Story from the March’s Call Winner

I  got a email yesterday from March’s call giveaway winner. He had stated that he had received the call, and that it was just what he wanted. Zach had wanted his call engraved with his friend Bryce Russell that had passed away and went on to meet the lord. Bryce was the one that had gotten Zach into turkey hunting. Here is the rest of the story in Zach’s words.

I just wanted to let you know that I received the package in the mail yesterday and LOVE the call.  It is exactly what I wanted and I couldn’t be happier.  I played it some in the morning and loved the sound of it, and I had already been planning on going out with my bow that afternoon.  Well I am normally the guy that I completely loaded down with calls up the wazzu, but yesterday I decided I wanted to go light and I decided to only bring my new call with me.  This is a big deal for me since I usually carry a box, 4 slates, 8 strikers, locators, and 7 mouth calls.  Well I had my bow with me and since I was traveling light I decided to stalk the turkeys rather than sit in a blind.

I got out to the woods at 3:45 PM and I knew where they hung out at that time of day.  I stalked into the area and hit the slate every few steps trying to locate them but didn’t get any response.  I ended up walking up on a strutter at 20 yards across the dried up creek bed.  I had to get set-up fast and the only place I could while still having a shot was a three foot deep cut-out that used to be a cow path, on the bank of the creek.  Well I hit my Derby City slate call one more time and that was it, they came in on a string and I nailed the biggest of the 6 toms with my bow at 14 yards.  I knew you wanted me to send some pictures of me with the call when I got it.  Hope you don’t mind if there is a turkey in the picture too haha.  Fell free to use any of the pictures for anything you want and thank you again for this opportunity. I know Bryce was watching over me on this one.

Zach Rees

February Call Giveaway

The winner of this call giveaway was Scott Strangfeld!!!

Derby City Calls is now going to start a monthly call giveaway. This contest will consist of one lucky winner from each month will receive a free pot call with his or her’s name engraved on the back. Comments about this month’s giveaway is what do you think about our latest call the Turkey Track! Read more

DCC Pro Staff Member Joins Ol’Tom

Today I have gotten some exciting news, that one of our very own DCC pro staff member Tedd Moffett has joined the Field Expert Team of Ol’ Tom. Tedd is very excited about this opportunity in joining such a great company and a great organization like Ol’ Tom! Ól’ Tom is a company that make some the finest turkey hunting apparel and gear out there! Read more

Ohio Turkey Calling Contest

This past weekend, Dave Johnson and Tedd Moffett, were in Cincinnati, OH competing in River Valley Longbeard’s 4th Annual Turkey Calling Contest. This was the first contest for both Dave & Tedd while using Derby City Calls. After the dust had settled Dave Johnson had taken 2nd Place in the Amateur Division and Tedd rounding out taking 5th. Tedd’s nerves had gotten the better of him, with a few slips on his fly down cackle. As for the Friction Division Dave ended up finishing 4th with Tedd coming in 7th. Read more

Looking forward to Deer Season

Just because Derby City’s main focus is on turkey calls doesn’t mean we are only turkey hunters.  Don’t get me wrong, I love to chase those longbeards.  Turkey hunting is a passion of mine.  However, deer hunting is not far behind it.  I am looking forward to the cool, crisp autumn air.  There is nothing that makes a hunter feel more alive as when that first cool day arrives.  I can almost smell the sweet aroma of fall.

Living in the suburbs of Louisville, most people would think that wildlife does not exist here.  Serious hunters know that suburbs can hold some great whitetail deer.  I have several whitetail that visit my backyard every day.  As October wains and November appears on the calendar, I normally have some very good bucks come by looking for does.  These bucks can live to maturity.  Most are not pressured and have ample food throughout the year.  As long as they are not hit by automobiles, they grow up to be trophy animals.

I have not hunted them much since I have lived in my house, but that is about to change.  The number of deer in our subdivision has steadily grown over the past 4 years.  I have had as many as 18 deer in the yard at one time.  If time allows, I will be after some of these deer this year.  Good luck and don’t overlook the suburbs.

Here are some pictures from last year.  One is a picture of a small button buck who frequently visited the feeder throughout the day. 

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