Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- The new Stealth-Flex series of mouth-blown predator calls allow hunters to make realistic sounds that will bring in the most wary predators.

Stealth-Flex calls come in a variety of styles in the Johnny Stewart line including the PC-8 Variable Pitch call, which can produce pup squeals, mid-range and high-pitched squeals and low- pitched long-range squalls.

Stealth-Flex Rabbit Distress Preadtor Call

It can also reproduce raccoon chatter and chicken cackles. Other calls include the Pitch Controlled Predator Call, Rabbit Distress Call and the Stealth-Flex Fox Call.

A Johnny Stewart Slammer Crow Call is also available for hunters who like to use a mouth-blown call to hunt crows.

All Stealth-Flex calls feature a soft rubber barrel to help callers change tone and volume of the calls.

The Variable Pitch Call sells for a suggested retail price of $11.99.

The Pitch Controlled, Rabbit Distress and Fox Calls sell for $9.99 and the Slammer Crow Call for $8.99.

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products.

Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product-No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape. Visit: www.hunterspec.com

Down-N-Dirty Duck Calls

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors

LEWISBURG, Ky --(Ammoland.com)- Whether you consider it an art or a science, the folks at Down-N-Dirty Outdoors have completely mastered duck calling, and now they have introduced a complete line of four signature duck calls.

Designed and crafted by avid hunters and master callers, the new DND duck calls provide the full range of natural sounds from seductive feed calls and quacks to the all-important, attention-grabbing hail and comeback calls. Each with its own distinct range of sounds, the Havoc, Chaos, Hitman 2, and Vicious have all been proven in the field with years of testing.

Each call is a two-piece unit constructed of solid acrylic material that’s precision formed on a CNC machine and then final polished to a high luster. The reeds are individually cut by hand and each call is individually tuned to perfection. A laser-engraved DND Duck Landing logo and moniker finish off each call.

The Havoc is a single-reed call that was designed after years of listening to birds and hunting public land, where they can become exceptionally educated. Because ducks make many sounds that most hunters have heard but are often unable to mimic, such as squealing sounds and bouncing hen sounds, the Havoc was designed very purposefully to create those sounds.

The small bore size on this call creates more back pressure than most calls, allowing the user to get the nasty, squealy, ducky sounds you need for tough, over-pressured birds. It’s not a screamer, rather it’s ideal for days with little wind, thick cover area and areas with tough competition; it’s a call that will give you just enough “duck” to get the job done. This small, compact call is a deadly addition to any duck hunters arsenal.

The Chaos is another single-reed call in the line-up. The big brother to the Havoc, the Chaos call is also for close-in working, but is designed with a more aggressive bore. The designers at DND opened the bore up to give the hunter enough range to hit medium range hail calls down to some of the nastiest duck talk ever put into a call. The Chaos will put ducks in the spread instead of just turning a head. Easy to run, the Chaos takes very little air to operate, which is the kind of call you want when the ducks are flying close, and the guns are blazing.

The Down-N-Dirty call line wouldn’t be complete without a solid-sounding, easy-to-operate double-reed call. The Hitman2 offers plenty of volume for high flyers, as well as a low-end that will entice even the most reluctant birds. This double-reed call was developed specifically for its ease of use. From novice to expert, this is one call that should be on every duck hunter’s lanyard.

Rounding out the lineup of new DND duck calls is the single-reed Vicious. This call was crafted to do two things: kill ducks on windy days and win contests. It accomplishes both with the greatest of ease. Designed off the Havoc tone-board, the Vicious sound barrel was stretched a little more to produce more volume, and the bore was opened as wide as possible, while requiring minimal air pressure to produce the illustrious 40-note hail calls with no problem. Using a hunting-call-based tone-board allowed the designers at DND to achieve the high-end hail calls and then come down to unbelievable nasty duck talk with the Vicious. For pure power and medium duck range, the Vicious is in a league of its own.

With these four new calls from DND, duck hunters clearly have the advantage this season. Be sure to check these calls out at your local retailer or online at www.downndirtyoutdoors.com, where you can view tutorials on how the products can best benefit your hunt. The entire line of duck calls will be available in September with retail prices of $112.99, each. Specially selected translucent colors will also be available.

For more information on Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, and to get demonstrations on the entire line of calls go to www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. Be sure to visit the Down-N-Dirty Outdoors fan page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DownNDirtyOutdoors.

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors

Lewisburg, Ky --(Ammoland.com)- Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, makers of high-quality handcrafted turkey and waterfowl calls, has expanded its product line to help whitetail deer hunters become more successful with the introduction of a hearty and extremely effective grunt call named The HawgHead.

Not your typical grunt call, the new HawgHead produces extremely realistic deer sounds with a wide volume range in an exceptionally user-friendly call.

The HawgHead boasts a one-piece design with a laser-engraved walnut barrel.

The HawgHead was purposely constructed with a wide bore but without traditional flextube in order to produce accurate grunts at higher volumes that are needed to overcome long ranges or wind to grab the attention of the big bucks.

DND’s new HawgHead also offers a precisely weighted reed assembly that is set near the mouthpiece, making for easy use and low volume grunts for close-in work.

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors HawgHead Grunt Call

“We are very excited to introduce The HawgHead to show folks how effective this unique call is at fooling and drawing in mature deer,” said Mark Coin, president.

“We have been refining this call for the past few years, and we wanted to make sure it was up to the DND standards before releasing it. We’re sure deer hunters will find that it produces accurate deer sounds with volume, realism and ease that no other call on the market can offer.”

The HawgHead grunt call is simple in design, durable, and—most important—deadly. Look for it at retailers this fall or online at www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. The HawgHead will retail for $24.99.

For more information on Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, and to get demonstrations on the entire line of calls go to www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. Be sure to visit the Down-N-Dirty Outdoors fan page on Facebook.

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors

Lewisburg, Ky --(Ammoland.com)- Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, makers of high-quality handcrafted turkey and duck calls, announced today that Lincoln, Neb.-based Todd Walter Sales & Service has been signed as its new “MINK” states sales representative team.

Effective immediately, Down-N-Dirty will be represented by Todd Walter Sales & Service in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.

Todd Walter Sales & Service is a full-service sales agency dedicated to shooting, hunting and outdoor industries.

The agency represents some of the finest manufacturers of premium brands, and it works with its clients to bring products to the market, grow market share and effectively match the customer with the product that meets their needs.

“The decision to bring Todd Walter Sales & Service on board was an easy choice,” said DND President Mark Coin.

“Their expertise and relationships in these four key states is quite impressive. Their experience and efforts within this territory will further strengthen the DND brand.

“We look forward to working with them to increase DND’s market visibility, and to strengthen our commitment to excellent products and customer service,” Coin concluded.

For more information on Down-N-Dirty Outdoors and to watch demonstrations on the entire line of calls, go to www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. Be sure to visit the Down-N-Dirty Outdoors fan page on Facebook.

Cass Creek Game Calls

Cass Creek proudly introduces the ‘WAGGLER’, the first high-tech, remote controlled hunting decoy for the predator hunter that combines sight, sound and scent.

Cass Creek’s EVP Charles Ricci made the announcement: “The new ‘WAGGLER is an amazing remote controlled hunting decoy designed for the predator hunter that features MAST technology (Multi Animal Scene Technology).
Unlike any other predator decoy the ‘WAGGLER’ combines all the senses that alert and entice predator action.”

The ‘WAGGLER’ is a wireless unit that is operated remotely up to 100’ away.

Cass Creek Waggler Hunting Decoy

First: the camouflaged decoy base features a height adjustable rod with fluffy animal tail with four adjustable motions/speeds for situational movement.

