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Conservation Laws - Saving Waterfowl for future generations

Posted: November 5, 2018

Conservation Laws – Saving Waterfowl for future generations   We need to thank our forefathers for their prudence in protecting the various species of waterfowl with the conservation laws they enacted; without those laws, we would not have the number of birds we have today.  The...

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How A Turkey Got It's Name

Turkey Subspecies

Posted: September 11, 2018

Ever wonder who/how the 5 North America Turkey Subspecies obtained their names? I did, so I thought I would share...  Eastern Wild Turkey – (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) The bird was named by Louis J.P. Vieillot (1748-1830) in 1817.  Silvestris meaning “Forest...

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Embellishments

Posted: April 26, 2017

Checkered calls Checkering is nothing more than a textured surface of cross-hatch pattern of parallel lines that intersect each other.  The intersecting grooves running, at an angle to each other, creates a series of pointed diamond shapes, called points.  Checkering is defined in lines...

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Types of Duck Calls

Posted: April 26, 2017

The type of duck call you decide to purchase should be one that fits your intended purpose of use. Experienced hunters will tell you that you will encounter many different scenarios, which may require a variety of duck calls.  There is no need to go out and purchase a lot of different calls...

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Duck Call Inserts

Posted: April 26, 2017

There are three major styles of duck calls (Arkansas, Louisiana, and Reelfoot), each having their own unique construction methods for the tone, or sound board, and the effect it has on the reed material used.  Either of these styles can be made out of wood, acrylic and even materials such as...

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Duck Call Materials

Posted: April 26, 2017

The denser the material, the louder and crisper duck sounds will be from the call.  Calls are mostly made from wood, acrylic, or polycarbonate.  However, materials such as Micarta, Corian, Delrin, bamboo (aka river cane) and other materials have also been used.  Wood Wood is a very...

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Reed Types

Posted: April 26, 2017

Duck calls come in a variety of reed configurations; single, double and triple reed Configurations. Single Reed The single reed call generally produce more volume and can give you very loud hail calls and comeback calls; great for wide open spaces.  It’s also good to use with loud...

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