Calling?

[WG Taxidermist]

Ok I feel like my biggest problem when it comes to turkey hunting is that I call to much and spook them. I know we have several turkey hunters on here so what is your preference on the sequence of calling?

[Huntaholic]

DO NOT call to him in the tree! There are certain exceptions to that and unfortunately youll have to learn those on your own, but if you don't have hens roosted with him or between you and him and you don't have other hunters to worry about, DONT CALL UNTIL HE HITS THE GROUND!
Once he answers you and youre sure he knows where you are, SHUT UP! Don't make another sound until hes almost out of hearing going away from you. 99% of people call WAY TOO MUCH!

[Huntaholic]

Tree call, aka SOFT yelps, so soft if you can hera them 50 yards, its too loud! IF he answers you, SHUT UP!

[Huntaholic]

Its hard to explain but I can tell by how a turkey gobbles if hes killable or not. My youngest son, when he wants to do it, is as good as anybody Ive ever seen. An example:
He and I and a buddy of mine that lives in MI and hadn't killed many turkeys at the time, were hunting in MI in a place we hadn't ever been. 15 different turkeys gobbled at daylight and my son and I BOTH pointed to the same turkey at the same time and said "we can kill that one". 30 minutes later and he was flopping in front of us, lol. My MI buddy asked me "how did BOTH of you at the same time, KNOW you could kill that PARTICULAR turkey?" Neither one of us could answer that question! Its just something you FEEL.

[Huntaholic]

I think it was Ben Rogers Lee that said it. but if you call to a turkey ONE time from the bottom of a well 500 yards from a turkey and he answers you, SHUT UP. If he wants to he can walk right to the lip of that well and look down in it at you! That's how good they can pinpoint you. Calling beyond that just makes more chances to screw something up.

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One of these days I’ll figure some of this and kill a gullible gobbler!!

[WG Taxidermist]

One of these days I’ll figure some of this and kill a gullible gobbler!!

Me too! I've killed a few but I'm by no means good at it.

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I’m hoping Huntaholic will teach me how to kill them!!!

[Huntaholic]

I’m hoping Huntaholic will teach me how to kill them!!!

LOL I taught you about 20 years ago! I remember one trip out west when the student outdid the teacher too! Seemed like every time I turned around you were coming back to the truck with ANOTHER dead merriams or Rio!

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I’m hoping Huntaholic will teach me how to kill them!!!

LOL I taught you about 20 years ago! I remember one trip out west when the student outdid the teacher too! Seemed like every time I turned around you were coming back to the truck with ANOTHER dead merriams or Rio!

Beginners luck !!!

[WG Taxidermist]

So when the bird hits the groung do you stick with a simple yelp? If so how often do you call to the bird? I know the answer varies depending on the situation but lets just say typically.

[Huntaholic]

So when the bird hits the groung do you stick with a simple yelp? If so how often do you call to the bird? I know the answer varies depending on the situation but lets just say typically.

As little as possible! Once he answers you, HE KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE.

[Tru-Talker]

I only call enuff to keep him interested....but really all depends on the bird to....Them jokers will come in silent on ya and bust that ass as well.... Them birds have keen location senses.....It dont take but one call amd they can pinpoint you 200 yards away....Thats why I don't call a whole lot....I keep mine to a minimum...

[Rob R.]

Still testing for Jethro!

[caretaker]

We had them going plumb nutzo here during deer season. Strutting, gobbling, cackling, purrin and chasing all through the fields and even the woods. I sure hope they act that way this spring. Probably be clear across the country in Kansas with h Dorthy and Toto

[Jethro]

We had them going plumb nutzo here during deer season. Strutting, gobbling, cackling, purrin and chasing all through the fields and even the woods. I sure hope they act that way this spring. Probably be clear across the country in Kansas with h Dorthy and Toto

We hunt some property like that. During fall/deer season, they are everywhere...huge flocks of them. Come spring...only way you could get a bird there is if you brought it with you. I dont know where they go.

[Huntaholic]

We had them going plumb nutzo here during deer season. Strutting, gobbling, cackling, purrin and chasing all through the fields and even the woods. I sure hope they act that way this spring. Probably be clear across the country in Kansas with h Dorthy and Toto

We hunt some property like that. During fall/deer season, they are everywhere...huge flocks of them. Come spring...only way you could get a bird there is if you brought it with you. I dont know where they go.

Turkeys move with the seasons. That's why it doesn't really mean anything to get winter pics of flocks of longbeards with 20 birds in it. Those 20 birds will scatter out come spring and may be 2 or 3 miles from where they were all winter.

[WG Taxidermist]

We had them going plumb nutzo here during deer season. Strutting, gobbling, cackling, purrin and chasing all through the fields and even the woods. I sure hope they act that way this spring. Probably be clear across the country in Kansas with h Dorthy and Toto

We hunt some property like that. During fall/deer season, they are everywhere...huge flocks of them. Come spring...only way you could get a bird there is if you brought it with you. I dont know where they go.

Turkeys move with the seasons. That's why it doesn't really mean anything to get winter pics of flocks of longbeards with 20 birds in it. Those 20 birds will scatter out come spring and may be 2 or 3 miles from where they were all winter.

I always wondered what happened to my birds. I guess that answers it.