Pretty cool this morning, I called up a big ole mature tom on heavily hunted public land with my homemade scratch box call, thing sings in the woods......long story, but unfortunately I missed him, how do you miss the periscope on a 20+ pound bird with a shotgun...lol
At least you know he liked your call! Better luck on the finish!!
Quote from: gergg on March 24, 2015, 03:31:35 PM
Pretty cool this morning, I called up a big ole mature tom on heavily hunted public land with my homemade scratch box call, thing sings in the woods......long story, but unfortunately I missed him, how do you miss the periscope on a 20+ pound bird with a shotgun...lol
Don't let it beat you up. I did the same thing last year on my way out to my truck. I struck a bird with one of my scratch boxes on private land and called him over on to the property I was hunting, his head went up and I missed and this was a bird I've been after for some time.
Quote from: callmakerman on March 24, 2015, 09:00:29 PM
Quote from: gergg on March 24, 2015, 03:31:35 PM
Pretty cool this morning, I called up a big ole mature tom on heavily hunted public land with my homemade scratch box call, thing sings in the woods......long story, but unfortunately I missed him, how do you miss the periscope on a 20+ pound bird with a shotgun...lol
Don't let it beat you up. I did the same thing last year on my way out to my truck. I struck a bird with one of my scratch boxes on private land and called him over on to the property I was hunting, his head went up and I missed and this was a bird I've been after for some time.
Yeah, I hear ya, I've been hunting these things for a long time, missed a few over the years and know there will be others to come....but, still frustrating when it happens.
:funnyturkey: Nice to get a try with your own call. You guys may talk me into trying it. It will be a miserable failure, but may be fun. Good luck in the future. Al Baker
Quote from: zelmo1 on March 29, 2015, 07:38:44 PM
:funnyturkey: Nice to get a try with your own call. You guys may talk me into trying it. It will be a miserable failure, but may be fun. Good luck in the future. Al Baker
They are easy to construct, getting them to sound just right is something completely different.
gergg I would love to get one from you. Love scratch boxes and collecting them.
Quote from: callmakerman on March 30, 2015, 06:34:23 PM
gergg I would love to get one from you. Love scratch boxes and collecting them.
Would be fun to exchange calls, I'm just figuring these things out, but could whip one up in a week or so. Send me your address on a PM and I will mail you one, if it sounds like a turkey you can send me one of yours, otherwise stick it in a box or burn it. ;D