Second: the unit features ten real animal sounds including: Female howl, coyote food fight, Beta male call, defensive cat call, Cottontail distress, baby crows, faun distress, hare, fox pups and jack rabbit and with MAST the ‘WAGGLER’ allows two sounds at once to create the predator grabbing illusion of multiple animals.

Third: the ‘WAGGLER’ features a special scent chamber with low noise fan to allow for specific scent dispersion for the ultimate in realism.

Fourth: all components are neatly stored in the lightweight, easy to carry decoy base.

For the ultimate predator hunting decoy system the remote control ‘WAGGLER’ has set the new standard. ‘WAGGLER’ will bring predators on the run.

Altus Brands, LLC also owns Pro Ears electronic and passive hearing protection/amplification products, Benchmaster Rifle Rests, Rifleman, Crossfire Slings, Bughat, Cass Creek, American Bison Leather, Woodland Whisper and new Pro Hear ™, and Pro-Fit™ custom products.

For more information/Dealer inquiries please contact:

MossBack Game Calls Knotty-Hottie Turkey Call

MossBack Game Calls

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. --(Ammoland.com)- MossBack Game Calls, an industry leading American Made call company introduces two new turkey box calls to their extensive call line up – the Knotty Hottie, and the Sweet Thang.

Both calls are hand crafted from the finest materials available to ensure unparalleled craftsmanship and quality. Great performance and a professional finish for an unbeatable price make MossBack Game Calls the only choice for your spring turkey hunt.

“The quality and craftsmanship of these box calls is second to none”, stated MossBack Game Calls President and owner Weston Clark. “The responsive performance along with a smooth sound gives you the confidence needed for a successful hunt.”

The Knotty Hottie is a Sycamore Walnut Half Moon Box Call. The call is hand crafted from the finest Black Walnut and Maple hardwoods to result in a beautiful professional finish. It features a super responsive paddle and precisely pre-tuned box to produce smooth purrs and loud yelps with ease.

The Sweet Thang Cedar Box Call is hand crafted from only the finest selected Cedar available. The paddle and box are precisely pre-tuned ensuring an accurate tone and frequency right out of the package. The Sweet Thang is able to produce those purrs that drive the Toms wild. The Cedar finish gives this call a great classic look that is sure to delight any turkey hunting enthusiast.

Both calls are 100% US made, keeping sportsman’s and women’s hard earned dollars here in America. MossBack Game Calls – The last thing that they’ll ever hear.

About MossBack Game Calls, Inc.
Weston and Jodi Clark, one of America’s leading hunting television couples, are now the proud owners of Mossback Game Calls, a division of WJ Enterprises. MossBack Game Calls is the leading manufacturer of the most Life Like Sounding Game Calls ever made in the USA. For more information about MossBack Game Calls, call 719.487.9078 or visit www.mossbackgamecalls.com

Rattlebox - The Easy, Realistic Way To Rattle In Big Bucks

Back Mountain Outdoor Products

Dallas, PA - -(Ammoland.com)- The Rattlebox is an innovative new product designed to make rattling in deer easier, with minimal movement and best of all, more productive.

The Rattlebox is the world’s first rattling product acoustically designed to match the frequency, pitch and tone real antlers produce during sparring episodes of whitetail bucks.

The inventor Mike Castner made the announcement:

“Rattling in bucks has become a vital part of the hunting process utilized by more successful, savvy hunters. We developed the Rattlebox using a special polymer material and design that alters the size, shape, flexibility and thickness of material of each individual nodule in the Rattlebox. By engineering the materials and design as we do, we are able to authentically replicate a full range of real antler tones.

The authenticity of these tones was then tested and confirmed in a professional sound lab through a Frequency Spectrum Sound Analysis. The Rattlebox is the only rattling product that can show this relationship to real antler sounds scientifically. It’s also the only rattling product with true one-hand operation. With the Rattlebox there is nothing to put down or away, if a buck runs in you simply let it go and take your shot.”

The Rattlebox replicates the sounds made when two mature, full racked 120” class 8 point bucks lock antlers (unlike standard ½ racks from other companies). The Rattlebox is uniquely designed to be used with either hand and can be worn around leg or attached to a tree and to be used with minimal movement. The Rattlebox can also be regulated for light sparring to major fights.

Castner concluded by saying, “The Rattlebox is guaranteed to sound more realistic and be easier to use than any rattling product available today or we will refund your money.”

Rattlebox: “If it doesn’t sound like real antlers how do you expect deer to come to it?”

Dealer Inquiries Welcome: For more information contact: Mike Castner (570) 674-5500

Back Mountain Outdoor Products
542 Jackson Road
Dallas, PA. 18612
www.bmoproducts.com

Hunter's Specialties Limb Shaker Owl Hooter

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- Hunter’s Specialties new Limb Shaker Owl Hooter is an easy-to-use call that helps hunters locate gobblers early and late in the day.

The reed style call has a realistic raspy sound with three holes in the end of the call to funnel sound.

It allows hunters to not only call softly when gobblers may be near, but also to call loud for birds farther away while still sounding like a real owl.

The call is molded of tough heavy duty plastic and is weather resistant for hunting in the wet conditions that are usually encountered in spring.

The Limb Shaker Owl Hooter sells for a suggested retail price of $16.99

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products.

Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product-No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape. Visit: www.hunterspec.com

MossBack Game Calls 4-Play Deer Call

MossBack Game Calls

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. --(Ammoland.com)- MossBack Game Calls, an industry leading American Made call company introduces two new deer calls to their extensive call line up – the Long Ranger, and the 4-Play.

Both calls incorporate MossBack Game Calls’ new revolutionary patented design that utilizes the throat and nasal passages. The end result, the most life like sounding game calls ever made.

“The first time I tried the new calls, I was literally blown away” stated MossBack Game Calls President and owner Weston Clark.

“I have used hundreds of calls over my career, and this is by far the best sounding call I have ever used.”

The 4-Play is a dual chambered call designed to accurately create grunts, roars, bleats and the wheeze.

The Long Ranger is a long distance call, with oversized tubes designed to carry the sound over greater distances.

Both calls are 100% US made, keeping sportsman’s and women’s hard earned dollars here in America. MossBack Game Calls – The last thing that they’ll ever hear.

MossBack Game Calls Long-Ranger Deer Call

About MossBack Game Calls, Inc.
Weston and Jodi Clark, one of America’s leading hunting television couples, are now the proud owners of Mossback Game Calls, a division of WJ Enterprises. MossBack Game Calls is the leading manufacturer of the most Life Like Sounding Game Calls ever made in the USA. For more information about MossBack Game Calls, call 719.487.9078 or visit www.mossbackgamecalls.com

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- Tom turkeys are all different. The calls that fire up one bird may not even interest another.

Hunter’s Specialties new Tuner Peg Packs feature adjustable strikers that allow hunters to tune their pan calls to get just the right sound that will bring in a gobbler.

Tuner Strikers come in a variety of materials and are adjustable in length, allowing for quick and easy changes in tone and pitch with any pan type friction call.

Turkey Tuner Peg Packs From Hunter's Specialties: Master Mahogany Rod w/carbon tip and Hickory Striker

Tuner Peg Packs come in three versions; one featuring the Master mahogany rod with carbon tip and Hickory striker, one with the Wire Stik carbon peg with wire tip and Power Stik strikers and the third one contains both Carbon and Rosewood strikers.

Tuner Peg Packs sell for a suggested retail price of $19.99.

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products.

Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product-No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape. Visit: www.hunterspec.com

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- During the middle of the day gobblers often get quiet and hard to locate and hunters on the move need a way to get them to gobble and reveal their location so they don’t “bump” them and ruin their hunt.

The new H.S. Strut Slammer Crow Call from Hunter’s Specialties can easily reproduce the distress, fighting and “come here” sounds of a crow.

