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Post by dovehunter on Apr 28, 2010 16:16:33 GMT -5
Regarding box vs. slate (friction) calls I use both. I think it is easier to make realistic soundings putts and purrs on a slate call than it is on a box call. Notice I didn't say it couldn't be done on a box only that it's easier on a slate. I do think calls made using a box carry farther.
I don't know about the box-for-fields and slate-for-woods idea. Around here you don't call turkeys out into the fields. Unless it rains, you won't see one unless you are back in the woods.
I also use the push-pull calls occasionally too. The only thing I don't use are the diaphragm calls since they make me gag.
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Post by deputydon on Apr 28, 2010 20:59:41 GMT -5
I tend to use whatever the birds seem to respond to on any given day .....................
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Post by Jack on Apr 28, 2010 22:11:51 GMT -5
I use a box and a slate. I do think the box call will carry farther. Like Dovehunter, I think a slate can't be beat for purrs and other soft calls. Carrying 2 different kinds of calls helps, I think- if a bird hangs up and won't come in to one kind of call, you can come back later and try the other call.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Apr 29, 2010 7:52:20 GMT -5
I must be doing something wrong then ;D The purrs on the slate/glass calls sould like one constant drag. My box call purr you can hear each little individual contact point.
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