This beautiful Merriam's was taken with a Shannon Kelly push-pin in Macassar ebony using only clucks. These birds were getting pretty call shy to yelps so I used only clucks to call him in. Shannon's push-pins produce the most realistic clucks of any call I have used. Thanks Shannon!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230523/dd5440d57553823ae41e64e13a579bd5.jpg)
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How much does it weigh? Looks plump in photo. Congrats
Not that heavy - only 17.5 lbs. Birds are worn down this late in the season from all the fighting and breeding. Pretty typical weight for a two- year old Merriam's at this point in the season.
Congrats on "clucking 1 up" , beautiful Tom.
It works! Nicely done in the change of tactics, beautiful bird!
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Good Looking. I'd love a Merriam's fan for the wall. Guess I'd have to make a road trip though. Congrats..
I've been telling folks about it for a awhile , it's almost cliche '
I killed/called up 4 nice gobblers this year before I heard a actual real hen actually yelp , and I mean I hadn't heard a real yelp several weeks into the season ... every area is different so you may be way different
Sit back and count how many times you hear a hen yelping , in the places I hunt your lucky if you hear a hen yelp even once
Yelping is a hunters favorite call , but is it a hens ? I suspect pressured gobblers pick up on all the yelping and it may be a "tell" that something is fishey
I can yelp with the best of em , but I'm very reluctant to do so especially on pressured birds
CONGRATS :icon_thumright:
Good job .....
Nice call. ....
Congratulations, Merriam's and Gould's are two I would very much like to get, love the colors on the tail feathers and the areas you hunt them in are something I have never seen in person. Great call as well.
Congrats on a beautiful bird ....
Real nice job, nice caller!
congratulations!
Congratulations! And great info Shannon.
Quote from: Old Gobbler on May 23, 2023, 01:04:58 PM
I've been telling folks about it for a awhile , it's almost cliche '
I killed/called up 4 nice gobblers this year before I heard a actual real hen actually yelp , and I mean I hadn't heard a real yelp several weeks into the season ... every area is different so you may be way different
Sit back and count how many times you hear a hen yelping , in the places I hunt your lucky if you hear a hen yelp even once
Yelping is a hunters favorite call , but is it a hens ? I suspect pressured gobblers pick up on all the yelping and it may be a "tell" that something is fishey
I can yelp with the best of em , but I'm very reluctant to do so especially on pressured birds
CONGRATS :icon_thumright:
This is so true at least for my area. The bird I harvested in Ohio was accompanied with a hen and only because I was within 40 yards was I able to hear her yelp and it was only once. Most of the birds where I hunt will talk a little on the roost then once they hit the ground it's silent but I am sure they are talking all day long just under the breath stuff you can't hear unless you are super close to them
You can always tell when a hunter is calling in the woods ...super loud flat rhythm and usually almost always helping
Main point is - if you call and they answer they know where you are. They are either interested and will come to investigate or else have hens and just courtesy gobble
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Nice bird great call wonderful tips all thank you!
Congrats, great looking bird.
Nice bird!
Congrats nice bird.
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Beautiful bird and a great looking call. Congratulations!