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What sets a turkey trumpet apart from other calls?

Bill Lester, the 2025 Mississippi Sportsman of the Year, joins the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast to explore what makes a turkey trumpet different from other calls. Lester, a seasoned call maker, demonstrates his decades of work developing various calls, from traditional wing-bone designs to modern acrylic trumpets and brass mouthpieces.

He emphasizes the importance of calling softly, which he believes can significantly improve success when hunting gobblers. Lester also shares insights into some of his newest call designs. Listeners and viewers can watch the full episode on YouTube.

For more information, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlW1U_UpNi4.

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Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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