🦃 Mantis 25 Electronic Turkey Call (Western Rivers)

Here’s a clear, hunter-focused breakdown so you know exactly what this call does and if it’s worth using.

🎯 What it is

• A handheld electronic turkey call

• Plays real turkey sounds at the push of a button

• Designed for easy calling without learning mouth/slate calls

👉 Basically: it does the calling for you

⚙️ Key Features

🔊 Sounds

• 25 preloaded turkey calls

• Recorded by Paul Butski (6× US Open Champion)

Includes:

• Yelps

• Clucks

• Purrs

• Gobbles

• Fly-down cackle

• Assembly yelps

👉 Covers pretty much every situation in the woods

🎮 Controls / Operation

• 4‑way keypad → pick sounds & volume

• Sound‑activation trigger button → instant call when you see a bird

• Random repeat / delay → makes calling sound more natural

• Backlit screen (easy in low light)

🧱 Design

• Small, handheld unit

• Pivoting legs → set it on the ground (hands‑free)

• Comes with lanyard

• Lightweight plastic body

🔋 Power

• Uses 4 AAA batteries

👍 Pros

• SUPER easy (no practice needed)

• Lots of different calls ready to go

• Can run hands‑free (set it in front of you)

• Good backup even for experienced callers

👎 Cons (important)

• Not as “real” as a skilled mouth/slate call in pressured areas

• Limited volume vs bigger electronic callers

• No remote (you’re right next to it)

• Some states do NOT allow electronic turkey calls

👉 That last one is big (see below)

⚠️ LEGAL WARNING (VERY IMPORTANT)

Electronic turkey calls are illegal for hunting in many states.

• For example, several states ban electronic calls for turkey completely

• Regulations vary year‑to‑year

👉 You MUST check Michigan DNR rules before using it in season

🎯 Best Ways to Use It

✅ Good for:

• Beginners learning turkey sounds

• Pre‑season scouting

• Practicing calling sequences

• Predator hunting (it has other animal sounds in some versions)

⚠️ If legal for hunting:

• Set it 20–30 yards away from you

• Let the sound pull birds past you

🔥 Bottom Line

👉 The Mantis 25 is:

• A cheap, easy electronic call

• Good for practice or backup

• Not a replacement for good calling skills

✔ Great starter tool
❌ Not always legal for actual hunting