Purring

[Penguin907]

When and why do you purr? Is it an early morning subtle hen thing or what? Never heard one do it in person.

[boatpaddle]

Purring is contentment call usually.

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

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[bbcoach]

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.

[Yoder409]

Purring 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.

[Greg Massey]

I have also used purring on hens to get the gobbler to close the distance, if a gobbler is in tow...

[Tnken]

I use a purr when I'm blind calling in between yelp sequences. I also use it when a tom hangs up and I don't want to call loudly to him. It lets him know I'm still there, but not interested in running to him

[davisd9]

I have rarely purred when hunting and when I have it is usually a Hail Mary. Cannot ever think of a time that I felt if I had purred I would have killed him and I know a purr has never resulted in me killing one. Some people swear by it and I am not saying it is not a vocalization that will not kill, but I feel if he is close enough for purring, then he is about close enough to kill if I am patient.

Much of the purring I have heard is a frustrated hen looking for me.