I've listened to abunch of hunters say they like a box call and others say a pot call. so i would like to see what ya'll's opinion is.
It's all up to user preference. I'm a pot and peg guy. Glass being my favorite surface. I like to have a box with me to change up a little but my favorite is a glass pot.
I honestly think it comes down to preference. Some prefer one over the other, but in all honesty both are tried and true. Sometimes turkeys are wierd in that on one day they like one call and the next it could be completely different. Or they can be tight lipped no matter what you call with. Whatever call a hunter has had more success with will always be his favorite, but that doesnt always mean its better. Ive always liked a raspy box but thats just me.
Not that boxes are hard to play but in my opinion a good slate or aluminum pot has less of a learnin curve. After you get the sound down its all about rythym.
I like and use both. You should never restrict your calling to one type of call.
depends on what he likes more....I like the pot the best seems more versatile???? soft calling clucking and purring...
I'm mainly a box call guy but use pot calls too. Whatever it takes!
I carry pots and a box and let the conditions and the Toms dictate. In my opinion, there is nothing better than a raspy old boxcall when the wind is blowing and also when you want to want to tick off old boss hen.
The more calls you take, sooner or later you will use all of them. Different turkeys and different situations require different calls. It's like golf.... I carry two box calls 3 slates (slate, glass and aluminum) with 10 different strikers, 2 to 4 different mouth calls and of course a WINGBONE call ;D
Depends on the turkey you are calling to. I am not trying to be a smart a-- but I have called to gobblers with my best slate, or glass and get nonthing. Change to a box and a gobbler would go nuts. This has also worked in reverse. It truly depends on the turkey.
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I say it depends on two things, first which one you have the most confidence in and second is which one the turkey likes.
Both work but I would go with a box call first. More turkeys have been killed with a box call than any other call made. Just sayin.
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Box call for me!
Quote from: lonnie sneed jr. on April 26, 2012, 04:16:06 PM
Depends on the turkey you are calling to. I am not trying to be a smart a-- but I have called to gobblers with my best slate, or glass and get nonthing. Change to a box and a gobbler would go nuts. This has also worked in reverse. It truly depends on the
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Never a more true statement......
That is a hard question to answer. I think it is up to the individual and what they have confidence in. In my case, I carry two box, 3 to 4 pot calls, 5 or 6 strikers, 2 trumpets and a tube call with an assortment of locator calls.
In Texas, the wind normally blows so I start off the day with a box call. This reaches out further than any other call. Then I switch to a pot or trumpet to finish him off. If the birds are not talking, I normally will stay with either a slate call or trumpet. Mixing them up, trying to find something the shy boy likes. Once I can see the turkey, I never use a box call. Here visibility is limited and soft talk is needed to finish him. I added trumpet calls to my arsenal last year and find them to be very good in having a different finishing sound. My confidence level is still growing with the trumpet. I very seldom use the tube call and this is just a lack of confidence and ability.
Again, it is what you have confidence in. I have hunted with people that use nothing but a box or pot call never mixing them. However, in my opinion, a slate/glass of ceramic/glass is hard to beat when finishing off a big bird. Mix in a trumpet and these combo's are hard to beat.
Just my opinion.
Bill
This may be considered heresy but I've never cared for box calls. I'm not sure why. I love pot calls, especially glass calls and of course diaphragm calls. Whatever works for you
I love my pot calls... 9 times out of 10 I will start with a slate call, sometimes go to anodized aluminum. I do have a nice single sided maple box call that sounds great and gets some use. I also use 2 different custom made mouth calls from Hooks. These are the calls I use the most.
I believe that this has a good deal to do with the species that you're hunting and how pressured they are. I hunt Merriam's in the west and a lot of the turkeys I hunt don't receive the pressure that some of these Eastern populations receive. Therefore I really like a box call because it reaches out there and oftentimes our toms aren't too shy in responding to yelps from a box. However, for pressured turkeys when soft, quiet, infrequent calling is the ticket, it's pretty hard to beat a pot call. I suspect that if we all reposted on this topic along with the species we primarily hunt that most of the Eastern hunters would prefer pot-style calls and most of the Merriams/Rio hunters would prefer box calls but this is just a guess?? As previously stated, a versatile selection in the vest is still the best.
I don't have any experience with Osceolas or Goulds so no thoughts there. . . .
Others have said it, first what ever you run the best is your favorite to use. I carry both and some days box calls work great and other days, pot calls are the winner. I like box calls or scratchers but that is a personel choice. I finish most of my hunts with a mouth call but start things off with a box to get the feel of the turkey before thinking about switching to another call. Either way, enjoy each experience and have fun and be safe!
In my fanny pack I normally carry two box calls and three to four friction calls. It takes a little more talent to use a box call correctly, but the learning curve is not that steep. My normal routine in the morning is that I start with a box call in the morning and many times switch over to a friction call after they have been on the ground awhile. It really depends on the circumstance at any given time and what the turkeys are doing. Best advice is to listen to the turkeys sounds they are making and also the rhythm of the call. I started making my own friction calls a number of years ago because I could not get the right sound out of a factory made call. I would have to say I have killed half of my gobblers with a box call and the other 50 percent with a friction call. Both are valuable tools for the turkey hunter. Best advice is to invest in a good quality custom box call and friction call and get some good instruction from a veteran turkey hunter. Your success rate will go up markedly.