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General Forum / Re: Trumpets???Last post by EZ - Today at 06:40:28 AMSome good points brought up. Everyone's experiences may vary. I remember decades ago, famed turkey biologist, Lovette Williams, studied the sounds made by turkeys and sounds made by turkey calls using equipment that measured sound wavelength. Wingbones and trumpets were nearly identical to that of real turkeys.
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Welcome Posts for new members /Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from KentuckyLast post by Turkeybutt - Today at 03:56:36 AM Sit back and enjoy! #4
General Forum / Re: Trumpets???Last post by BullTom - Today at 01:16:39 AMQuote from: crow on Today at 12:38:08 AMSome of you all must be hanging with the wrong type of trumpet players.That may well be true! However, I will say that even the most highly regarded trumpet players dont sound super realistic to me. Dont get me wrong, they sound dang good and it inspires me to get better every day. I have listend to the popular sound files from these guys on repeat for years. But, compared to the most highly regarded mouth call guys, it's not even close. I think the trumpet has all the elements of realism, its just very difficult to put them together in a compelte, realistic package (if that makes any sense). The roll over isnt quite right and its very hard to get the shrill front end with a throaty, raspy, honky back end and then put it all together with the correct cadence. A handful of guys get close (I like to think myself included), but never as close as even just above average mouth callers. Thats pretty sweet that you have a public land secret weapon! The majority of birds I hunt are on public land. Unfortunately for me, that hasnt been my experience. I have killed or almost killed birds on public that I dont believe I would have if not for the trumpet. That said, generally the realism and versatility of the mouth call wins for me. If i could only take one call to hunt heavily pressured public land birds, its gonna be a mouth call almost all of the time. Certainly open to the fact that this may change in the future. Sent from my SM-S926U using Tapatalk #5
General Forum / Re: Trumpets???Last post by crow - Today at 12:38:08 AMSome of you all must be hanging with the wrong type of trumpet players.
I've heard some yelper men that sound all turkey to my ear. I've also seen success rate go up with yelpers on hard hunted public land compared to other types of calls. But that's not stopping me from working on a lightweight call that sounds like a sack of corn being poured on the ground, I'm getting close. #6
General Forum / Re: Trumpets???Last post by Tail Feathers - Today at 12:20:55 AMI'm mostly in agreement with BullTom. I've never heard a trumpet that I didn't know was a trumpet by the sound. Hearing guesswho on a Rivercane Yelper may be the exception.
Not that they don't sound good, just not 100% real turkey. I've heard a few mouth callers who did sound 100% real turkey. I've heard a couple of boxes that were 98%. Most of the time I can tell what kind of call I hear in the woods, including trumpets. They are a solid choice for hunting, but for the time it takes to master one I don't blame someone who chooses not to use them. Me? I have some, and decidedly have not mastered them tho. But I'll keep after it. I want to call in a bird with one soon. They are another good call to have in your arsenal, but I don't think they are genuinely the best or most "real turkey" sounding. #9
General Forum / Re: Trumpets???Last post by davisd9 - December 31, 2025, 11:26:15 PMTrumpets are a waste of time. Lots of better, easier calls out there. Definitely more realistic ones the turkeys prefer.
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Turkey Pot Call & Strikers Classifieds / Re: Park’s Gobbler Pot & Scoot...Last post by revjtwiggins - December 31, 2025, 10:16:53 PMYou still have these available? Does parks have the striker?
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