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Title: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on September 01, 2015, 09:35:31 AM
Here's my 3 favorites, all purchased in the last 6 months. First is Lonnie Mabry purpleheart and ambrosia maple, next is an Albert Paul pocket persimmon and maple and last is David Halloran walnut and eastern red cedar.
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on September 01, 2015, 09:36:43 AM
Halloran
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on September 04, 2015, 01:41:51 PM
That's a tough one Mike and probably changes frequently.  I will show a couple of my favorites from this year.  Lonnie Mabry walnut over wormy chestnut.
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on September 04, 2015, 01:42:41 PM
Billy Buice Locust over Magnolia.
Title: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: TauntoHawk on September 04, 2015, 02:05:20 PM
Paduak over mineral poplar SS short box in a 40 checker design which is 1 of 3 like it I believe and a matching scratch box. Thing flat out performs
Title: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: davisd9 on September 04, 2015, 02:27:24 PM
Wendell Lancaster Jatoba/Holly, Purple Heart/poplar, and Bloodwood/sassafras.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/04/ff494634e6741c4c96c8f9caa521de98.jpg)

Really excited about my SS checkered Maple/Spanish Cedar. Feel like she will be the last thing a few birds hear this coming spring.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/04/4a93b46c5a7a145c5c00569b124aac45.jpg)

Hope today pick up an SS Jatoba/poplar before the season to see how she does as well.


Sent from the Strut Zone
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: mgm1955 on September 04, 2015, 08:52:50 PM
Those are some great looking boxes Mike!!
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: REBELYELL on September 04, 2015, 09:24:38 PM
SS Custom Calls maple over mineral stained poplar

(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/JODYLOVE01/image.jpg1_zpsvbnbf0nn.jpg) (http://s382.photobucket.com/user/JODYLOVE01/media/image.jpg1_zpsvbnbf0nn.jpg.html)

Frank Kruer persimmon over black limba

(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/JODYLOVE01/image.jpg1_zpshcveitm6.jpg) (http://s382.photobucket.com/user/JODYLOVE01/media/image.jpg1_zpshcveitm6.jpg.html)

Albert Paul all walnut

(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/JODYLOVE01/image.jpg2_zpsekgdimsr.jpg) (http://s382.photobucket.com/user/JODYLOVE01/media/image.jpg2_zpsekgdimsr.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: callmakerman on September 05, 2015, 07:06:31 PM
Some great calls in this post. :turkey2: Here's four boxes that I have used quite a bit in the last few years. The first three are made by me and the single sider is a call made by Ed Terefencko. Combo's from left to right are macassar ebony/ poplar hen box, chestnut/ macassar ebony midi turpin, cherry/ wormy butternut cost box and chestnut/ purple heart single sider. I'm never sure which one will go with me till I grab my vest in the morning and load one in it. (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/callmakerman/IMG_0514_zpsdvy5gyi9.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/callmakerman/media/IMG_0514_zpsdvy5gyi9.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: hunter22 on September 07, 2015, 06:40:06 PM
Great looking calls Bill. I have one just like that cherry/wormy butternut you made me. I killed four gobblers with it one spring and put it up. I got it out after I saw your pic and I had forgotten how good that call sounds. She is coming out of retirement next spring.
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: callmakerman on September 07, 2015, 06:46:33 PM
So many toys and so little time to use them all. :TooFunny: I still try to carry and hunt calls that I've put up every year and will switch out often.
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: hunter22 on September 07, 2015, 06:54:44 PM
Bill,

I have reached an age where I don't have a lot of time to try out new stuff. LOL I am picking out 5 long boxes and 5 short boxes and hunt the daylights out of them next spring. The rest may be up for sale. You would probably be surprised at which ones I plan to use. I had a couple gobblers lock up last spring at 75 yds when I was trying some new calls that I think I would have killed if I had been running some proven calls. One was the big Merriam mountain gobbler in Colorado that still haunts me. He was the most beautiful gobbler I have ever seen.
 
Title: Re: Let's See Your Favorite Short Boxes
Post by: callmakerman on September 07, 2015, 08:30:38 PM
You better start selling now cause I know you have a few box calls at the old homestead. :z-guntootsmiley: I know what your saying though. I'm not into the collecting thing like I used to be though I still have a sweet spot for scratch boxes. Just can't get enough of the darn things.