Lee, think before you speak. Take your phone and a wingbone or trumpet call and record yourself at around 50 yards. These calls have a ring to them that puts gobblers on the ground more than I would care to admit! Also, Ralph Permar is a legend.
You're right Mike. I don't believe there is a better sounding call out there than a wingbone, I've limited out this year with a month to go in our season (4 birds) All were taken with a wingbone! I even called 2 birds off the neighbor when they were within about 100 yards of him haha Anyway! 2 birds had 10+ inch beards and 1 inch spurs. I have hen, jake, and gobbler wingbones. Believe it or not, my favorite is the gobbler as I can build into a ton of rasp on a sequence of yelps and then flow into some real sharp clucking/cutting at the end - they can't stand it! I read online some folks saying they'd never take a gobbler wingbone out in the woods and so I wiped the sweat from my brow knowing next year will likely be just as good :D I use my hen wingbone the least and I have yet to kill a bird with it - the mouth piece on hens are more rounded and have a bigger opening which makes them way harder to run than a jake or gobbler wingbone. To me, my jake wingbone sounds like a higher pitched hen or a double reed diaphragm - with a hair of rasp if you hit it just right. The gobbler wingbone on the other hand sounds like an old raspy hen (atleast for me) I compare it to a Woodhaven Red Wasp probably - lots of rasp to it but you can get higher notes too. I like to hit 2 or 3 higher pitched notes then steadily roll over into the rasp. Hope you're slaying them Mike!
Lee, think before you speak. Take your phone and a wingbone or trumpet call and record yourself at around 50 yards. These calls have a ring to them that puts gobblers on the ground more than I would care to admit! Also, Ralph Permar is a legend.
You're right Mike. I don't believe there is a better sounding call out there than a wingbone, I've limited out this year with a month to go in our season (4 birds) All were taken with a wingbone! I even called 2 birds off the neighbor when they were within about 100 yards of him haha Anyway! 2 birds had 10+ inch beards and 1 inch spurs. I have hen, jake, and gobbler wingbones. Believe it or not, my favorite is the gobbler as I can build into a ton of rasp on a sequence of yelps and then flow into some real sharp clucking/cutting at the end - they can't stand it! I read online some folks saying they'd never take a gobbler wingbone out in the woods and so I wiped the sweat from my brow knowing next year will likely be just as good :D I use my hen wingbone the least and I have yet to kill a bird with it - the mouth piece on hens are more rounded and have a bigger opening which makes them way harder to run than a jake or gobbler wingbone. To me, my jake wingbone sounds like a higher pitched hen or a double reed diaphragm - with a hair of rasp if you hit it just right. The gobbler wingbone on the other hand sounds like an old raspy hen (atleast for me) I compare it to a Woodhaven Red Wasp probably - lots of rasp to it but you can get higher notes too. I like to hit 2 or 3 higher pitched notes then steadily roll over into the rasp. Hope you're slaying them Mike!
If I could only have one call it'd be my Permar trumpet. Rain or shine that horn's a killer.
Outstanding sound file Ralph!
Legendary status
What is the difference between a tree yelper and a trumpet?
Thank God for tone deaf turkeys....
Lf Cox can I have your autograph?
Need to throw that thing you're calling a tree yelper away. Turkeys in no way, shape or form sound like that.