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Turkey Calls => Turkey Calls => Topic started by: Penguin907 on April 29, 2025, 07:02:46 PM

Title: Purring
Post by: Penguin907 on April 29, 2025, 07:02:46 PM
When and why do you purr? Is it an early morning subtle hen thing or what? Never heard one do it in person.
Title: Re: Purring
Post by: boatpaddle on April 29, 2025, 07:12:34 PM
Purring is contentment call usually.

Birds will purr at other birds, when they get to close, when feeding..

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Title: Re: Purring
Post by: bbcoach on April 30, 2025, 04:04:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xLuX9FgDsA&t=10s

Penguin, here is a video of Live turkeys feeding.  This gives you some Great purring, clucks, whines and whistles as these birds Tear up this ground.  Turkeys use purring when they are calm and content (No danger here) call.  When you have a gobbler just out of gun range, a soft purr or two will normally get him to finish.  Turn up the volume when you watch it.
Title: Re: Purring
Post by: Yoder409 on May 05, 2025, 05:13:51 PM
Quote from: boatpaddle on April 29, 2025, 07:12:34 PMPurring is contentment call usually.


And, as such, it's often times the last sound a gobbler hears before I lower the boom on him.

I use it if he needs a last, little bit of coaxing to seal the deal.
Title: Re: Purring
Post by: Greg Massey on May 05, 2025, 06:27:06 PM
I have also used purring on hens to get the gobbler to close the distance, if a gobbler is in tow...