Kee Kee whistle

[hct236]

I had an old boatswains pipe that I had for years but managed to loose that made great sounding kee kee whistles. I never really thought of it as a turkey call before till one day when my daughter was about 6 she was playing with it and she managed to make one of the best kee-kee's I've ever heard. Took me a while to duplicate it but once I did, I used it soley in the fall for kee-kee's and got plenty of hens worked up. I hate that I lost that old pipe and been looking at some whistles that are designed just for kee kee's. I've seen plastic kee kee whistles for sale but wondering if anybody had ever tried one. Some say that are just a sports (referee) whistle with the ball taken out I may just try to find another boatswains pipe. I'm also trying to remember how, but when I was a kid, my uncle made some from a 30-30 brass and a piece of copper tubing. Been driving myself crazy trying to remember how to make it!!!!

[CountryHart]

not sure what this pipe is your speakin of. Never hunted in the fall either for that matter.Did get lucky Sat, mornin however

[hct236]

If you have ever watched a Navy movie, you have heard the boatswains whistle. Our season didn't come in until today.

[beespringer]

I'm always hearing about someone calling in a turkey from some other device than a "official turkey call" IMO getting a bird without a commercial call would add icing on the cake!! way to go!!

[CountryHart]

I make wingbone callers but other than yelp, i can't do much with em. They do make pretty fair strikers for a slate type caller though. Good luck and be safe.

[hct236]

Thats pretty cool. I make all my own pot calls..slate, glass and copper. Here is a set I made my brother from mexican bocote with his company logo under the glass and a purple heart striker .....Now he wants 10 more to give away to a few of his customers that are in to turkey hunting...better warm up the lathe.

[smiley]

The only thing I can think of would be a dog training whistle,just dig the little cork ball out,or a primos drake whistle thats made for duck hunting.Its basically a whistle with an open end no cork ball.Good luck...

[hct236]

WOO HOO!!! found it! My daughter reminded me it isnt lost, I put it on a key ring last fall so I wouldn't loose it . Shew!

[CountryHart]

Fine lookin callers Howard. Do you raise the slate off the bottom? If so how?

[hct236]

Fine lookin callers Howard. Do you raise the slate off the bottom? If so how?

Yeah. It actually has a soundboard that sits on a pedistal that I leave in the pot when I take out the wood and the playing surface sits on a ledge near the top of the top. The soundboard is about 1/8" below the playing surface. The soundboard helps with the rollover from high to low in the yelps. Here is a pic of one I started but a piece broke out from a knot so I couldn't finish it. You can see the ledge for the glass or slate and the pedistal for the soundboard.