Alright guys as we all count down the days till our season openers let's see those call collections. And if you dont have a so called collection let's see what you will be taking to the woods this year. Mine had dwindled down since I enlisted I currently have 2 pot calls I made back in 2013/2014 and im currently trying to add a lights out ceramic. I also added a spring creek short box and im running a mixture of mouth calls this year. I'll edit this with some pictures of my calls here in a bit.
My new Wittenberg long box will be here in two days, I'll carry it some but this new Dawkins Shorty will definitely be carried opening weekend here in 10days.
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This Watkins will 100% be the demise of a Osceola bird or two this season with any luck.
Thinking this may be my week day carry.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210311/66a55fed9eeacc531407fa38b44190aa.jpg)
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Hopefully this Canary glass/slate Buster with JLH frogwood striker will fetch me a second helping of gobbling.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210311/91237bf2c0576a52df388bb26241e463.jpg)
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And I'll always, always, always carry this GS-1 by Andy Kaiser, for those that are forced to play nice with me....(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210311/e3bbabdb04a178050bc1723042243ef1.jpg)
That's my beginning grab bag.
Now that I've showed you mine, you have to show me yours!!!!!
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Ohhh...and I still need to carry this Mr.Williams to the woods for a breath of fresh air.
And some Fetters may very well be carried.
Or a Mann, a time or two.
Or...
Or...
Or...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210311/c94e5acbf7f540a36e9230337dac5091.jpg)
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The junk is no longer on the left side of the center shelf, there are more calls there now.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49564688851_139eda051c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ivRZbT)GEDC2679 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2ivRZbT) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024360201_65f597328a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRbCi)Bottom Shelf Middle (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRbCi) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024468012_d8ecd90e36_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRJF7)IMG_1328 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRJF7) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
Quote from: Sir-diealot on March 10, 2021, 09:11:41 PM
The junk is no longer on the left side of the center shelf, there are more calls there now.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49564688851_139eda051c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ivRZbT)GEDC2679 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2ivRZbT) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024360201_65f597328a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRbCi)Bottom Shelf Middle (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRbCi) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024468012_d8ecd90e36_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRJF7)IMG_1328 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRJF7) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
You just gave me an idea of what to do with an old secretary cabinet we're about to store!
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Really nice call displays, guys! I'll have to admit I can't hang with you all in terms of having a wide assortment of "collectables". Being as how I have been doing this so long, I just have a pile of assorted calls that just seem to have shown up over the years. I suppose some of them might be noteworthy, but I really have no idea, to tell the truth.
The ones I value most are the ones that I have received from the friends I have made on this forum. In fact, thinking about it, I think many of the calls I have are a result of those long-distance friendships with folks I have never laid eyes on here. There are a lot of really good folks here on OG!
A little disorganized at the present time, but here a pic...
(https://i.imgur.com/fywwJHkl.jpg)
Now, if you really want to know what I collect, here's a better example... :D
(https://i.imgur.com/XAsaSTAl.jpg)
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Quote from: Sir-diealot on March 10, 2021, 09:11:41 PM
The junk is no longer on the left side of the center shelf, there are more calls there now.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49564688851_139eda051c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ivRZbT)GEDC2679 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2ivRZbT) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024360201_65f597328a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRbCi)Bottom Shelf Middle (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRbCi) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024468012_d8ecd90e36_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRJF7)IMG_1328 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJRJF7) by Sir-diealot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91075563@N06/), on Flickr
You just gave me an idea of what to do with an old secretary cabinet we're about to store!
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That's cool, if it is antique try not to damage it though. Sorry, I am one of those that hate to see and antique bastardized, comes from having a father that had a lot of antique furniture, clocks, glass and so on. Once I can get one of these they will all go in it and the better books I own with go into the one the calls are in now.
Not an antique. We were planning on putting in in storage and weren't sure what to do with it. Thanks!
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You guys got some nice call collections. Really don't have any real collectable turkeys calls. Really the only thing turkey hunting collectable I got is my Bob Dixon vest. That I'm finally going to stop using it. Unless I don't like the replacement vest.
GobbleNut those are some stud looking antelope you got on that wall. Only have gotten the chance to rifle hunt them twice and archery once here in Nebraska. Definitely a fun and frustrating animal to hunt.
Quote from: GobbleNut on March 11, 2021, 08:35:10 AM
Really nice call displays, guys! I'll have to admit I can't hang with you all in terms of having a wide assortment of "collectables". Being as how I have been doing this so long, I just have a pile of assorted calls that just seem to have shown up over the years. I suppose some of them might be noteworthy, but I really have no idea, to tell the truth.
