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General Forum / Re: TSS prices will go up soonLast post by davisd9 - Today at 12:15:29 PMQuote from: aclawrence on Today at 11:48:10 AMIt is a delicate balance. I understand many call maker prospectives and why they are raising their pricing. A call maker sells a trumpet to a guy for $300 and as soon as he gets it he flips it for $500-1000, who should be making money off the call? The call maker.Quote from: davisd9 on Today at 10:25:50 AMI was completely shocked at the price of an identical trumpet to mine at the show. I paid $450 which for me was ridiculous at the time. It's a great trumpet but not that much better than my $200 trumpets. $1200 no way! At least I get to keep the call though. That TSS is gone with the wind.Quote from: Greg Massey on Today at 09:46:45 AMYou know we are all complaining about the prices of TSS and most of us don't have a problem paying for calls that have gone up in price .. calls that used to cost 100 dollars for example now cost 500 pus to a 1000 dollars... I think you know what calls i'm talking about.. LOLI have issue with a lot of the call prices, probably more that than the TSS. The rising cost of TSS makes sense, $200 pot calls do not. I also see guys just stepping into building asking $300-500 for a call with no reputation and most likely, a trumpet anyway, cannot even run the call. Anyway, it's a slippery slope and I will continue buying calls from the makers I have established relationships with and if their call is above my budget I hope to continue speaking on the phone and hope they at least share the photos of their builds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk #42
General Forum / Re: TSS prices will go up soonLast post by aclawrence - Today at 11:48:10 AMQuote from: davisd9 on Today at 10:25:50 AMI was completely shocked at the price of an identical trumpet to mine at the show. I paid $450 which for me was ridiculous at the time. It's a great trumpet but not that much better than my $200 trumpets. $1200 no way! At least I get to keep the call though. That TSS is gone with the wind.Quote from: Greg Massey on Today at 09:46:45 AMYou know we are all complaining about the prices of TSS and most of us don't have a problem paying for calls that have gone up in price .. calls that used to cost 100 dollars for example now cost 500 pus to a 1000 dollars... I think you know what calls i'm talking about.. LOLI have issue with a lot of the call prices, probably more that than the TSS. The rising cost of TSS makes sense, $200 pot calls do not.  It sure does shoot good though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk #43
LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: "Sitting down to a turkey"...Last post by paboxcall - Today at 11:38:36 AMJim Spencer once wrote "sit down wrong, and you're beat." He was 100% correct.
I've often thought to myself that if one doesn't know the ground at that set up location, without luck that turkey will beat you every time. Guys like me who hunt large tracts of public rarely get to know the ground intimately, as in blow downs, root ball depressions, benches, rocks, water, beech or multi rose flora scrub brush, etc. It all plays into his decision to come in straight to your set up, or peel off left or right along the way. Too many times I've struck a bird mid morning, and without thinking it through, sit right down right there or get a little closer and sit, with my left shoulder facing the direction he might come if walking an imaginary chalk line between him and the tree at my back. Its the stuff in between that more often determines the outcome of that interaction if the gobbler is committed to walking in. "Sit down wrong, and you're beat." Sometimes you can influence that set up, other times you are at the mercy of the conditions on the ground. The more you know the ground, the better your odds are. #44
Long Stories...Turkey books and literature / Re: WE CAN NEVER DO THAT AGAINLast post by gary.slayton.7 - Today at 11:34:14 AMGreat story! Congrats on his first bird!
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Turkey Guns / Re: 12 GA Versus 20 GA .... ?Last post by Davyalabama - Today at 11:18:43 AMYou have that picture up there, what else do you need, or is it a want? That right there will do all you need with a gun. Now it's on you for woodsmanship, calling, sitting still, getting the birds, knowing how and when to get your gun up.
I like that picture a lot, I don't want a softball tight-butted pattern, I like that spread you have. #46
Turkey Calls / Re: NWTF 2026 Show and TellLast post by aclawrence - Today at 11:16:41 AMDang that's a nice collection redwad. You are sparing us all being jealous by not posting the pictures haha.
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Turkey Pot Call & Strikers Classifieds / Re: T3 Custom Calls Soft Talke...Last post by letinmfly - Today at 11:10:40 AMBruce makes a fantastic purr pot.
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