turkey hunting question series - 4

[birddogdad]

what calls do you use and why/ when you run those?  how much calling? when to stop and shutup?

[brokentrail]

I have way too many calls for sure... I use diaphragm calls mostly but occasionally use my box call or a pot call.  Some days they just respond to certain calls better.  Every turkey is different,  so how much is dependent on the bird, but I call quite a bit if I think I can get away with it, I prefer to know they are coming and from where.  If I can't get a bird to move at all, at some point I'll decide to shut up, or be a hen that starts going away and see if he will come investigate.

[Billy74]

I use mouth, slate and box.  I use the mouth most because its easy and hands free.  I’ll use the other at the same time to sound like multiple birds. I also use a box call with a rubber band to fake a gobble occasionally.  Mostly its just rotating through them till one sparks a gobble


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[Mikey The Cat]

Once you call and he gobbles, he knows exactly where you are. Exactly. Resist the temptation to call too much. You call. He gobbles. And he struts. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. All you're doing is slowing him down. If you can - it's tough - let him gobble two...three...four times before you call again. Let him hunt you. It's a game of hard to get, with you playing hard to get. Screw it up 100 times and you'll still screw it up. All part of the game. Good luck and be safe - M.D.

[Mikey The Cat]

My apologies. I answered #3 on #4 -

I use a Primos A-Frame Bat Wing diaphragm and a (sadly discontinued) Backwoods Game Calls crystal pot 'n peg, with an emphasis on the latter. Get one call. Get proficient with that one call. And then don't try to get $50 out of a $50 call every time you got to use it. There are 1,001 great turkey calls on the market today. Find a good locator call - crow; owl; elk bugle; specklebelly goose; pileated woodpecker; peacock - and understand how it's used

The Three Rules of Turkey Hunting - Patience; Persistence; and Self-Discipline. Patience
(and pre-season prep) kills turkeys. Good luck and be safe - M.D.