Turkey Slam.

[yelp]

Eddie Salter would be proud of you Yelp. You are now a pro squealer on video

Not sure I am a pro..but I wish they would have edited in some running turkeys!

[BOWHUNTER45]

Man ....you guys need to show more evidence of this squealer working... I never tried it...BUT A buddy did and they ran off ... but he also told me that it is one hell of a locator call  Now how many birds have we actually killed with this thing...just asking and not being a butt head.....we all have our little secrets and maybe I may toss out a very hot one some day..... 

[BOWHUNTER45]

ALL and at this time I am having one hell of a time trying to sleep because I am hearing gobblers going off in my head right at around 4:15 am 

[mtnseth]

I got the single season slam in 2009.  Bagged the eastern the first day, then the Merriams on 4/22 and, finally, the RIO on May 12.  The Rio was the tough one for me that year, since I really didn't know the area I was hunting. 

But I put a lot of miles (and two seasons of tag soup) to get that eastern, so overall, it's the hardest piece of the puzzle.  I've come close the last two years on easterns, but couldn't seal the deal.  In 2010 I had one gobble behind me at 10 feet.  I have still have the stained shorts to prove it!  Last season I passed on a bird and helped a buddy get his eastern on opening day after 17 years of trying (he went on to get the single season slam).  I spent the rest of 2011 staying on the west side hunting one bird.  I named him the 1 o'clock gobbler, since he never made a peep all day until 1 p.m.  Then he would gobble his head off.  This behavior went on for 3 or 4 days.  I finally had him patterned, but blew it by getting up to move closer as he was coming in silently.  I just saw a pair of legs and a long beard bookin' it into the timber.  Never heard another peep out of him for the rest of the season.

This year I've done some scouting and have seen plenty of sign in the same area.  I know where I'll be on Sunday morning.

[The Gobble-stopper]

NOt that I know what I'm talking about, but I'd like to give you some advice on the Rio. I've got the single season 8 years in a row. Id take a few days off and head to Lincoln county. Head North of Davenport to a little town, called "Miles" right on the river, stop in the store up the hill from the river. And normally if you stop there in the evening, there's a guy in there. If you buy a map from him of the area, he will show you how to get on the state land to the south. The trick is, dont bring you own map, he wants you to buy his. The land in this area is checkerboarded with private and state and hard to figure out, which is which. Some of the state land only touches the road at a point and that is where you cross. I've found these to be quite rewarding and usually very large flocked. So be prepared to do some sweet talking. Hey good luck, and thank you for mentioning how hard it is. I have a buddy that thinks this is a walk in the park. It took me 24 days one time, day after day, muffing on the eastern, one year and coming up empty handed. Even now, I dont want to say I know everything, cause the first time I think I do, that will be the end of my streak. So I too keep chugging on, like the rest of us.

[turkeydancer]

 

Hi MtnSeth :   Long time no see.  If you get the other two and just need the Rio, I may be able to send you to a friend who has 600 acres with a few hundred Rios on it.
 

[Tom Tamer]

Easterns are easy!  In 1998..I went out to a spot sat down called one in and shot it???  Just saying..I am batting 100%.  I haven't been back yet.  Someday.  Wacenturian keeps telling me of the cougar hole I don't know if I want to go back!   
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Yeah....but you almost left early and blew it if I remember right....been awhile.

Noo!???  I knew what I was doing!  LOL  Actually I thought it was a dog barking.  As got closer I could make out the gobble.  The salal and understory sucks up the sound for sure!

 That dog barking thing kills me...We saw a tom on some ground we could not hunt. We were calling to him, but I kept hearing that " distant do barking"...until I noticed the toms tail move evrytime I heard the " bark" We couldn't see his head but he was no more than 250yds from us. When I realized what the " bark" was I instantly got pissed...because like I told Dad if we realized now how many Toms answering our call and we just left the area in past years. Never understood why a dog that sounde a mile away would always answer a turkey call ;p"

[Tom Tamer]

Eddie Salter would be proud of you Yelp. You are now a pro squealer on video

Not sure I am a pro..but I wish they would have edited in some running turkeys!

 Now that's funny right there LOL. Just as long as you use tape on the footage and get a cheesy edit break in the run.

[BOWHUNTER45]

quote .... BUT I wish they would have edited in some running turkeys  Thats what I am saying  JUST given ya sheet Eric ...put please someone prove to me this thing works ..Do not edit it LIKE SALTER   

[Tom Tamer]

Last year I think was the closest I've ssen or heard where it worked. I did buy one, thinking what the heck I've wasted $20 on worse before. While I've seen comments and can agree a little to what yelp has said in the past about a timing issue of when birds would be more apt to here it or use it. With that said I'm of the mind set of that may not always be the case just due to the lack of rationalization Turkeys have. Now to shorten this up, laswt year while admiring a friends tom , Him both our Dads and I heard what we thought just to be another springtime songbird sound we usually deem as background noise.But it was not and I noticed and asked if everyone heard it.They did. So I pulled out the squealer and tried it,and asked if that was the same sound. We just heard. Everyone agreed. So I think it may be a vocalization they use that we're not paying attention to. The folowing day I battled a nice tom w/ hens and the hens won out.As a last ditch effort I tried the squeal. Now he did not come, probably the one in hand/two in the bush thing. But he did Triple gobble at it twice. I personally have never had a single tom triple gobble at a shock response....Just sayin. It's no ringing endorsement but was enough to have me. Keep it inthe vest and continue research.