Ever since the first Spittin' Feathers CD, I have been hooked on the idea of recording turkeys. Mike Battey's work was groundbreaking, and to this day he's got some of the best recordings I've ever heard. About 5 years ago, I started seriously working on doing recordings of my own.
Here's my rig. Yes, that's an umbrella hat on a paint roller handle, but it does a really good job of focusing the sound.
Everyone has their own angle on turkey hunting. Some get off on making tight patterns with their shotguns. Some people are all into making calls. Me? My favorite end of turkey hunting is making recordings, and my season starts about a month and a half before the Spring Gobbler Season, when the turkeys are just coming out of their winter flocks.
During season, it is really simple to keep a Digital Audio Recorder handy and running, so besides turkey sounds, I also record my hunts.
I have a repository of my podcasts here:
PodcastsHave a listen, and let me know what you think.
