Earl Mickel one of the country s leading authorities on turkey calls took on a challenge that any seasoned turkey hunter would have relished. He traveled to all forty-nine states that are home to wild turkeys and using a call made in each state bagged Longbeards (and "only "Longbeards). Within six years, Earl had not only met the challenge, but also accumulated a wealth of amazing stories and a collection of beautifully crafted turkey calls." Longbeards, Callmakers and Memories "is the story of Mickel s adventure, the ...
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Earl Mickel one of the country s leading authorities on turkey calls took on a challenge that any seasoned turkey hunter would have relished. He traveled to all forty-nine states that are home to wild turkeys and using a call made in each state bagged Longbeards (and "only "Longbeards). Within six years, Earl had not only met the challenge, but also accumulated a wealth of amazing stories and a collection of beautifully crafted turkey calls." Longbeards, Callmakers and Memories "is the story of Mickel s adventure, the people he encountered on his journey, and the various calls he used. Along with sharing his experiences, Earl includes hundreds of photographs including a full-color insert of unique turkey calls. He also offers words of wisdom, insightful sayings, and even poems that were written by some of the hunters he met and by Earl himself. Here is one of modern-day turkey hunting s most incredible adventures. "
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First edition. 4to. xiv, 258 pp. Illustrated from color and black-and-white photographs, plates, portraits. Signed by the author in the year of publication. Casada 149: "It covers the author's successful quest to kill a gobbler in the forty-nine states having turkeys with a call made in that state. Accounts of these hunts are intermingled with the biographical profiles of callmakers which form the contents of the first two volumes [in the author's trilogy]." Fine. Color illustrated glossy boards, issued without dust jacket. (#7891).
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