I ran a fresh mouth call yesterday for the first time since last turkey season. It was decent enough, but I'll build confidence dialing in volume and inflection over the next month. Been running my trumpet a little at a time in the shop since December. Those two are about all I use unless I'm just desperate.
I apply a lot of the same tactics calling gobblers that I learned calling ducks. Sometimes you have to stand on them and sometimes you have to be soft and seductive. I really ain't much on them that don't like a yelp! Get them interested and then back off just enough to make him come to you. You have to read his temperature and act accordingly. Knowing when not to call is as important as knowing when to call and what to say.
