Resources

for turkey call history, callmaking, and collecting

An excellent commercial online resource for callmaking, history, and collecting is Custom Calls Online



CALL IDENTIFICATION AND HISTORY

Turkey calls : an enduring American folk art, by Howard L. Harlan ; edited by W. Crew Anderson ; [with introduction by Rob Keck]. Nashville, TN: Harlan/Anderson Press, 1994.

Turkey callmakers past and present : Micks picks, by Earl Mickel. Beach Lake, PA: E. Mickel, 1994.

Turkey Callmakers past & present : the rest of the best, by Earl E. Mickel. Honesdale, PA : Earl E. Mickel, 1999.

Making turkey callers in the gobbler's shop, by Neil D. "Gobbler" Cost; with Scott Branton and Ray Berryhill. 1st ed. [S.l.] : Branton Berryhill, 1999. Includes hunting stories and callmaking info.


CALLMAKING - VARIOUS TYPES

"How to Make Your Own Turkey Calls," by Jerome B. Robinson, in Field & Stream (West. ed.), Jan 1998 v102 n9 p30(2). Info on making box calls and slate calls.

Complete Book of the Wild Turkey, by Roger M. Latham. Stackpole Books, 1976 (1956). Out of Print. See pages 153 -175 for callmaking instructions.

Turkey hunting with Charlie Elliott : the old professor tells all about hunting America's big-game bird, by Charles Elliott. Foreword by William E. Rae. Covington, GA : Cherokee Press, c1979,1982. ISBN 0877970637. Out of Print. See Chapter 11--Calls: How to Make and Use Them.


BOX CALLS

"The soft touch," by Slaton L. White, in Field & Stream, Feb 1997 v101 n10 p42(6).

"The unbeatable box," by Homer Circle, in Sports Afield, April 1995 v213 n4 p98(4).


WINGBONE CALLS

Jesse's How to Make a Wingbone Call Page - an excellent online resource for making wingbones!

"Wingbone turkey call: its love notes are an advantage in spring," by Frank Miniter, in Outdoor Life, April 1998 v201 n3 p98(2).

"Turkey call soup," by Al Stewart, in Outdoor Life, March 1985 v175 p128(2).


SLATE CALLS

"Cheap talk: with a fistful of change and a little bit of time, you can make a killer turkey call," by Michael Pearce, in Outdoor Life, Feb 1997 v199 n2 p46(2).


OTHER CALLS

"The most simple call," (tube call), by Philip Bourjaily, in Field & Stream (West ed.), May 1998 v103 n1 p48(3).