What turkey call to get from cabelas

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Yes I know. Not a ton of selection but my options are limited.

I already have a mouth call so either picking upa box or slate. Im a beginner.

I see cabelas premium slate call on sale so that might be the way to go but wanted to check with you folks
 
I find a box call, the one I use is from Primos, to be easy to use and effective. I think a slate call requires a fair bit more practise to get a good sound.

Happy hunting.
 
"Pot" calls are the way to go.

I still use my 15 year old Knight N Hale Slate and glass and a few different strikers.

Any slate will work, I like these calls as you can do quiet little purrs or clucks with almost no movement (slight hand twitch)

They don't take much to learn how to use. You keep the call surface roughed up and your striker in good shape you can make any realistic hen turkey sound.
 
I like box calls because I can run it one handed underneath the fore end of my shotgun while it’s propped on my knee in a turkey chair. This helps as the birds come in. Mouth calls are nice but I hate that they feel like a piece of gorilla tape in your mouth. They also don’t go well with smoking cigs and drinking coffee. I can’t remember which one I’m running but it’s not the raspy hen.
 
I don't turkey hunt nearly as much as id like, but I'm a mouth call and box call kinda guy. A box call is so easy to use, but mouth calls are hands free so if you can use em good it's hard to justify using anything else.
 
I used mostly box calls. I think if you can use a mouth call comfortably...I can't :(...and can sound good with it...I don't :(...then that's the logical choice.
 
Intimate: Mouth, slate pot, or push. The push can be convenient when rubber banded to a shotgun.

Getting it out there: Box, crystal pot.

Locator: Crow, hooter.

I carry a box, a slate pot, and a hooter.
 
There are days where the won't respond to anything but a soft pot call and days where they won't respond to anything but a raspy box call. Each and every day and bird is different.

Easiest to use is a box call, then a pot call, then a mouth call.

If you get hooked on turkey hunting eventually you are gonna have several of each style.
 
I used to run four different kinds of calls; slate, box, push-button and mouth calls. Different applications for different scenarios and really got successful once I found out that one day Toms could be responsive to a slate call, but would be completely indifferent to it the next, and that mouth calls would work better.

Getting comfortable with mouth calls is the best, you can call hands free or quickly call if you're locating/running and gunning Toms.
 
I use diaphragm and box.
Mainly 2.5 reeds, square cut or batwing cut. Prefer square for purring...Batwings are super raspy...
For box I have and older Primo Hook Up magnetic. Paddle upward, always.
Good luck
 
snapper1 said:
For box I have and older Primo Hook Up magnetic. Paddle upward, always.
Good luck
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53Izzy744 said:
I second the Primos Hookup, great yelps and gobbles on it
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Agreed! I'm using one as I type. Great box, paddle up, down, or sideways, it doesn't seem to matter. I bought mine many years ago when it was cheap. I think they're too pricey now.

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My favorite is a wood/slate pot, I have 4-5 different sticks I use with it, mouth takes some practice to get working, but, effective when they're in close for tiny clucks. Box calls work well, but, bulky to carry around. Plastic/slate is good, wood sounds better in my view. Crystal pot has its place as well. And you need 2-3 different crow calls. Often find variety and versatility seems to be what works for me.
 
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