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LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: Pecking order

Last post by KYTurkey07 - Today at 11:14:13 AM

I've heard the first thing turkeys do when on the ground is determine their pecking order. Gobblers, hens and even poults. They have to sort out who's boss for the day within their own group.

#2

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: How I’ve come to judge a y...

Last post by ChesterCopperpot - Today at 10:46:05 AM

I do agree with you. That's one reason I buy most all my air calls from someone who has been doing it for a long time. In other words he has put the time in making and perfecting his calls. Air draw / sound / tone.

I will say, I don't think all air calls sound the same, sure the sounds you're trying to achieve are the same, but the tones / sounds can be different... IMO

The 2 builders you mention are some of the best at perfecting their calls and craftsmanship. I'm proud to own calls from both of them.

My two absolute favorites are Permar and Ellis. I've personally never ran a call that I could run with less air than one of Anthony's XTs. That call is just so tuned and seems to hold its on back pressure in a way that no other call I've ran does.

I mentioned this to Anthony once and he told me this—I don't think he'd mind me sharing—but he said, "I first heard Mark Sharpe saying when he plays one it's how quiet he can get. How he would cut the air in half, then cut it in half again to see how quiet and low it would get. And that stuck with me. Seems calls that hit that wall in the middle of the Yelp and drop off have that perfect internal resistance. There is a math equation in getting to that place. I'm not sure what it is. lol. But there is one. And everyone who has achieved it has internals that fit into it. Although with different measurements, they hit that same back pressure."

It's like the golden equation of yelpers and I wholeheartedly believe in it.


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#3

Miscellaneous Classified / Re: Leupold BX4 Pro Guide HD B...

Last post by Roost 1 - Today at 10:38:18 AM

8x42? 10x42?

Thanks 10x42... I'll get that corrected.

#4

Miscellaneous Classified / Re: Leupold BX4 Pro Guide HD B...

Last post by davisd9 - Today at 10:36:30 AM

8x42? 10x42?

#5

General Forum / Re: Waste not, want not

Last post by Tom007 - Today at 10:29:57 AM

Geez! How you feel about hunting and harvested animals is a personal and individual thing.

I'm not a foodie. I don't enjoy cooking and experimenting with recipes. I'm not going to apologize to anyone because I'm more into the hunt than the harvest. The argument could be made that a "meat hunter" is less respectful of the game simply because in this modern world one does not normally have to hunt to eat. I killed two turkeys this year, hunting in 3 states. What it cost me monetarily to do so would have bought a whole bunch of prime beef.

As for giving away harvested game, many years ago I was lucky enough to kill a gobbler in Alabama my first morning there on a WMA I had never hunted. I drove down there after work, arriving about midnight and slept in my Jeep until time to hunt.

In those days, you had to go to the area headquarters and log in your kill. On the way back after doing so, I spotted a very elderly man tending to his garden behind his rather ramshackle house. I stopped the vehicle, got out, walked up to his fence and asked if he liked to eat turkey, to which he replied "yes".

I explained to him that I had just killed a nice gobbler and would be happy to give it to him if he would like to have it, to which he replied with another, enthusiastic, "Yes!" I retrieved the bird from my Jeep, handed it to the gentleman over the fence, received a "thank you!" and a big smile, and went on my way.

Now, tell me there's anything wrong with that?

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Nothing wrong at all. You made a fine gesture to someone who could use it more than you. Well done...

#6

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Snakewood/Jake bone

Last post by turkey stew - Today at 10:28:00 AM

Very sharp yelper Daryl.

#7

Miscellaneous Classified / Leupold BX4 Pro Guide HD Binos...

Last post by Roost 1 - Today at 10:26:15 AM

Excellent set of binos in Sitka Optifade camo.
Not sure they still make these in camo.
I've had these for a little over a year, thru 2 turkey seasons.
Got drawn for a KS deer hunt and looking to upgrade due to old eyes.
Everything pictured and original box.
$350TYD. Buyer pays any fees and I'll cover the shipping.



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#8

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: How I’ve come to judge a y...

Last post by Greg Massey - Today at 10:14:11 AM

I do agree with you. That's one reason I buy most all my air calls from someone who has been doing it for a long time. In other words he has put the time in making and perfecting his calls. Air draw / sound / tone.

I will say, I don't think all air calls sound the same, sure the sounds you're trying to achieve are the same, but the tones / sounds can be different... IMO

The 2 builders you mention are some of the best at perfecting their calls and craftsmanship. I'm proud to own calls from both of them.

#9

Pot Calls Forum / Re: Eye Candy

Last post by Greg Massey - Today at 10:01:27 AM

Those are really nice looking pot calls ...

#10

General Forum / Re: Waste not, want not

Last post by Neill_Prater - Today at 09:59:22 AM

Geez! How you feel about hunting and harvested animals is a personal and individual thing.

I'm not a foodie. I don't enjoy cooking and experimenting with recipes. I'm not going to apologize to anyone because I'm more into the hunt than the harvest. The argument could be made that a "meat hunter" is less respectful of the game simply because in this modern world one does not normally have to hunt to eat. I killed two turkeys this year, hunting in 3 states. What it cost me monetarily to do so would have bought a whole bunch of prime beef.

As for giving away harvested game, many years ago I was lucky enough to kill a gobbler in Alabama my first morning there on a WMA I had never hunted. I drove down there after work, arriving about midnight and slept in my Jeep until time to hunt.

In those days, you had to go to the area headquarters and log in your kill. On the way back after doing so, I spotted a very elderly man tending to his garden behind his rather ramshackle house. I stopped the vehicle, got out, walked up to his fence and asked if he liked to eat turkey, to which he replied "yes".

I explained to him that I had just killed a nice gobbler and would be happy to give it to him if he would like to have it, to which he replied with another, enthusiastic, "Yes!" I retrieved the bird from my Jeep, handed it to the gentleman over the fence, received a "thank you!" and a big smile, and went on my way.

Now, tell me there's anything wrong with that?

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