Turkey?

[Sakko300wsm]

First yr turkey hunter here - will be hunting the north east corner of wa. What are your guys go to as far as call and decoy set up? Just have a few reed calls so far and want to go and pick up a decoy

[bearpaw]

You just need to figure out what works best for you. Different calls are easy to use and sound best for different hunters. I can make a glass call sound the best, but when I have birds close and don't want movement a reed call works for me OK, and for long distance calling I can get the most volume with a reed call. Just remember, if your calling doesn't sound right you are better off not to call and tell the turkeys you are not one of them! 

[Sakko300wsm]

Yep thanks Bearpaw - I will most likely stick with reeds to start with, I am pretty good with them for elk anyhow . Just my first whack at gobblers

[dilleytech]

Luckily turkeys all sound a little different so not being perfect at calling doesn’t always hurt. Turkeys are really dumb after all. I like reeds the best but have on a few occasions had better luck with a push button call I always carry.

 Decoys are unnecessary but they can be fun and I think they increase your odds of getting a double.  I usually carry one but more times then not it’s in my pack when I kill a bird.

[Sakko300wsm]

Ok I will check out the push bottom ones as well- and yep I’m sure they do sound different, just like elk! Some sound so stupid you could never mess it up haha

[Birdguy]

Use what you can make work. It will be a blast! all calls sound a little different and a few mornings in the turkey woods will show you that all turkeys make different sounds too. What worked one morning may not work the next and vice versa. HAve a great time!

[TheStovePipeKid]

Get a friction call and a box call to go with the reed call and you'll have a trifecta. I like to play around with all of them. My favorite is the copper friction call I put together this year. It's nice to have one of each to get started and then you can pick out which you like and start buying more than you will ever need.

[Russ McDonald]

Just remeber that their eye sight is out of this world.  If a bird is in range most likely it will see you before you see it.  That is where a decoy might come in handy.  To keep the attention off of you. Calls I have one of each.  I use a mouth call almost extensively.  No turkey sounds the same.  I have heard some hens sound like a 5 year old first time with a mouth call.  Practice.

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[CedarPants]

Get a friction call and a box call to go with the reed call and you'll have a trifecta. I like to play around with all of them. My favorite is the copper friction call I put together this year. It's nice to have one of each to get started and then you can pick out which you like and start buying more than you will ever need.

 

I usually always carry a few reeds, a slate, and a box call.  I use the box call mostly as a late morning or afternoon locater call, as you can get some pretty loud cuts out of them that will get the birds to sound off from quite a ways away.  Slate call is nice for soft clucks and purrs as day breaks, but can also be used to make some high intensity/volume cuts as well to fire up the birds and get their attention if needed.  Reed call to finesse them in the last few yards without any movement.