The ones I value most are the ones that I have received from the friends I have made on this forum. In fact, thinking about it, I think many of the calls I have are a result of those long-distance friendships with folks I have never laid eyes on here. There are a lot of really good folks here on OG!
A little disorganized at the present time, but here a pic...
(https://i.imgur.com/fywwJHkl.jpg)
Now, if you really want to know what I collect, here's a better example... :D
(https://i.imgur.com/XAsaSTAl.jpg)
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Quote from: GobbleNut on March 11, 2021, 08:35:10 AM
Really nice call displays, guys! I'll have to admit I can't hang with you all in terms of having a wide assortment of "collectables". Being as how I have been doing this so long, I just have a pile of assorted calls that just seem to have shown up over the years. I suppose some of them might be noteworthy, but I really have no idea, to tell the truth.
The ones I value most are the ones that I have received from the friends I have made on this forum. In fact, thinking about it, I think many of the calls I have are a result of those long-distance friendships with folks I have never laid eyes on here. There are a lot of really good folks here on OG!
A little disorganized at the present time, but here a pic...
(https://i.imgur.com/fywwJHkl.jpg)
Now, if you really want to know what I collect, here's a better example... :D
(https://i.imgur.com/XAsaSTAl.jpg)
Some nice looking calls there, I truly envy you your mounts, I have only gotten the one but after losing hunting for 17 years and thinking I would never hunt again it meant the world to me but I could not get him mounted. I will have a picture of what I am doing with him before the Spring season.
I admire your collections.
I'm more of a buyer who immediately hits calls w sandpaper or chalk.. Actually like mouth calls the most but if they don't sound right then I give them to my boys or friends. The rest are thrown in hunting totes and collect dust.
These are my tools.
The long box is a killer and I'll bring a glass and slate pot with a few strikers that have passed the test.
Quote from: RiverBuck on March 12, 2021, 07:02:26 PM
I'm more of a buyer who immediately hits calls w sandpaper or chalk.. Actually like mouth calls the most but if they don't sound right then I give them to my boys or friends. The rest are thrown in hunting totes and collect dust.
I'm right there with you. Your mouth call comment about giving them away made me chuckle a bit. I make my own mouth calls and use them almost exclusively while hunting. However, I am pretty particular about the sound I want to get out of a call. I make a lot of calls (too many) and end up with a pile of calls that are "just okay" but not quite good enough to suit me.
What I have started doing is putting all the calls I know I will never use in a container of mouthwash/water solution. I have them available on hunts with friends, and tell them they can have any of them they want. Some of the guys will dive right into the calls,...and some of them get this look of horror on their faces at the mere thought.
It amazes me how fickle humans are. We will go to restaurants, motels, and all sorts of places where we are using things other people have had in their mouths or doing gawd-knows-what, but yet, the thought of using a disinfected mouth call that somebody else had in their mouth at some point makes a turkey hunter cringe. Go figure.... ;D
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Quote from: RiverBuck on March 12, 2021, 07:02:26 PM
I'm more of a buyer who immediately hits calls w sandpaper or chalk.. Actually like mouth calls the most but if they don't sound right then I give them to my boys or friends. The rest are thrown in hunting totes and collect dust.
I'm right there with you. Your mouth call comment about giving them away made me chuckle a bit. I make my own mouth calls and use them almost exclusively while hunting. However, I am pretty particular about the sound I want to get out of a call. I make a lot of calls (too many) and end up with a pile of calls that are "just okay" but not quite good enough to suit me.
What I have started doing is putting all the calls I know I will never use in a container of mouthwash/water solution. I have them available on hunts with friends, and tell them they can have any of them they want. Some of the guys will dive right into the calls,...and some of them get this look of horror on their faces at the mere thought.
It amazes me how fickle humans are. We will go to restaurants, motels, and all sorts of places where we are using things other people have had in their mouths or doing gawd-knows-what, but yet, the thought of using a disinfected mouth call that somebody else had in their mouth at some point makes a turkey hunter cringe. Go figure.... ;D
I guess folks don't think about silverware because it's an accepted norm. Plus, silverware, plates, glasses, cups etc are normally washed according to certain standards in restaurants and that process requires some heat. Those surfaces are easier to clean too because there are no nooks, crannies or absorbent materials that can trap and protect germs from disinfestants. But I'm no germaphobe by a long shot. I'd probably use one of your disinfested mouth calls.
