So we all know our turkeys and we know our calls and various platforms. Which type of call do think most realistically sounds like a hen TO a gobbler? I ask this because I have always been under the assumption that what WE hear isn't exactly what HE hears. And a trumpet doesn't sound like a box call which doesn't sound like a pot call etc etc....I would love to hear various opinions and why.
I would think that a mouth call would sound the most realistic to a gobbler being that the user is proficient with one. Pot calls a close second. Just my opinion.
I've always heard that a trumpet and wingbone sound most like a real hen from a distance. I've never tested it though.
Quote from: West Augusta on September 10, 2015, 08:41:58 PM
I've always heard that a trumpet and wingbone sound most like a real hen from a distance. I've never tested it though.
I think a lot of guys would agree with this.
Funny you say that, I have always heard this trumpet/wingbone theory as well. And from Billy Buice personally. I am curious what others will say.
I think the best mouth callers sound the most like a real turkey. But the best turkey yelp I think comes from a great box call.
My vote would ne a mouth call. That being said, I don't think it matters much. I've heard a bunch of hens run the gamut of sounds; high to low, clear to raspy, 3 yelp sequence to over 20. I think cadence is more important.
Every type of call will have its advocates and rightfully so. A well made box call in the right hands has my vote. Second place, crystal/glass potcall.
Quote from: TRKYHTR on September 10, 2015, 11:48:33 PM
I think the best mouth callers sound the most like a real turkey. But the best turkey yelp I think comes from a great box call.
I agree with Joe. I'd also add a scratch box, definitely one of the most realistic yelps I have personally heard when listening to Josh run one from 50 yards away in the woods.
Not sure how to know what sounds most realistic to a gobbler. Judging by what he honors by gobbling in response it seems to be a box call more times than not. However, I think this is because a box call produces a two-note pleading yelp and this type of yelp takes much more skill with other calls. Just my opinion.
I do find it interesting that so many think a turkey can recognize any turkey in it's area by voice yet cannot distinguish a box call from a real turkey. I am not saying this isn't true, it just seems curious to me.
Quote from: TRKYHTR on September 10, 2015, 11:48:33 PM
I think the best mouth callers sound the most like a real turkey. But the best turkey yelp I think comes from a great box call.
THIS ! :icon_thumright:
From a distance a box call sounds the most realistic to me. Chuck
Quote from: dejake on September 11, 2015, 06:45:54 AM. I think cadence is more important.
I agree with this.
I've always had good luck with a mouth call, but that being said I've probably heard more turkeys gobble to a pot call than any of my other calls. I don't own a trumpet or wingbone though.
A mouth call may sound best to person but to a turkey you want find anything better than a wing bone or trumpet.
A well made Boxcall can make any turkey sound you want...versatile and realistic.
Do an experiment. Play all of the calls you feel the most confident in and record the sound from 50-75 yards away, play them back and judge for yourself. I have done this many times in comparing different calls I have made to each other,both calls of the same type and calls of different types. If you do not feel you can play a particular type well enough, find someone that can. Let others listen to the calls and give their opinion as well. I set up a video camera, and a table full of calls a distance away and play the calls and write down the calls played in the order they are played and then evaluate them. It's not hard, doesn't take long and it's fun to do. It has really taught me a lot about how different calls sound in the woods, at a distance compared to in hand. I have my own opinions of what calls sound the most realistic in a hunting situation but I will not share them as I would not want to bias anyone that might try the experiment and really want you to try it yourself. Also what sounds good to me might not sound so good to you. And yes I have heard it said what really counts is how it sounds to turkey, and this is true, but I think you will be surprised at how differently call types sound. Just try it.
It's all in the proficiency of the user with the particular call.
YUP YUP YUP
WHEN THAT GOBBLER IS HORNY HE WILL COME IN TO JUST ABOUT ANY SOUND
THATS SOUNDS THE LIKE
NOW WHEN THERES ALOT OF PRESSURE OR THE SEASONS WINDING DOWN THEN IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. At least where I hunt .........
Personally I think it's an air operated call because it's easier to impart emotion with an air operated call than a friction type call.
This is one of the best economical calls available. It's a squealer!!!
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A good long Box, in the hands of someone that can use it