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Started by Greg Massey, March 08, 2025, 10:16:44 AM
Quote from: g8rvet on March 08, 2025, 12:41:57 PMFew added thoughts. I do not think a realistic cadence, sound or volume ever hurt a turkey hunt, so why not strive for it?Being quiet is best, unless it is not, and only the gobbler you encounter that day will tell you which is right. Don't be scared to listen to the gobbler. Some of the ugliest calls I have ever heard were live hens, but they still had the cadence. The absolute best way to hear every turkey sound made is to hunt (or be around) turkeys in the fall. Sitting close to a flock on the limb and hearing them interact when they hit the ground is a crash course in turkey talk.
Quote from: Tom007 on March 08, 2025, 12:36:56 PMAnother rule I use on most turkey's is "Silence is Golden". The few that friends that have hunted with me are shocked as to how quiet and infrequent I call to a responding Tom. Yes, there have been times when I hammered him cause he was super hot. Most times, I get him so curious in his search for me when I'm quiet, he can't take it and finally commits. This seems to work on the real Old Guys that have experienced hunters over-calling to them. Just my experiences over the years....
Quote from: 1iagobblergetter on March 08, 2025, 11:33:21 AMQuote from: ScottTaulbee on March 08, 2025, 11:24:50 AMI pride myself on being obsessive with having the correct cadence, rhythm, and being as realistic as possible with my calls. If I haven't spent hundreds of hours with a call inside, outside, and in different conditions, with recordings of how it sounds in all of the different places and weather conditions, it doesn't go in my vest or in the woods when it's for real. But it's for my enjoyment and my driving factor of turkey hunting has always been to sound as close to a hen as I can and have a conversation with the turkeys, not just make noise. With that being said your question was do I think it matters and my opinion is no. I have called in a lot of turkeys when I was in my beginning stages and I see a lot of you tube videos and know a few folks that when they hit a call, it sounds like a chicken being raped by a duck and they kill turkeys. I think the most important thing is to have any ample amount of turkeys to hunt and set up where they want to go to begin with. Anything after that is just for fun for us. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkJust curious....Do you really think all of that practice doesn't help kill more turkeys? I think you are cutting yourself short!I politely disagree unless I misunderstood something...I think half azz calling and cadence will still kill turkeys,but not nearly as many...Knowing when to call and when not to, softer or louder all of that comes into play of how successful one might be...I do agree set up is very important and of course being where turkeys frequent adds a whole bunch to success...
Quote from: ScottTaulbee on March 08, 2025, 11:24:50 AMI pride myself on being obsessive with having the correct cadence, rhythm, and being as realistic as possible with my calls. If I haven't spent hundreds of hours with a call inside, outside, and in different conditions, with recordings of how it sounds in all of the different places and weather conditions, it doesn't go in my vest or in the woods when it's for real. But it's for my enjoyment and my driving factor of turkey hunting has always been to sound as close to a hen as I can and have a conversation with the turkeys, not just make noise. With that being said your question was do I think it matters and my opinion is no. I have called in a lot of turkeys when I was in my beginning stages and I see a lot of you tube videos and know a few folks that when they hit a call, it sounds like a chicken being raped by a duck and they kill turkeys. I think the most important thing is to have any ample amount of turkeys to hunt and set up where they want to go to begin with. Anything after that is just for fun for us. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: davisd9 on March 08, 2025, 03:02:46 PMUnderstanding the language is the most important part of realism. A yelp is not just a yelp, it can mean a lot of different things. Got to know what you are saying and how they respond back. A gobble is not just a gobble, each one means something."A turkey hen speaks when she needs to speak, and says what she needs to say, when she needs to say it. So every word a turkey speaks is for a reason." - Rev Zach Farmer from "The Reverend" NWTF Film
Quote from: WV Flopper on March 08, 2025, 07:42:20 PMJust watch you tube a little. Lots of proud guys on there that can't call but find THE turkey for the day.