The Slammer Crow Call is not only a good call for crow hunters, it works great as a gobbler locator during late morning and midday.

Hunter's Specialties Strut Slammer Crow Call

Big toms often can’t resist gobbling back at crows.

The Slammer Crow Call has plenty of volume to cover a wide area and is weather resistant for hunting in all conditions.

It sells for a suggested retail price of $8.99.

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products.

Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product-No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape. Visit: www.hunterspec.com

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors

Lewisburg, KY --(Ammoland.com)- Just when you thought Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, the maker of high-quality, hand-made turkey calls, had perfected the friction turkey call with its ultra-realistic Soul Crusher Slate and Glass calls, the company has one-upped itself with the launch of the new Signature Series Cherry Crystal call—just in time for the Spring 2011 season.

Starting with DND’s unique cherry pot, the Cherry Crystal boasts a laser-engraved cherry soundboard with a crystal striking surface.

Combine it with DND’s Purple Heart Striker, and you have a call that is not only easy on the eyes, but happens to be one of the deadliest calls to ever hit the turkey woods.

“Fire it up for unbelievable long-range prospecting power, and then tone it down for finishing finesse that brings them tight into range,” said Mark Coin, DND president.

“Hand this call to your hunting buddy and close your eyes—I assure you that a couple strokes across the Cherry Crystal will make you just about jump out of your skin. Imagine what that’ll do to that long-bearded Tom out there searching for a hen.

“Just when we thought it couldn’t get better, we did it again,” Coin said.

Down-N-Dirty Cherry Crystal Turkey Call

The Signature Series Cherry Crystal is hand-made and hand-tuned, and it comes complete with a Purple Heart Striker. The suggested retail price is $59.99.

Through experience and determination, Down-N-Dirty Outdoors has come to offer hunters the most advanced line of game calls available today. From the unique-looking diaphragms to the exceptionally designed pot calls, the entire line is built by hand with one goal in mind: to provide the finest quality, affordable game calls that absolutely mimic your prey.

There are no gimmicks; no pretty faces; no bull. The calls from Down-N-Dirty Outdoors are just the finest calls available on the market today, and they will make you a more successful hunter for years to come.

For more information on Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, and to get a demonstration on the new call go to www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. Be sure to visit the Down-N-Dirty Outdoors fan page on Facebook.

Hunters Specialties The Rasp Pack

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- Hunter’s Specialties new Rasp Pack comes with three of their most popular diaphragm calls to help turkey hunters be more successful this spring.

The Rasp Pack contains one each of the Premium Flex Cutt’n 2.5, E-Z Rasp and Split V II calls, each featuring Hunter’s Specialties Infinity Latex®; the most consistent, durable and realistic sounding latex on the market.

The Rasp Pack comes with Hunter’s Specialties new breathable diaphragm Call Caddy (available separately), which can hold up to eight diaphragm calls. It comes with a neck lanyard to keep calls close and easily accessible when hunting. The breathable material allows the calls to dry quickly, keeping them fresh and helping them last longer.

The Rasp Pack sells for a suggested retail price of $14.99.

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products.

Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product-No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape. Visit: www.hunterspec.com

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors

Lewisburg, KY --(Ammoland.com)- Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, the maker of high-quality, hand-made turkey calls has launched its new Killin’ Krew Series of diaphragm turkey calls with the introduction of the KY H5N1.

Designed by DND Killin’ Krew Pro Staff member and champion caller, Jeff Noel, the KY H5N1 is expected to be even more deadly to the turkey population than the avian flu from which it got its name, H5N1.

The KY H5N1 is a two-reed diaphragm call with a modified Ghost Cut that produces powerful, raspy yelps, cuts and cackles.

“It cuts and cackles so realistically. It also ‘kee-kees’ like a dream, and it will finish with any call on the market,” said Jason Kidd, DND vice-president.

“The KY H5N1 is going to be the deadliest thing to hit turkeys since the bird flu,” said Noel.

The suggested retail price of the KY H5N1 is $11.99.

Through their experience and determination, Down-N-Dirty Outdoors has come to offer hunters the most advanced line of game calls available today.

Down-N-Dirty Killin’ Krew Diaphragm Turkey Calls

From the unique-looking diaphragms to the exceptionally designed pot calls, the entire line is built by hand with one goal in mind: to provide the finest quality, affordable game calls that absolutely mimic your prey.

There are no gimmicks; no pretty faces; no bull. The calls from Down-N-Dirty Outdoors are just the finest calls available on the market today, and they will make you a more successful hunter for years to come.

For more information on Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, and to get a demonstration on the new call go to www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. Be sure to visit the Down-N-Dirty Outdoors fan page on Facebook.

Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show

HARRISBURG, PA --(Ammoland.com)- The Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show, presented by Outdoor Channel and Comcast, has added the US Open Turkey Calling Championship and a Predator Calling to its impressive lineup of championship contests at this year’s show, February 5-13, State Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA.

“We’ve always had a turkey calling contest at the Show, and this year we’re pleased that the PA Chapter of the NWTF will again host their contests, but we have added the US Open to the 2nd weekend of the Show (Feb. 12 & 13) and it will definitely bring the best turkey callers from all over the country to compete,” says Chris O’Hara, Event Director.

“Predator calling is something new at the Show and we’re really excited about attracting some of the country’s best callers to the East Coast Predator Showdown,” added O’Hara.

The US Open Turkey Calling Championship is one of the most prestigious turkey calling contests and is considered one of the top 3 turkey calling contests in the country. This year’s contest will feature a new format for the Open Finals–for the first time in the history of the US Open, a bracket-style elimination will be utilized. There will also be a Friction Contest and a Youth Contest. Dates for the US Open are Feb. 12 for the Friction, Youth and Open Preliminaries and Feb. 13 for the Open Finals. Registration is on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 10:00AM with the contest starting at Noon.

The Predator Calling Contest, sponsored by FOXPRO High Performance Game Calls, will take place in the Small Arena on February 7th, with registration beginning at Noon.

Participants will compete for championships in two divisions, Distress Division and Coyote Vocalization Division. The top five (combined scores) finalists will then compete for the title of 2011 East Coast Predator Showdown All-Around Champion.

Other contests crowning champions during the Show include:

• • 21st Annual Northeastern States Elk Calling Contest – Youth And Adult Division
• • Duck and Goose Calling
• • Owl Hooting
• • Turkey Calling: Youth Division
• • Turkey Calling: Amateur Adult Division
• • Turkey Calling: Professional Open Division
• • Turkey Calling: Professional Friction Division
• • The Pennsylvania Fly Tying Championship
• • 2011 PA 3D Bowhunters Challenge & Keystone IBO Indoor Nationals
• • Antler Scoring
• • 31st Annual Knife & Hawk Championship
• • SRWA Gunning Decoy Contest
• • Taxidermy Competition
• • Photography Contest

For more contest information including dates, times, and registration information, log onto www.easternsportshow.com .

Other Eastern Sports & Outdoors Show sponsors include: Thompson/Center Arms, Cabela’s and Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector.

The Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show presented by Outdoor Channel and Comcast, now in its 56th year, has grown to be the largest outdoor hunting and fishing event of its kind in North America. With more than 1,200 exhibitors, The Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show brings the passion for the outdoors–indoors¬–by bringing outdoor sports enthusiasts of all ages from across the country to view the latest and best in hunting and fishing gear, shop for ATV’s and RV’s and plan & book hunting and fishing trips with outfitters & charters from around the world. The Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show also offers a wide range of seminars presented by experts along with hunting- and fishing-related contests and family-oriented entertainment.

Down-N-Dirty Game Calls Unveils New Website

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors

Lewisburg, KY --(Ammoland.com)- Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, the maker of high-quality, hand-made turkey calls has introduced a redesigned website aimed at providing customers with an improved user interface for better navigation of the company’s product lines.

