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.
Pro Staffer Scott Crume bags a Nice Gobbler
Derby City Pro Staffer, Scott Crume, had a successful hunt last weekend. Scott is a diehard bowhunter. Even though it was shotgun season for turkey, Scott had his bow in hand and decided to test his new Magnum turkey call from Derby City. This is an account of Scott’s hunt in his own words-
“It was Sunday evening in Spencer County. I was hunting a roost that an estimated 40 birds were using. About 30-45 minutes before dark, hens began flying up to roost about 75-100 yards downhill from me. I made some calls and it wasn’t long before 2 gobblers closed to within 20 yards of me. I drew back on them without being seen, but I shot between the first gobbler’s feet (My bow limb hit my treestand when I was releasing my shot). That bird flew off down the ridge. There was enough commotion going on with all the turkeys around me that the second gobbler hung around. I made the next shot count at 24 yards. The tom only made it 40 yards before piling up. He had a 9 inch beard, 1 inch spurs, and weighed approximately 20 pounds.”
Derby City is excited to see how well our calls are working. These calls make exceptionally soft putts, purrs, and clucks. These calls resulted in the death of three birds last weekend between Scott, Jimmy and Brent.
Hey Scott, don’t worry about the miss. The boys at the shop will be teasing you a little, trust me. All I can say is, ”Scott and Jimmy be eating Turkey” At least you did not get a big bruise for your missed shot.
Congrats to you, Scott. We are glad you choose to use Derby City Calls. It is great to have you as a Pro Staffer.
