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Gobbler yelps

Started by Bowguy, April 23, 2024, 07:00:58 PM

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Bowguy

I know we had some discussion a little bit back, and in the past about gobbler sounds.
I could t get a bird to gobble last night so I went into a spot often hold birds nearby.
Come first light distant birds were going nuts. Nothing near me. I did a fly down on a longbox than some easy yelps.
About 7:00 or so this morning I hear way off gobbler yelping. I try hen calling him. Nothing.
I decide to gobbler yelp. He answers. Few scratch box yelps to sound like like a few birds and that's commonly the only call I need but this bird responded better to the gobbler yelps.
3 longbeards finally appear at 50 yards. They see nothing and leave. I gobbler yelp back at em. They basically run in. 2 left. No call works  everytime and perhaps a gobble woulda worked too. They obviously primarily were interested in the male vocalizations but gobbling might have atttracted company from other hunters,  the deeper, slower yelps less often will.


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Greg Massey

Congrats on your gobbler.. I believe in those gobbler / Jake yelps

mountainhunter1

That is awesome! Nice bird Mike.
"I said to the Lord, "You are my Master! Everything good thing I have comes from You." (Psalm 16:2)

Romans 6:23, Romans 10:13

Notsoyoungturk

I become more of a believer every year after getting that call.
A hunt based on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be - Fred Bear

sixbird

I've used gobbler yelps a number of times when they wouldn't come in.
I usually do them on a mouth call.
Kluk two reed Smokin' Hen or Smoke Phase do some nice gobbler yelps.


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Bowguy


Treerooster

Congrats on the nice tom.

Fun when some applied calling knowledge works...eh?

JeffC

Congrats on a nice Tom. What ever they want to hear, what ever I need to use it is awesome when it works! You add that NY accent, I use the Phila lingo. :toothy12:
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eddie234

Congratulations


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Bowguy

Quote from: JeffC on April 25, 2024, 03:48:22 PMCongrats on a nice Tom. What ever they want to hear, what ever I need to use it is awesome when it works! You add that NY accent, I use the Phila lingo. :toothy12:

Brother I ain't from NY and def don't have no NY accent lol. God forbid

JeffC

You live above the Trenton -- Toms River line, your a New Yorker, I grew up in South Jersey, Phila suburbs, we sound like we are from 2 different countries... :toothy12:
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TrackeySauresRex

Congrats on a good one. :icon_thumright:

Opening day this year. 6 different birds gobbling hard on the roost. They hit the ground and silence.10 minutes pass, 2 gob clucks one slOoo yelp. 1 cluck 2 slo yelps. They all erupted. 2 Jake's broke off on a sprint into my set up. Big part of my arsenal. Hens led the Big boy away.
"If You Call Them,They Will Come."


BDeal

Quote from: Bowguy on April 23, 2024, 07:00:58 PMI know we had some discussion a little bit back, and in the past about gobbler sounds.
I could t get a bird to gobble last night so I went into a spot often hold birds nearby.
Come first light distant birds were going nuts. Nothing near me. I did a fly down on a longbox than some easy yelps.
About 7:00 or so this morning I hear way off gobbler yelping. I try hen calling him. Nothing.
I decide to gobbler yelp. He answers. Few scratch box yelps to sound like like a few birds and that's commonly the only call I need but this bird responded better to the gobbler yelps.
3 longbeards finally appear at 50 yards. They see nothing and leave. I gobbler yelp back at em. They basically run in. 2 left. No call works  everytime and perhaps a gobble woulda worked too. They obviously primarily were interested in the male vocalizations but gobbling might have atttracted company from other hunters,  the deeper, slower yelps less often will.


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What kind of pot call do you prefer for making gobbler yelps? Slate, Glass, Crystal, etc.?

Bowguy

The one in pic. A gobbler pot. Made to make those sounds. You can make it on other pots but you need to run stick in center. The gobbler pot imo is a step up

Bowguy

Quote from: JeffC on April 25, 2024, 08:11:53 PMYou live above the Trenton -- Toms River line, your a New Yorker, I grew up in South Jersey, Phila suburbs, we sound like we are from 2 different countries... :toothy12:

Ain't nothing good below the bridge bud. I'm west. No where near NY. Bet you were closer to NY than me and I'd bet you talk more like one too.