The website address, www.downndirtyoutdoors.com, remains the same, but the content has been completely reworked to make the website more user-friendly and far more comprehensive in its offerings. There will be a new section for hunting tips from the pros as well as a frequently updated blog

With a renewed focus on the customer, the new Down-N-Dirty (DND) website makes it easier to learn about the company’s unique line of products, get pro tips, find and meet pro staff members at their appearances, order products, and check out special Web-only offers. A unique feature of the DND Outdoors website is its video product demonstrations on every one of the DND products. These demonstrations allow consumers to see exactly how each product works and hear how they sound.

Designed by Clearbox Marketing Group (www.clearboxgroup.com), the new website also features downloadable images and new interactive product highlights. It is easy to navigate and provides faster browsing using the latest technology available. The website also includes a complete listing of DND Outdoors dealers.

To highlight the launch of the new website, DND will offer free shipping on all orders placed at www.downndirtyoutdoors.com through Jan. 31, 2011.

“We are very excited about the launch of our new interactive website,” said Mark Coin, DND president. “The goal of the new site is to make it easier for our customers and the general public to locate information about our products. To this end, we have implemented a whole host of new features that make navigation simple and intuitive.

“The site will be continually updated with regular blogs and tips,” Coin continued. “And we will use the site to offer specials and launch new products throughout the year.”

Through their experience and determination, Down-N-Dirty Outdoors has come to offer hunters the most advanced line of game calls available today. From the unique-looking diaphragms to the exceptionally designed pot calls, the entire line is built by hand with one goal in mind: to provide the finest quality, affordable game calls that absolutely mimic your prey. There are no gimmicks; no pretty faces; no bull. The calls from Down-N-Dirty Outdoors are just the finest calls available on the market today, and they will make you a more successful hunter for years to come.

For more information on Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, go to www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. Be sure to visit the Down-N-Dirty Outdoors fan page on Facebook.

Sportsman Channel

Fairfield ME --(Ammoland.com)- The Bear Whisperer and North American Safari TV crew are no strangers to hunting trophy bruins.

The short story below is regarding one interesting trek in the woods in the Northeast.

We were highly anticipating tracking a particular New Brunswick – a quest for a true predator! This was a bear that was actively and frequently killing for meat.

Although calling in the East was a new experience for me, I figured it was the best tactic considering the fresh moose carcass nearby. Having used up all of their winter fat reserves, bears become ravage springtime feeders. The protein offered by newborn moose proves irresistible to hungry bears. An adult black bear can sustain a diet for one week with a moose calf kill.

The Bear Whisperer with a trophy bruin

I wanted to play on this bear’s natural instincts with a cub-in-distress call. The reason for the call was twofold. One, the bear may think there was other bears feeding on a carcass that was rightfully his own. Or two, because it was spring, the boar bears were just beginning to chase the sows. A boar’s amorous thoughts would turn violent if the sows cubs were nearby.

It has been determined that a sow may not breed if she is with her first year cubs. However, she may rebound into heat at the death of those cubs. So, a boar will graciously kill off the cubs to regain mating rights.

Thirty minutes into my second calling sequence he appeared. The steely eyed bruin cautiously slumbered towards the call, at a nerve-racking pace. He was coming directly for the ground blind. The bear was clearly on the hunt and was extremely wary of his surroundings.

I had to wait for the perfect opportunity to draw my bow back without getting caught. After a stare down that seemed to stretch the entire evening, the bear began to circle the blind. This gave me a much needed moment to gather myself. Seconds later, he reappeared a mere 17 yards from the tip of my broad head. The angle afforded me a chance to draw, and then I let it rip. The blood trail led us directly to the boar a mere 40 yards from the blind.

The Bear Whisperer

Blaine Anthony “The Bear Whisperer” is the producer and host of North American Safari (airing January 2011) and Bear Whisperer TV (debuting fall, 2011) Gear used on this hunt: Limbsaver Speedzone Bow – Tru-Fire T-1 Broadheads – Carbon Express Mayhem Arrows – QAD Ultra rest – Wood n Trail camo – Leupold Vendetta Range Finder – Border Crossing Scents Beat bait in a stick.

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors

LEWISBURG, Kentucky --(Ammoland.com)- Mark Coin and Jason Kidd, the owners of Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, were both born in the game-rich state of Kentucky, but they weren’t destined to meet until a serendipitous moment much later in life.

Life, it seems, would take them in two very different directions, with Kidd pursuing the elusive long beards while Coin served the Marine Corps.

The two wouldn’t meet until many years later, but Coin and Kidd walked very similar paths, pursuing the same outdoor goals.

From their very youths, the two found themselves drawn to the hunting woods, each honing his calling skills to become a more successful hunter.

It didn’t take Coin long to realize that the harder he worked and the longer he practiced, the more frequently he’d win the competition of calling in birds against other hunters on public land.

He soon found success with those skills off the hunting lands at official calling contests. He won the first owl hooting contest he entered—A Kentucky state competition—and he has won or placed in myriad other contests including a top- five finish in the Owl Hooting division a the NWTF Grand Nationals.

Being also very proficient at calling waterfowl, Coin has won or placed in several world style and meat duck calling contests, including his Kentucky State Title in 2004. He followed that with an appearance in the World Duck Calling Championship that same year.

Down-N-Dirty Outdoors Heckler Call

Elsewhere in Kentucky, Kidd was making a name for himself in his own right as a caller to be reckoned with by winning and placing in several local, regional and state contests. It wasn’t until 2001 that the two would meet in a duck blind, accompanied by a mutual friend. Coin’s and Kidd’s friendship was instantaneous, but their combined potential had yet to be realized.

“After spending a couple of years in the swamps and in blinds together, there was no doubt that our passion and obsession for the outdoors was mutual,” said Kidd.

“Our talks quickly turned to the need for a new breed of call in the market—calls of the highest handcrafted quality that sounded like the real thing and were priced so that any hunter could afford them. In a conversation on the way to the Kentucky State Duck Calling contest in early 2004, Down-N-Dirty Outdoors was born.”

The two dedicated hunters devised a plan around a simple idea: crafting the finest line of turkey calls ever developed, consistent with the style of hunting that made them both successful in the woods and on the stage. The calls had to be tough, they had to last, and most of all, they had to sound exactly like a live bird.

Through their experience and determination, Down-N-Dirty Outdoors has come to offer hunters the most advanced line of game calls available today.

From the unique-looking diaphragms to the exceptionally designed pot calls, the entire line is built by hand with one goal in mind: to create the finest quality, affordable game calls that absolutely mimic your prey.

There are no gimmicks; no pretty faces; no bull. The calls from Down-N-Dirty Outdoors are just the finest calls available on the market today, and they will make you a more successful hunter for years to come.

For more information on Down-N-Dirty Outdoors, go to www.downndirtyoutdoors.com. Be sure to visit the Down-N-Dirty Outdoors fan page on Facebook.

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- Experienced coyote hunters know that to be a successful caller you need to understand not only how to make prey-in-distress sounds, but coyote vocalizations as well.

The new Estrus Whimper call from Johnny Stewart Wildlife Calls can produce all of the sounds of a female coyote during the breeding season, as well as the sounds of a coyote pup-in-distress.

Coyotes are very territorial and when they hear the sound of a female being bred, they can’t resist coming in to challenge the “intruder.” The pup in distress call also triggers a strong response as they come in to protect a juvenile animal.

Coyotes Can't Resist The New Estrus Whimper From Johnny Stewart Wildlife Calls

The Estrus Whimper is built on the Mac Daddy platform, which makes it easy for anyone to operate.

Simply blow into the call while depressing the lever, which puts pressure on the internal reed. When more pressure is applied, the pitch gets higher.

