If you've ever listened to one of my podcasts (https://genesis9.angzva.com/?page_id=2670), you'll know that I have this recording ring that consists of a Digital Audio Recorder attached to an umbrella mic. It's a homebrew thing. I got the plans from off the web. Here is what it looks like:
(https://genesis9.angzva.com/?page_id=2670)
It's built on a paint roller handle, and I have a short paint stick, and I shove that into the ground. I try and stay well back from the turkeys. This is mostly done in the pre-season, and I want to just sneak in and record them in their natural environment. However, that is not always the case. I Several times over the last few years, I've had close encounters with gobblers, and they seem to have romantic interests in the microphone. Here is one example:
The Mistaken Gobbler (https://genesis9.angzva.com/?p=8303)
and here is an even better example. The gob came right up to the mic and I was able to catch his spit and drum. This all took place just behind my head, and the gobbler was less than 10 feet away.
Yute Hunt 2020 (https://genesis9.angzva.com/?p=8326)
Okay, so much for the set-up. While was out in the blind last year, I had an idea: If those birds get turned on by a camo umbrella hat turned sideways on a paint stick, what would they do with one that is a bit more visible and lively.
I don't know if your fashion tastes go this way, but some folks (especially in the U.K.) think this is a cool look:
(https://genesis9.angzva.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/umbrella1.jpeg)
I found this one on Amazon for $4:
(https://genesis9.angzva.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/515sIf3tVLL._AC_SL1001_.jpg)
. . ., and my plan is to put a stick in the ground, maybe 3 -4 foot, and then hang the hat by the headband. It will move around in the wind, and my guess is that I'll be able to fool a gobbler. This should add to the pre-season merriment.
Great idea, Shaman! I'm sure some folks around here will be contacting you about your set-up. Probably the same ones that have one of those silent whistle thingies and the screeching hen call. Not me, of course. I don't need any help killin' gobblers. ...Now where did you say you got that umbrella again?... ;D
I dunno. I think with all those rainbow colors your gonna find out if you have some of those.... umm different gobblers.
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Quote from: Happy on January 15, 2022, 09:06:20 AM
I dunno. I think with all those rainbow colors your gonna find out if you have some of those.... umm different gobblers.
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