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NOW, 9.3, your getting awefully personal--but I'll take the last one..if I'm in the woods alone..long winters you know...

Seriously, it is loud but no more, in my experience it is louder than the houchie mama..but is not in the "damn loud"..area...if you want I can fire one over to you to try--think I still have a new one laying around as a spare...I think if you spotted them and got within 5 to 600 yards.maybe a bit further...in the calm morning they would hear it...I have called in bull elk before on calm mornings from further away than that..in fact one morning I was going to hunt a tree stand for elk..got in before daylight..started to call--had heard a bull bugling a ways off down the draw and up the other side..well, he slipped in while it was stil dark..I let out a loud cow call and he damn near jumped through his hide as after I blew I saw him jump in the light at about 30 yards...

Think I would definitely use the grunt tube in conjunction with the call..

Ripp