The Johnny Stewart Estrus Whimper is a great addition to any predator hunter’s arsenal of calls.

It sells for a suggested retail price of $29.99.

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- Hunter’s Specialties True Talker deer call has long been the standard for easily producing deer vocalizations.

From deep aggressive grunts, to doe and even fawn bleats, hunters have been able to make the calls necessary to bring deer into range for a shot.

Now for 2010 Hunter’s Specialties has introduced an even better version of the call.

Hunter's Specialties True Talker 2 Deer Call

The True Talker 2 still allows hunters to make all the sounds in a deer’s vocabulary by changing finger pressure and position on the flexible membrane on the call.

It also can be easily taken apart and by moving the o-ring that holds the internal reed in place, hunters can make additional adjustments, changing the tone of the call.

The True Talker 2 is also more compact than the original, making it easier to fit into a pack or pocket.

It has a built-in lanyard that can be adjusted for wearing around your neck or attaching it to your arm to minimize movement when calling. Complete instructions are included.

The True Talker 2 sells for a suggested retail price of $ 19.99

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products.

Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product–No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape.

FOXPRO Scorpion Caller in Mossy Oak Camo

FoxPro Game Calls

WEST POINT, MS --(Ammoland.com)- FOXPRO, Inc. has released the Scorpion, the smallest and lightest caller in its class.

The Scorpion incorporates durability and convenience without sacrificing any sound quality. The Scorpion allows for external speaker connections for louder sound. It comes standard with 50 high-quality sounds and contains enough space for 200 sounds.

The Scorpion comes with a TX-9 remote control with two custom presets with predetermined volume level. The remote features a graphic backlit LCD panel showing sound list, volume level, battery level, and a timer. The unique FOXBANG function of the caller automatically switches to preset #1 when the hunter’s firearm discharges.

FOXPRO offers the Scorpion in Mossy Oak patterns Break-Up and Brush. Each system is capable of storing and playing up to 200 sounds and features a Mylar cone speaker for wide frequency response.

For more information, call (717) 248-2507 or visit the FOXPRO website at www.gofoxpro.com.

About:
FOXPRO, Inc. produces official licensed products of Mossy Oak/ Haas Outdoors Inc. Haas Outdoors Inc. is headquartered in West Point, Miss., was established in 1986 and is home of Mossy Oak (www.mossyoak.com). Mossy Oak specializes in developing and marketing modern camouflage designs for hunters and outdoorsmen. Mossy Oak patterns can be found on a multitude of products worldwide. Haas Outdoors Inc. is the outdoor industry leader in modern camouflage design, international licensing and marketing. Haas Outdoors Inc. markets its services and products under widely recognized brands including: Mossy Oak, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Productions, MOOSE Media, Nativ Nurseries, and Mossy Oak Properties.

Hunter's Specialties Li'l Deuce Call

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA – -(AmmoLand.com)- In 2009 Hunter’s Specialties introduced their innovative new Ring Zone® technology to the world of turkey hunting.

The Ring Zone calls were the result of extensive scientific testing about how turkeys hear and how the sound of a hen could be realistically reproduced in a call. The result was the Ring Zone call, a pan call with a ring around it that creates a resonance that faithfully reproduces the sound of a live hen turkey. Sounds produced by the call were the closest to a live hen ever reproduced as measured by an oscilloscope.

Now for 2010, Hunter’s Specialties has used the new technology to produce the Li’l Deuce Ring Zone. The Li’l Deuce resonates at the same, specific frequencies of a turkey’s optimal hearing range. It has been one of Hunter’s Specialties most popular calls over the years and is a favorite of 5-time World Friction Calling Champion and Hunter’s Specialties Pro Staff member Matt Morrett.

• The Li’l Deuce Ring Zone is small and compact enough to fit into a shirt pocket yet has plenty of volume to call birds in from a distance. It has a slightly higher pitch which turkeys can’t resist.
• The Li’l Deuce Ring Zone is available in both glass and slate versions and comes with a carbon striker. It sells for a suggested retail price o f $22.95.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

Cass Creek Game Calls

Traverse City, MI --(AmmoLand.com)- There are times when hunting or photographing wild game that you not only need realistic, natural calls to bring the game in close, but also greater volume.

The Ampli-Fire Series from Cass Creek Calls delivers on both counts!

This, recorded from nature series of electronic calls are compact, one piece units that are easy to use, easy to transport but also provide pumped up volume capability for those times when louder calls are necessary.

Altus Brands, LLC spokesman EVP Sales/Marketing, Charles Ricci explained the product.

Cass Creek Cass Creek Ampli-Fire Game Call

“Cass Creek is a leader in the industry for electronic game calls and the Ampli-Fire Series represents years of dedication to quality, performance and reliability in the field. Like all Cass Creek calls, the sounds have been produced in the natural environment from the particular animal in different situations.

The Ampli-Fire Series combines years of experience in calls that are designed for times when the extra volume is really needed.”

The Ampli-Fire Series includes specialized electronic calls for: Predator, Moose/Deer Combo and Goose.

Altus Brands, LLC also owns Pro Ears electronic and passive hearing protection/amplification products, BenchMaster Rifle Rests, Rifleman HP, CrossFire Slings, Concealor Boonie Hats, Woodland Whisper and Quicksit.

For more information/Dealer inquiries please contact:

Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show

HARRISBURG, PA –-(AmmoLand.com)- Sean Mann, a three-time World Champion goose caller and inventor of “The Eastern Shoreman” goose call, will present goose-calling seminars at the Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show (Feb. 6-14, State Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA).

Mann’s seminar, Getting the Edge On Today’s Waterfowl with Champion of Champions & Host of Beretta’s Waterfowlers Edge, will be presented on February 6th, 7th and 12th through the 14th.

Mann, a native of Easton Maryland, currently operates Guide Services in Alberta Canada and Maryland and is the host of the new Television Series Beretta’s Waterfowler’s Edge.

Mann is a three-time World Champion goose caller, having won the event in 1985, 1986 and 1995 when he was crowned World Goose Calling Champion of Champions.

On the manufacturing side, Mann’s goose calls have won 14 World Titles, were the first to win the World Goose Calling Champion of Champions Title and the International Champion of Champions Title and the World Live Goose Calling Championship. His calls have been used by more winners of the World Game Calling Challenge than any other Waterfowl Calls.

To grow the sport of competition calling in the East, Mann founded the Maryland State Duck and Goose Calling Championship Contests, the Chesapeake Bay Open Duck and Goose Calling Championships, the Upper Chesapeake Bay Goose and Duck Calling Championships, the Susquehanna Flats Classic Goose and Duck Calling Championships, and the Old Time Barnegat Bay Two-Man Team Waterfowling Competitions.

For more information on the complete schedule of seminar speakers, contests and family entertainment offered at the 2010 Eastern Sports & Outdoors Show, log onto www.easternsportshow.com.

The Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show, now in its 55th year, has grown to be the largest outdoor hunting and fishing event of its kind in North America. With more than 1,100 exhibitors, The Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show brings the passion for the outdoors–indoors­–by bringing outdoor sports enthusiasts of all ages from across the country to view the latest and best in hunting and fishing gear, shop for ATV’s and RV’s and plan & book hunting and fishing trips with outfitters & charters from around the world. The Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show also offers a wide range of seminars presented by experts along with hunting and fishing related contests and family-oriented entertainment.

Winchester Ammunition

East Alton, IL – -(AmmoLand.com)-  Winchester is offering a free duck call and lanyard with the purchase of a Winchester Blind Bag and Game Strap.

This single reed call has excellent range and volume from ringing hail calls to soft quacks and feeding chuckles.

Free Duck Call & Lanyard

Shop Winchester Gear for a great selection of Winchester merchandise including shirts, hats, jackets and more!

