What is your favorite turkey call.

[Phantom Gobbler]

My favorite call is a Backwoods glass friction call. It produces very sweet yelps, purrs and clucks and has worked really well when a bird is in close and I am calling for a friend.  Have had toms spitting and druming within 25 yards!  Call is purpleheart wood and is very handsomely done.  Not sure if they are still being made?

[Tom Tamer]

Various mouth calls made by a former NWTF'er that kind of went AWOL then I have a purpleheart Glass on glass made by Backwoods Calls that when you strike a note that causes the call to reverberate it just drive most any gobbler over the top.

They went south on me but mouth calls made by Eddie Salter were really the best I'd found. Iam looking for some out of the ordinary( for around here) mouth calls and possibly any local guys to try. I'm hoping to equip my vest with calls all made here in Washington

[Tom Tamer]

My favorite call is a Backwoods glass friction call. It produces very sweet yelps, purrs and clucks and has worked really well when a bird is in close and I am calling for a friend.  Have had toms spitting and druming within 25 yards!  Call is purpleheart wood and is very handsomely done.  Not sure if they are still being made?

 Phantom, they actually are shut down, i know both of the owners real well and niether have the time with jobs and family to pursue the business. But Shannon told me that if you do have any problems with their calls, broken surface or anything they will still fix them. It's a shame I thought and think they are pretty good calls and I believe they had M.D. Johnson helping them around the conutry to get some interest going. Hopefully in the future they'll come back

[Phantom Gobbler]

Tamer, Thanks for the update on Backwoods Calls.  I also have a beautiful BW zebrawood glass call that I am keeping in reserve.      Backwoods Calls still have their ad on the Tacoma NWTF web page. You can see my first turkey at http://www.backwoodscalls.com/pics3.html

Does anyone have a specific recommendation on a custom wood slate call.  I am looking to upgrade my H.S. Strut Li'l Deuce.

Also is it worth carrying a crystal friction call?

 

[fishunt247]

The box calls my dad makes. And for diaphrams, the Champion Cutter by Knight and Hale.

[Diehard0123]

I have two box calls that are my go to calls.  one is the Primos graphite prospector and the other is the Quaker boy NWTF Jakes program box call that my daughter won when she was 4 years old at a jakes event calling contest.

[SpokaneSlayer]

Hey Phantom gobbler, how about making your own call?  Doesn't get much more custom than that.

http://www.customsawing.com/index.html 

I made a slate over glass with a zebrawood pot.  Sounds pretty good.

[PA BEN]

Mouth call with a box call. I will start with my box call and wile using it I'll cut and yelp with a mouth call at the same time. Sounds like more then one hen. Also, I'll gobble with a box call too. Sounds like a tom with hens.

[hornhunter]

I have a Primos heartbreaker.  It is hands down my favorite call.  I can broadcast far away or I can call softly.  I purrs very nice as well.  I have used 5 different calls before using that thing an BOOM off in the distance GOBBLE GOBBLE.  It has closed more deals than any other call I have.  The freak frictionite call pures like magic, those to at the same time are an awesome pair.  Of course I have that mouth call in at the same time, double reeds sound the most consistant after multiple uses in my experience. 


Least favorite call ANY mouth call made with plastic  instead of aluminum.

[509er]

Primos heartbreaker

[rosscrazyelk]

I like the mouth diaphram calls. Not good at them but I like them

[Phantom Gobbler]

Spokaneslayer, Good idea about making a call....I will have to try it next winter!

I ended up with a Williams Customer Call, slate over glass, in spalted red elm.  These calls are great sounding and great looking!     

http://www.williamscustomcalls.com/

They are worth a look for anyone interested in a custom call at a reasonable price.

Alex Wiliams is a known call maker in GA.

Anyone else have one of his calls?
                 

[Phantom Gobbler]

I have attached a picture of the Williams Custom Call.

[Phantom Gobbler]

I am really impressed by the WCC slate call I received, so I have ordered a second custom call from Alex.  The new call will be a bronze glass over glass friction call made out of wild cherry burl wood. The call will be finished later this month, as Alex is going to have a booth at the NWTF National Convention this month in Nashville. You can see some examples of this call and the awesome WCB wood on this website.  It takes over a year to season (dry) the wild cherry burl cut blocks. 

[teal101]

I love my diaphram calls.  Most consistent for me to run.  I have a mix of primos and K&H right now with some Zink and Woodhaven on the way.

For friction I use a primos double sided box or one of their slate or aluminum pot calls.  Looking to upgrade there too eventually.