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Author Topic: Recommendations for a scratch box  (Read 6655 times)

Offline Cottonmouth

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Recommendations for a scratch box
« on: March 07, 2016, 10:12:10 PM »
Hey guys, looking to try a scratch box. What do you like and what type of wood combinations to go with? Trying to give them something besides the old diaphragm and pot call sounds.

Offline Candyman

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2016, 10:25:32 PM »
Kwila and butternut from SS Custom calls. Al and Josh make great scratch boxes. Very forgiving in my opinion.

Offline mgm1955

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2016, 11:02:37 PM »
Al and Josh make a great scratcher!!

Offline TauntoHawk

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Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2016, 11:04:41 PM »
SS make a ton of terrific ones that are affordable, L and L turkeys makes a cedar double sided that is all turkey, Lonnie Gilbert 

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2016, 07:11:43 AM »
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I'm in! How do I get in touch with SS Calls? :camohat:
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Offline Smooth_Operator

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2016, 07:57:49 AM »
Mike Crooks (Spring Creek), SS, Lonnie Gilbert are just a few I'd start off with on here. All affordable and all sing hen turkey...

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2016, 09:19:45 AM »
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I'm in! How do I get in touch with SS Calls? :camohat:
Easy, just PM Al at  "SS Calls" on here, or go to their website for contact info.
http://www.sscustomcalls.com/

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2016, 09:32:41 AM »
Thank you sir!  :camohat:
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Offline Bowguy

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2016, 01:33:47 PM »
SS, my favorite 2 are the Padauk butternut n holly/sapele. Everyone I have or have heard from them is awesome.

Offline gobbler336

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2016, 02:53:08 PM »
Tom crook of mississippi scratch boxes, in mahagony or the original tom gaskins, these two kill turkeys, period, i have a ton of scratchers and these are the two i hunt.

Offline worth612000

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2016, 04:03:02 PM »
I have a SS scratch box I would sell, if interested.

Offline Cottonmouth

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2016, 04:39:25 PM »
Probably going to try a SS kwila and butternut. I looked up some sound tracks and sounds pretty hard to beat. I may just start a collection. 

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2016, 07:15:17 PM »
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I'm in! How do I get in touch with SS Calls? :camohat:
I ordered 3 more scratchers from Al today through a PM here

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2016, 10:07:16 PM »
I also recommend S&S and Spring Creek but another would be Russell Beard trash mouth hen.   
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Offline chuckward

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Re: Recommendations for a scratch box
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2016, 10:10:12 PM »
Get an all cedar from Scott Basehore. You won't regret it. Chuck