Hen Gobble

[longbeards]

Anyone ever see a hen gobble?
I did today and still don't believe it!

Was not a loud or bold gobble but it
For sure gobbled right in front of me!
I about choked on my mouth call!

[Ol timer]

Yes several times Hens will strut full fantail also.

[guesswho]

I saw one in Nebraska walk out into a big field by herself while there were 5 or 6 others about a 100-150 yards away.  She gobbled and went into full strut, came out, gobbled again and back into full strut.  The other hens ran straight to her.  Then she folded up and they all went on about their business as one group.  Still scratching my head on that one.  Only thing I can figure is she had seen it work for gobblers and adopted that tactic.   

[g8rvet]

I have seen a hen strut, but never heard one gobble. 

[Yoder409]

Have a Gould's hen on video gobbling.  Sounds pretty lame.

Also saw a hen in full strut once.  Another hen came up behind her and actually bit/grabbed her by the hiney !!!!   

[Timmer]

I have definitely seen hens strut, but never gobble.  Crazy birds!

[Sir-diealot]

Only on video.

[JMalin]

Saw one this season strut, spit, and drum, but never a gobble before.

[hush]

I have. Ugliest gobble I've ever heard. Before fly down, I set up on a gobbler I knew was there. He was about 60yds away. A few soft yelps and he fired off. About 40yds away, between me and him, came the ugliest sounding "gobble" I'd ever heard. I've heard some bad jake gobbles, but this was the worst. I initially thought it was a jake. Every time I yelped, she sounded off, then he gobbled. I actually yelped more than i ordinarily would have because I wanted to keep hearing her. I also wanted her to shut up as it was a horrible sound, but I couldn't stop. As it got light, she flew down right onto my hen decoy. She threw a fan up and strutted around making that awful gobble. It was a bearded hen. The gobbler got closer several times, but she'd run him off and return to the decoy. Never got a good shot at him. He gave up. Super cool morning.

[Turkeyman]

Several years ago I had one come in strutting and gobbling. She gobbled well...only lacking the volume of a tom.

[idgobble]

Some hens are gay.

[Jmloch]

Never heard that before, but I've heard jakes and toms make noises I thought were hens until I saw them make the noise


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[Brian Fahs]

Yes.
I saw a hen strutting and gobbling on the limb one morning in the mountains of maryland.
It was a much softer and shorter gobble. She did it quite a bit before flydown.
There were several toms and Jakes roosted in that hollow with her. She would answer their every gobble.