![]() Handmade from 100% pure cedar, it requires a CH13 chalk stick. The Little Scratch Box is great for close-in calling and can make a beautiful purring sound that drives big toms crazy. We tested it and let the turkeys tell us when we got it right.” The Little Scratch Box proved its worth where it counts - in the woods. “We worked a long time to get the sound down as close to a real turkey as we could. “It took some work, but it has the same sound as a bigger call,” Antley said of the 2-inch cedar box that you can easily hold and then slip into your shirt pocket when you are done. That’s the itch that led life-long turkey hunter Jerry Antley of Downsville to come up with his signature Cedar Hills Game Calls “Little Scratch Box.” ![]() NEXT: BEST 6.That means you need to master talking turkey with a really good call, and you have to use it with a minimum amount of movement. Make sure you follow The Big Game Hunting Blog on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. By having a different, but complementary, call on hand that he or she can use well, that hunter may be able to change things up and end the hunt with a big gobbler on the ground. This will give the hunter several options if he or she out in turkey hunting and gets caught in a rain shower or the turkeys stop responding to a particular call. As a result, instead of looking for the “best” call, it’s probably a better idea for a turkey hunter to purchase and master the use of 2-3 different turkey calls. ![]() None is perfect, but they can complement each other very well if used appropriately. The other disadvantage to a diaphragm call is that they are not as loud as other turkey calls, especially box calls.Īs you can see, each of the different types of turkey calls I described here fits into a particular niche. Indeed, many experienced and successful turkey hunters do not know how to use a diaphragm call to its fullest potential. The biggest disadvantage to the diaphragm call is that they are the most difficult turkey calls for a hunter to learn how to use properly. Additionally, box calls are great for calling over long distances, as they can mimic turkey vocalizations at loud, as well as soft volumes. In the hands of a skilled caller, a box call can produce a very wide variety of turkey vocalizations. However, some box calls are now made out of metal. Box calls are most often made of wood such as walnut, cedar, or mahogany, among others. Like the push button call, the box call is also extremely popular and very easy to use. Since they are so popular, and since push button calls do not produce quite as wide of a variety of sounds as other turkey calls (particularly diaphragm or pot and striker calls), mature gobblers may quickly wise up and become less responsive to a hunter using a push button call midway through the season. Additionally, push button calls can present problems for a hunter going after turkeys subject to heavy hunting pressure. While turkeys will still move during a spring rain shower, a little rain can silence a push button call and ruin a hunt for a hunter who relies solely upon push button calls. Unfortunately, push button turkey calls are very sensitive to moisture. Another advantage of the push button call is that a hunter can also easily operate one with only one hand, or even mount it on the stock of a shotgun for quick and easy access. Since they are so easy to use, push button calls are very popular among new turkey hunters. Made from wood (primarily walnut) and/or plastic, push button calls can produce realistic sounds imitating turkey hen clucks, purrs, and yelps. The push button call is probably the easiest turkey call to use. Indeed, I haven’t actually used any of them on a turkey hunt yet, so I’m not really in a position to say which type or brand works “best.” Instead, I’m merely presenting some of the pros and cons of each type of call as well as some things to consider when getting ready to purchase one. There are a wide variety of turkey calls available on the market today, and I hope to provide some useful information on the advantages and disadvantages of each in this article.īefore we begin, please note that I’m not necessarily endorsing any particular type or brand of turkey call in this article. Since spring turkey season overlaps with mating season for turkeys in most of the United States, imitating turkey vocalizations is the most popular and most effective technique used by turkey hunters to call in a big gobbler. For my next article in my series on turkey hunting, I’m writing about the differences between some of the various types of turkey calls commonly used by turkey hunters. As I mentioned in my previous articles on patterning my shotgun, the basics of turkey hunting, and camouflaging my shotgun, I’m in the process of preparing for an upcoming turkey hunt during Memorial Day weekend.
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