NILO Farms:
Winchester Ammunition prides itself on being a leader in conservation. For example NILO Farms, established by John M. Olin in 1952, is Winchester’s prestigious hunting preserve providing guests with quality hunting on more than 640 acres of natural habitat. As one of the finest hunting and shooting facilities in the country, NILO Farms represents the best in game management and safety. Many of the land management practices developed at NILO Farms have proven to be an example for other waterfowl and upland game bird preserves to follow. For more information about NILO Farms visit www.nilofarms.com.

For more information about Winchester and its complete line of products visit www.winchester.com.

Cass Creek Game Calls

Traverse City, MI --(AmmoLand.com)- For the hunter, photographer or videographer reliably bringing game in close requires using a true sounding, natural call. Cass Creek has a full line of handy, easy to use electronic calls taken from vocal sounds of real animals in their natural environment.

These compact, hand held calls allow the user to imitate and fool even the most careful, cautious animals from turkey, duck and goose to coyotes, fox and crow and whitetail deer, moose and elk.

Natural wildlife sounds pre-recorded that leave nothing to chance.

Altus Brands, LLC spokesman EVP Sales/Marketing, Charles Ricci explained the product line.

“Cass Creek is a leader in the industry for electronic game calls. Ten years of development went into the first Cass Creek calls with expertise gathered from renowned hunters, respected wildlife biologists, outdoor writers, naturalists, electronic engineers, world class game callers, teachers and outdoor photographers.

All of this knowledge combined with real life experience goes into every Cass Creek call. Every sound produced by these units has been taken in the natural environment from the particular animal in different situations. Rugged, dependable game call systems for every outdoor situation.”

Ricci continued: “For those who want to bring game in close Cass Creek has a Call system for you.”

Altus Brands, LLC also owns Pro Ears electronic and passive hearing protection/amplification products, BenchMaster Rifle Rests, Rifleman HP, CrossFire Slings, Concealor Boonie Hats, Woodland Whisper and Quicksit. Visit: www.casscreek.com

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Hunter’s Specialties new Yeti Custom Canada Goose Call features big power in a small package.

Hunter's Specialties Yeti Custom Canada Goose Call

The Yeti’s short barrel and exhaust bore allows the air to “dump” easily when the call is blown, creating a very quick operating call.

The Yeti is custom hand-tuned to a raspier higher pitch, making it ideal for calling migrating Canada geese.

H.S. waterfowl calls combine the knowledge of decades of waterfowl hunting experience with high-quality workmanship. The result is a new standard in waterfowl that helps you “talk to ‘em.”

Each call is accented with a polished stainless steel band. The Yeti is available in oiled Cocobola wood or in a custom acrylic version with a black pearl barrel and chartreuse insert.

Both models sell for a suggested retail price of $149.99.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products. Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product–No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape.

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA – -(AmmoLand.com)- The Bill Collector duck calls offer hunters plenty of versatility for different calling situations.

The calls come with a totally new tone board design that gives the call excellent volume without sacrificing the quiet, raspy sounds that bring ducks into your decoy spread. The rapid departure angle of the tone board makes this call virtually “stick proof.”

The Bill Collector is manufactured of injection-molded polycarbonate and comes in two configurations. The double reed has a mallard green barrel and clear insert, and the single reed version has a root beer barrel and a clear insert. The Santoprene™ wedge locks the reeds in place for maximum calling constancy.

“I’m impressed with the Bill Collector calls,” said Hunter’s Specialties Pro Staff member Nick Brichacek. “The single reed call can produce some good ringing hail calls and it also allows you to work right down into true duck sounds as if it were a custom call. The double reed call makes good raspy hen greeting and feeding calls. The quality and price of these two calls are hard to beat!”

Suggested retail price is $25.99.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Hunter’s Specialties is proud to introduce the Bad Medicine short reed Canada goose calls. Many months of design work and field testing by our Pro Staff members were spent in the development of this high performance goose call. The Bad Medicine is hand tuned to produce pure goose sounds with minimal effort and is capable of duplicating every vocalization of the Canada goose. This balance of easy operation and advanced performance makes the Bad Medicine a solid choice for the beginning goose caller and an exciting new weapon for the veteran of the goose pit or the contest stage.

There are three models available to fit any hunter’s budget.

The Custom model is turned from black/ivory and reinforced with a polished stainless steel band, making it look as good as it sounds. The laser engraved logo on the barrel is an eye-catching addition that further enhances the appearance of the call.

The Flamed Hedge version features a polycarbonate insert with a Bois d’arc wood barrel. The call is also handmade and hand-tuned.

The Hitman call features all polycarbonate construction for a great value.

A solid metal band accents both the Flamed Hedge and Hitman versions of these contest quality calls.

“From soft moans and ground talk, to crisp clucks and ultra fast double clucks, to pleading spit notes, the Bad Medicine truly is one goose call that can do it all,” said Hunter’s Specialties Pro Staff member Nick Brichacek. “It should be part of every serious goose hunter’s arsenal.”

Suggested retail is $139.99 for the Custom Bad Medicine, $79.95 for the Flamed Hedge, and $31.99 for the Hitman.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, or write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products. Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product–No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape.

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA - -(AmmoLand.com)-For years Hunter’s Specialties True Talker Deer Call has been one of the most popular calls on the market. Now in 2009, they have introduced an even better model called the Super Talker.

The Super Talker has all the great features of the original True Talker, like the flexible fingering membrane, which allows hunters to reproduce authentic deer sounds from the smallest fawn to the biggest buck. It now also features increased volume, enhanced guttural and distinct clicking sounds.

The durable rubber exterior, which keeps the call from making unwanted noise, is now available in a camo finish. It comes with a wrist lanyard to attach it to your arm, making it easy to manipulate.

The Super Talker Call can bring that trophy buck quickly into range. It sells for a suggested retail price of $14.99.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com. Or write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products. Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product–No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape.

Hunter's Specialties The Kruncher Call Produces Acorn Crunching Sounds

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Deer are always on high alert and tuned into their surroundings. The Kruncher Deer Call from Hunter’s Specialties calms deer and plays on a whitetail’s feeding instinct.

The Kruncher is a compact, handheld call that simulates the sound of deer feeding on acorns. This natural sound relaxes deer in the immediate vicinity of your stand. It can also call in other deer that think there is food available. It calms spooked deer, stimulates deer to feed and stops deer in a relaxed manner.

Just like imitating a deer’s grunt or recreating the rattling of antlers, the sound of a whitetail feeding on acorns can cause a positive reaction. While grunting and rattling can generate emotions of anger and aggression, The Kruncher has the opposite effect. It calms spooked deer. The sound of crunching acorns actually stimulates deer to feed and puts them into a relaxed state.

Just as the rut vocalizations (bleat, grunt, snort wheeze) have meaning and are recognized sounds, so does the sound of chewing and grinding. The difference is that it is linked to the most frequent sound a whitetail experiences (feeding sounds) and can be used aggressively the entire season.

Through testing in the woods, hunters were repeatedly amazed that whitetails of all sizes and varieties had the same calm and relaxed reaction to The Kruncher. Even deer that had been spooked by other sights and sounds would relax in just seconds upon hearing The Kruncher. They would return to the source of the sound again and again.

The Kruncher is a vital part of your calling arsenal. This unique call comes with a user-friendly attaching device to keep things simple when deer are in close and hunters can’t afford mistakes. It sells for a suggested retail price of $9.99.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com,write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977. Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products. Owners David and Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product–No-Mar Camo Gun & Bow Tape.

Call Makers: Hurry to Enter Turkey Call Grand Slam

Turkey & Turkey Hunting - -(AmmoLand.com)- One lucky winner in each category will receive a featured article by editor Brian Lovett in Turkey & Turkey Hunting – PLUS! a personalized, framed Turkey & Turkey Hunting “custom” cover.

