Best locator call for Osceolas?

[spdavis1026]

I am headed to south Florida for the first time in March, what is the best locator calls for them?  Owl? Crow? Coyote?  Thanks

[Flagobbler]

Owl and crow work fine.  I've had luck with hawk scream when the winds pick up.  Good luck in South Florida!

[OJR]

Had owl and crow work there for me too. I hit south Florida at least every other year and they are always gobbling good that middle week of March.

[joey46]

OWL!! 

[MJW]

OWL

[Wvdanimal]

Now that I think about it, I don't know that I've ever heard an owl in Florida but they nest in a corner of the barn on my place.  So many strange noises in Florida in the dark, especially if you're sitting near alligator infested water. I think I've been too scared to do any locator noise!

[Oljamo]

Take it from a south FL native, when they don't wanna gobble they don't lol. Most of the time that owl call will only get em goin on the roost n then it still only works like a third of the time maybe

[spdavis1026]

Thanks for all the advice!

[CAPTJJ]

If you are on public land and do get one to gobble... expect some company, other hunters will move in.

[kloppy]

Now that I think about it, I don't know that I've ever heard an owl in Florida but they nest in a corner of the barn on my place.  So many strange noises in Florida in the dark, especially if you're sitting near alligator infested water. I think I've been too scared to do any locator noise!

Interesting, where I hunted last year the owls were on fire! I do agree about the strange noises though. Swamps are spooky.

[RutnNStrutn]

I always had excellent success making Osceolas gobble to owl calls. Plus there are so many owls in Florida, that they fly in to your calling and take over.

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[Wvdanimal]

Take it from a south FL native, when they don't wanna gobble they don't lol. Most of the time that owl call will only get em goin on the roost n then it still only works like a third of the time maybe. 
     THIS EXACTLY.  Don't know how many times I've not heard a single gobble but had multiple longbeards show up totally silent.  I'm somewhat good with this even though I'm on private ground.  Those black wings are a valued item.  Less noise they make, the better.

[guesswho]

Cows, Sandhill cranes and airboats.

[Old Gobbler]

I'm certainly from very southern Florida , I've won the state owl calling championship way back in the day quite a few times ...with that said I don't even know where my owl call is , I almost never use it ...when I'm elsewhere in the country then I use it .... There is like all things exceptions to that experience , crow calls same deal , but I've seen go blers fire off to a crow call when they wouldn't respond to turkey calls

The reason is we have so many owls it only seems to get a response  only when the gobblers are going absolutely bezerk at the peak and at that time they will gobble at trucks going over cattle gates thunder strikes etc...

For public hunting don't even dream about it , you get a bird to gobble in the dark and every hunter within hearing distance will close on on your location and ruin your hunt that

[RutnNStrutn]

Cows, Sandhill cranes and airboats.

Really? In all my years of hunting Osceolas on public and private land, I've never had a turkey gobble to cows, only had 1 ever gobble at a sandhill and never once at an airboat. The sandhills really amaze me that they didn't gobble to. They shared the same habitat, and were very loud.

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