At WoodHaven Custom Calls, great turkey hunts start with dependable gear. The Hickory Striker is the base model – built simple, built tough, and built to call up gobblers. Featuring a durable hickory dowel paired with a precision-turned maple head, this striker delivers sharp, clean front-end yelps with a smooth, natural rollover. Hickory’s strength and density provide excellent bite on the surface, while the maple head adds balance and consistency for dependable tone across a wide range of friction calls. Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve been chasing longbeards for decades, the Hickory Striker offers the control and forgiveness every turkey hunter can appreciate. It’s versatile enough for soft tree talk and subtle clucks, yet capable of reaching out with clear cuts and excited yelping when you need to fire one up. No frills. No gimmicks. Just pure performance.