These six new whitetail calls deliver a wide range of sounds for many applications throughout the season. Photographs by Luke Nilsson. 1. M.A.D. R.I.P. Growl $21; flambeauoutdoors.comPROS Top-notch materials and construction. A low, raspy grunt changes to a quality doe bleat with a press of a too-big-to-miss button below the mouthpiece.CONS The wheeze skull is cool looking, but it’s also overwrought and gets in the way. 2. Flextone BCX$20; flextonegamecalls.comPROS Doe and fawn tones, made with separate buttons, sound legit. The wheeze chamber is removable, thankfully, because it’s intrusive when you blow the primary call.CONS

The grunt sounds more like a duck than a buck, and …read more