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Post by joebuck on Apr 11, 2022 12:19:10 GMT -5
Alright, new guy question. How often do you call? Is there such a thing as too much? Call for 2-3 minutes, then wait for 10? Mix up clucks and purrs, or just stick with one sound?
Joe buckmaster
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Post by Ahawkeye on Apr 11, 2022 12:51:25 GMT -5
Kind of depends on how you plan to hunt them. Are you planning on sitting in one spot and waiting for them to come to you? Or are you planning on covering ground and trying to find a vocal bird?
If you are sitting in one spot I try to call about every 20 to 30 minutes I might putt here and there every 5 minutes or so but a full blown yelp is maybe 30 minutes apart.
If you are "running and gunning" maybe every 75 to 100 yards or whatever. You might have landmarks in your head like "the big tree next to the creek" "the top of the ridge" and so on, when you get to each landmark you might give a yelp and see what happens. Saying I'm going to call for 2 to 3 minutes per sequence is not really realistic in my opinion. If you get a chance to listen to a hen call in the wild at any part of the day that's what I try to sound like, cadence, and length of call are important, volume kind of depends on time of day very soft at first light then louder as the morning progresses.
That's my take on it but I don't hunt them for a living I just try to have fun doing it.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Apr 11, 2022 13:22:08 GMT -5
If you get one fired up let them dictate how much calling to do. If you’re just blind calling, then yes don’t overdue it’s. Just often enough to let something roaming nearby hear you and get a location. It all depends on the situation, which is just learned over time.
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Post by titanium700 on Apr 11, 2022 16:09:41 GMT -5
I also let them dictate how much they want to talk, I find if they cut me off and call back immediately they want me to talk more I find if they are lazy about answering they expect me to be lazy as well.
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I used to run and gun a lot, I would walk through the woods and about every 100-150 yds blow my crow call to locate one, I would then immediately assess how far away I thought they were and make a bee line toward them provided the lay of the land will let me
I will do this totally silent and get as close as I feel comfortable I then will blow my crow call again to relocate then and if I need to move forward I will do so if I feel I’m within calling distance I will find a nice spot I can see and be hidden and start talking to them telling them how much I love them.
I really like to get within 75 yds preferably 50 to them before I start calling.
I call softly and scratch the leaves mimicking searching for food.
If they don’t seem interested I will stop calling altogether and wait about half hour before I make another move, if they keep taking and staying in the same place not coming in I move back away from them and do it all over again.
This is when I play a head game with them.
I call it “a fat lazy friend” I call fairly aggressively and then totally
shut up. Even if they call I won’t answer them.
Usually this brings their curiosity over to me.
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Post by titanium700 on Apr 11, 2022 16:12:18 GMT -5
Now a days I hunt private land and built a Turkey blind out of pallets.
It camoed in real well at the edge of a big field and waterproof.
I put a couple of feeding hen decoys out and call maybe once every half hour until I hear a bird gobbling.
Then I talk to him.
I kill a lot of birds both ways and they are super effective.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Apr 11, 2022 17:29:49 GMT -5
Depends on how much land ya got to roam.
I know where they want to go and get in front of them and stay put. Call sparingly.
Used to chase the gobbles. The days mass gobbling isn’t near what it used to be. All ya do is bump birds on a small acres. Never fails you stand up or move. He was coming in silent. As most do now.
Either way is fun, I just like to keep odds in my favor of not stomping around and over calling.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 11, 2022 19:32:41 GMT -5
Now a days I hunt private land and built a Turkey blind out of pallets. It camoed in real well at the edge of a big field and waterproof. I put a couple of feeding hen decoys out and call maybe once every half hour until I hear a bird gobbling. Then I talk to him. I kill a lot of birds both ways and they are super effective. I hunt a small piece of private property and thats pretty well the way I do it. |
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Post by genesis273 on Apr 11, 2022 21:28:39 GMT -5
Alright, new guy question. How often do you call? Is there such a thing as too much? Call for 2-3 minutes, then wait for 10? Mix up clucks and purrs, or just stick with one sound? Joe buckmaster Yes. Honestly, it depends on the circumstances and the birds attitude that day. Heck that couple of hours. In my turkey hunting career, which isn't but 14-15 years maybe, I have seen so many different scenarios that it truly is difficult to get all the variables in one perfect algorithm. I have learned not to go in with an absolute plan. I will start by doing a few soft tree yelps just to let them know I'm there. Then, depending on his mood on the limb and once he's on the ground, I adjust my calling accordingly. I've killed birds while I have "talked" more than a couple of schools on lunch break. I have also shot them after giving them the silent treatment. The one consistent thing I did was taking each birds temperature to see how thier attitude is. But, then again, I have eaten tag soup before as well. Although it's been awhile. Just my $.02. I know none of that's too helpful but, that was the single most important lesson I have learned. Best of luck to you! I hope you post often in the "live from the turkey woods" thread. I look forward to reading of your adventures! |
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