Mike Bevan bags trophy bird with Derby City Call
Derby City Game Calls wants to thank Mike Bevan of Los Angeles California for his purchase of the Derby City Spur design Slate over Glass Turkey Call, upgraded with Old Growth Striker. Upon follow up by phone from Brent Stoner of Derby City, Mike stated how impressed he was with the call and the striker and the sound it produced. Mike told Brent that he was so impressed with his new call and striker that he threw his other friction call away. Mike was in our neck of the woods here in Kentucky on Holiday and got in a little hunting of his own. While he was here he ordered another DCC call, ( Magnum Slate over Glass ) and two more Old Growth Strikers. Below you will find Mike’s comments in his own words on how the calls worked. Thanks again Mike for the purchase of the calls, proud to add this one to the Kill Zone.
Brent Stoner, Derby City Calls
” Dear Brent,
Ment to call and thank you for sending me the call when I was in Clarkson but was hunting deer/turkey day and night. The call is fantastic. Got this bird using the call. Birds came in from all directions. Back in Los Angeles now and can’t wait to go back. I will be showing these calls to all my hunting buddy’s. Wishing you guys a wonderful holiday season.
Best Regards, Mike Bevan”
Friendship
One of the things I like about hunting is that it allows you to meet a lot of people and develop life- long friendships. Many of my good friends are hunters who I have met through my love of the outdoors. Working at Derby City Calls has expanded my network of friends even more. Brent Stoner has become a good friend of mine. We recently started hunting together and have had success turkey hunting and chasing rabbits. Jeff and Eric Sullivan have also become good friends. There guys are not hunters…yet!! My love of hunting allowed me to meet these guys when they were looking at manufacturing turkey calls. Jeff and Eric are hardworking business owners. They have been great to work with and I look forward to many years of friendship.
To Brent, Jeff, and Eric- I am blessed to have you guys as friends. I look forward to growing these friendships over the years.
To Rick Denkhoff (another good friend)- You better kill a big turkey or deer this year if you still want to be a Pro Staffer.
Great start for Derby City Calls
Derby City Calls ended its first fall turkey season on a high note. On Oct. 30th, 2009, the weatherman was calling for high wind and rain to move in with temperatures in the mid 70’s. It is the last day of the season and I wasn’t going to let the weather stop me. I hit the woods early and set up near a roosting site. The wind was picking up, just as I heard a flock of birds moving through the woods. I made some soft putts and few kee-kees, alternating between my Derby City Spur and Magnum calls. I was also using one of our Old Growth strikers made from the old cabin wood we recently purchased. Our calls worked great.
In a matter of minutes, I had 5 nice birds closing in. The biggest gobbler passed to the right of me, a mere 5 yards from my blind. Unfortunately, I was set up for a shot to my left and I could not pull off a shot without spooking all of them. I had to let that big longbeard walk. I was whispering to myself, “I know where you live and I will be back for you this spring, Tommy Bird!” I sat still and waited for the others to move into position for me to get a shot. I lowered the boom on a nice, big bodied, bird. This bird, along with the hen from opening day, filled my fall turkey tags. I have learned the hard way that the breast tastes better than an unfilled tag any day.
I love the fall turkey season. Kentucky is blessed with 2 fall seasons. I love to put fresh wild turkey on the table for Thanksgiving. My family and friends enjoy it as much as I do. I have a feeling that this year’s harvest will be the best ever. Even though my fall tags have been filled, I can’t wait to meet up with “Ole” Tommy Bird this spring in his own backyard.
Derby City Calls- a great, proven turkey call.
Footnotes: for field staff and pro staff
8 birds taken this fall season with Derby City Calls
Best Bird – Dave Berry
24 pounds 12 inch beard 1 1/2 inch spurs
Best shot- Scott Crume, nice bow kill
Best Review- Clark Bush (check it out on his site, All About Shooting)
Best Time hunting- Brent Stoner, and smallest Bird!
Best Bruise- Jim Dawson (nice one)
Best Effort – Rick Denkhoff (better kill a bird in the spring or you go from Pro Staff to “No Staff”)!!
: No photo available…. check back in the spring!
Also, congrats to Jim on getting his first fall bird ever. He was a trophy bird and a very close 2nd to Dave’s trophy.
Redemption
After agonizing over missing that nice longbeard on Saturday, as well as nursing a bruised shoulder, I redeemed myself Sunday morning. Brent Stoner and myself hit the woods again early on Sunday. At 8:09, a lone gobbler came strolling into the field. Brent could tell I was getting excited. My heart was about to beat out of my chest and I had to control my breathing. Brent said he thought I was about to hyperventilate. Although I looked like a nervous wreck, I was very much under control. One shot was all it took this time. (No Bruises either). We decided to sit tight for about 30 minutes, hoping another bird would come in for Brent. However, the anticipation got the best of Brent. After 5 minutes, we had to go see how good of a bird he really was. He was a limbhanger: 11 inch beard, 1 1/4 inch spurs, est. 23-25 pounds. This was my first fall bird ever. I would like to thank Brent for taking me with him to his honey hole. Those were two outstanding days of hunting and I look forward to many more hunts with Brent.
After this weekend, Brent and I are stoked about Derby City’s line of Turkey Calls. We are anxiously awaiting the Spring season to see how well our calls will perform. If this fall is any indication, Derby City will be the demise of many lovesick gobblers this Spring.
Derby City Calls featured on KY Afield!
As we mentioned in an earlier post, we were featured on Kentucky Afield. You can now check out our segment online! We thank Kentucky Afield for taking the time to check us out – it’s a pretty awesome segment. Check it out:
