I don't want to hijack Gobblersnut thread, but this topic makes me think of another topic I wanted to post one time...
Do hens call a lot in the spring where you are?
Because, when we talk about calling in the spring, we focus a lot on making yelps and cutts and HENS sound... But from my experience, hens do not make a lot of calling in the spring... Males gobble, hens do a little bit of tree talk... But I've yet to hear a hen try to call in a gobbler with yelps like what we try to do in the spring...
Just food for thoughts... How is it in your neck of the woods?
They call some here (Ohio), but not a lot. I think you are not hearing hens because they are already sitting on their nest. If you get out early spring they call a lot. By season they are mated up with dominate gobblers and or incubating.
From my experience, in their spring flocks, hens (and gobblers) are generally pretty vocal on the roost, probably because they feel safe up there in the tree...and it often seems they are looking for reassurance that all went well for their flock-mates through the night. Once they fly down, there also seems to be a brief period sometimes where they are sorting out dominance within the flock and those squabbles can be pretty vocal at times. However, things tend to taper off quickly and within a few minutes they are quiet...or mostly so.
There are exceptions to the above. It seems there are sometimes extraneous sources of "irritants" that will set them off once they are on the ground. Things like dominance interactions within a flock, alarm warnings associated with predators or perceived danger, those squabbles between individual birds, etc. may cause a vocal outburst at any time.
Overall, though, during the day...and again in my experience...hen turkeys seem to be reluctant to make much noise. Attracting the attention of those things that are out to eat you by doing a lot of squawking is not a good idea...and they seem to know that. ;D
They will get mouthy on the limb in the morning at times. But, most of the ground talk I hear from hens in the spring is in response to MY calling. Either looking for me or cussing me out.
Quote from: Yoder409 on January 21, 2026, 09:20:41 AMThey will get mouthy on the limb in the morning at times. But, most of the ground talk I hear from hens in the spring is in response to MY calling. Either looking for me or cussing me out.
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I do believe that pressure can impact how much hens call as well. Unpressured land they seem to be a bit more vocal, but a few high pressure places I hunt, you rarely hear one unless you get close enough to hear their soft purrs and whines while they are feeding.
Me personnaly, the sound I most often hear from hens are bubble cluck, just as day the break, until when they are ready to fly down. and once they're on the floor... It's dead quiet. Honestly, pretty sure I can count on one hand the times I've heard a yelp from a hen (In the spring). Actually, I only have two times that I can think of when I heard a yelp in the spring... To me that's just some food for thought to add to Gobbblenut's thread...
Quote from: GobbleNut on January 21, 2026, 09:11:34 AMFrom my experience, in their spring flocks, hens (and gobblers) are generally pretty vocal on the roost, probably because they feel safe up there in the tree...and it often seems they are looking for reassurance that all went well for their flock-mates through the night. Once they fly down, there also seems to be a brief period sometimes where they are sorting out dominance within the flock and those squabbles can be pretty vocal at times. However, things tend to taper off quickly and within a few minutes they are quiet...or mostly so.
There are exceptions to the above. It seems there are sometimes extraneous sources of "irritants" that will set them off once they are on the ground. Things like dominance interactions within a flock, alarm warnings associated with predators or perceived danger, those squabbles between individual birds, etc. may cause a vocal outburst at any time.
Overall, though, during the day...and again in my experience...hen turkeys seem to be reluctant to make much noise. Attracting the attention of those things that are out to eat you by doing a lot of squawking is not a good idea...and they seem to know that. ;D
What you are describing, I only ear this in the fall, when I am around a good sized flock on the roost. Peep talk in the trees from poults, assembly yelps or clucks from mothers, "kee-kees" yelp from immature birds when they are on the floor and all those social interactions your talking about... But in the spring, I haven't heard that yet.
Turkeys make communication vocalizations almost constantly, you just have to be very close to hear them. Most of the time, they won't get any louder than they have to. YOU, as the outside turkey, have a different motive. You can't walk over and join the flock (like a turkey would). YOU have ulterior motives, lol.
In 2022, I hunted the whole spring and never heard a hen make a peep. Most years, I will hear a few hens, but usually it is just an isolated series or two of yelps or less. Even more important on this subject is just how soft most of the hen talk is that you actually hear in the woods. That is why I cringe every year when I hear hunters lighting the woods up like they are on a stage in some competition. Most hunters call not only too loud, but too much.
