Turkey call device

Abstract

A turkey call device and assembly for simulating multiple calls of a wild turkey hen. The turkey call device and assembly comprises a housing with a plurality of striker plates and at least one striker member. In one embodiment, the housing comprises two striker plates on the top thereof and a third striker plate on the bottom thereof. The bottom striker plate is capable of producing a locator call. The locator call has a hearing range of up to one half of a mile so as to eliminate the need for a user to travel long distances for the device to be heard from afar. Each striker plate and striker member can be formed from different materials. In this way, the turkey call device and assembly enables a user to reproduce multiple sounds, such as yelps, cuts, cackles, kee kees, runs, purrs, clucks, and other turkey hen sounds.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A turkey call device, comprising:
 a housing having an open front, an open back, a top, a bottom, and first and second sides extending therebetween;   an acoustic chamber positioned within the housing and extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing;   a first recessed groove located on the top of the housing and a first striker plate positioned within the first recessed groove, the first recessed groove extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing; and   a second recessed groove located on the bottom of the housing and a second striker plate positioned within the second recessed groove, the second recessed groove extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The turkey call device of  claim 1 , further comprising a third recessed groove located on the top of the housing and a third striker plate positioned within the third recessed groove, the third recessed groove extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing and positioned parallel to the first recessed groove. 
     
     
         3 . The turkey call device of  claim 2 , further comprising a fourth recessed groove located on the top of the housing and a fourth striker plate positioned within the fourth recessed groove, the fourth recessed groove extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing and positioned parallel to the first and second recessed groove. 
     
     
         4 . The turkey call device of  claim 3 , wherein the first striker plate is formed from acrylic slate. 
     
     
         5 . The turkey call device of  claim 3 , wherein the second striker plate is formed from aluminum slate. 
     
     
         6 . The turkey call device of  claim 3 , wherein the third striker plate is formed from stone slate. 
     
     
         7 . The turkey call device of  claim 3 , wherein the fourth striker plate is formed from wood. 
     
     
         8 . The turkey call device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed from maple wood. 
     
     
         9 . The turkey call device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed from plastic. 
     
     
         10 . The turkey call device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed from metal. 
     
     
         11 . The turkey call device of  claim 3 , wherein the first recessed groove, second recessed groove, third recessed groove, and fourth recessed groove are of different dimensions. 
     
     
         12 . The turkey call device of  claim 1 , wherein the open front and open back of the housing are tapered from the top of the housing to the bottom of the housing, so that the top of the housing is more narrow than the bottom of the housing. 
     
     
         13 . A turkey call assembly comprising:
 a housing having an open front, an open back, a top, a bottom, and first and second sides extending therebetween;   an acoustic chamber positioned within the housing and extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing;   a first recessed groove located on the top of the housing and extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing and an aluminum slate first striker plate positioned within the first recessed groove;   a second recessed groove centrally located on the bottom of the housing and extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing and an aluminum slate second striker plate positioned within the second recessed groove;   a third recessed groove located on the top of the housing and extending vertically between the open front and open back of the housing and positioned parallel to the first recessed groove and an acrylic slate third striker plate positioned within the third recessed groove; and   a striker member having a first section having a proximal end and a distal end and a second section having an upper end and a lower end, the proximal end of the striker member attached to the upper end of the second section;   wherein the distal end of the striker member is rubbed across the aluminum slate first striker plate, the aluminum slate second striker plate, and the acrylic slate third striker plate, so as to produce three different turkey call sounds.   
     
     
         14 . The turkey call assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the striker member is formed from cherry wood. 
     
     
         15 . The turkey call assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the striker member is formed from walnut wood.