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Title: Best box call chalk?
Post by: im_otto on June 06, 2014, 06:27:38 PM
What is the best box call chalk for all weather conditions? And where do you buy it at?
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: outdoors on June 06, 2014, 07:02:04 PM
SOME BOX CALLS DONT NEED CHALK
SOME BOX CALLS NEED VERY LITTLE
   I USE
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Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: im_otto on June 06, 2014, 10:14:45 PM
Any other opinions?
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: TRKYHTR on June 06, 2014, 11:00:25 PM
Not sure what you mean by all weather chalk. You shouldn't be using a normal box call in the rain unless it is covered. I use the red carpenters chalk. Grips better than the other colors.
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on June 06, 2014, 11:17:44 PM
Quote from: TRKYHTR on June 06, 2014, 11:00:25 PM
Not sure what you mean by all weather chalk. You shouldn't be using a normal box call in the rain unless it is covered. I use the red carpenters chalk. Grips better than the other colors.

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Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: im_otto on June 07, 2014, 02:22:10 PM
What I was thinking was that I wanted some humidity figured into the thought, not just perfect conditions. Sorry for the confusion.
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on June 07, 2014, 05:30:43 PM
If your in a real humid area of the country, the less chalk the better. Chalk absorbs moisture badly, so the less you have on the better. In circumstances like that, a carpenters chalk is a finer grit chalk and will work better for you.
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: im_otto on June 07, 2014, 10:01:16 PM
That is good info. Thanks.
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: nyhunter on June 08, 2014, 06:08:57 PM
what is the best brand of chalk to use , Walbuck , Dixon , Crayola , ?
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on June 09, 2014, 11:50:22 AM
Quote from: nyhunter on June 08, 2014, 06:08:57 PM
what is the best brand of chalk to use , Walbuck , Dixon , Crayola , ?

I've used all three, couldn't tell the difference. Dixon is what I use now in red or blue colors.
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: decoykrvr on June 10, 2014, 06:23:35 PM
Brown rosin chalk
Title: Re: Best box call chalk?
Post by: Marc on June 10, 2014, 11:51:09 PM
For 25ยข, I don't know you you can beat the Lynch chalk sold at Wing Supply.  I bought 8 sticks of the stuff in another order and had free shipping on some promotion...  These are big sticks, and I probably won't use them up in my life-time:

http://www.wingsupply.com/turkey-deals/m-l-lynch-box-call-chalk/

My understanding is that you cannot use chalk-board chalk and many other chalks because it has was or resin in it...  It is also my understanding that most of the call chalks and carpenter's chalk is very similar...  I would be very interested to know if there is quality differences between chalks, and what those differences might be?