Most of the time, if you hear a hen really yelping like most hunters do, she is out of sorts about something. Maybe she got separated from the rest of the flock, or maybe she was spooked an bit earlier by a coyote or something, or she could just be agitated by that aggressive hen in camouflage on the next ridge. But if her world is perfect and she is having a really good day - most times you have to be really close to hear what she is saying. But make no mistake - she is talking all day long, as that is what turkeys do.
Quote from: mountainhunter1 on January 22, 2026, 11:12:23 AMMost of the time, if you hear a hen really yelping like most hunters do, she is out of sorts about something. Maybe she got separated from the rest of the flock, or maybe she was spooked an bit earlier by a coyote or something, or she could just be agitated by that aggressive hen in camouflage on the next ridge.
This...
Sometimes on social media I will see a video of a hen yelping like crazy and the one who post the video will go like : learn from this, a real hen yelping...
But that's false, that's a disturbed hen making all sorts of noise because she is disturbed. It's nothing like what a real hen would do to attract the attention of a male... My 2 cents...
Quote from: EZ on January 22, 2026, 08:20:55 AMTurkeys make communication vocalizations almost constantly, you just have to be very close to hear them. Most of the time, they won't get any louder than they have to. YOU, as the outside turkey, have a different motive. You can't walk over and join the flock (like a turkey would). YOU have ulterior motives, lol.
Your right. Small constant purrs with little peep and such.
All this is why I like the fall season, you here more hen talk in one good morning then 10 spring seasons. Yes, most of it is softer and lower volume
Quote from: mountainhunter1 on January 22, 2026, 11:12:23 AMMost of the time, if you hear a hen really yelping like most hunters do, she is out of sorts about something. Maybe she got separated from the rest of the flock, or maybe she was spooked an bit earlier by a coyote or something, or she could just be agitated by that aggressive hen in camouflage on the next ridge.
Totally agree. But...as a tool in hunting turkeys, the use of loud, aggressive calling, even when it does not seem "natural", has its place. Used in the right circumstances, sometimes being that loud, aggressive, camouflaged hen on the next ridge gets that agitated response one needs...which lets that "camouflaged hen" know there is likely a gobbler over there with her. :D
You know I totally agree with all thats said. But I spent several days in blind around an area (pre season) and just listened to all the subtle sounds that turkeys make when feeding and socializing. At 50 yards my old ears would never hear them....so those days taught me alot about being subtle with my calling. I hunt only 1 small area that private and the rest is public. Overall the hunters that I've encountered on public are way to zealous with their calling. Just my 2 cents.
Quote from: Lcmacd 58 on January 23, 2026, 09:59:38 AMYou know I totally agree with all thats said. But I spent several days in blind around an area (pre season) and just listened to all the subtle sounds that turkeys make when feeding and socializing. At 50 yards my old ears would never hear them....so those days taught me alot about being subtle with my calling. I hunt only 1 small area that private and the rest is public. Overall the hunters that I've encountered on public are way to zealous with their calling. Just my 2 cents.
Good discussion. You hit on one important consideration above...and that is where you are hunting and the circumstances that exist there. Without question, there are situations that warrant very conservative calling tactics...and conversely, the use of aggressive tactics might well be a negative thing to employ. That is compounded with heavy hunting pressure wherein other hunters are generally using calling tactics, often loud and long, that eventually the turkeys in the area wise up to.
There are also places...usually large tracts with low turkey densities...where it is important to FIND turkeys to hunt before incorporating that low-volume, subtle calling that is typical of what we hear from those undisturbed flocks. If one hunts those kinds of places...which I do a lot...that loud, aggressive calling is quite often a key to getting turkeys that might be a half-mile away or more to let you know they are there...turkeys that a guy would never know existed if he was using the soft, subtle stuff that they would never hear, or have any inclination to respond to. (And of course, falling back into a less-aggressive calling strategy is usually the best option once a gobbler has been struck and an optimal set-up has been contemplated and achieved)
I suppose my point would be that knowing and understanding the circumstances that exist where a guy hunts...and what kind of calling strategy to employ...is an important consideration in choosing how to go about hunting a particular place.
I had to chuckle after reading the last few post. I can remember arguments about whether birds become call shy or not. They definitely pick up on it after a few bad experiences. At least that is my opinion. I think they become shy to mouth calls quicker then any other call type. Most are too far on the musical tone side. I been scoffed at before, but I am dug in on this belief. That's why changing up calls on high pressured birds is a good strategy or example of woodsmanship. Doing what it takes to get birds in. Trumpets seem to work better late in the season, and I think that's because so few use them. I carry all mouth calls and maybe one slate until mid season and then I get out the friction calls and a trumpet.
Quote from: GobbleNut on January 23, 2026, 09:26:12 AMQuote from: mountainhunter1 on January 22, 2026, 11:12:23 AMMost of the time, if you hear a hen really yelping like most hunters do, she is out of sorts about something. Maybe she got separated from the rest of the flock, or maybe she was spooked an bit earlier by a coyote or something, or she could just be agitated by that aggressive hen in camouflage on the next ridge.
Totally agree. But...as a tool in hunting turkeys, the use of loud, aggressive calling, even when it does not seem "natural", has its place. Used in the right circumstances, sometimes being that loud, aggressive, camouflaged hen on the next ridge gets that agitated response one needs...which lets that "camouflaged hen" know there is likely a gobbler over there with her. :D
True That! You appear to know those limited times when that is needed. Where I hunt, it appears that many of the hunters think that is 24 hours a day seven days a week. I have wondered at times if folks were amplifying their calling with some electronic device or something. I'm being a bit facetious to say that, but many of the public guys today must think that the gobblers are nearly deaf or something of the sorts.
Quote from: eggshell on January 23, 2026, 01:59:47 PMI had to chuckle after reading the last few post. I can remember arguments about whether birds become call shy or not. They definitely pick up on it after a few bad experiences. At least that is my opinion. I think they become shy to mouth calls quicker then any other call type. Most are too far on the musical tone side. I been scoffed at before, but I am dug in on this belief. That's why changing up calls on high pressured birds is a good strategy or example of woodsmanship. Doing what it takes to get birds in. Trumpets seem to work better late in the season, and I think that's because so few use them. I carry all mouth calls and maybe one slate until mid season and then I get out the friction calls and a trumpet.
I think you're right with the mouth calls.I like how they sound... But I find them very loud. Not sure it's always a good tool to use. I'm not sure that for turkeys they sound really turkey'ish. The other day I was snowshoeing in a place where turkey spend winter and I heard a few yelps and as I stopped and listened, I was like... That really sound like something scraping on a slate...
Quote from: mountainhunter1 on January 23, 2026, 02:02:46 PMQuote from: GobbleNut on January 23, 2026, 09:26:12 AMQuote from: mountainhunter1 on January 22, 2026, 11:12:23 AMMost of the time, if you hear a hen really yelping like most hunters do, she is out of sorts about something. Maybe she got separated from the rest of the flock, or maybe she was spooked an bit earlier by a coyote or something, or she could just be agitated by that aggressive hen in camouflage on the next ridge.
Totally agree. But...as a tool in hunting turkeys, the use of loud, aggressive calling, even when it does not seem "natural", has its place. Used in the right circumstances, sometimes being that loud, aggressive, camouflaged hen on the next ridge gets that agitated response one needs...which lets that "camouflaged hen" know there is likely a gobbler over there with her. :D
True That! You appear to know those limited times when that is needed. Where I hunt, it appears that many of the hunters think that is 24 hours a day seven days a week. I have wondered at times if folks were amplifying their calling with some electronic device or something. I'm being a bit facetious to say that, but many of the public guys today must think that the gobblers are nearly deaf or something of the sorts.
I'm gonna make a connection between this thread and Gobble's other thread where you last said that a good Woodman would try to not spook turkeys and I really liked how you said that... I had never really thought about that but that's a good one that I will keep in mind...
Quote from: YoungGobbler on January 21, 2026, 07:54:33 PMMe personnaly, the sound I most often hear from hens are bubble cluck, just as day the break, until when they are ready to fly down. and once they're on the floor... It's dead quiet. Honestly, pretty sure I can count on one hand the times I've heard a yelp from a hen (In the spring). Actually, I only have two times that I can think of when I heard a yelp in the spring... To me that's just some food for thought to add to Gobbblenut's thread...
Young gobbler what state are you in you hear that little vocalization? I agree with what many guys said regarding timing of breeding phases, pressure, attracting predators, etc but idk anywhere where you dont have at least some days of yelping.
