Jim Matthews Signature Calls are one-of-a-kind custom quail calls with the best sound of any call available. They are made from figured pieces of walnut and other gunstock woods along with pieces of wood collected locally from our mountains and deserts. Matthews takes a great deal of time selecting and cutting the wood so the calls are eye-pleasing, and he hand sands them and rubs in an oil finish to bring out the grain and color. The valley, Gambel's, scaled quail calls are simple rubber band calls, making the "reed" easy to replace. The mountain quail and bobwhite quail calls are whistles that match those birds' calls perfectly. Most are made to order, but he usually has a calls on hand and available for immediate shipment in both the basic line and the completely custom line.
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Hand-made, custom calls made for California or valley quail, Gambel's quail, mountain quail and bobwhite quail
Options Galore!
Truly custom calls, they are available in a wide range of variants & options.
Basic Custom Calls: Prices start at low as $70 for a custom "stick" call. The custom "chamber" calls are $85. There is also a $15 shipping fee per order. Stick Calls are made in limited runs each year, while there are usually chamber calls in inventory. A one-page price list is HERE.
Heirloom Custom Calls: There is nothing basic about these calls. Everything is custom, wood options are nearly unlimited, and each call is truly a one-of-a-kind heirloom you will pass on to your children. Prices for a completely a custom call, start to finish, begin at $100.
These are samples of Heirloom chamber calls for valley and Gambel's quail made by Jim Matthews
MORE INFORMATION
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT QUAIL CALLING! Click here to download a special revised edition of Western Birds on quail calling. It also has instructions for making a clothes pin quail call. Please use the quail call order form and worksheet below for ordering, not the one in this issue.
Available Calls
These are images of the handful of quail calls that are available as of March 14, 2023 (Click on the photo for a larger image and description.) This page is not updated very often, but Jim Matthews Signature Calls Etsy, Instagram, and Facebook pages are updated regularly with images, pricing, and special sales. Links below.
The is a gorgeous piece of spaulted fiddleback California buckeye collected in the field made into a beautiful chamber call with a stout leather lanyard. Price is $120 and there is a $15 shipping fee with each order.
This is a unique stick call (without a sound chamber) that mimics the sound of valley, Gambel's, and scaled quail perfectly. It is made from walnut and osage orange. Price is $90, and there is a $15 shipping fee per order.
This is a matched pair of calls -- one double call for Gambel's or valley quai and the other one of my new mountain quail calls (or whistles). They are both made from the same pieces of knotty mesquite and eucalyptus. Only sold as a set for $190. #quailcalls #customquailcalls #jimmatthewssignaturecalls #mountainquailcalls #quailcallsets
The is a gorgeous piece of spaulted fiddleback California buckeye collected in the field made into a beautiful chamber call with a stout leather lanyard. Price is $120 and there is a $15 shipping fee with each order.
How do these calls sound?
Here's a short video that shows you how these custom calls sound. This video features a three-way call that includes, valley quail, Gambel's quail, and mountain quail calls in the same call -- and all three sounds are demonstrated using this one call.
What others are saying:
Here's a review of my three-way call by Jorge Ramirez at Upland Jitzu, The Art of Upland Hunting. Here is the direct link to the story. (Published Dec. 15, 2018)
You can read a review of Jim Matthews Signature Quail Calls at Ben Smith's Arizona Wanderings website at this direct link. (Published Jan. 25, 2016)