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Quote from: Meleagris gallopavo on March 13, 2021, 08:21:30 AM
I guess folks don't think about silverware because it's an accepted norm. Plus, silverware, plates, glasses, cups etc are normally washed according to certain standards in restaurants and that process requires some heat. Those surfaces are easier to clean too because there are no nooks, crannies or absorbent materials that can trap and protect germs from disinfestants.
This is true, but I have been to a restaurant or two where the condition of said utensils made me doubt that those "certain standards" were being adhered to! ;D
Totally agree on the "nooks, crannies, and absorbent materials" part, as well. However, I figure if those calls are being soaked in disinfectant for days, if not weeks, then most of those places will be reached by the time someone decides to chance it. :D
Here is what I currently have one hand. Spring creek half moon a slat and glass that u made and a hand full of mouth calls trying to figure out what works best for me (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210313/074f9785935ffe11806f5ae5fccf412e.jpg)
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Here's the yelpers anyhow. Unfortunately I live in an 800sq/ft house and ain't got anywhere to display everything right now.
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Quote from: Swamp on March 10, 2021, 06:47:16 PM
Alright guys as we all count down the days till our season openers let's see those call collections. And if you dont have a so called collection let's see what you will be taking to the woods this year. Mine had dwindled down since I enlisted I currently have 2 pot calls I made back in 2013/2014 and im currently trying to add a lights out ceramic. I also added a spring creek short box and im running a mixture of mouth calls this year. I'll edit this with some pictures of my calls here in a bit.
When did you enlist and in what branch? Just retired from the Army after 23 years and my calls have increased a lot.
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Pot calls from left to right top to bottom are Brad Roberts, Jimmy Schaffer, Lonzo Trice, Mike Yingling, Halloran, Mark Cunningham, Chad Remenaric, Dawkins, Chris Brumfiel, woodhaven, gooserbat, primos, loftis, stumpy
Box calls from left to right
Primos, Jeff McKamey longbox, TJ Johnson longbox, TJ Johnson Fiddle box, Chris Brumfiel, Matt Fulkerson Hen Box, Jeff White, Halloran and Woodhaven(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210313/63fd82b9c49f3a44672fcf0507c4d480.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210313/04fca25bf499f516cf127767cef22868.jpg)
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Quote from: rakkin6 on March 13, 2021, 05:45:25 PM
Pot calls from left to right top to bottom are Brad Roberts, Jimmy Schaffer, Lonzo Trice, Mike Yingling, Halloran, Mark Cunningham, Chad Remenaric, Dawkins, Chris Brumfiel, woodhaven, gooserbat, primos, loftis, stumpy
Box calls from left to right
Primos, Jeff McKamey longbox, TJ Johnson longbox, TJ Johnson Fiddle box, Chris Brumfiel, Matt Fulkerson Hen Box, Jeff White, Halloran and Woodhaven(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210313/63fd82b9c49f3a44672fcf0507c4d480.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210313/04fca25bf499f516cf127767cef22868.jpg)
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Didn't realize this was on the Team Hunting thread. I don't have a team this year didn't mean to be rude. I was on a team last year but hunt federal land (A U.S. Army Base) and due to Covid they shut down the base last year to hunting. If anybody is looking for another team member I would be happy to join in. I live one mile across the state border from Kentucky in Tennessee and gained access to farms in Kentucky, Tennessee and Fort Campbell this year all within about 10 miles or so of my house. So if I tagged out on all three spots that is 7 birds this year within a 20 minute drive. Just let me know.
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Quote from: Swamp on March 10, 2021, 06:47:16 PM
Alright guys as we all count down the days till our season openers let's see those call collections. And if you dont have a so called collection let's see what you will be taking to the woods this year. Mine had dwindled down since I enlisted I currently have 2 pot calls I made back in 2013/2014 and im currently trying to add a lights out ceramic. I also added a spring creek short box and im running a mixture of mouth calls this year. I'll edit this with some pictures of my calls here in a bit.
When did you enlist and in what branch? Just retired from the Army after 23 years and my calls have increased a lot.
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I enlisted in 2014 and went into the Marines.
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Quote from: Swamp on March 10, 2021, 06:47:16 PM
Alright guys as we all count down the days till our season openers let's see those call collections. And if you dont have a so called collection let's see what you will be taking to the woods this year. Mine had dwindled down since I enlisted I currently have 2 pot calls I made back in 2013/2014 and im currently trying to add a lights out ceramic. I also added a spring creek short box and im running a mixture of mouth calls this year. I'll edit this with some pictures of my calls here in a bit.
