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#91

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Red Palm/buffalo horn

Last post by fordhunt - January 22, 2026, 11:37:19 AM

I've been away for a little bit enjoying my fall hunting season,and had a fantastic season feeling blessed..here a set of stabilized Red Palm callers finished for a good friend of mine.

#92

LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: Calling VS Experience/Wood...

Last post by mountainhunter1 - January 22, 2026, 11:32:00 AM

Woodsmanship is everything. If a man has a ton of woodmanship, which includes knowing not only where to call but when and when not - his calling can be barely average and he will be just fine. And do not miss this - the man who says he is a good woodsman, yet he does not have a wheelbarrow or patience, he is just kidding himself. Patience is a key part of any notion of woodsman skills.

A true woodsman has one objective far beyond killing a turkey that day - and that is to leave the truck, go hunt, and then return to the truck without alerting the turkeys to the fact that you were there. Everyone spooks a turkey at some point, but the idea is to get from the truck and back to the truck and to hopefully not spook a turkey that day. Using deep drains or steep bluffs for entry and exit to avoid them knowing you are there takes far more effort, but that is much of what woodsmanship is all about.

Today, we have a lot of hunters who can run a diaphragm or a pot call like a scolded dog, but they are flailing their way through the woods and struggling to draw turkeys to the gun barrel on a consistent basis. Most will tell you that they are killing it in the woods if you ask, but if you sit back and observe what is happening on public land where I live - 80% of those are more in charge of killing prevention than turkey killing. So many guys just flail and flush the woods from the time they leave the truck to the time they arrive back at it to go home. And maybe that is a good thing since the Wild Turkey numbers are not what they used to be.

#93

Welcome Posts for new members /Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from Tidewater, Virg...

Last post by Willieva - January 22, 2026, 11:24:46 AM

Welcome! I was raised and mostly hunt in the Isle of Wight/Suffolk area.

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#94

Turkey Locator Calls / What’s the “go to” on crow cal...

Last post by slave601 - January 22, 2026, 11:23:31 AM

I've had an old primos power crow for years and I'm looking to upgrade. It doesn't sound the same anymore like it once did. What's the best crow call in yalls opinion? Thanks

#95

LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: Do hens make a lot of soun...

Last post by mountainhunter1 - January 22, 2026, 11:12:23 AM

In 2022, I hunted the whole spring and never heard a hen make a peep. Most years, I will hear a few hens, but usually it is just an isolated series or two of yelps or less. Even more important on this subject is just how soft most of the hen talk is that you actually hear in the woods. That is why I cringe every year when I hear hunters lighting the woods up like they are on a stage in some competition. Most hunters call not only too loud, but too much.

Most of the time, if you hear a hen really yelping like most hunters do, she is out of sorts about something. Maybe she got separated from the rest of the flock, or maybe she was spooked an bit earlier by a coyote or something, or she could just be agitated by that aggressive hen in camouflage on the next ridge. But if her world is perfect and she is having a really good day - most times you have to be really close to hear what she is saying. But make no mistake - she is talking all day long, as that is what turkeys do. 

#96

General Forum / Re: Sponsorship for this forum...

Last post by 3bailey3 - January 22, 2026, 11:06:16 AM

Their are also some corporate sponsor down the left side of the page!

#97

General Forum / Re: TSS prices will go up soon

Last post by 3bailey3 - January 22, 2026, 11:02:57 AM

Very nice Lung, you like the 8 or 9's better, I have some 9's but never tried the 8's

#98

Turkey Pot Call & Strikers Classifieds / Re: WTB Andy Kaiser

Last post by Jbird22 - January 22, 2026, 10:28:01 AM

I have a few of Andy's pot calls that I would part with if anyone is interested. I didn't know he had stopped making calls, hate to hear that. PM me if interested.

#99

Welcome Posts for new members /Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from Indiana!

Last post by MITurkey - January 22, 2026, 10:27:45 AM

Hello!  Exciting win for you recently.  If you're into football that is.

#100

Welcome Posts for new members /Introduce Yourself / Re: Nice to meet you

Last post by MITurkey - January 22, 2026, 10:24:34 AM

Cool man. Great place here. Welcome to you