I honestly don't want to post this however it's public that Scott passed last night.
When I first began my journey as a call maker I met Scott and Norman Hook. They were of the few who took the time to truly mentor me. I will remember Scott more for the genuine person he was than the call maker and turkey hunter. Your are going to be missed my friend.
Prayer for the family ... God Bless ...
My friend and I met Scott and his friend John last spring at a hotel in Washington State. We were wearing camoflauge, and Scott came and introduced himself. This chance encounter turned into 3 hours of talking turkey over drinks. Scott's genuineness shown through with every story he told. I am sorry to hear of his passing and will be praying for his family.
Sam, for what its worth, I was actually wearing one of your hats, which Scott saw and sang your praises. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend and a fine man.
Terrible Loss, Praying for the family.
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Damn!! Now I know why I have t been able to get an email response lately.
Prayers, we lost a good one
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Prayers for him and his family...
So very sorry to hear this. I met Scott some 20 years ago at an outdoors show in Houston. You know how some people you just instantly like? Scott was one. Such a nice, genuine guy. And his father too.
Godspeed Scott. :'(
Prayers of peace and comfort for his friends and family.
Prayers for his family and friends!!
My Prayers are with his entire family and the thousands that Scott touched. We have lost a Wonderful Man! All of us have lost a True Friend and Turkey Hunter!
Since I retired, I always called the shop early in the mornings to place my orders. Guess who would pick up the phone, yep Scott! He was always in the shop by 5 or 5:30 am making calls. After he took my order, we always Talked Turkey and turkey hunting for at least an hour. I'm going to miss those conversations!
I absolutely did not want to read this today! Wow, what terrible news!
Scott Hook is the first guy who ever took real one on one time with me on the phone to build some mouth calls (youth frame) to suit me. He could have blown me off but he chose to treat me like we had known each other for years. From that day forward, I would always call him and order calls each season. I got the same Scott (genuine) each and every time I talked to him and I always respected/appreciated that! I started building my own calls several years ago and didn't call every year like I used to. I absolutely regret not keeping in touch. RIP Scott, you will be greatly missed!
Hate to hear this, prayers for his family.
Prayers for everyone. I talked to Scott on the phone about 11years ago and he was a genuine man and I met him that same year at the NWTF Convention and it was like always talking to your best friend. How he could remember me from year to year amazed me, He will truly be missed.
Keith
I hate to hear that, such a nice guy. Prayers for his family.
Wow, Prayers for the family .
Such a good guy, very sad news. Prayers for his family.
Another one of the good guys.
Wow!! I have great respect for him and his business ! His mouth calls are my favorite and he has taken so much time to invest in people in the turkey hunting world as mentioned in the comments above! God bless this mans influence and his family during these hard times!!
Sad news. Prayers for the family
Very sorry for your loss. I didn't know him, but he sounds like he was a great guy and
a good person. Prayers for his family and friends.
That's a shame. Scott was a good guy and was liked by everyone I knew. Rest easy Scott.
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Man I hate that!!!!
This is terrible news.
Sorry for you loss.
Hate to hear this. Prayers for the family
May God's peace and love comfort his friends and family.
Prayers for his family.
Prayers for his family.
I don't post here much, usually just read when I check in but here's a little backstory on my buddy Scott Hook of Hooks Calls.
When I first started getting really interested in turkey hunting, I spent a lot of time trying to learn about calls and how to sound like a turkey. Once I discovered how many different types and manufacturers there were out there, I started asking around about peoples opinions on who had the best customer service. Many folks recommended a fella by the name of Scott Hook out of Arkansas who had a Call Company known as Hooks Calls.
Took some time one day, made a phone and ended up talking to Scott for over an hour and ordered some calls from him.
As time progressed, I pretty much exclusively bought most of my turkey calls from him, and every time I ordered we would have a long conversation over the phone about how things were going in the turkey season. Not too many business owners would probably do that, but Scott took the time.
We ended up actually meeting in person one year at the NWTF convention down in Nashville when I took my daughter with me. Ended up exchanging cell phone numbers and later on, I was very fortunate to be able to share a hunting camp with him in Nebraska.
Almost 10 years ago a new tradition was born that every college football Saturday, we would be texting back-and-forth about Georgia Bulldog games, or his beloved Arkansas Razorback games. When Georgia finally won their first national championship, he was the only guy that was texted me during the entire game, and did that same thing this season when they won their second national championship. Not too many non-Bulldog fans would do something like that, but Scott took the time.
As my daughter and I got more involved with Softball I found out that Scott used to be heavily involved as an umpire for softball games. Over the years, he never failed to check and see how she was doing, and how her seasons were going. Many times I would pick his brain to get the umpire side of things in regards to different game situations that happened. Most guys wouldn't give up some time on the weekend for that, but Scott took the time.
When I was teaching hunters safety classes, every year we would give out a goodie bag for the kids that completed the course. Without fail every year, Scott would donate turkey calls to the kids. He believed it was important to get the youth involved in hunting and even more so to get them introduced to chasing turkeys as well. For a guy with a business in Arkansas, he didn't have to support a bunch of Michigan kids, but Scott took the time to do that.
When we needed some items to help out the Hunters Helping Lenawee Program I manage, Scott was the first guy to send me things to help out with the program. Again, for an Arkansas business owner to help out a small county in Michigan was pretty impressive. He didn't have to do that, but he took the time.
For more than 10 years, we've been sending hunting experiences, reports, video and audio clips, and a little bit of trash talking during both the spring and fall turkey season's here. It's something that I look forward to every year and he's put me in contact with some pretty cool turkey hunting folks over the years as well.
We usually start talking turkey in February, and that's exactly what we were doing about a week ago. Then last Saturday morning, I found out he had experienced a very serious medical emergency. He gave it a tough fight but I hope right now he's laying a warm meadow surrounded by a never ending supply of lovesick 2 year old Gobblers. He'd probably miss a few but that always made for a good story anyways. :TooFunny:
I'm gonna miss that fella. He was a good one who supported a lot of Michigan kids over the years without any fanfare. Rest easy buddy. Football Saturdays won't be the same.
My deepest condolences to his family and friends ...hang in there
This comes as a shock to me ...prayers sent
I didn't realize he had passed, I will miss him dearly. He helped me with my callin on a mouth calls. We would talk for hours. The last time we talked was making my Kansas plans for next year and my last year's Merriam that I was finally able to harvest in the black hills. Rip Scott
Stumbled across the announcement on their website today. Sad times. Not sure how I got turned onto his calls, here I suspect. Been using them almost exclusively the past 15 years or so. He was always fun to talk to and the kind of person you could make fast friends with. Always mighty accommodating to special requests as well. The world's a lesser place today. My condolences to family and friends.
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I just ordered some call from this gentleman as I have done for the last few years and we ended up talking for several minutes. RIP sir
Sorry to hear that Sam, sounds like he was a great guy. Prayers to his family.
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I hate this.
prayers to his family
Sure hate to hear that. I can't tell you how many times I've called him and had long conversations with him while he was making my diaphragm calls. Prayers to his family.
Prayers lifted for Scott's family and staff. Been using his mouth calls for probably 15 years. Always enjoyed talking to him on the phone. I killed my biggest turkey with his call. RIP Hook.
Scott was an incredible man and will be dearly missed. I owe so much to him. He mentored me in many things, not just turkey calling.