i don't know if any of my hand calls are a favorite becouse the one that works today(my favorite)may not work tommorow(my not so favorite)i like them all when they work.i have an old penn woods(i mean old!!)thats a variable pitch call that seems to work more often then any other call i have.i have alot of them-quaker boy,e.j.sceery,johnny stewart,olt,lohmann,penn woods,burnham bros.