Curious what you guys like and do you shift up if you're after a different subspecies. Here in SC and in the South, I use my voice to owl hoot and later in the day shift to a crow call. If neither get a response, I'll cut on a box.
For Rios, usually crow, then coyote, then box.
For big country Merriams-I've had really good success getting birds to gobble with a peacock call. If nothing, cut on a box. Also will on occasion use a gobble tube carefully as you can.
I realize it may not matter a lot. I have a friend who uses a loud whistle.
Habits are hard to break. It's just what I do and I love getting a bunch of barred owls going off in the swamps of the South. I like gobbling better, but owls are cool to me.
I've never really fooled with a pileated woodpecker call very much.
Do any of you use a peacock for Easterns? It's really loud and I've pulled gobbles out from a REALLY long ways out west, but for no real reason, never use it in the South.
Basically, I use clucks, purrs, soft yelps. Nothing I do is loud, unless it's windy. Then I cut on glass call, and boat paddle. Has to be windy though.......
I guess I could do a peacock as I grew up with peacocks in the yard and I gradually learned to imitate the male's calls very well. However, I think just about any sudden loud noise will do as a locator. Turkeys have been gobbling to our shots fired at ducks all season where I hunt.
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Good point 007--yeah, if I'm in an area with thick timber and a gobbler could be close by, I go first with some soft hen sounds and then escalate.
Never use a locator call,...they don't work....ever! :toothy9: :toothy12: :angel9:
You are actually quite right! :z-winnersmiley:
Quote from: PalmettoRon on February 14, 2021, 09:28:16 AM
You are actually quite right! :z-winnersmiley:
Ron,...Okay, now that we settled that, don't bring it up again! ;D :angel9:
Excited cuts work for me, I use crow calls owl calls and coyote howler in certain circumstances. Most mornings turkeys gobble on their own if their gonna gobble that day!
I just let nature do it's thing and wake the turkeys up, sometime i will use a crow call in the middle of the day. But usually in my area's we have enough owl's and crow's, that will get the birds to gobble.
Yep. Agree if I'm in an area that I'm familiar with first thing in the morning to let the cardinals and owls set the stage.
I like to start with owl hooting, then progress to caterwauling. then coyote howls then turkey cutting/yelping until a strike one.
I still have the old Woods Wise- Screaming Peacock. That is a good locator
I see if they will gobble on their own before trying any locator call. Many times I never need to use anything. If I don't hear anything I may try a crow call but prefer using a hawk call. I have seen them keep quiet on a crow call and then shock gobble to a hawk. :gobble:
I like to use a recording of a donkey braying.
Works Gooserbat, I just bring my donkey with me. OK, his name is Joe :funnyturkey: