DKT-1 Trumpet Turkey Call
from my workshop comes this Model DKT-1 in Ebony, faux ivory spacer, copper ferrule and Delrin mouth piece. This one is sold and headed for GA... thanks for looking....
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turkey time
My son Scott and I hunted down in Cherry Creek, NY this weekend..... Scott shot this big old field gobbler on Saturday. Nothing like a hunt with your son, quality time in the woods and the bonus of some good eating..... 8 inch beard, 3/4 inch spurs and one very, very wet turkey ;-) Even though it rained non-stop all weekend we saw several more birds and a bunch of deer as well.
DK#7 Special Trumpet Turkey Call
Here's my latest: Red Oak Delrin mouth piece 38 special brass This trumpet has the slender shape and call tone that I have been striving for. I really like the way this one came out. Now I will try to replicate it and be consistent from call to call... thanks for taking a look.... Doug
Trumpet #2
More practice on the lathe. I turned this trumpet of Spalted Maple in a more classic style...
Turkey hunt...
Yesterday was opening weekend for turkeys in NY and my buddy Ben and I both took birds. Ben shot his in the morning and I took mine in the afternoon... This was my only weekend to hunt with my knee surgery scheduled for October 30th. The doctor says I'll be down and out of hunting and fishing for about 4 weeks... Even so I am planning to hunt opening day of the gun deer season on Nov. 17th. Lucky for me the birds were working the fields and I could drive the four wheeler right near my blind. Ben with his bird, a double bearded gobbler 7" and 2". I took this hen at 5 pm. in the pouring rain at 48 yards.
Turkey wings on the fly
When I harvest a turkey I put most every part of it to good use. The turkey's wings are most useful. I use the turkey wing feathers for tying flies and for fletching on my arrows. I make turkey calls with the wing bones. Here are two scrimshawed wing bone calls I just finished up for friends.
Turkey down!
Well folks it's turkey season and I love to be out there hunting the big birds this time of year. This spring the hunting has been tough with all the rain and such. Maybe I'm getting old but I hate hunting in the rain... Anyway, I got out to hunt yesterday with my good friend Clint and we had a great morning. Clint had these birds figured out and he put this "Super Jake" right in my lap for an easy shot. The gobbler had a 7 inch beard, 1/2 inch spurs and weighed 17 pounds. Lot's of good eating and fly tying materials, collected the old fashion way...