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"Bald's Calls"The calls are absolutely beautiful! The craftmanship is excellent."-Earl & Janene Mickel
I have enjoyed making things since I was very young, so making turkey calls was a natural offshoot of the sport. Many of my early calls were given away unsigned. Some worked, some didn't, but I had fun making them. I met a fine gentleman named Wayne Bailey on a hunt in the Arcadia Valley of Missouri. Wayne took bones from a nice gobbler I had killed and made a 3 bone wingbone call for me. I never forgot the kindness. I now make all kinds of wingbone and turned barrel yelpers, as well as tube calls, and a very few slates & scratch boxes. I also am beginning to offer seminars on turkey hunting geared to teach not just impress others. Too many of the people out there are interested only in ego inflation and the dollar rather than really teaching others to hunt effectively. I have learned a lot from many people and the turkeys themselves, and I am still learning today. When I quit learning from the turkeys I'll give up the sport. Philosophical ramblings: Hunters should savor the hunt rather than the kill. Good friends and acquaintances are worth far more than turkey rewards. Revere the bird you take; he represents thousands of years of evolution, and unlike the dinosaur, he's still here. Patience and confidence are the best pieces of equipment you can take on a turkey hunt, and you can't buy either of them in a store. Don't quit hunting 'til the last legal minute; success can come at any time. Learn to use as wide a variety of calls as you can; versatility can save the day. Don't underestimate your quarry. I believe that indescriminate killing will be the end of our sport unless we change back to ethical hunting and all that it entails.
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