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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Back Room => Topic started by: ronbeaux on March 18, 2013, 06:53:54 PM

Title: Louisiana call makers
Post by: ronbeaux on March 18, 2013, 06:53:54 PM
Mrs RB and I attended the www.lacalls.org (http://www.lacalls.org) annual metting in Jena Louisiana. Holy smokes! 

Check out these game calls:

This guy turned down $7000.00 for this 1890's era call by J.T. Beckhart. One of his calls sold for almost $100,000.00!!

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/ronbeaux/image-68.jpg)

Here are some hand carved duck calls. One belongs to President Bush. On loan for the show

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/ronbeaux/image-64.jpg)

Mine is the ugly one in the working duck call catagory

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/ronbeaux/image-63.jpg)

Some turkey yelpers

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/ronbeaux/image-65.jpg)

Some carved working calls
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/ronbeaux/image-66.jpg)


Got lots more pics and the guys coached me on tone boards. What a great day!


Title: Re: Louisiana call makers
Post by: robert w on March 18, 2013, 07:36:29 PM
sounds like a fine day. was nice of g.w. to lend his call out for the show. what part of la. are you in? i used to drive a truck all over lousiana ,was in slidell,huma, new orleans , port'la hatch , many, you name it i was there at 1 point
Title: Re: Louisiana call makers
Post by: ronbeaux on March 18, 2013, 10:25:39 PM
Just north of Baton Rouge
Title: Re: Louisiana call makers
Post by: amb5500c on March 18, 2013, 10:41:41 PM
Ron, if you invent a rat call then you and your brother can get a show called "Rat Dynasty".
Richard
Title: Re: Louisiana call makers
Post by: Marno on March 20, 2013, 05:42:14 AM
The price of a handcrafted call..... i think there is better things to buy for that money  ::)

Cheers
Marno
Title: Re: Louisiana call makers
Post by: Mo.sniper342 on March 21, 2013, 10:19:39 PM
Hey Ron if your'e getting into making duck and goose calls and need a field tester give me a shout. (my wife loves it when a new call comes into the house)