Should I even try a jackrabbit call ?

[ironglow]

  I live in Copttontail country , with an occasional snowshoe rabbit....no jackrabbits.  Does that mean the jackrabbit calls (hand or E-caller) are not usable for me ?

[bigbird09]

I'd try it,  I may be something they are not really accustom to hearing and may come in to check out the new sound.

[oldandslow]

I would certainly try it. You'll never know one way or the other if you don't and it might turn out to bring them in.

[cjclemens]

Its definitely worth a try.  Sometimes I get better results when I mix things up.  As soon as deer season ends, coyotes get a lot of hunting pressure around here.  Adding a few new sounds to your calling routine might trip up some of those wary dogs that have been shot at a few times.

[PowPow]

 I live in Cottontail country....no jackrabbits.

I do too.
I have never heard a real cottontail and a real jackrabbit in distress alone, much less side-by-side.
Maybe the coyotes in my area haven't either.
I am new to calling, but I think if they will come into a wiggly rabbit puppet, or a turkey feather tied to a string, like some folks say, maybe they will come to a slightly different screeching.
I will use mine before I pack up and move to another spot.

[Catfish]

Coyotes will eat any small animal so I doubt that they would turn down the jack.

[Glanceblamm]

  I live in Cottontail country , ...no jackrabbits.

Me three.

I do own a Burnham bro's call (read Jack) but the Instructions said I could slide that retaining clip to get a higher pitch. I destroyed the reed doing that and sent it back to them which resulted in them sending me a
New call at no charge! I left the replacement call alone as far as trying to adjust it.

That Burnham call works for me but I make it cry like a baby "waaa-waaa-waaa" making sure to  get some quaver in the note from my diaphram  instead of trying to get that higher "Rack-Rack-Rack" sound that I do with the cottontail reeds. This will work for you.

[ironglow]

 Thanks guys...my Jackrabbit caller is on my Cass Creek E-caller, but I believe I will try it.  I have a Primos set (hotdog & Ki-Yi)  I will have to practice with the hotdog some more...for me it sounds like a strangling dog..  The Ki-Yi makes a nice cottontail sound and can be used for other sounds, I'll have to practice some with that !