In my years in the field, I have heard minimal heavy yelping in the spring. Usually it's later in the season when I call in a lonely hen that I believe has been already bred. She hangs around and is reluctant to leave. I always employ subtle, soft calling unless windy conditions force me to turn it up. My deadliest calls are clucks and purrs, whether on a pushpin, mouth call etc. I have been working with Trumpets, and a tube call, but I have some work to do with these. There are times that aggressive calling is needed, but this is a tactic I only use on dominant hen, hung up gobbler, or pair of gobblers.
I think the number of turkeys hanging out together determines, to a great degree, how much vocalization you are likely to hear from them. It has been my experience that the more turkeys in the group, the more likely they are going to chat with each other...and any one of them might say something that sets off one or more of the others.
This is especially true with turkeys on the roost. Get a big group roosting together, or in close proximity, and they are very likely to be pretty vocal in that timeframe right before they fly down, as well as sometimes after they fly up in the evening.
On the other hand, it seems that the smaller the number of turkeys roosted together, the less likely they are to say a lot to each other. I have experienced a number of encounters where I thought a gobbler (that was gobbling) was by himself on the roost because I heard no other calling only to find out there was a hen or two with him that never made a peep. That seems to rarely be the case with a large group of birds.
Quote from: GobbleNut on January 24, 2026, 08:47:19 AMI think the number of turkeys hanging out together determines, to a great degree, how much vocalization you are likely to hear from them. It has been my experience that the more turkeys in the group, the more likely they are going to chat with each other...and any one of them might say something that sets off one or more of the others.
This is especially true with turkeys on the roost. Get a big group roosting together, or in close proximity, and they are very likely to be pretty vocal in that timeframe right before they fly down, as well as sometimes after they fly up in the evening.
On the other hand, it seems that the smaller the number of turkeys roosted together, the less likely they are to say a lot to each other. I have experienced a number of encounters where I thought a gobbler (that was gobbling) was by himself on the roost because I heard no other calling only to find out there was a hen or two with him that never made a peep. That seems to rarely be the case with a large group of birds.
I think you're right on this one. It would explain why in the fall (big groups) i hear more yelp then in the spring (small group of 1-2 tom for 3 to 6 hens at most usually).
Another factor could be that , if I'm not mistaken, you're hunting rios and merriams, instead of eastern, isn't it? That could also explain what you're hearing. And I also think that rios and merriams hangs in bigger group than eastern, right?
Quote from: Bowguy on January 24, 2026, 03:13:22 AMQuote from: YoungGobbler on January 21, 2026, 07:54:33 PMMe personnaly, the sound I most often hear from hens are bubble cluck, just as day the break, until when they are ready to fly down. and once they're on the floor... It's dead quiet. Honestly, pretty sure I can count on one hand the times I've heard a yelp from a hen (In the spring). Actually, I only have two times that I can think of when I heard a yelp in the spring... To me that's just some food for thought to add to Gobbblenut's thread...
Young gobbler what state are you in you hear that little vocalization? I agree with what many guys said regarding timing of breeding phases, pressure, attracting predators, etc but idk anywhere where you dont have at least some days of yelping.
I'm actually in Canada, just up north of Maine...
Our season opens in the end of april and I don't know exactly when the breeding period and the nesting period beggin, but I know that when our season opens, it's usually two weeks at max after complete snow melts. I don't know exactly when turkeys really start breeding and when hens start to lay eggs. What I know is that turkeys usually split from their winter group to their spring group around the very end of march, and the firsts few weeks of april. I could guess that maybe at that splitting time we would hear some yelpings, but after that, it didn't happened to me yet to hear some heavy yelps on a particular morning...
Depends on the morning.
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Quote from: YoungGobbler on January 24, 2026, 02:09:47 PMQuote from: Bowguy on January 24, 2026, 03:13:22 AMQuote from: YoungGobbler on January 21, 2026, 07:54:33 PMMe personnaly, the sound I most often hear from hens are bubble cluck, just as day the break, until when they are ready to fly down. and once they're on the floor... It's dead quiet. Honestly, pretty sure I can count on one hand the times I've heard a yelp from a hen (In the spring). Actually, I only have two times that I can think of when I heard a yelp in the spring... To me that's just some food for thought to add to Gobbblenut's thread...
Young gobbler what state are you in you hear that little vocalization? I agree with what many guys said regarding timing of breeding phases, pressure, attracting predators, etc but idk anywhere where you dont have at least some days of yelping.
I'm actually in Canada, just up north of Maine...
