A New Lineup of Turkey Calls | MeatEater x Phelps

Turkey Calling Q&A with Phelps Game Calls

At a previous BHA Rendezvous, we had the chance to sit down and talk turkeys with Jason Phelps, the owner of Phelps Game Calls. Jason is a hard-core turkey hunter and elk hunter who designs all kinds of calls for elk, turkeys, and other game animals. Jason offered up some tips for the use, care, and maintenance of diaphragm, or mouth calls. Diaphragm calls consist of a rigid inner frame and a pliable outer frame that supports a latex reed. The...

3 Turkey Calls Every Hunter Should Own

Many turkey hunters are gear junkies and I’m no exception. Each spring I overload my vest with an assortment of turkey calls—knowing full well that many won’t see the light of day until I unpack after the season closes. Fact is, I just checked my vest, and here’s the tally: 13 mouth calls, two box calls, four pot calls with four separate strikers, and three locator calls. In total, that’s 22 different turkey calls strategically tucked away. I...

MeatEater Has a New Podcast!

We’ve officially launched my new podcast called the Bear Grease Podcast. This is MeatEater’s storytelling, history podcast about life lived close to the land. It’s an eclectic, documentary-style listen exploring things for forgotten but relevant, searching for insight in unlikely places, and telling stories of some incredible people. But what’s in the name? Bear grease is the rendered fat of a bear, which at one time was a highly-valued commodity...