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The Evolution of Turkey Calls


The Evolution of Turkey Calls | Mossy Oak

The same year the mighty Titanic sank, we would see the first patented version of today's slate call. In July of 1912, a doctor named Wade H.

The Basics of Turkey Calls and Their History - Project Upland

Early “trumpet” or “wing bone” calls were crafted from turkey wing bones or antlers. While some controversy exists around the date of the ...

The History of Turkey Calls and How to Use Them - Banks Outdoors

Hunters have been using turkey calls for centuries. “Wild turkeys are native only to America, and turkey calls have been dated back to 6,500 ...

Turkey Call History and Calling Tips | onX Hunt

The hunter pushes a spring-loaded wood dowel that's attached to a block of wood. The wood block rubs against a pyramid-shaped piece of wood to ...

A history of turkey calls | Sports - JDNews.com

The first turkey calls were constructed from natural materials including some from the birds themselves. Wing bone calls were some of the ...

The History of Tube-Type Turkey Calls | Mossy Oak

In the mid-1970's, Dick Kirby founded Quaker Boy Calls. One of their calls was made from the Memphis Snuff Company half-ounce cans to make ...

94-Year-Old Turkey Call Maker Keeps Tradition Alive - KSMU Radio

Ozarks Alive is a web-based local history and culture preservation project. Begun in 2015 by Kaitlyn McConnell, the site features articles ...

Turkey call - Wikipedia

The term turkey call can refer to either the different vocalizations of the turkey or devices designed and used to imitate these sounds.

Turkey Calls 101 - OoCities.org

"Peg and pot" slate calls and box calls were both used in the 1800s. The slate calls were used much like they are today, the only real difference being that a ...

Our History - Lynch Since 1940

In 1940 M.L. Lynch started his world famous turkey call company. He had many years to perfect the sounds of his call and even wrote a book about how to call and ...

The Art of Turkey Calling | Hook & Barrel Magazine

The modern-day turkey call-making era is said to have begun in the 1880s when Charles Jordan began production of wing bone yelpers very similar ...

Forgotten Calls: Bring Your Old Calls Back to Action

The NWTF says it's the original turkey call used by American Indians to put turkey dinners over the fire. Their Winchester Museum houses the oldest known ...

Turkey Call Evolution: From D.D. Adams to the Deception Chamber

Adams. This call was crafted from an old flower pot bottom with slate glued into the top, and had a custom striker forged from a broom handle.

History of the Lynch Turkey Call Company

M.L. Lynch started his turkey call company in 1940 in Birmingham, AL. Lynch is the oldest turkey call company and makes game calls as well as having ...

Wild Turkey Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Males often gobble from their treetop roosts, where the sound carries better than on the ground. They use it to attract females and in response to other males— ...

My Dad's Old Turkey Calls - Realtree Camo

Leon's Turkey Caller ... Virginia's Leon Johenning produced this turkey call in the late 1950s. In short, it's a small, lanyard-held wooden box ...

50-Year Journey: How Turkey Hunting Has Changed Since 1973

It was hard to get turkey calls. I made some ... NWTF founder Tom Rodgers takes a bearing in the turkey woods during a time when wild turkey ...

The Gibson Legend - Origin Of Box Calls In Turkey Hunting - YouTube

The 1897 Gibson Box Call & Gobbler was the pioneer of the box calls you use in turkey hunting today. Join us in this episode as we keep the ...

The Ultimate Turkey Call Collection - Garden & Gun

Historians believe the first calls were crafted some eight thousand years ago by Native Americans, and since then they have evolved into different styles—box, ...

Talking turkey: A spring hunting season history - The Mountain Mail

Through the years, turkey calls settled into two basic groups; friction calls including box calls, slates and plungers, and mouth calls ...