How to Make Custom Coyote Calls

Place the PVC tube into a bench vise or attach it to the work bench with a C-clamp. Draw a line 1.5 inches long from one end of the PVC tube. Make another mark directly across on the other side of the PVC tube in the same length.

Cut the markings with the hacksaw so the PVC tube gets cut at a slight angle. Remove the cut PVC tube from the vise or clamp.

Turn on the bench grinder and gently apply the cut edges of the PVC tube onto the grinder to smooth down the cut edges. Make the edges as smooth as possible and use the grinder to make slight curves into the cut. You may need to experiment with the curves as these will affect the sound and vibration of the coyote call.

Drill a 3/4-inch hole through the horn or bone using the power drill. This is where you will breath to make the air move over the reed and make the coyote-call noise.

Use the epoxy to glue the bone or horn to the noncut end of the PVC tube. Screw in the eye screw into the back end of the horn or bone. Tie a length of 5mm nylon cord into the eye screw. You can use this to attach the coyote call to your vest or jacket.

Moisten the reed by sucking on it or soaking it in water for a minute or two when you are ready to use the call. Attach the reed with the thick side toward the handle of the call by wrapping the rubber band around the thick end of the reed and around the PVC tube.

Blow through the end of the drilled-out horn or bone quickly and with a staccato burst. The sound you are trying to achieve is the "yip" and bark of the coyote, not the howl and bay. Practice as often as possible to get the tone desired.