Yes..............turkey gobble was the sound I was referring to. Probably alot less, especially in the case of birds like geese and crows/ravens which are in the air. Those sounds travel well. Also less distance than an elk or coyote. Coyote is pretty high pitched and they can carry on pretty well. Elk, also high pitched and obviously higher off the ground than a turkey.
A gobble is more of a low resonating gurgle, for lack of a better word. They also usually don't gobble much, at least while you're scouting. When opening day comes, I've had them go ballistic, and in my mind I'm saying..."shut up, I know you're here, don't want anyone else to hear ya". We are indeed a funny, paranoid lot. 
We bout passed out when we heard first one lol. Was referencing the other birds calling from same elevation as the gobbler. Get what your saying though, so even if they're up in the roost it wont travel much because of the tone. hmm. and with a tone that low I assume if they project it away from you it'll sound much farther away?
You said............"hmm. and with a tone that low I assume if they project it away from you it'll sound much farther away?"
Louder in the roost as they are higher. When they fly down they sound like they are going the opposite way as they are on the ground and naturally sound farther away than when he sounded off in the roost. At this point...on the ground people tend to panic thinking the bird is leaving, and start calling louder and more often. Big mistake.
Best advice I can give you with these Easterns or any subspecies for that matter is to start thinking you're a hen turkey and act accordingly. They call softly and infrequently, more like "I'm over here scratching and eating and quite content"....not 'HEY HERE I AM COME ON DOWN AND SEE ME", over and over and over. Remember, hens generally go to the toms to be bred, then leave and go off to their nest to lay a egg that day. Once they start laying they will do this for 10-12 days on an average. Then they incubate the nest for approximately 26-28 days depending on the literature you read.
Yes, less dominate gobblers do go to hens, but not LOUD ASS NOISEY ONES unless they are just whipped bad. Even though they less dominant, they are not stupid. The more you call and the louder the better the odds shift over to the gobbler. He knows the exact square foot your sounds are coming from and he will tippy toe around and usually peg you and leave. Ever heard the term hung up...lol.
Yes people call like they are in a calling contest, and call in birds and kill them. Just personal preference, but unless you know how to read an individual bird, you're better off calling somewhat softly at first increasing volume somewhat as you go and do so only every 12-15 minutes or so....just like hens do. Watch them and you see what I mean.
