Getting closer to some Easterns.....

[haus]

.....I've never in my life been excited to find a steamy pile of *censored*, but I sure as hell was yesterday!!

now what the hell do we do  Put all of our eggs in one basket or keep looking for other potential spots. I guess I'm relucatant to focus in on a location if their habits are about to change. Everything I've read says that when these birds transition from wintering locations to nesting sites they can cover miles. Has anyone actually seen a living breathing Eastern recently? Are they into their spring fling habits or no?

I purchased this Primos owl hoot call n tried to use it yesterday.....I think its broken cuz it sounds like a damn duck....or its just operator error 

[Birdguy]

I met a kid this weekend in eastern washington with a Primos owl hooter that sounded like a duck/buck grunt call. Infact my 8 year old asked the kid why he brought a deer call turkey hunting ...maybe they put the wrong reed in a bunch of calls at Primos 

[PA BEN]

Find a high point and sit until dark to listen for gobbles. Same in the morning, 0ne hr before daylight.

[haus]

I met a kid this weekend in eastern washington with a Primos owl hooter that sounded like a duck/buck grunt call. Infact my 8 year old asked the kid why he brought a deer call turkey hunting ...maybe they put the wrong reed in a bunch of calls at Primos 

hmm. Watched the video on the primos site, then watched video of the real thing on youtube..... 
https://shop.primos.com/pc-503-38-power-owl.aspx
BARRED OWL AMAZING VOCALS!

[PA BEN]

I've never used a owl call. I saw an old video years ago on how to owl hoot. Cup your hands over your mouth and hoot, "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you". Works real will. BTW, when there in the roost in the evening you can make a loud cutt with a box call, they will gobble to locate them for the next morning.

[dawei]

I've never used a owl call. I saw an old video years ago on how to owl hoot. Cup your hands over your mouth and hoot, "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you". Works real will. BTW, when there in the roost in the evening you can make a loud cutt with a box call, they will gobble to locate them for the next morning.

Who cooks for you, Who cooks for you ALL (extra note to finish the call).

[Wacenturion]

I've never used a owl call. I saw an old video years ago on how to owl hoot. Cup your hands over your mouth and hoot, "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you". Works real will. BTW, when there in the roost in the evening you can make a loud cutt with a box call, they will gobble to locate them for the next morning.

Who cooks for you, Who cooks for you ALL (extra note to finish the call.

That's only for southern owls..........just kidding.

[bow4elk]

I yell that who cooks for you line every year and all I ever hear back is "shut the *$&% up!" 

[Tom Tamer]

Hate to jack the thread but it's going down this path.....has anyone ever got a response in WA from an Owl hooter.....from a turkey not an Owl

[Birdguy]

I've never used a owl call. I saw an old video years ago on how to owl hoot. Cup your hands over your mouth and hoot, "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you". Works real will. BTW, when there in the roost in the evening you can make a loud cutt with a box call, they will gobble to locate them for the next morning.

Who cooks for you, Who cooks for you ALL (extra note to finish the call.

That's only for southern owls..........just kidding.

For the southern owls wouldn't it be YALL??

[Wacenturion]

Hate to jack the thread but it's going down this path.....has anyone ever got a response in WA from an Owl hooter.....from a turkey not an Owl

Not the best for getting a response, but to answer your question..........yes I personally have.  I also took someone one year from down south out on Rio's in the Blues, where both days, once late afternoon and also the next morning gobblers responded to owl calls he made using only his mouth.  Louder than any factory call, and better sounding.  Fairly well known turkey hunter I might add from South Carolina.

[yelp]

Hate to jack the thread but it's going down this path.....has anyone ever got a response in WA from an Owl hooter.....from a turkey not an Owl

Not the best for getting a response, but to answer your question..........yes I personally have.  I also took someone one year from down south out on Rio's in the Blues, where both days, once late afternoon and also the next morning gobblers responded to owl calls he made using only his mouth.  Louder than any factory call, and better sounding.  Fairly well known turkey hunter I might add from South Carolina.

Don't they say Who cooks for me who cooks for me ..down there?  LOL.  Bobby Keck is his name...I believe..

[KimberRich]

Hate to jack the thread but it's going down this path.....has anyone ever got a response in WA from an Owl hooter.....from a turkey not an Owl

I have a couple times but the same birds Gobbled to the truck door slamming and any other noise so I didn't feel like it was really the call as much as any loud sound "shocked" these particular birds.  I've got better responses from my crow call.   

[rainshadow1]

I believe the southern owl says. "...who cooks for ALL Y'ALL???"

But I'm green as grass when it comes to Turkeys, so I'm going to be leaning alot on you guys this season if I can get out after them!

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I learned that it is better to just hoot once LOUDLY on call more than trying to sound like an owl..
the reasons are that you are attempting to get a "shock gobble", so it is the loud noise that is eliciting the response, not the owl.
also, a shock gobble will happen immediately, and while you are making the second "who" and "who cooks, etc" you will drown out a response and not hear it....