Fall Turkeys: A Bird Of Another Feather – Scott Ellis

With summer winding down the arrival of archery, muzzle loading, early duck, and dove season is greatly anticipated. People are tuning bows, sighting scopes and plowing fields. It could also be a great time to tune those turkey calls for the upcoming fall season. Most states offer turkey as fair game during archery and all but a few offer a fall turkey season. (check your local game laws to verify your season and what is legal to take, gobbler, hen or both) Fall turkey hunting can definitely put your hunting skills to the test.

When most people hear turkey hunting they generally associate it with a strutting tom and the beautiful sound of a gobble during the spring. Learning the art of fall turkey hunting not only increases your chances of putting a bird in the freezer for Thanksgiving, it allows you to learn more about turkeys and how they live throughout the year, not solely during the mating season. Read more

Turkey Call Television Show Featuring Scott Ellis

On March 23, 2010 on the Pursuit Channel, you can see the first of three parts of the Turkey Call Television Show. The show will feature the top five Grand National champs for 2010 including Mitchell Johnston, Shane Hendershot, Jim Pollard, Jessie Martin and our own U.S. Hunting Today contributing writer, Scott Ellis.

Shows will air: Tuesday at 8 a.m.; Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday at 10 p.m. est. Don’t miss it!

Central Florida Public Lands Osceola Turkey Hunt With Scott Ellis

Woodhaven Custom Calls – Scott Ellis Demonstrates New Energy Series

Scott Ellis is a contributing writer for our umbrella company Skinny Moose Media at U.S. Hunting Today.

Woodhaven Real Hen Turkey Box Call

This box call is as good as it gets. Available in cherry or walnut this box is unsurpassed in realism and tone. A test of this call proved it’ s worthiness in any turkey hunter’s vest. A high sweet front end breaks into pure turkey rasp every time. It is virtually automatic. A flick of the wrist striking the sounding board producing cutting like I’ve never heard from a box call. Amazingly enough the call actually purrs awesome. Just a little pressure on the lid and a short dragging motion does the job! Add this call to your vest and it will prove deadly this spring.

Scott Ellis
Prostaff
Woodhaven Custom Calls
Tru-Glo Fiber Optics
Therma-Cell
Ol’ Tom Technical Gear
Member:Florida Outdoor Writer’s Assoc.

Woodhaven Red Zone Three-Pack Turkey Calls

From left to right in the photo: Red Vyper, Red Scorpion, Red Ghost

The Red Zone three pack is a must have for any serious turkey hunter. After testing these calls I new they would be an addition to my call case this spring. Mike Pentecost(founder and owner of Woodhaven) hit a home run with this addition to the already proven mouth call line.

The Red Vyper is a modified split V. This call produces a raspy yelp and sharp cutts. It will be great for running and gunning being used as a locator call. But you can tone it down for the softer side, clucks and purrs and soft yelping, if needed. I was highly impressed with it’s tonal qualities.

The Red Scorpion is a combo cut. It produces sweet kee kee runs, as well as beautiful yelps with a clear sweet front end. It will cluck and purr with the best of them. Another Woodhaven great that will give you an added advantage in the spring woods.

The Red Ghost is indicative of its name. A ghost cut, this call also had great results. It produced a medium rasp yelp with a sweet front end of each note. It will produce an awesome kee kee run, as well mid range cutts and cackles. I particularly loved it’s ability to cluck and purr. It produced melodious purrs worthy of putting on the stage to call competition or to fool a love sick gobbler.

Scott Ellis
Prostaff
Woodhaven Custom Calls
Tru-Glo Fiber Optics
Therma-Cell
Ol’ Tom Technical Gear
Member:Florida Outdoor Writer’s Assoc.

Woodhaven Kee Disc Turkey Call

The new Woodhaven Custom Calls Kee Disc is named appropriately. I use this call in friction contests as well it is a great addition to any turkey hunter’s repertoire. It produces unbelievable Kee Kee’s hence the name Kee Disc. But, do not be confused, it produces snappy high pitched yelps as well as sharp cutts. If you’re a fall turkey hunter or a spring hunter that likes to mix it up with a kee kee run, this call will up your level of realism and versatility in any turkey season.

Scott Ellis
Prostaff
Woodhaven Custom Calls
Tru-Glo Fiber Optics
Therma-Cell
Ol’ Tom Technical Gear
Member:Florida Outdoor Writer’s Assoc.

Turkey Predator

By Scott Ellis

The wild turkey can offer the hunter one of the greatest challenges of any of the North American game species. Consistently bagging turkeys every season entails putting forth your best hunting efforts, embodying stealthy movement and putting yourself in a predatory mode. Luck has its place in every hunter’s endeavors but it is impossible to be consistently lucky. Placing your mind in a constant defensive posture will enable you to heighten your awareness and your woods skills. Letting your guard down for one minute can be the difference between filling your tag and heading home empty handed. Read more

2010 NWTF Wild Turkey Bourbon Grand Nationals Turkey Calling Championship

1. Mitchell Johnston
2. Jim Pollard
3. Shane Hendershot
4. Scott Ellis
5. Jesse Martin

Scott Ellis
Prostaff
Woodhaven Custom Calls
Tru-Glo Fiber Optics
Therma-Cell
Ol’ Tom Technical Gear
Member:Florida Outdoor Writer’s Assoc.

Woodhaven New Energy Three Pack

blue call-Doug Benefield
maroon call-Scott Ellis
brown call-Mitchell Johnston

Woodhaven Custom Calls-New Energy three pack. Consist of a Doug Benefield, Mitchell Johnston and my call, the Scott Ellis.

The Benefield is a ghost cut but the wing tips are left in tact. After running Doug’s call I was impressed with it’s tones. It delivers a medium amount of rasp with a clean front note of the yelp. It can perform a kee kee, as well some great clucks and purrs. It is overall easy to blow and will be a great fit for the caller that likes a less raspy yelper but still provides the versatility to produce the raspy turkey talk needed for cutting and cackling. Read more

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