Our season opens in the end of april and I don't know exactly when the breeding period and the nesting period beggin, but I know that when our season opens, it's usually two weeks at max after complete snow melts. I don't know exactly when turkeys really start breeding and when hens start to lay eggs. What I know is that turkeys usually split from their winter group to their spring group around the very end of march, and the firsts few weeks of april. I could guess that maybe at that splitting time we would hear some yelpings, but after that, it didn't happened to me yet to hear some heavy yelps on a particular morning...
If i may? Most of the guys here are not near you. You'll get great info but perhaps not time specific to your region so learn the nesting, breeding, break up, etc. Learn what they eat, where theyll nest as the area changes from seasonality things or farming for instance.
There's almost never a year and it used to really be that way hens didnt yelp crazy many mornings for a bit. Coyotes, bobcats have them quieter lately plus less birds but assume if youre in a learning stage there might be more to uncover.
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Quote from: YoungGobbler on January 24, 2026, 02:09:47 PMI'm actually in Canada, just up north of Maine...
Our season opens in the end of april and I don't know exactly when the breeding period and the nesting period beggin, but I know that when our season opens, it's usually two weeks at max after complete snow melts. I don't know exactly when turkeys really start breeding and when hens start to lay eggs. What I know is that turkeys usually split from their winter group to their spring group around the very end of march, and the firsts few weeks of april. I could guess that maybe at that splitting time we would hear some yelpings, but after that, it didn't happened to me yet to hear some heavy yelps on a particular morning...
I've hunted Maine (spring and fall) the last two years and me and my buddy both filled all our tags with fairly aggressive calling.
I live right in the woods with the turkeys and I can go out and listen to a whole valley covering 1,000 plus acres any day I want and I do a lot. Birds often roost right behind my house. Young birds do a lot of talking and in the fall to early winter you hear them almost everyday. As they mature they become more quiet. I think once the pecking order and flocks are established they calm down. What you hear most days is small talk of some chirping, purring and soft yelping with some clucks. Every once in a while there's a day where they just go nuts and you hear birds squawking everywhere. I have no idea what triggers those days. The next time you hear a lot of calling is when winter flocks break up and then it's even crazier then fall. Everybody wants to be boss. They carry on all day long for about a week. After that you hear a lot of gobbling and hen talk for the first hour or two of the day then off and on. As it approaches season I hear less and less hen talk as breeding groups are set and it's mostly Gobblers trying to keep his girls in line and attract more. That is my assessment here in southern Ohio. Others may experience something different, but I have followed these critters and lived with them for over 50 years.
Quote from: Bowguy on January 24, 2026, 04:28:16 PMIf i may? Most of the guys here are not near you. You'll get great info but perhaps not time specific to your region so learn the nesting, breeding, break up, etc. Learn what they eat, where theyll nest as the area changes from seasonality things or farming for instance.
There's almost never a year and it used to really be that way hens didnt yelp crazy many mornings for a bit. Coyotes, bobcats have them quieter lately plus less birds but assume if youre in a learning stage there might be more to uncover.
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The reason I made this post, is mostly a food for thought... We go in the woods and yelp, yet, we "never" (rarely, seldom...) hear it from hens themselves...
Quote from: YoungGobbler on January 25, 2026, 06:59:44 PMQuote from: Bowguy on January 24, 2026, 04:28:16 PMIf i may? Most of the guys here are not near you. You'll get great info but perhaps not time specific to your region so learn the nesting, breeding, break up, etc. Learn what they eat, where theyll nest as the area changes from seasonality things or farming for instance.
There's almost never a year and it used to really be that way hens didnt yelp crazy many mornings for a bit. Coyotes, bobcats have them quieter lately plus less birds but assume if youre in a learning stage there might be more to uncover.
If you hunt the same areas expand
The reason I made this post, is mostly a food for thought... We go in the woods and yelp, yet, we "never" (rarely, seldom...) hear it from hens themselves...
I still dont understand why you dont though I believe you
Quote from: EZ on January 22, 2026, 08:20:55 AMTurkeys make communication vocalizations almost constantly, you just have to be very close to hear them. Most of the time, they won't get any louder than they have to. YOU, as the outside turkey, have a different motive. You can't walk over and join the flock (like a turkey would). YOU have ulterior motives, lol.
This ^
They're generally very vocal earlier in the season and less vocal as Spring progresses. Generally.
A hen isn't shy or quiet when she's looking for a longbeard.
One more thing you've got to really listen. When you're moving you're making noise and won't hear the hens much. Foliage is another factor cuts down on hearing as season progresses.
