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More information about Andy Cobb

Andy Cobb makes unique one of a kind decorative turkey calls along with several styles of calls that are his own design. These “Hollowbody” calls include single side and double side box calls along with scratchboxes and baffled trumpets. He started making turkey calls around 2002 and it quickly became GhostBird Custom Calls. Crafting turkey calls and turkey hunting are Andy’s passion and he has been participating in the NWTF Grand National Callmaking Competition for many years and has received many awards for his decorative calls. Andy also won the "Tom Turpin Award" in 2019 for the best turned style trumpet in the hunting division and was honored to be inducted into the 2023 Grand National Turkey Competition Call Maker Hall of Fame.

Awards for Andy Cobb

This contest has a long history of 20+ years. The awards listed below are for the most recent years only.

Other 2025 Entries by Andy Cobb

	Division 2 Hunting Turkey Calls Category 12: Turned Trumpet Call User entered description: Trumpet handcrafted from Tortoise Shell Acrylic & faux horn. The octagonal bell tapers to a round midsection with a Desert Ironwood lanyard ring. The call has a curved faux horn oval mouthpiece with a Desert Ironwood lip stop. Go to Entry #1311
	Division 2 Hunting Turkey Calls Category 14: Jordan Style Yelper User entered description: Jordan style yelper with an African Gemsbok Horn bell and a rifle shell ferrule with a wingbone style oval mouthpiece. The call has a Chittum wood lanyard stop bead and a cork lip stop. Go to Entry #1312
	Division 2 Hunting Turkey Calls Category 16: Scratch Box Design User entered description: Scratch Box call handcrafted from wormy Pecan & figured Walnut featuring a Mahogany soundboard. The matching slate surface striker fits inside the call. Go to Entry #1313
	Division 1 Decorative Turkey Calls Category 12: Turned Barrel trumpet style (no carving and/or painting) User entered description: Unique trumpet handcrafted from Amboyna Burl and faux Ivory & Horn. The graceful curved yelper has an oval mouthpiece and a matching lipstop made of Amboyna Burl & Cork. The call is displayed on a simple display base made of Zebrawood. Go to Entry #1334
	Division 1 Decorative Turkey Calls Category 13: Air operated Yelper (open, other than categories 10-12) User entered description: Unique trumpet handcrafted from African Impala Horn & Burl with red & black spacers. The curved oval mouthpiece is made of faux horn and has a matching lip stop. The call has a black leather bolo cord lanyard with matching burl beads & fobs and is displayed on a rustic reclaimed American Chestnut barnwood display stand. Go to Entry #1335
	Division 1 Decorative Turkey Calls Category 19: Trough Style Call (slate, glass, or other material) User entered description: One of a kind armadillo trough call handcrafted from Australian Eucalyptus Burl and Mahogany with a Red Slate striking surface. The striker is crafted in the form of the armadillo’s head and features a Purpleheart peg, glass eyes, and leather ears. The multi-piece tail is jointed and flexible. The call rests on a stand mimicking the trough call which is made of Mahogany & Redwood Burl with Eucalyptus Burl armadillo feet. The stand is mounted to a Patagonia Rosewood base featuring carved turkey & armadillo tracks. Go to Entry #1336
	Division 1 Decorative Turkey Calls Category 8: Decorative Box Call (open) User entered description: One of a kind box call with a Bowie knife lid made of Hard Maple. The handle is made from Antler, Turquoise gemstone, Ebony & faux Horn, with Brass pins. The box call body is figured California Walnut & Gaboon Ebony and the sound board is Mahogany. The bottom of the call and the top rail are wrapped with leather. The call also has a leather lid retaining strap with a matching bead. Go to Entry #1337
	Division 1 Decorative Turkey Calls Category 1: Decorative Box Call (glued box and glued lid design, other than categories 2-8) User entered description: Single side Hollowbody box call #154 handcrafted from figured California Walnut and Alabama Cherry Burl with a Butternut soundboard. The Cherry lid has Cherry Burl and Walnut diagonal inlays and a Cherry Burl thumb tab. Go to Entry #1376
	Division 1 Decorative Turkey Calls Category 20: Scratch Box User entered description: Ball handled Scratch Box #38 handcrafted from Australian Eucalyptus Burl with a Mahogany soundboard. The call has dual sound ports and an inlayed faux ivory medallion. The slate surface striker has a faux ivory overlay with brass pins. The call & striker feature hand tinted scrimshaw and are tethered with leather bolo cord, deer antler beads & horn tip fobs. Go to Entry #1377
	Division 1 Decorative Turkey Calls Category 13: Air operated Yelper (open, other than categories 10-12) User entered description: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY … hook, line, and sinker. One of a kind yelper depicting a bass that has broken the fishing line and eluded the fisherman. The call is handcrafted from green dyed stabilized Curly Maple and features glass eyes. The yelper mouthpiece is River Cane and represents the fisherman’s cane fishing pole. The bass has escaped with the fisherman’s hook and line which has glass bead sinkers. The lipstop is the cork bobber and sports the frayed & broken fishing line. The Mahogany display base features green dyed Maple aquatic vegetation which cradles the call. Go to Entry #1421