Beginner yelper

[Ranman]

Since this season is over, I would recommend saving up for a few months and getting a nice call. One can be obtained for 150-250.. depending on which one you get. A lot of solid recommendations given already. Some other good makers listed in the first thread in this section. My personal favorites, and worth the wait and money, are KP, Permar (45), Padgett, AGE, and Black Falcon.

[Zobo]

There's no beginner yelper. Is there a beginner pot call? Idk why turkey people
treat trumpets with such high reverence. It's a turkey call, the fancy ones will cost you more, and call in no more turkeys than a plain Jane. Of course some are "better" than others, but by less of a margin than you might realize.
Now that I spoke my opinion on that, you are Bayouturkey guy so you of course have to get a KP, which is easier said than done. So while you wait for that, I agree with Greg, get on RP's list, only I'd personally get a 1917. A wingbone from EZ or another good maker is another excellent choice imo.

Yea a beginner doesn't go full bore into something,  starts off modest then works his way up.  I have a few lower end pot calls that I've learned from. Over the years I've purchased higher end calls that produce different sounds.  Yes it's a turkey call but what's the difference from mouth calls? Do they all sound the same?  No. Even though they are all latex stacked ontop each other.  Don't want to spend $500 on something that may not work for me.


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I pretty much agree with you, you don't have to go full bore and spend 500.
For under 200 you got some good recommendations:
like Mero and misfire. A Davis from Lonzo is an extreme bargain, Irving Whitt just had a nice Blackwood for sale 175, D Slaton and Greg G from the forum for a bit more but worth it. Andy Terrell and Kenneth Mullins I like as well. A Jordan style horn tends to cost less, RP and Lapp and Clay Townsend perhaps.
All very good choices imo and will call in birds if you do your part and practice and learn. But I wouldn't call them beginner's trumpets, just more affordable.

[ScottTaulbee]

Hi all!  Looking to get into trumpets. I've played around with some in the past and I think I'm ready to make a purchase on one. Not looking to break the bank just yet. I'm a mouth call and pot call guy. Just looking to learn a new call and add to the arsenal. Anyone have any suggestions on where to start? Or any calls for sale? 

*I have looked on here and in the classifieds I just want a little insight first! 

Thank you!


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I would look at Brian Lawter. I just bought one from him and it was 71$ shipped. For the money, it's a great yelper. With being said, I've messed with them long enough and had enough different ones to know that it's not going to work for me, so I'm going to gift it to a friend that is wanting to try one. Absolutely nothing wrong with them, just the mouthpiece shape and size, the way his lip stop is made, and the size of the exhaust end just doesn't work for me as well as I like. But once you learn to play one you will be able to play any of them by figuring out how to manipulate them. I'll send you a pm


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[bwhana]

I've had this conversation lately with @mountainhunter1.  I ran his wingbone all season and finally picked up a trumpet for a change after weeks of hunting the bone. The trumpet is so much easier to run - once you can control a wingbone. My recommendation to anyone getting started is buy a well tuned wingbone first and stick with it until you are hunt ready with it. You can easily run any decent trumpet after that with very little practice or effort. Others may disagree with this approach, but I stand by it based on mine and other friend's experiences.

[Ranman]

I've had this conversation lately with @mountainhunter1.  I ran his wingbone all season and finally picked up a trumpet for a change after weeks of hunting the bone. The trumpet is so much easier to run - once you can control a wingbone. My recommendation to anyone getting started is buy a well tuned wingbone first and stick with it until you are hunt ready with it. You can easily run any decent trumpet after that with very little practice or effort. Others may disagree with this approach, but I stand by it based on mine and other friend's experiences.

Agree!