Proper Turkey Calling???

[h2oboss]

Ok guys, I really want (NEED) to shoot another bird. My only bird a few yeras back was called in by two freinds. I do all the little things.....watch feilds, find were they've been dusting, scratching ect,ect. Roost them the night before or find them in the morning. Every day I hunted last year I had toms talking back but I kept screwing it up. The closest I came was a big tom and two hens cruising about 70yds out in a field. I almost postive I call too much. What is the standard routine (I know every bird/situation is differant)??? Get'm to gobble on the roost, wait to fly down and then??? Then I get all lost....purr, cluck, yelp, cut or shut up?

Thanks,
Anthony

[Richard Berkey]

Did you try "here turkey, turkey.... heeeeer turkey turkey"? Sorry, I am bored. Everyone ignor me and please help anthony.

[Durado]

I'm no expert, but in my experience. I use the Yellp and cutt to locate birds. Once located, depending on his interest in me, I'll just cluck and purr him into gun range. I like cutting, if he's hot and I love hearing them gobble. If he's henned up, I'll try to call the hens in with some intense yelping. None have been a sure thing, his mood changes on an hourly basis. When in doubt, stop calling. Alot of times he comes in if you shut up and leave him hanging. A good rule, after you located him and he answered your call is to sit back, relax and wait him out and only answer him when he gobbles.

[Durado]

....best advise is to be patient. If he answers you, he'll remember where you are almost to the tree and he'll come back for you later when the hens go to nest......around 10-11am.

[Tracker12]

Anthony
I let the bird dictate how I call. If He is answering me and coming in I keep quiet. If he hangs up I call back. Its hard to really give advice cause each situation is different. I call a lot more than most and move a lot if the birds hang up. I alos alternate from mouth cal to slate when working a bird to give him different sounds. My advice is to hunt with someone that knows what he is doing and let him let you do some of the calling. I have been hunting turkeys for 35 years and still screw it up like I did Saturday down in VA. Worked two birds for over an hour then got excited and shot to early when I should have let the birds come in. I live in S. MD if you ever want company let me know if you are not far away. Can't wait for MD season to come in. Had two jakes in behind the house this evening.

[h2oboss]

[Q]Richard Berkey originally wrote:
Did you try "here turkey, turkey.... heeeeer turkey turkey"? Sorry, I am bored. Everyone ignor me and please help anthony.
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OH MY GOD, HE'S ALIVE Damn Rich, were have you been. A guy gets married and then doesn't hunt hardly anymore, no phone calls, no beer runs, no nothing. You still have rods and guns or did you have to sell them to buy wall paper and garden plants[grin]

[Richard Berkey]

[Q]h2oboss originally wrote:
You still have rods and guns or did you have to sell them to buy wall paper and garden plants[grin]
[/Q]
Basically.

[h2oboss]

SO SAD [sad]

Lookin at you, now I know what a dog feels like when he gets "clipped". There's still hope for tough, you current situation is nothing a little trip to Annapolis can't cure[excited]

[buckeye]

I agree with tracker. Give the bird what he wants to here. I have called for 2 hours and got a blister on my mouth and other time a pur or two does the trick. One thing you must not do is over call to a bird stiil in the tree! If you keep talk'n to him in the tree he'll never come down!

[Durado]

He'll wait for you to walk under him. [smile]