| If you are a turkey hunter, then you have more than | | | | on a diaphragm call, but it takes a great deal of |
| likely heard of a slate call. If you haven't then all that | | | | experience. To be totally honest, even some of the |
| this call is made of is a glass or metal surface that | | | | most seasoned professionals are unable to produce |
| fits compactly into a hunter's palm. A pencil like striker | | | | this call from a diaphragm. On a slate, all a hunter has |
| is used to produce the sound of the call by simply | | | | to do is lightly drag the striker across the calls |
| striking it against the slate's surface. With that said | | | | surface in order to make a soft "purr" sound. Cuts |
| lets get to the basics of using a slate call for turkey | | | | can also be made on this type of turkey hunting call |
| hunting. | | | | with a little bit of practice as well. |
| First and foremost, it is important to have a piece of | | | | In order to get the most out of your slate call, it is |
| sand paper to get the surface good and sanded. This | | | | important to try out different types of strikers. Most |
| will help a hunter get the most out of their turkey call | | | | calls will come packaged with at least one striker |
| by creating a little friction. The basic yelping hen call | | | | while others come with several. Now, there are all |
| can be made by simply moving the striker in tight | | | | kinds of strikers out there that produce different |
| circles or lines. One of the reasons why I love these | | | | kinds of sounds when used on different slates. So in |
| types of calls is because they are so much easier to | | | | order get different sounds from you call it is a good |
| manipulate than diaphragm calls. A purr can be made | | | | idea to experiment with different kinds of strikers. |