Whats your call?

I use all of them. For the first couple seasons I relied heavily upon a slate call, since it's the easiest to master. Last year I ended up foraying into mouth calling and had decent results with it. On a windy day and most days last season I used a traditional Lynch No. 102 box call.

Beentown said:

I prefer to mouth call unless it is windy or locating. The only thing I used to use a box call for was locating. I never owned a "good" box call though.

I am self taught and would probably learn a lot from someone experienced.

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I was lucky enough to have a good mentor that helped me learn to call, but it's all about just doing it. It's a confidence thing too, I swear. I called the same hen in 6/6 mornings the first week of the season. Pissed me off, but at least I knew that I sounded like a turkey. Remember that the cadence and tone is just as important as it being perfect sounding. And I'm a less is more kinda guy...until it's 1130 and some dumbass bird is gobbling when I give them everything in the book.

My number one call is a diaphram, I like my Cody slate at times. I carry the kitchen sink but mainly just use my mouth calls.

I only use 2 calls, a Primos "box cutter" mahogany box call and a push button type call. Those 2 calls have brought over 40 tail fans to the gun. I have no reason to try anything else, other than decoys.

I would say my 1# would be a good glass over slate backed up by a good triple cut . Makes them sing in the morning sun.

Last year at the deer and turkey expo I kept hearing this really good sounding call. I followed the sound until I found this little old guy and his wife at a booth consisting of a plain old folding table and a generic sign "mountain side calls". There he was at this plain jane booth in the middle of all the big name fancy vendors and from what I saw he was outselling all of them. I bought a glass pot call with a slate on the reverse side and a hickory striker. sounds great.

The other call I like a friend of mine gave me for my birthday last year. We were out on opening weekend and in conversation it came up that my birthday was a couple weeks ago. He reached into a pocket in his vest and pulled out a knight and hale modle 154 box call and handed it to me and said "happy birthday, I dont use this anymore and I see you dont have one". The following weekend I was out hunting in the rain having no luck. I remembered that call and was concerned that the rain might have ruined it. I took it out and hit it a couple times to make sure it was OK and got an Immediate response from 100 yards away. After he gobbled again I started clucking and cutting on the pot call I got from the old guy at the expo and that 21 pound gobbler came in on a rope. My first ever.

Gern186 said:

I only use 2 calls, a Primos "box cutter" mahogany box call and a push button type call. Those 2 calls have brought over 40 tail fans to the gun. I have no reason to try anything else, other than decoys.

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My moms favorite call. Its so simple to use that people don't even use it, but ask my mom if it works LOL.

I use a Primos diaphram and a Lynch box call. They have been working well for me over the last few years.

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Not a big fan of the Primos dome-style diaphrams, or the quaker boys or the HS's. My favorite diaphrams are the Zink shane hendershot sig series (which is my go-to) and the Woodhaven Copperhead. For friction calls I really like the Zink Power Hen crystal... that thing sounds awesome. I might buy one of Zink's thunder ridge slates this year, too.

Keystone Calls - Sassy mouth call, glass mini wedge scratch box.....

the sassy mouth call drove them birds nuts last year

rgecko23 said:

Keystone Calls - Sassy mouth call, glass mini wedge scratch box.....

the sassy mouth call drove them birds nuts last year

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I heard/used Hoyt's glass mini wedge Keystone and it would be at the top of my list for a new call.

rgecko23 said:

Keystone Calls - Sassy mouth call, glass mini wedge scratch box.....

the sassy mouth call drove them birds nuts last year

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I'm definitely going to look into that Sassy diaphram! Thanks for the heads-up dude.

I have a Lohman model 870 box call that I have been using with success since I was in middle school. I have a few slate calls that are ok and a Im a good natural mouth caller. I never have liked diaphram calls because I learned how to call with my with my naturally as a kid.

I have a old aluminum slate call I like. As far as mouth calls I have a assortment that I have accumulated I usually by a variety pack and pick thru to find the ones I like. I generally like multiple reed cutter style or notched reed calls. They break over crisply for me with a good amount of raspy in em. Luckily ya don't hafta be a great caller to kill turkeys tho.