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meatGrinder

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I generally use a "crystal" call with wooden striker. Its probably a poly carbonate material. Rub a little sandpaper on call to rough it up as the friction is what creates the sound.
I have a crystal pot call that is the loudest one I carry. I can usually get pretty loud with a diaghram, but if it's windy I pull out the crystal pot. Pretty high pitched too.
 

hunter966

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and an old Ben Lee box call
Wow, there’s a legend from the past! Got quite a few of his hunting tapes, when I first started learning to call turkeys I. Ought a BUNCH of his diaphragms.

I use mouth calls and box calls mainly. I like slates to do some soft calls when they’re closing in.
 

Dorkus

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Wow, there’s a legend from the past! Got quite a few of his hunting tapes, when I first started learning to call turkeys I. Ought a BUNCH of his diaphragms.

I use mouth calls and box calls mainly. I like slates to do some soft calls when they’re closing in.
It definitely is and I don’t remember where I bought it. It was in the 80s.

I recently bought an expensive box call and I don’t use it, it doesn’t sound as good as my BL. So Ben is my prime box still.
 

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I bought this plaque off eBay for cheap, and it turned out to be pretty decent. I don’t know what taxidermists charge for a fan/beard/spur mount, but I have about $30 in this one.
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dennishoddy

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I bought this plaque off eBay for cheap, and it turned out to be pretty decent. I don’t know what taxidermists charge for a fan/beard/spur mount, but I have about $30 in this one.
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I like it! My first turkey fans just got some epsom salt on the base as I was told would preserve them, but a few years later, they fell apart.
Haven't' tried to mount one since.
 

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