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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
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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!
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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
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Just north of Baton Rouge
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Ron, if you invent a rat call then you and your brother can get a show called "Rat Dynasty".
Richard
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The price of a handcrafted call..... i think there is better things to buy for that money ::)
Cheers
Marno
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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)