1st place winners in both categories will also receive a five year subscription to Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazine.

2nd Place in each category will receive a three year subscription to Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazine.

3rd Place in each category will receive a one year subscription to Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazine.

A select number of Honorable Mention winners will also be named in an issue of Turkey & Turkey Hunting. Each mention will include a small photo of the winning call.

Plus, all entrants will be listed online in on our email newsletter.

DEADLINE:
Contest Begins March 10, 2009. Deadline for entries is June 15, 2009

CATEGORIES

WORKING

Calls intered in the Working Call category need to be registered online and then mailed to the address below. They will be judged for craftsmanship and sound quality. Calls will be recorded, and audio files will be posted online.

DECORATIVE

Entrants submitting calls in the Decorative Category need to provide photos using the online entry form. Please provide a 50- to 200-word description of your call, the materials and process used, any notable features, and history or inspiration. Up to five (5) photos may be submitted online.

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to any turkey call makers. Only original calls, conceived and created by the entrant, will be considered. Only box and friction (pot-and-peg) calls are eligible. Wingbone calls, diaphragms and trumpet yelpers are not eligible. Turkey & Turkey Hunting reserves the right to reject work deemed unsuitable for publication or that does not meet criteria. Employees of F+W Media, Inc., and their immediate families, are not eligible.

PREPARING YOUR ENTRY

Decorative Category

Entries in the Decorative Category are submitted online as digital photos with accompanying descriptions. Descriptions should be 50 to 200 words, and should focus on the best overall presentation.

You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of calls you may enter. Each call needs to be submitted separately. Image files cannot exceed 2MB. The file must be saved as a JPEG in RGB color mode (not CMYK). There is a maximum of 5 photos per entry. Please note the quality of the image is extremely important. This is the only exposure to your call that our judges will have, and a poor representation — such as a blurred image, glare, dim lighting or unnecessary background objects — will reduce your chances of winning.

Working Category

Entrants in the working call category are required to mail in their calls after pre-registering their entries online.  Please postmark your entries by June 15, 2009.

Include a copy of your entry form with the call. Ship your call to:

Grand Slam Turkey Call Competition, 700 East State Street, Iola, WI 54990

Fees and Payment: All entries are $30. There will be a $10 charge for all returned checks or declined credit cards. Credit cards will be charged within 90 days of contest deadline. Charges will appear as “F+W contests.”

DEADLINE
Entries must be submitted online no later than June 15, 2009.

JUDGING
Entries will be prejudged and then finalists will be chosen by the magazine staff. All properly prepared entries will be viewed and judged. The decision of the jurors is final. The jurors reserve the right to regroup entries.

NOTIFICATION
All winners will be notified by October 1, 2009. The results will not otherwise be made public until they are published in Turkey & Turkey Hunting and posted online at www.turkeyandturkeyhunting.com. Non-winning entrants will not be individually notified of the results. Your cancelled check or credit-card charge will be notification for receipt of your entry.

ENTER ONLINE

PRIVACY PROMISE
Occasionally we make portions of our customer list available to other companies so they may contact you about products and services that may interest you. If you prefer we withhold your name, send a note with your name, address and the competition name to: List Manager, F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45236

Turkey & Turkey Hunting

Iola WI, -(Turkey & Turkey Hunting) If you played in a garage band during high school, you probably know the feeling.

You could play your instrument, but probably just well enough to pound out three chords or a simple drum line. And when you listened to recordings of the bands you tried to cover, you knew immediately that the drummer or guitar player was at another level.

That’s also true with mouth calls. Many guys can pop a diaphragm in their mouth and make turkey-like noises, and quite a few can make their yelps, clucks and cutting realistic enough to fool turkeys.

However, there’s a huge gap between “good enough” and truly good. To reach — or even aspire to reach — that level, you must get inside a mouth call and see what makes it tick.

What’s in a Yelper?

turkey hunting article, Brian Lovett

A mouth call is merely one or more latex or prophylactic reeds stretched between a frame and sealed with tape. But mouth-call variants are seemingly endless. When hunters try to choose from cutters, split-Vs, stack calls, and two- , three- , three-and-a-half- and four-reed versions, things really get confusing.

Don’t despair. No matter what type of call you choose, focus on the top reed.

“On a mouth call, the top reed is the sound board,” said Steve Stoltz, world-champion caller and Knight & Hale pro-staffer. “It’s your most critical reed on the call. The other reeds underneath are there for the body of the call (or sound). The thicker each reed is, the deeper the call will be in tone and pitch.

“Reed tension affects the clearer (first) part of the call. The tighter the side and back tension, the higher-pitched the front end of the call will be.”

Many top callers test the top reed of a diaphragm by blowing the call upside down. If the tone and pitch of the reed sound acceptable, the call is likely a keeper.

The style of cut in the top reed is also a big consideration because that affects how raspy the second note of a yelp will be.

“The deeper the cut, the raspier the sound,” Stoltz said. “The wider the cut, the higher-pitched the raspy part of the call will be on the back end.”

The most common cut styles include the cutter call, in which a notch is cut out of the corner of the top reed, and the split-V, which has a small V cut in the center of the top reed.

“As far as I can see, the only difference between a cutter and split-V is the quality of the yelp is a little better (the two-tone part) in a split or inverted V,” Stoltz said. “Cutter calls, however, are a little more versatile in covering all the sounds that turkeys make, including the kee-kee run. I split the difference and use a call with a cut on one side of the top reed and one inverted cut on the other side.”

Making Your Choice

So which style of call of mouth call should you use? Simple, according to Stoltz: The one you blow the best.

turkey hunting article, Brian Lovett

“A mouth call should be selected by a combination of two things: ease of operation and sound quality,” he said. “It does no good to have a call that sounds more like a sick chicken than a real turkey hen.”

“Each type of call will sound different because of the way it’s built. Keep trying different designs until you find a design that fits you.”

Some general guidelines can help your search. For example, Stoltz suggested that beginners start with multi-reed calls.

“Single-reed calls are harder to use than double-reed calls, and double-reed calls are harder to use than triple-reed calls. Why?” he said. “You are trying to make a two-tone quality hen yelp with less material.”

There’s also the question of which material — latex or prophylactic — is better. The former is more common, but the latter is popular with many contest callers.

“The difference between latex and prophylactic is consistency,” Stoltz said. “Latex is more consistent, but prophylactic has a better sound quality. I use a call with a top layer of latex and the underneath reeds of prophylactic.”

Final Tips

No matter which call you choose, take care of it. That includes making sure the top reed is separated from the bottom layers before you blow the call.

“I prefer to rinse my calls in tap water and pad them dry with a paper towel,” Stoltz said. “Then, I use a flat toothpick and place the flat end between the top reed and second layers. Because the top layer is your sound board, when it loosens up, your call will be ready to go. I let the call air dry at room temperature for six to eight hours, and then place in the call in a pack and store it in the refrigerator. This extends the life of the mouth call — latex or prophylactic.”

Also, Stoltz said, don’t overthink or overdo your mouth calling style.

“The biggest mistake people make when blowing mouth calls is trying to do too much with their mouth, lips and tongue,” he said. “Air control is hard to learn, but today’s high-tech turkey calls demand more air control than mouth movement. Let the mouth call do its job — don’t do the job for the mouth call.”

April 15, 2009
by Brian Lovett

Turkey & Turkey Hunting Editor Brian Lovett

Tags: Game Calls, Turkey & Turkey Hunting, Turkey Hunting
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Cedar Rapids, IA – (Ammoland) Hunter’s Specialties has upgraded their patented Thunder Twister Gobble Call for 2009.

The new call features an all new camo bellows for more volume and improved sound.

