Sir-diealot

Nice start, I have to get mine out soon but right now is not a good time, my landlady of 30 years has cancer and is in her final days of life, kids and all are in from out of state and just not a good time to set up.

Does he want any more friends?

Nope, I prefer to hunt.

Got these in the mail today, they look even better than in the pictures he sent. The Hoot'n Stick is much larger than I thought it would be which I like.

We could all switch to the Mongolian method.

I have seen them bigger with proper choke tube yes. If you can hold yourself to that is fine, but if not you owe it to the turkey to check it. I do not shoot over 35-40 myself and would prefer under that to be honest. Sent from my S30U+ using Tapatalk

How is it shooting between 5 and 40? Don't forget to check all ranges.

I don't own any of his calls yet, but I have 4 of his 1 piece strikers and they are some of the best I have used and very well balanced.

I have over 100 calls now so I fully agree with this comment.

Listen, I know some that draw over 100lbs.it was a honest question. Sent from my S30U+ using Tapatalk

Sorry it took so long to reply, what kind of bow is 160lbs? You planning to go to Africa? They only require 90lbs. the last I knew.

Congrats on the new gun.

Trust me, it was much more fun out of a blind, even if I never did get one I liked it outside of a blind much more.

I know many people that think you are not a real turkey hunter if you use decoys, blinds, TSS, Hevi-13 or whatever it is called or anything other than lead. I am not one of them, I would just like to see if I can get back out of the blind and hunt them the way I used to before my last car accident, I really do miss watching everything come to life around you, you lose all that in a blind.

I would bet they were either Avian decoys or Dave Smith Decoys and those that have them swear by them. I know people that have made decoys out of an old bleach bottle, painter it black and put a piece of fabric of the right colors on it and had success. I know of somebody that did the same and added a old fan from a jake. Decoys really are not necessary though, I only put mine out twice last year, maybe 3 times.

A scratch box and wingerbone were my first costume calls.

They no longer make it.

I have seen that page before. Another is Tim Fralick, I have one of his Mighty Hens https://www.facebook.com/1698767543715552/videos/1090394928095195

Saw one doing the same today, but of course I did not have the camera with me.

Sounds a lot like my setup except the cantilever on my 11-87 came with the the gun as did a rifled barrel. Is your scope also the Turkey-Plex?

The new Scratch Box from Ernie Fetters that came with 2 strikers and Tulipwood Trumpet, tried to add them to my above comment but it would not allow me to.

My understanding is that double slate will give you a more mellow sound whereas glass should make it higher pitched but if you listen to my call above it does not sound very high pitched at all with a glass soundboard. I put together some strikers as well, but they were also in kit form, just picked the woods and then glued them together.

Lot of call makers best calls are made of walnut, good choice. What are you going to use for a sound board?

Small little article on call maker David Halloran in this months New York Outdoor News, I wish it had been more in depth than it was, but nice to see him getting some publicity. I do not have any of his calls but I do have 4 of his 1 piece strikers, my favorite being the Ipe. I intend to order more from him as well. Anyone here own any of his products? I may pick up his Crystal Mistress, I hear a lot of good about that one and his Twisted Sister. I hang on another site dedicated to turkey hunting and he is very well thought of, even by many of the guys down South. Here is a link to his sight if anybody is interested. https://davidhalloranturkeycalls.com/

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