Hi guys im looking to get my first trumpet style call. Ive wanted to get one and learn for a while now but what really makes me want one is how realistic they sound. I spent a lot of time in the woods this fall and many of the hens i heard sounded just like a tumpet call. Not roost talk but hens just feeding with their family flocks. We had a group of 2 adult hens and 9 poults roosting in our back yard from mid august to mid october this year. It was a treat to watch and listen to those birds every day. I must say the adult hens sounded more like a trumpet than any other style calls. So, what trumpet do you guys reccomend for a beginner on a budget to learn on and to hunt with? I see that trumpets by billy buice are very popular. Thanks in advance
Billy does make a good one.
To hunt with I prefer Mudpuppi and Brian Mero. They both make a very easy trumpet to run.
No particular order and certainly not a complete list:
1. Ernie Fetters
2. Billy Buice
3. Robert Glover
4. Brian Mero
5. Bobby Buckner
6. Irving Whitt
7. Dave Hodgkins
Wingbones/cane yelpers
1. Mark Sharpe
2. Kevin Lynch
Good luck!! Welcome to your new addiction!!
Quote from: mgm1955 on January 02, 2015, 08:01:23 PM
No particular order and certainly not a complete list:
1. Ernie Fetters
2. Billy Buice
3. Robert Glover
4. Brian Mero
5. Bobby Buckner
6. Irving Whitt
7. Dave Hodgkins
Wingbones/cane yelpers
1. Mark Sharpe
2. Kevin Lynch
Good luck!! Welcome to your new addiction!!
What he said plus Ralph Permar and Steve Lumma
There are many many call makers out there to choose from, I would love to own a Ralph Permar trumpet of my own one day, he is a great man and has helped me along my path of call making. His craftsmanship is excellent and his prices reflect his love for the art and continuing efforts to keep the hunting heritage alive and well. This is a set that I made out of snakewood, the King and His Queen, I think the new owner was pleased...
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Quote from: West Augusta on January 02, 2015, 07:45:22 PM
Billy does make a good one.
To hunt with I prefer Mudpuppi and Brian Mero. They both make a very easy trumpet to run.
just curious why are the mudpuppy/ mero trumpets better than the Buice to hunt with?
You are asking a difficult question for anyone to answer....the only real answer would be an individual's personal taste. Some trumpets are easier to run then others, less air intake means a softer running call, some calls are set to higher pitches, some lower, it all lies in a hunter's choice of sound they are looking for, all three call makers mentioned produce wonderful calls.
Jack Pappy Lewis makes a great trumpet ! :icon_thumright:
Quote from: gaswamp on January 03, 2015, 11:24:47 AM
Quote from: West Augusta on January 02, 2015, 07:45:22 PM
Billy does make a good one.
To hunt with I prefer Mudpuppi and Brian Mero. They both make a very easy trumpet to run.
just curious why are the mudpuppy/ mero trumpets better than the Buice to hunt with?
They are just easier for ME to run well. They may not be as easy for you. The Billy Buice that I have needs a different mouth piece. It's too high pitched for my liking but with Billy's calls that's an easy fix. His are replaceable.
My suggestion is to try as many trumpets as you can and find what suits your playing style.
Thanks for all the great info/advice guys. Im going to try and disect this info in the next couple of weeks and purchase my first trumpet. Ease of use will be a major plus for me since i have never even picked up a trumpet. As a matter of fact ive only ever ran into one hunter here locally(upstate NY) who actually had a trumpet around his neck while hunting. And he is a great call maker on this forum. Ill probably seek advice from him as well. It will be hard to try a bunch of trumpets or even one where i live, so im gonna take everyones advice and try to pick a good one. I hope i can get proficient enough on one to use it this season. Id like to think it will be my secret weapon with a call that sounds like nothing these local birds have heard from hunters. Thanks again for all the great info keep it coming guys!
Another vote for Brian Mero. Something about how his calls sound in the woods keep them at the top of my list.
Frank Cox are as Good as they get!!!
I'd throw in these names. Everyone like different calls due to playing style. We don't all sound the same and neither do turkey calls.
Steve Lumma
Matt Mclain
John Dangerfield
Mike Williams
Kenny Peddlewhore
I have played all of these calls and they are good calls.. I hunt with one of my own. I really enjoy using a call I build over other calls even tho I own other calls. All of the callmakers mentioned are all good call makers. The best advice I can give you is practice practice practice..... Remember you didn't learn how to walk in a week.