The reed is built using Hunter’s Specialties new Infinity Latex, which is the most durable, consistent latex available.

The Thunder Twister Gobble Call also features a twist-on silencer to keep the call quiet while moving through the woods.

The call works great as a gobbler locator or challenge call to bring toms in looking for a fight.

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The Thunder Twister Gobble Call sells for a suggested retail price of $14.99

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

Hunter's Specialties National Pro Staff Member Audrey McQueen Wins 9th Women's World Elk Calling Title

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa - -(AmmoLand.com)- Audrey McQueen, a member of the Hunter’s Specialties National Pro Staff, recently won her 9th Women’s World Elk Calling Championship at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 25th annual convention.

Audrey currently lives in Eagar, Arizona and operates Trophy Ridge Outfitters (www.trophyridgeoutfitters.net) with her husband Roger; offering hunts for elk, mule deer, antelope and oryx.

“I grew up on a ranch near the small town of Luna, New Mexico,” said McQueen. “My favorite hobbies were always fishing and hunting. I have always been very competitive and enjoy calling contests. A couple of years ago I started competing on the Women’s Bassmaster Tour as a professional angler. Last year I placed second in the Women’s Bassmaster Tournament championship.”

In addition to her record 9 World Elk Calling titles, Audrey has also won back-to-back Best of the West elk calling titles and twenty-three first place state championships. She continues to consistently be one of the top callers in the country.

“We’re excited to have Audrey as a member of our National Pro Staff,” said Hunter’s Specialties Field Services Coordinator Neal Denison. “Her abilities not only as a competition caller, but a hunter, have placed her in an elite group of professionals in the industry. It’s pretty amazing that just 7 days after winning the championship she gave birth to her first child, Taylor Lynn. That’s what I call dedication.”

The World Elk Calling Championships are held to help raise awareness of elk habitat and conservation initiatives of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. To date, the RMEF has helped to protect or enhance more than 5.5 million acres. Winners receive prizes ranging from $500.00 up to $2500.00 for first place.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

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Cedar Rapids, IA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Al Morris, a member of the Hunter’s Specialties Pro Staff, has started off the year with a bang by not only winning the top three elk calling contests in the country, but the World Coyote Calling Championship as well.

“This is turning into a dream year for me,” said Morris. “My predator hunting partner and I, Garvin Young, won the 2009 World Coyote Calling Championship, making us the first three time winners in the history of the competition. After that I traveled to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to compete in the Northeastern Elk Calling Championship where I won first place. At the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, I entered in the Professional Division and took home another first place prize. Lastly, I went to Utah for the Best of the West contest and managed to win that one as well.”

“Al’s hard work and dedication to the sport has paid off for him in a big way,” said Hunter’s Specialties Field Services Coordinator Neal Denison. “He’s definitely at the top of his game right now.”

“I have to give Hunter’s Specialties a lot of credit for my success,” said Morris. “The new Infinity Latex that we’re using in our Wayne Carlton’s Calls has really helped me to make quality elk sounds. It’s so consistent and durable that I don’t have to worry about the sound of my calls changing in the middle of a competition. The Johnny Stewart Calls all use the original authentic Johnny Stewart sounds, so I have a lot of confidence when calling predators. With the great start I’ve experienced in 2009, I’m definitely looking forward to what the rest of the year has to offer.”

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

Delta Waterfowl

Katy, Texas – -(AmmoLand.com)- The Leon County Delta Waterfowl Chapter will host the 2009 Texas State and Gulf Coast Regional Champion Duck Calling Contests. The contests will be held on May 9, 2009, at 3622 County Road 305, Buffalo, Texas. The Texas State is open to Texas residents only and the Gulf Coast competition is welcoming callers from any surrounding states.

The Texas State Sanctioned contest will kick off first with check-in at noon and the start of the Gulf Coast Regional is anticipated to start near 3:30 P.M. The winner of each the 2 contests will represent Texas and the Gulf Coast at the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest November 2009.

In addition to the calling contest, the Delta Waterfowl Guns, Cash & Crawfish Extravaganza is occurring on site as well. Tickets for that event are $40.00. Kids age 17 and under are free.

Fore more information on the contests or the event please visit www.TexasStateDuckCallingContest.com or www.stuttgartarkansas.org or call Newell Cheatham at 281-392-3034.

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Hunter's Specialties® Pro Staff Member Al Morris Wins World Elk Calling Title

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Cedar Rapids, IA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Al Morris, a member of the Hunter’s Specialties Pro Staff, emerged from a pack of professional callers at the 25th Anniversary Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation World Elk Calling Championships with the first place crown in the Professional Division.

“This is an awesome feeling,” said Morris. “I have had several second and third place finishes at the World Championships over the years, so to finally win first place is a dream come true. As always, there was another tough field of competitors this year. All my years of hunting, guiding and entering calling contests have really paid off.”

Contestants in the professional division are required to make specific calls such as cow and calf calls, barks, whistles, growls and screaming bugles before a panel of judges. Each contestant is then given 60 seconds for free-style cow and bull calls.

“The new Infinity Latex that we’re using in our Wayne Carlton’s Calls has really helped me to make quality elk sounds,” said Morris. “It’s so consistent and durable that I don’t have to worry about the sound of my calls changing in the middle of a competition.”

“We’re excited for Al,” said Hunter’s Specialties co-owners David and Carman Forbes. “We’ve been a big supporter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation over the years and the great conservation work they do. It’s special to see one of our own do so well in the competition.”

The World Elk Calling Championships are held to help raise awareness of elk habitat and conservation initiatives of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. To date, the RMEF has helped to protect or enhance more than 5.5 million acres. Winners receive prizes ranging from $500.00 up to $2500.00 for first place.

For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

Hunter's Specialties

Cedar Rapids, IA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Hunter’s Specialties® is offering a special promotion on their popular Infinity Latex® diaphragm calls for 2009.

Consumers who purchase 3 packages of Infinity Latex diaphragm calls and send in the completed rebate form along with the original UPC codes with proof of purchase will receive a $5.00 check back. All cash register receipts must be dated between 3/15/09 and 4/15/09.  This provides hunters the opportunity to try several different call models at a great price.

“These calls produce awesome sound and consistency,” said H.S. Pro Staff member Matt Morrett. “Infinity Latex sets a new standard in diaphragm calls.”

For complete rebate rules and an official downloadable rebate form, visit the Hunter’s Specialties web site at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI - -(OutDoorWire.com)-  Mossy Oak congratulates Pro Staff members Mark Prudhomme, Chris Parrish and Clint Corder for successful 2009 NWTF Convention calling contests held February 19 – 22 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.

Mark Prudhomme from Georgetown, S.C., won first place in the Champion of Champions Division of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Grand National Calling Contest Championships as well as the two-man Team Challenge with partner Kerry Terrell. Prudhomme was one of many top-notch turkey callers from across North America competing for state pride, bragging rights and more than $25,000 in cash and prizes at the event.

Mossy Oak Pro Staffer Chris Parrish placed second in the Grand National Calling Championships Senior Division, while local level Pro Staffer Clint Corder took home first prize in call making for friction calls, slate call and striker.

This year’s convention attracted more than 43,000 sportsmen and women that appreciate the skill and dedication it takes to closely mimic the sounds of the wild turkey. The number of attendants broke the record set by the NWTF convention in Nashville in 2007.

The NWTF is a national nonprofit conservation organization that was founded in 1973 and has worked with wildlife agencies to restore wild turkey populations from 1.3 million wild turkeys in 1973 to nearly 7 million today. Now, NWTF volunteers raise funds and work daily to improve critical wildlife habitat, increase access to public hunting land and introduce new people to the outdoors and hunting.

For more information, log on to www.nwtf.org .

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