Alaskan Yoter
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A thought for game call makers: Consider marking your calls.
As a collector, I occasionally come across an older predator call or howler with no markings. If I can’t identify the maker by its style or shape, I’ll usually pass on it—even if it may have been made by a highly respected call maker.
There are so many talented makers, both past and present. Unless your design is distinctive enough to identify your work, adding your name, initials, logo, or another recognizable mark can go a long way toward preserving your legacy.
I’m part of a collectors’ group that, although still in its infancy, is working to gather as much information, documentation, and history as possible for future generations. We’ll sometimes post an unmarked call for discussion, hoping someone can identify its maker. Sometimes we figure it out; other times, no one knows. It’s a shame when a piece of craftsmanship survives but the maker’s name is lost along the way.
Full disclosure: We’ve had a few marked calls stump us, too! So whatever mark you use, make it something future collectors have a chance of tracing back to you.
You take pride in making your calls. Give the next generation a way to know whose work they’re holding.
These are calls from this board years ago. How many rember who made them?
As a collector, I occasionally come across an older predator call or howler with no markings. If I can’t identify the maker by its style or shape, I’ll usually pass on it—even if it may have been made by a highly respected call maker.
There are so many talented makers, both past and present. Unless your design is distinctive enough to identify your work, adding your name, initials, logo, or another recognizable mark can go a long way toward preserving your legacy.
I’m part of a collectors’ group that, although still in its infancy, is working to gather as much information, documentation, and history as possible for future generations. We’ll sometimes post an unmarked call for discussion, hoping someone can identify its maker. Sometimes we figure it out; other times, no one knows. It’s a shame when a piece of craftsmanship survives but the maker’s name is lost along the way.
Full disclosure: We’ve had a few marked calls stump us, too! So whatever mark you use, make it something future collectors have a chance of tracing back to you.
You take pride in making your calls. Give the next generation a way to know whose work they’re holding.
These are calls from this board years ago. How many rember who made them?
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