A place to read about all things for duck/turkey call aficionados.
Posted: November 5, 2018
Conservation Laws – Saving Waterfowl for future generations We need to thank our forefathers for their prudence in protecting the various species of waterfowl with the conservation laws they enacted; without those laws, we would not have the number of birds we have today. The...
Posted: September 11, 2018
Ever wonder who/how the 5 North America Turkey Subspecies obtained their names? I did, so I thought I would share... Eastern Wild Turkey – (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) The bird was named by Louis J.P. Vieillot (1748-1830) in 1817. Silvestris meaning “Forest...
Posted: April 26, 2017
Checkered calls Checkering is nothing more than a textured surface of cross-hatch pattern of parallel lines that intersect each other. The intersecting grooves running, at an angle to each other, creates a series of pointed diamond shapes, called points. Checkering is defined in lines...
Posted: April 26, 2017
The type of duck call you decide to purchase should be one that fits your intended purpose of use. Experienced hunters will tell you that you will encounter many different scenarios, which may require a variety of duck calls. There is no need to go out and purchase a lot of different calls...
Posted: April 26, 2017
There are three major styles of duck calls (Arkansas, Louisiana, and Reelfoot), each having their own unique construction methods for the tone, or sound board, and the effect it has on the reed material used. Either of these styles can be made out of wood, acrylic and even materials such as...
Posted: April 26, 2017
The denser the material, the louder and crisper duck sounds will be from the call. Calls are mostly made from wood, acrylic, or polycarbonate. However, materials such as Micarta, Corian, Delrin, bamboo (aka river cane) and other materials have also been used. Wood Wood is a very...
Posted: April 26, 2017
Duck calls come in a variety of reed configurations; single, double and triple reed Configurations. Single Reed The single reed call generally produce more volume and can give you very loud hail calls and comeback calls; great for wide open spaces. It’s also good to use with loud...
December 25th
1903 - Call Maker Mark Weedman - Born
1921 - Call Maker Howard House - Born
1926 - Call Maker Jerry Epple - Born
1927 - Call Maker Sidney Vaughn - Born
1945 - Call Maker Doug Conway - Born
1986 - Call Maker Robert Sims - Passed Away
2008 - Tom Rodgers - Founder of National Wild Turkey Federation -Passed Away
2022 - Call Maker Joe Lares - Passed Away
Conservation Laws – Saving Waterfowl for future generations We need to thank our forefathers for their prudence in protecting the...
Ever wonder who/how the 5 North America Turkey Subspecies obtained their names? I did, so I thought I would share... Eastern Wild Turkey...
Checkered calls Checkering is nothing more than a textured surface of cross-hatch pattern of parallel lines that intersect each other. The...
New call from Kevin Sjostrand, Visalia, California. Engraved on the toneboard "Sjostrand 296" Stabilized Buckeye burl with stabilized dark maple...
New call from Kevin Sjostrand, Visalia, California. Engraved on the toneboard "Sjostrand 286" Stabilized Maple Burl with Asian burl band. MarshKing...
New call from Kevin Sjostrand, Visalia, California. Engraved on the toneboard "Sjostrand 290" Patagonia Rosewood with stabilized maple burl band...
