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Topic: Question for the Oldtimers
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UTcaller
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posted October 17, 2024 11:30 AM
Does anyone know when they stopped making the wood Circe predator calls. I have a few of them and just want to know how old they are.
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Kokopelli
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posted October 17, 2024 01:39 PM
According to THE reference guide, Predator Calls, The First Fifty Years, Circe went to plastic in 1970.
Plastic works fine .......... but there's just something about old wooden calls that touches the soul. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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UTcaller
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posted October 17, 2024 07:02 PM
Great thanks KoKo. Sounds like they were probably made in the 1960’s then. Yeah there is definitely a cool factor with them and the wooden Weems calls.
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Leonard
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posted October 18, 2024 01:58 PM
All I got is personal experience as an entry level old fart.
I Have been hunting coyotes and bobcat since sometime in the mid 60's to late 60's. The first predator I called was a bobcat. With my only call a wood Circe, which I just dug out. It's seen better days, no visible decal. I found one other Circe, green plastic and about an inch longer. The first trophy I ever won was in 1968. Always pissed me off that they misspelled my name as Leonardo! Anyway, me and my partner killed 7 coyotes, good enough for second place; first time I ever used a pre '64 Winchester chambered in 220Swift, belonging to my partner. I was still using a 270Winchester. Up until that point, I'd never killed a coyote. So this began quite a quest. PS from Thursday until Sunday night, no sleep!
Good hunting. El Bee
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TA17Rem
Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Field Marshall, Southern Minneesota Sector
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posted October 18, 2024 05:35 PM
about same age as pied piper
1958 Late 60's early 70's. Black, white or red. some have decal wrapped around call and some Parrell on call.
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TA17Rem
Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Field Marshall, Southern Minneesota Sector
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posted October 18, 2024 05:48 PM
Burnham bro.s sonic caller 1900.00 and some change
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UTcaller
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posted October 18, 2024 10:50 PM
I wouldn’t spend that much for a caller but maybe these young kids that spend that kind of money on Thermal would. It’s like that new Foxpro 360 $1500.🙄
I’ll just stick with what I have.
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TA17Rem
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posted October 19, 2024 05:46 AM
Sonic caller don't have much for a sound list but then again maybe in Texas you don't need much.
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NVWalt
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posted October 19, 2024 02:18 PM
Did I read that right? 15 and 1900 bucks for a coyote calling machine? I'll stick to the ole mouth blown call them into your lap calls. That's a lot of money and would be better spent on fuel to go get those coyotes. 1900 WOW.
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TA17Rem
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posted October 19, 2024 03:16 PM
Walt you can't stay in a cave forever. get out and experience new things.
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Kokopelli
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posted October 19, 2024 04:20 PM
One could experience a lot of lap dances for $1900.
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TA17Rem
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posted October 20, 2024 09:08 AM
yeah sure but just think about how high laundry bill is going to be.
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NVWalt
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posted October 21, 2024 07:50 AM
The wife might get suspicious with all the dirty pants and new found interest in sex.
Still, that is a lot of money for a caller if you are retired on a fairly limited income. But then again, I am an old fart Having called and killed my first coyote back in 1962 when I was 12 years old with a Weems AllCall and a trusty 03-A3 in 30-06 my Dad gave me. That call also called me a lion out on the La Purisima state park next to where I used to live. No I didn't bring a gun out there and the excitement of seeing a Mt Lion will never leave my old mind.
Had a Greenhead Predator call that brought in more than a few bobcats out in that brush.
But now I just enjoy reading all this dribble about calling.
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Leonard
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posted October 21, 2024 10:40 AM
Yeah, I guess, same here, Walt.
Speaking of lions. I'm checking my storage and retrieval system and recollecting how many and where?
I have seen exactly one lion in California and it was on the Marine base south and east of me, forget what it's called? edit: 29 Palms
In Arizona also, I have seen exactly one lion, not far from Seleigman.
I killed a lion not far from Minersville, Utah.
By far the most lions I've seen, and killed one, was in Nevada. But the actual number is, well, I'd have to think about it for a while to come up with an accurate number, maybe ten or so?
I also remember another time in Arizona, near Ray, had one cross the road, and that's it.
Lions are fairly difficult to accurately count, by Fish and Game. There was an item, at least 20, maybe 25 years ago in Montclair which is not even ten miles from here, where they darted a lion resting under the ramp at a tire business less than a block from the I-10 freeway.
The reason for that is because, here in Upland, we have rock quarries on both sides of town that stretches into the San Gabriel Mountains and they provide a nature, and natural highway for all wildlife that wander down out of the most difficult terrain you will ever find, this side of the Himalayas'. I'm not kidding! It's decomposed granite and loose and vertical and a sanctuary for all the critters. There was a time I could get up there, but it's never been worth the effort, I shit you not!
Thanks, Walt! For the mental trip down Memory Lane.
Good hunting. El Bee
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UTcaller
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posted October 21, 2024 12:53 PM
Yeah called in a couple of lions years ago. But had to let them walk because didn’t have a tag. I wish I could call one now because Utah has an open season on them now. Maybe one of these days.😁
As far as the old vintage calls go, I just looked and I have:
2 wooden Circe jackrabbit calls
1 wooden Circe cottontail call
1 early 1970’s plastic Circe cottontail call
3 wooden weems wild call jackrabbit calls
1 wooden weems wild call cottontail call
1 wooden weems will call dual tone call
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Leonard
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posted October 22, 2024 02:40 PM
The thing is, some years ago, lions, in several western states were classified almost exactly like coyotes. The Cattlemen's Association in Arizona used to have a bounty on big cats, I believe it was $100, if I'm not mistaken? So, times change.
Now, in places where they were considered pests, they have achieved big game status. In The People's Republic, it went from an over the counter tag until a 75 animal limit was reached at which time, the season was then closed. (early 70's) to a one year moratorium, just to access the population, to then extension after extension, and now it's a permanent BAN!
Now the sad part of this is that since the moratorium, it's a closely guarded secret as to how much the state pays several hounds-men teams to eliminate problem cats, but as far as I am aware, the depredation permits average between 200/250 per year. The actual cost of this service, I do not know?
But sport hunters used to do it for free. The Bunny huggers are okay with this asinine system because it's necessary, whereas before it was "sport killing" which is deplorable, in a civilized society.
Meanwhile, California has the largest mountain lion population in the entire United States. And, since these cats have lost their fear of man, because they were pursued, suddenly after 75 years without a recorded fatality by lions, the number of deaths, the last I heard, stood at (5) FIVE humans.
The bunny huggers are fine with that body count, by some kind of twisted logic? The progress is that there is no longer any thrill murder of these magnificent animals for "so called sport".
It's Liberals that control us. I will leave it to the reader to determine who exactly is the sick motherfuckers in this society.
Good hunting. El Bee
PS I think cats are on the ballot this year, in Colorado; also with a high population. Maybe, if it passes, we will see more joggers eaten?
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