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#41

Turkey Call Classifieds / Re: Townsend Osage Orange Trum...

Last post by Tom007 - March 08, 2026, 07:01:50 PM

Definitely offered up some real beauties at very fair prices....

#42

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Lcmacd 58 - March 08, 2026, 07:00:33 PM

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#43

General Forum / Re: Preseason Scouting and Cal...

Last post by Tom007 - March 08, 2026, 06:57:40 PM

One thing I have noticed about every spring gobbler hunter that has spent much time doing this is that there is one pretty consistent fundamental rule...do NOT call to the turkeys you are planning on hunting before you start hunting them. That is, don't use the "turkey sounds" you are going to use to call them in when you start actually hunting them.  If you do that enough times, you will eventually learn why that rule exists. 

For me, locator calls of the ilk mentioned...owl, crow, coyote, etc...are in a different classification altogether. They can be a very effective tool for finding gobblers. However, there are limitations in using them. From my experience, repeatedly using a locator call in an area can "burn" gobblers. That is, they will become prone to stop gobbling at a locator...even a good one...if it is repeatedly used such that their shock response is suppressed. A good rule of thumb: use whatever locator you might decide to try sparingly.

Here's another important consideration. If you KNOW somebody else is hunting in an area, DON'T use a locator call there! Nothing is more irritating to someone that is on a gobbler than to hear somebody stop next to their truck and blow on a locator call. Respect your fellow hunters. Move on to another area where nobody else is already hunting. THEN, blow that locator if you want to. 

X10, I scout by walking and listening, and watching. No calling, none!

#44

Turkey Calls / Re: Call Variety

Last post by callmakerman - March 08, 2026, 06:42:19 PM

I carry 2 slates, 1 glass and rotate in a ceramic or titanium pot. 1 scratch box and a yelper or box call depending on what trips my trigger and sometimes a tube call. 

#45

General Forum / Re: 3 word story

Last post by Clif Owen - March 08, 2026, 06:41:06 PM

Hear that gobble??

#46

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Clif Owen - March 08, 2026, 06:40:25 PM

game

#47

Turkey Calls / Re: Call Variety

Last post by silvestris - March 08, 2026, 06:34:47 PM

Very little rotation; I'm satisfied with what I carry.  My decision is which caller I will employ and how I will employ it, which is greatly situational.

#48

General Forum / Re: Preseason Scouting and Cal...

Last post by silvestris - March 08, 2026, 06:29:47 PM

At dusk,if I use anything it will be a one oooahh owl if in season, or a fly down cackle, not either unless I am planning to hunt the area the next morning.  Any sound I make must be realistic.

#49

General Forum / Re: 1000 dollar budget for a 2...

Last post by striker37 - March 08, 2026, 06:21:00 PM

Beretta A300

#50

General Forum / Re: 1000 dollar budget for a 2...

Last post by Yoder409 - March 08, 2026, 05:57:34 PM

Super X4