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Any other posters collect duck/goose calls?
Posted on 1/8/25 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 1/8/25 at 5:03 pm
I still have all the baseball cards I got when I was growing up, but I wasn't a big collector. Gave them to my son and he added these to his cards from going to baseball camp. I've got my dad's old coins, but I'm not a collector nor do I know exactly what I have yet. Never had any interest in collecting something like a stamp, fishing lures, or antique toys.
However, when it comes to duck calls, that's where my interest in collecting kicked in. If I go in an antique store in certain areas, I'm always keeping an eye out for duck calls. It's not often but I have run across them in the past.
Anyone else enjoy searching for and collecting duck calls? If so, what calls do you like to collect?
However, when it comes to duck calls, that's where my interest in collecting kicked in. If I go in an antique store in certain areas, I'm always keeping an eye out for duck calls. It's not often but I have run across them in the past.
Anyone else enjoy searching for and collecting duck calls? If so, what calls do you like to collect?
This post was edited on 1/8/25 at 5:14 pm
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 6:18 pm to Stuttgart Tiger
If I find any here in old ones here in Alabama I’ll make a note to post about them and hook you up. 
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:22 pm to Stuttgart Tiger
I’d like to get my hands on a dale bordelone “bayou beast” duck call. He hand makes them so they are pricy but I think it’d be a cool collectors item
Got a couple old duck commander calls. One of them signed by the man himself from about 15 years ago. Unfortunately I didn’t take care of it like I should have and it’s mostly faded now. Still a reliable call too
Got a couple old duck commander calls. One of them signed by the man himself from about 15 years ago. Unfortunately I didn’t take care of it like I should have and it’s mostly faded now. Still a reliable call too
This post was edited on 1/8/25 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:04 pm to Pezzo
I’ve got two of Dales calls. They sound awesome
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:11 am to WestMTiger
which ones you got? you just order it by calling him?
This post was edited on 1/9/25 at 8:12 am
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:40 am to Pezzo
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“bayou beast” duck call
Yes, Dale's calls are on my list. Don't see his calls being re-sold very often so folks like to hold onto these.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:42 am to Pezzo
I have the handmade bamboo calls, yes I just called and paid and got on the waiting list
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:43 am to Yewkindewit
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If I find any here in old ones here in Alabama
David Gaston is from Thomasville, AL and he makes a fantastic call. I have his Bayou Bengal (Purple N Gold) acrylic call that I used for years. I used to have a pic of it that was my avatar on here.
I'm currently blowing one of his custom Cocobolo calls.
This post was edited on 1/9/25 at 8:46 am
Posted on 1/9/25 at 1:06 pm to Stuttgart Tiger
I used to actively collect vintage and custom made turkey calls. Rubbed elbows with some notable duck call collectors and makers like Howard Harlan and others. Some people like Dennis Poeschel made both turkey and duck calls.
I accumulated a few hundred of them. Still have most of them. Have some dating back to the 1940’s which are said to be worth in excess of $10,000+. A few of them have been featured in collectors books and magazines.
There was an explosion of interest in turkey call collecting about 20 years back. It’s sort of fizzled out nowadays it appears.
I sort of eased out of it after realizing that they were really poor investments in most instances. By that I mean; after a decade or so you realize that the caller you bought for $100 is still fetching $100. Inflation during that time has made everything go up in price and yet my investment is worth the same. So it’s actually worth less because a Whopper cost $5 when I got the call; so if I sold it I could buy 20 Whoppers. Whereas now that same Whopper cost $10 and I can only get 10 of them.
If I had a chance to go back and do it all over again; I’d really narrow my focus to rare vintage or modern calls from call makers who are deceased. Or call makers who are truly transformative and doing something really unique.
As morbid as the deceased part may sound; I believe what killed turkey call collecting was the fact so many including myself got the Pokémon mentality.
Gotta catch them all…
Especially as it related to new contemporary stuff. You hear some hype about a new talent and get on their waiting list. A year later you get that call you ordered. So did everyone else. The guy will be making calls for another 30 years and with each new one they become less scarce and thus less collectible. I see turkey calls selling on E-Bay often for less than what the maker would charge you to buy one new. The old vintage stuff stays the same or increases with time.
Again; rare vintage and calls from people who aren’t around any more. If nothing else; you are guaranteed that the supply is not going to increase.
No regrets though. It’s much more fun when you look at them as a piece of Americana and folk art instead of monetary units. I met some amazing people/call makers and still call many friends and hunting buddies.
I accumulated a few hundred of them. Still have most of them. Have some dating back to the 1940’s which are said to be worth in excess of $10,000+. A few of them have been featured in collectors books and magazines.
There was an explosion of interest in turkey call collecting about 20 years back. It’s sort of fizzled out nowadays it appears.
I sort of eased out of it after realizing that they were really poor investments in most instances. By that I mean; after a decade or so you realize that the caller you bought for $100 is still fetching $100. Inflation during that time has made everything go up in price and yet my investment is worth the same. So it’s actually worth less because a Whopper cost $5 when I got the call; so if I sold it I could buy 20 Whoppers. Whereas now that same Whopper cost $10 and I can only get 10 of them.
If I had a chance to go back and do it all over again; I’d really narrow my focus to rare vintage or modern calls from call makers who are deceased. Or call makers who are truly transformative and doing something really unique.
As morbid as the deceased part may sound; I believe what killed turkey call collecting was the fact so many including myself got the Pokémon mentality.
Gotta catch them all…
Especially as it related to new contemporary stuff. You hear some hype about a new talent and get on their waiting list. A year later you get that call you ordered. So did everyone else. The guy will be making calls for another 30 years and with each new one they become less scarce and thus less collectible. I see turkey calls selling on E-Bay often for less than what the maker would charge you to buy one new. The old vintage stuff stays the same or increases with time.
Again; rare vintage and calls from people who aren’t around any more. If nothing else; you are guaranteed that the supply is not going to increase.
No regrets though. It’s much more fun when you look at them as a piece of Americana and folk art instead of monetary units. I met some amazing people/call makers and still call many friends and hunting buddies.
This post was edited on 1/9/25 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 1/9/25 at 5:12 pm to wiltznucs
I keep myself focused on the calls produced during the 90s and 00s. I agree about building a collection that’s tough to get out of. Mostly I look for calls from call makers I’ve met and those from Arkansas and Louisiana.
Got several from call makers who have passed away like Mike Keller (BGB), Butch Richenback (RNT), Chick Majors, Mike MacLemore and Wayne Betts.
Got a few buddies blowing Singletons and Riceland Spec calls. Those are both nice calls I watch for. Wouldn’t mind passing through Bernice and checking out the Singleton shop if he takes walk-ins.
Some of the antique reel foot style calls are nice, but that’s not the direction I go.
Got several from call makers who have passed away like Mike Keller (BGB), Butch Richenback (RNT), Chick Majors, Mike MacLemore and Wayne Betts.
Got a few buddies blowing Singletons and Riceland Spec calls. Those are both nice calls I watch for. Wouldn’t mind passing through Bernice and checking out the Singleton shop if he takes walk-ins.
Some of the antique reel foot style calls are nice, but that’s not the direction I go.
This post was edited on 1/9/25 at 5:17 pm
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