Last year, I purchased my first scratcher from Lonnie Gilbert (Buckeye calls), and was pleasantly surprised what a scratcher can do...
Unfortunately, I broke the call (due to my own carelessness). When I called him to purchase a new, call, he first tried to talk me out of it, saying he could probably fix it... I figured, I would like another of his calls anyways, so I told him, I would send a check and the broken call...
Well, he let me know that he sent out the new call before getting my check, so that I might have the opportunity to hunt with it this weekend...
I have talked on the phone with him several times, swapping turkey stories and such, and my impression, is that he is just a plain good guy.
I know I will pick up some other scratchers (as I now have the itch), but I also know that one of his will always be in my vest (or shirt pocket). He makes a dam good sounding call.
