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General Forum / Re: Any North Dakota OG Member...Last post by merriamsman - Today at 01:09:15 AMI live in Montana but have a daughter in Dickinson, North Dakota, with a young turkey hunter (13 year old boy) that would really appreciate a good turkey call.
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Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Wood vs. acrylicLast post by Zobo - April 10, 2025, 11:40:47 PMQuote from: ScottTaulbee on April 10, 2025, 10:10:53 PMMy question wasn't so much as if it would affect the sound so much as if it repeated use in rainy weather would affect the longevity of a wood call or if it would result in cracking/etc of the wood. Typically in the past I would leave the trumpet at home if it was calling for rain or raining but I've become so enamored with trumpets over the past year that I wouldn't dream of leaving it at home. During this youth season I carried only a trumpet and my mouth calls and didn't wear a vest for the first time and it was so much nicer and I didn't feel under equipped in the least. I'm just trying to get a feel for if I should leave the wood trumpets at home and get an acrylic or Delrin to carry on foul weather days. I personally wouldn't want to risk it with an expensive or hard to replace trumpet. You might be ok with wax, you might not. Plus, think this through Scott, this gives you the perfect excuse to buy another turkey call, there's an urgent need  #3
General Forum / Re: 3 word storyLast post by 310 gauge - April 10, 2025, 11:33:05 PMtoo many drinks
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General Forum / Re: Which Jake decoyLast post by Paulmyr - April 10, 2025, 11:31:08 PMThe guys on the Wild Turkey Science Podcast had an episode with an animal behaviourist as a guest. The guest was not a hunter if I remember correctly. In the discussion the guest stated if he were to us a decoy, he'd put the rattiest decoy he could find saying most gobblers would look at it as an easy mark and be more than willing to give a it a thumping. Funky chicken anyone!
Pretty sure in the same episode they were talking about Jake beards and why possibly they were short and stubby. The behaviourist compared it to Male blue birds being born with a reddish patch on their breast that goes away when they mature. In a study they revealed the absence of the red breast patch triggered adult males to viciously attack dummy bluebirds. The attacks were so brutal the people doing the study concluded it would be highly unlikely for a juvenile to survive. Dummies with the red patch weren't touched. He thought the stubby beards on Jake's signified a juvenile and signalled spurs off. The guest seemed pretty amused when the hosts told him hunters often see groups of Jake's running off an adult gobbler possibly taking advantage of the the so called stubby beard truce. #5
2025 OLD GOBBLER TURKEY HUNTING TEAM CONTEST / Re: GOATS Annual "Give the Oth...Last post by Zobo - April 10, 2025, 10:46:01 PMQuote from: lacire on April 10, 2025, 10:39:32 PM Well good morning Rip Van Winkle, nice of you to join the fun, nope, you haven't missed a thing, 😆 all's quiet on the western front.👍 #6
2025 OLD GOBBLER TURKEY HUNTING TEAM CONTEST / Re: GOATS Annual "Give the Oth...Last post by lacire - April 10, 2025, 10:39:32 PM Well, anything happening since my last post on page 4 ? #7
General Forum / Re: Word Association GameLast post by 310 gauge - April 10, 2025, 10:36:57 PMOwl
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Miscellaneous Classified / Re: Really looking to complete...Last post by mozart_hunter - April 10, 2025, 10:31:07 PMBump..
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Box Calls / Re: Why do you have multiple b...Last post by diyj98 - April 10, 2025, 10:29:22 PMI can tell you one reason I do. One year I stepped on my box call while in the woods and broke it. I carry a spare incase I do something stupid like that again
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Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Wood vs. acrylicLast post by ScottTaulbee - April 10, 2025, 10:10:53 PMMy question wasn't so much as if it would affect the sound so much as if it repeated use in rainy weather would affect the longevity of a wood call or if it would result in cracking/etc of the wood. Typically in the past I would leave the trumpet at home if it was calling for rain or raining but I've become so enamored with trumpets over the past year that I wouldn't dream of leaving it at home. During this youth season I carried only a trumpet and my mouth calls and didn't wear a vest for the first time and it was so much nicer and I didn't feel under equipped in the least. I'm just trying to get a feel for if I should leave the wood trumpets at home and get an acrylic or Delrin to carry on foul weather days.
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