"Wingbone Turkey Call" by Frank Miniter  Outdoor Life April 1998
The wingbone turkey call dates back to antiquity, when North
American Indians made yelpers form the bones in a turkey wing
(they also used turkey spurs for the tips of their arrows and
the bird's feathers for fletchings). Early settlers quickly
caught on and modified the calls to their liking, with wooden
tubes or even bones from other animals.  If anything, the
wingbone call's age can be an advantage on hard-hunting birds.
That's because its unique notes of love are not instantly
associated with danger by gobblers who think they've "heard it
all." Beside, there's just something special about using natural
materials to call in your prey. Like rattling with a pair of
shed antlers from your hunting grounds, this "organic" call
brings more life to the hunt.  The traditional wingbone yelper
is made from a wild hen's wing. The wing bones of a domestic
bird are just too thin and fragile for the call-wing bones from
jakes taken in the fall have simila