Did Knight and Hale go out of business?

[Louisiana Longbeard]

I looked on there website and it does not show any calls available, Just curious if they went out or quit or what.

[Cowboy]

I believe you may be right. Grand total of 5 items pulled up on their website search
And none were Turkey calls. They sold their business awhile back but not sure what's going on. I saw Harold Knight back in the winter at my gun store I go to.

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[mountainhunter1]

Wow, that would be huge if that is correct.

[Cowboy]

Lots of new products for sale on Ebay but I'm not pulling up anything on the website like LL said . Could just be website issues. Who knows?

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[Gooserbat]

Knight and Hale was sold several years ago to pradco and in the grand scheme of things they quit making calls and have basically let the brand die.

[dublelung]

Knight and Hale was sold several years ago to pradco and in the grand scheme of things they quit making calls and have basically let the brand die.

Yep that's correct! 
If any of you who listen to podcasts haven't listened to Fist Full of Dirt with Harold Knight as Cuz's guest you need to listen to it.

[Greg Massey]

Knight Hale game calls are no longer in business...

[Cowboy]

Hate to see that but I got my Gooserbat red slate pot call ready and on go!

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[joey46]

Met them both and bought an original tube call from them while they were still barbers in Cadiz, KY.  Harold would be in his early 70s by now and the rumor was David had serious health problems.  Through the magic of Kentucky telecheck I've seen Harold still pops a KY gobbler or two every once in a while.  God bless them both.  Very friendly and personable.  An entire chapter of Col. Dave Harbour's book Hunting the American Wild Turkey details one of Harold's early LBL hunts.  Good stuff. 

Picture is the tube call that after I purchased it Harold set up the diaphragm and did a quick test gobble.  It hasn't gobbled since but does great cutts and yelps.  This was long before anyone was worried about Covid or even Aids so Harold's spit wasn't then a concern.  LOL.  Call has since been cleaned up and fitted with new rubber.  No it's not. 

[Yoder409]

Got to sit one time and BS with just the two of them one time.  Oddly enough..........we talked mostly about farming and other stuff.  Two of the most GENUINE good ol' boys you will ever run across !!!

[Tom007]

Sad news. When I started Turkey hunting in the early 80's, I bought a Knight & Hale Turkey hunting cassette tape that taught me how to use the mouth diaphragm. It was a very instructional tape with very good information for a beginner hunter. I can still hear Harold Knights voice: "Say the word chalk" when learning to Yelp on the moth call. It worked.....be well, they will be missed from the call making business.

[RiverBuck]

Knight and Hale was sold several years ago to pradco and in the grand scheme of things they quit making calls and have basically let the brand die.

Yep that's correct! 
If any of you who listen to podcasts haven't listened to Fist Full of Dirt with Harold Knight as Cuz's guest you need to listen to it.

Yep... That's a great podcast.

[Dtrkyman]

What episode is that podcast?


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[RiverBuck]

What episode is that podcast?


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Fist Full Of Dirt
Episode 105

[btomlin]

Listened to the entire 1:15 podcast on my walk tonight.   Good stuff!  Thanks for the recommendation!