2007 Turkey Season 
April 11th 2007  
Opening Morning of Wisconsin's 2007 spring season found me out in a fence line Getting snowed on during a Blizzard.  The wind was blowing snow devils across the field in front of me.  The Gobbler I was after was hened up, but he answered almost every series I run off on this Cherry over Poplar Box.  I left this box out in the snow for a reason.  I wanted to see how much it could take and keep on working, It never missed a beat.  I would not recommend you do this with your own calls.  As a call builder I feel I need to test the limits of my calls durability. 
Later That Morning a Gobbler sounded off from across the road,  so far away I thought I was hearing things.  It wasn't long with some coaxing from my boxcall, he crossed the road and came into the field behind my setup.  I was in a fence row and overlooked cutting a shooting lane at my backside.  Big mistake on my part.  The longbeard eased out into the field behind me and stood his ground at 40 yards.  I new it was going to be a tuff shot, but I managed to get my gun poked out through the best opening in the brush I could find.  Now I use a scope and through it, I didn't notice this blackberry bramble just off the end of my gun barrel.  Now I can tell you first hand  that one little Bramble will destroy your shotguns best pattern.  This Gobbler got away.  You can see the busted bramble about center of this photo.  The good news is you can kill Gobblers in any weather you can imagine.  Don't let bad weather discourage you.  If it wasn't for that Bramble I would have killed a bird in this blizzard.  Always cut yourself a shooting hole on your back side.  Because you just never know from which way a Gobbler will come.
Friday April 13th 2007
I finailly connected on this dandy 26 pound Friday afternoon using the Cherry over Poplar Box.
May 2007 found me out in NY state hunting some of the toughest Birds on earth with two of the best there is, Chuck Tiranno and Paul Klima.  They had me out hunting Swamp Gobblers and let me tell you, thease are the toughest birds I have ever seen.  I came close once but no Cigar in NY State.  But I wouldn't trade no turkey in the world for the good time I had hunting with thease guys.  And that to me is what it is all about, I can't wait to do it again.
Here is another picture from May of 2007,  It is Chuck Tiranno and Paul Klima of New York State.  They scored a double on these NY swamp Gobblers,  For the record its a Nice pair of Jakes.  They all taste the same right Chuck.   There in the middle is a pair of Foggy Holler Checkered Boxes both of them being Blackwalnut over Red Cedar.  That is a great combo for a Box Call.   Thanks for the pictures Guys