i still feel as if i sound like a weetod... when to use em? when they aint gobblin

I blow the owl call first thing in the morning as soon as i start hearin whooperwills (however you speel that there bird) always start out soft, jus case you got a bign in the tree above ya dont wanna blast him out of there... get em to gobble once or twice, three times if yer brave and then get to bookin and set up on em... after daylight if they stop gobblin i use owl sometimes, sometimes crow, sometimes pilleated woodpecker / pea****.. and sometimes i jus yell "woooooooooohooooo" super loud and it works.. theres no tried and true perfect method..
my best piece of advice, dont pressure yourself to sound "real" jus get some volume goin and have fun with it..
edit: oh yeah, yote calls work for some people, i never use em simply cuz where i hunt i know theres yotes, ya blow that and ya might shut em up even worse...