Calls to make you a more successful hunter. Period.

“I’ve been alot of places around the country chasing ducks and geese. I’ve hunted public ground all my life…I know when it comes to waterfowling, the man that puts in the hard work kills the birds!!! Sykes Mitchell at Duck Creek Outfitters figured that out a long time ago. I’ve never seen a more devoted bunch of guys! They work hard, they know the birds, and they know their ground. When you travel as far as Canada you expect the best and that’s exactly what the DND Crew experienced this past October! Big Canada’s and lots of Green!!! The food without a doubt is the Best of any outfitter I’ve Ever visited…Bar None!! If you want the full Canadian experience then do not hesitate to give Sykes a call. You will not be disappointed!! ”

Mark Coin
President DND Outdoors

Congratulations go out to Kindell Keaton, a member of the Killen Krew. Kindell won the open division at the 5th Annual Turkey Calling Contest of the NWTF River Valley Longbeards.

Mark just spent a few days on a duck hunt in Illinois with Bill Miller.  Here is what our friend Bill had to report:

“Spend a day in a duck blind with a great field and contest duck caller, you’re going to learn some stuff. Spend a day in the blind with a great duck hunter, you’re going to learn a lot, too. So what happens when you spend two days in the blind with a guy who’s both a superb caller and a hunter who earned his stripes thrashing for ducks on public areas with the rest of us? Well, my head’s swimming with all that I learned and relearned here in Union County, Illinois in the last couple days.”

Check out Bill’s entire blog post from “Around the Campfire With Bill”.

We are so excited to show you our new and improved Down N Dirty Outdoors website!  We’ve worked long and hard to give you lots of new features so you can experience the “Outdoor Mafia” lifestyle.  There is updated info about our company and our mission, a calendar of events we will be attending in 2011, videos, and of course the turkey calls for the serious hunting enthusiast.  Plus we are offering FREE SHIPPING until January 31st, as an introduction to our web product! Drop us a line and let us know what you think:  info@downndirtyoutdoors.com.

We will be spending the first few months of 2011 traveling to various trade shows around the country.  If you are in the neighborhood during any of these dates, we’d love to hear your latest hunting story!

Jan. 2 – 4, 2011
ATA Show in Indianapolis, IN
Archery Trade Association
Indiana Convention Center
100 South Capitol
Indianapolis, IN 46225

Jan. 16 – 19, 2011
SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV
The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference
Sands Expo Center

Feb. 5 – 13, 2011
Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA
State Farm Show Complex

Feb. 16 – 20, 2011
NWTF National Convention in Nashville, TN
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center

According to champion caller and co-owner of Down-N-Dirty Outdoors game calls, Jason Kidd, “By far, one of my favorite and one of the most effective ways to hunt turkeys in the fall is by scattering a flock and calling them back.

“First, you locate a flock, and get into a position where you can effectively scatter it,” Kidd continued. “Keep in mind, that for this tactic to work, you have to scatter the birds in all different directions. This means you have to get relatively close to the flock before you scare them off. Within about 20 minutes of scattering the flock, the woods will come alive with turkey sounds—yelps, kee-kees, cutting and cackles. This is when the stage is yours to put on a show.

“I like to yelp and kee-kee on a mouth call, and I even do some yelping and clucks at the same time on a friction call. Keep in mind that you want to command your presence and lead this show. The DND Arsenic 3-reed has long been my go-to call for fall turkey hunting. It has the traditional cutter style cut with a small slash in the back that gives it a pitch that is pure turkey. It gives me a nice clear kee-kee followed up with some high-pitched raspy yelps.

“Simultaneously, I will be yelping, clucking or cutting on the DND Soul Crusher Slate call. Personally, I like the slate call because it is more forgiving.”

Fall turkey hunting is not only an opportunity to harvest a great bird, but also a time to really listen and learn from the turkey. Not as many hunters flock to the woods for turkey this time of year, so the competition from fellow hunters is less.  Enjoy this time—get out there, and get Down-N-Dirty with some birds this fall.