When did you enlist and in what branch? Just retired from the Army after 23 years and my calls have increased a lot.
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I enlisted in 2014 and went into the Marines.
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Nice man, stick it out if you can retirement is nice. Are you stationed in NC at Lejuene or Cherry Point? Just saw on your profile it said North Carolina.
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Alright guys as we all count down the days till our season openers let's see those call collections. And if you dont have a so called collection let's see what you will be taking to the woods this year. Mine had dwindled down since I enlisted I currently have 2 pot calls I made back in 2013/2014 and im currently trying to add a lights out ceramic. I also added a spring creek short box and im running a mixture of mouth calls this year. I'll edit this with some pictures of my calls here in a bit.
When did you enlist and in what branch? Just retired from the Army after 23 years and my calls have increased a lot.
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I enlisted in 2014 and went into the Marines.
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Nice man, stick it out if you can retirement is nice. Are you stationed in NC at Lejuene or Cherry Point? Just saw on your profile it said North Carolina.
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Lejeune first time ive been stationed out here got out here in like June or July of 20
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Yeah believe it or not I spent about 21 of my years on the same base Fort Campbell, Ky on the Tennessee/Kentucky border. Just worked out that way with my MOS.
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Quote from: rakkin6 on March 13, 2021, 06:58:37 PM
Yeah believe it or not I spent about 21 of my years on the same base Fort Campbell, Ky on the Tennessee/Kentucky border. Just worked out that way with my MOS.
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Must be nice lol I was in CA for my first 5.5 years im originally from TN Fort Cambell has some Giants running around on it
Yes it does have taken some.nice deer and turkey here. I acquired some farms in Hopkinsville, Ky and here in Clarksville to hunt this year also. So including the Fort Campbell birds I can get 7 this year. I literally live one mile across the border in Tennessee. Where in Tennessee are you from? I am originally from East Tennessee but I am staying here in Clarksville.
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Quote from: rakkin6 on March 13, 2021, 07:04:17 PM
Yes it does have taken some.nice deer and turkey here. I acquired some farms in Hopkinsville, Ky and here in Clarksville to hunt this year also. So including the Fort Campbell birds I can get 7 this year. I literally live one mile across the border in Tennessee. Where in Tennessee are you from? I am originally from East Tennessee but I am staying here in Clarksville.
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I'm from Carthage
I am from over towards Oak Ridge, little town named Wartburg over by Brushy Mountain State Prison and Catoosa
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Quote from: Swamp on March 10, 2021, 06:47:16 PM
Alright guys as we all count down the days till our season openers let's see those call collections. And if you dont have a so called collection let's see what you will be taking to the woods this year. Mine had dwindled down since I enlisted I currently have 2 pot calls I made back in 2013/2014 and im currently trying to add a lights out ceramic. I also added a spring creek short box and im running a mixture of mouth calls this year. I'll edit this with some pictures of my calls here in a bit.
When did you enlist and in what branch? Just retired from the Army after 23 years and my calls have increased a lot.
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I enlisted in 2014 and went into the Marines.
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Nice man, stick it out if you can retirement is nice. Are you stationed in NC at Lejuene or Cherry Point? Just saw on your profile it said North Carolina.
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Lejeune first time ive been stationed out here got out here in like June or July of 20
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I spent some time training at Lejeune in the mid 90's. Some fun memories especially from the Driftwood.
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Quote from: rakkin6 on March 13, 2021, 06:37:46 PM
Didn't realize this was on the Team Hunting thread. I don't have a team this year didn't mean to be rude.
No rudeness involved. All are welcome to participate here! :D :icon_thumright:
Some of these collections are museum quality! I'm no collector, and aside from my Super Yelper, you could find any of my calls at your local sporting goods store. That said, they all work for me. So, here they are. A Primos Box Cutter single-sided box call, a Woodhaven steel pot, and the aforementioned Super Yelper scratch box. The first two are primarily loud attention getters, while the Yelper is what I usually employ to finish the deal.
Quote from: notsure on March 15, 2021, 05:29:44 PM
Some of these collections are museum quality! I'm no collector, and aside from my Super Yelper, you could find any of my calls at your local sporting goods store. That said, they all work for me. So, here they are. A Primos Box Cutter single-sided box call, a Woodhaven steel pot, and the aforementioned Super Yelper scratch box. The first two are primarily loud attention getters, while the Yelper is what I usually employ to finish the deal.
I have the box cutter also it's a good call for the price
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