There is a reason why one does hear much hen talk in the Spring. The gobblers gobble to attract hens. The hen, if she desires to be bred, she just goes to the gobbler. That does not means that the hen does not vocalize; she just calls with the minimum volume to achieve her purpose, whatever that purpose may be. And she does a lot of it.
This is one of the dilemmas we have as turkey hunters...how loud to call to get their attention and say something that will bring them to us. Personally, after observing hundreds of turkeys that I could see while hunting, I do not subscribe to the theory that they can hear a pin drop at hundreds of yards.
I have quite often called very conservatively to turkeys I could see...and that I thought could hear me according to that accepted theory...only to have no discernable reaction UNTIL I called louder. On the other hand, calling volume is also situational. For instance, calling loudly to roosted turkeys (and too often and too early) is generally/usually/almost always not a good thing to do. Also, assuming your calling can be heard the same distance regardless of the conditions you are hunting in is a mistake. It should be pretty obvious that under pristine, calm conditions your calling can be heard a lot farther than if you are out in hurricane-like conditions.
In addition, if you set up on a roosted gobbler that is say, 150-200 or more yards away and you think he is going to hear your calling if you are using barely audible sounds, he is likely never going to know you were around. If there is any doubt, call a bit louder...but don't go crazy...at least not immediately.
Anybody that assumes that using loud, aggressive calling tactics is always a poor idea where they hunt may be missing out on opportunities to kill gobblers. I can't tell you how many times I have called gobblers from HUNDREDS of yards away by switching to more aggressive/loud calling tactics...even in those instances where, in the back of my mind, I was thinking..."I know that turkeys don't usually call this loud during the day, but here goes anyway!" Again, don't get in the habit of "pigeon-holing" yourself in your hunting tactics.
A final, and perhaps debatable, thought on the use of loud, aggressive calling tactics on small properties. It would seem that if you are hunting a small tract that there is never a need to do anything other than calling softly and sparingly because any turkey on the property would be able to hear it. ...Not necessarily so. I have also at times used loud, aggressive calling to call gobblers (sometimes on the very edge of earshot) off of adjacent properties onto the one I was confined to hunt. Sometimes they are perfectly willing to cross those human-drawn property lines. :icon_thumright: ;D
I always start out low, even around midday, he may be right there.
As other's have stated, hens are constantly talking ----- imagine that.
Im alway,s competing with the hens where I hunt. Ill get into a squabble with the hens and shut up and here the Hens come with Gobbler in tow
That's interesting. Haven't had that happen to me yet.
Knight&Hale came out with this call it was dubbed dueling hens. start talking hen and p her off she,ll come in to investigate this other hen thats making her mad and the gobbler wont be far behind try it you dont have anything to lose. :firefighter:
Yes, I hear a decent amount of hen talk. They are females so yeah...enough said. However, it's usually not loud talk and I have to be pretty tight to them to pick it up. Occasionally one will get worked up and yak loudly and nonstop but that is an exception in my experience and not a rule. Also, I have had more conversations with hens initiated with a wingbome or trumpet than any other call. Don't ask my to explain why cause I dont know. For some reason they just respond more.
Quote from: Happy on February 17, 2026, 09:21:07 PMAlso, I have had more conversations with hens initiated with a wingbome or trumpet than any other call. Don't ask my to explain why cause I dont know. For some reason they just respond more.
They just sound more "gossipy"!!! ;D Truth
Quote from: EZ on February 18, 2026, 10:20:28 PMQuote from: Happy on February 17, 2026, 09:21:07 PMAlso, I have had more conversations with hens initiated with a wingbome or trumpet than any other call. Don't ask my to explain why cause I dont know. For some reason they just respond more.
They just sound more "gossipy"!!! ;D Truth
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Quote from: EZ on January 22, 2026, 08:20:55 AMTurkeys make communication vocalizations almost constantly, you just have to be very close to hear them. Most of the time, they won't get any louder than they have to. YOU, as the outside turkey, have a different motive. You can't walk over and join the flock (like a turkey would). YOU have ulterior motives, lol.
This is exactly what I see and hear in my neck of the woods. Soft feeding clucks, bubble clucks, squeaks, small two note yelps, purrs and putts almost constant but can only hear if you get close
They are generally vocal, you may not can hear it. They a lot of times through the day make very soft gathering vocalizations, quick fights, etc. If you have an area where hens and gobblers don't talk a lot, you know they are there, then you will have to tailor your calling to that.