Cox....
go with a Brumfield then
Joe Slaton a.k.a TRKYHTR on this board.
Just remember you get what you pay for. Not knocking lower priced calls but they are usually for a little more advanced player because of the learning curve. You want a call that is easy to use. You get one from a well known call maker and it should be easy to sell it for what you got in it. I would recommend a Buice or MKW. Easy to play and easy for resell.
Sent from the Strut Zone
A lot of guys wanting to hunt with a trumpet started out with a Jordan call, I think they are a little more forgiving for a beginner, and usually a bit less expensive. I would check out Mark Sharpe as well as some the others mentioned. If you have friends that hunt with them that will let you try some out, or shows nearby that helps too. A trumpet is a deadly call in the right hands, they take some practice to become proficient with and most call makers can coach you in their use.
My advice would be call the trumpet maker and have him play his calls for you before you order one.
My advise,
Buy a Mero and be done with it. Not expensive and I know you will love it.
Quote from: North of 8 on January 25, 2015, 08:44:53 PM
My advise,
Buy a Mero and be done with it. Not expensive and I know you will love it.
X-2 My first trumpet was one of his African black woods , they are priced so any hunter can afford one. They sound pure turkey, His awards prove this, and unlike others who won awards, I don't think He even raised his price. He even sent a cd to help in learning. He offers 2 styles, original shape he makes and his version of a turpin style.
Don't buy the cheapest, don't buy the most expensive. Buy from one of the reputable trumpet makers and you should be OK. Next you need to practice, practice , practice. I have seen guys that could call with a coffee straw better than others on a $300 trumpet. If you handed me a perfectly tuned violin I could not play it. Hand it to the right person and they can make beautiful music with it. The difference can be talent but more likely it would be the hours and hours of practice. There are many trumpets in the $75-$150 range that will be all you will need to call turkeys. Buy one and play it for awhile and then if you do not like it you can always sell it or trade it off, but I believe if you practice with it, you will like playing a trumpet and you will love the results you will get from it in the woods.
Quote from: larry9988 on February 11, 2015, 10:49:53 AM
Don't buy the cheapest, don't buy the most expensive. Buy from one of the reputable trumpet makers and you should be OK. Next you need to practice, practice , practice. I have seen guys that could call with a coffee straw better than others on a $300 trumpet. If you handed me a perfectly tuned violin I could not play it. Hand it to the right person and they can make beautiful music with it. The difference can be talent but more likely it would be the hours and hours of practice. There are many trumpets in the $75-$150 range that will be all you will need to call turkeys. Buy one and play it for awhile and then if you do not like it you can always sell it or trade it off, but I believe if you practice with it, you will like playing a trumpet and you will love the results you will get from it in the woods.
Could not have said it better.
I learned on a $20 cane yelper made by Roger Mann.
Yes Cox trumpets are nice but he said he wanted to use one this season and it may be hard to get a Cox that soon.
I have trumpets from most of the callmakers out there. When I go to Mississippi next month the two suction calls I will carry will be my MKW striped Ebony and a cane yelper made by Mark Sharpe. Neither of those are high dollar calls but will sure run with the best of them.
Mike Williams! Matt McClain makes a fine one too!!!
Quote from: hunter22 on February 11, 2015, 09:45:01 PM
I have trumpets from most of the callmakers out there. When I go to Mississippi next month the two suction calls I will carry will be my MKW striped Ebony and a cane yelper made by Mark Sharpe. Neither of those are high dollar calls but will sure run with the best of them.
^^^^THIS^^^^
Quote from: hunter22 on February 11, 2015, 09:45:01 PM
I have trumpets from most of the callmakers out there. When I go to Mississippi next month the two suction calls I will carry will be my MKW striped Ebony and a cane yelper made by Mark Sharpe. Neither of those are high dollar calls but will sure run with the best of them.
Rickey, that's the same thing I will be carrying!! I better check my collection...... ;D ;D
I know he wants a trumpet due to they just simply look great. No one ever speaks much about the wing bone callers. I just can't beleive the feathers that can come out of 3 bones glued together that you can get for as little as $15 . I ammit I don't have one, but I have heard them being ran and I have some top name trumpets and wouldn't mind that fellow calling for me.
Billy Buice has stock. You can get one like the left one for $150-$175 depending on your mouthpiece.
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