I’ve got a few spots on my 200 acre farm which are good spots for hunting turkeys. You can be fairly sure that if you’re there and you wait long enough, eventually a flock will come through. A lot of what you learn from bass fishing and deer hunting applies … Continue reading →
It was only a couple of years ago that my phone was anything but useless out at camp. The Verizon map still says that we should not get a signal, and down in the hollers, I would agree. However, up on top of the ridges, we get a fair number … Continue reading →
Lately I have been exposed to a set of attitudes that really sort set me back on my heels. I guess these attitudes have been out there for quite a while. I just had not seen them. I don’t get off my ridge that much. For want of a better … Continue reading →
I want to start a petition around. It is going to be in favor of a resolution to the state legislature to incorporate a Traditional Methods Turkey Season into the Schedule. Black Powder Shotguns of up to #4 Gauge will be allowed Breech loading rifles will be allowed with straight-necked … Continue reading →
I’ve had a Quaker Boy for over 20 years that worked here and there. Over the past couple of seasons, I have taken to making my own scratch pots from slate, glass, slate-over-glass, and aluminum. The parts can be got from Shipley’s In fact, I called in a nice one … Continue reading →
The question of how to do a passable gobble keeps coming up on various forums. Can you gobble with your slate? Your mouth call? Your voice? Yeah, you can. I generally can’t. I have a 25 year old Quaker Boy Grand Old Master box call that gobbles just fine, so … Continue reading →
Long time ago, I was futzing with my latest owl hooter, trying to get it to work. I was down hunting with some serious turkey hunters in Mississippi and they were laughing at the Yankee and his pathetic owl hooter. “No turkey is gonna hear that.” said my buddy. “It’s … Continue reading →
Calling all Turkey Hunters! You know that when the ol’ shaman tells you about something, he means it. It’s been going on 25 years since a man from Quaker Boy put a Grand Old Master box call in my hand and told me to go out and try turkey hunting. … Continue reading →
My experience has been that every day and every turkey seems to demand a different call. I’ve got probably half a dozen friction pot calls that are store-bought. It’s always a guessing game. I take a couple with me each day. Some days they like one, the next day they … Continue reading →
My experience has been that every day and every turkey seems to demand a different call. I’ve got probably half a dozen friction pot calls that are store-bought. It’s always a guessing game. I take a couple with me each day. Some days they like one, the next day they … Continue reading →
Remember that by most professionals’ estimates calling is only about 20% of the game when it comes to turkey hunting. Scouting is by far the most important part of the game. If the birds have a mind to fly down to one side of the roost and walk off and … Continue reading →
From the Quaker Boy Forums [From cbbase34:] Hi there, you said something about Learn to take a turkey’s temperature, how do you do that? thank you Well you first have to get underneath the gobbler, this is usually done by first pushing his head down with your left hand and … Continue reading →
(fromthe Quakerboy.com forums) Early in the morning at my place, I can usually rely on my owls to piss off the gobblers. The owl hoots, the gobbler responds, and I didn’t have to do squat. If you listen to what time that takes place, that’s a fair indication of when … Continue reading →
New for 2007! The Shamanic Signature Series Custom ScratchBoxes! Now don’t all go crowding each other. Somebody’s gonna get hurt. Yes, here they are, the bestest turkey calls the shaman’s has ever made. Actually they’re the first ones. See, I lost my glass call a few years ago. … Continue reading →
