Slate calls are great for first-time pot callers, they are super forgiving with technique
Slate calls are unsurpassed for soft, close-in work, as long as you can make the necessary hand motions without being detected by your gobbler. There's no better material for making soft clucks, purrs, and whines turkey hens make when they are content with their surroundings!
while you can run slate right out of the box, brushing the surface with sandpaper or a scuff pad.
Use fine-grit sandpaper, never coarser than a 220-grit. Finer is better. Scuff pads are best.
Slate calls are unsurpassed for soft, close-in work, as long as you can make the necessary hand motions without being detected by your gobbler. There's no better material for making soft clucks, purrs, and whines turkey hens make when they are content with their surroundings!
while you can run slate right out of the box, brushing the surface with sandpaper or a scuff pad.
Use fine-grit sandpaper, never coarser than a 220-grit. Finer is better. Scuff pads are best.