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Calling VS Experience/Woodsmanship

Started by GobbleNut, January 19, 2026, 09:13:27 AM

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EZ

Quote from: Ihuntoldschool on February 07, 2026, 12:01:36 PMBoth are important. It's 100 percent both and it's not an either or thing. To over emphasize one at the expense of the other is foolish.

Having said that the better your calling, the more you'll realize the importance of calling and it's ability to completely change a birds mood, make him do things he didn't want to do and wasn't going to do just a minute or seconds earlier.

And if youre sitting over decoys or crawling behind a gobbler decoy then yeah you're right calling isn't very important to your success at all.

This post is the winner!!!

As "Turkeyman" said in an above post, it's called "turkey woodsmanship"!!!

Yoder409

Quote from: Ihuntoldschool on February 07, 2026, 12:01:36 PM.....the better your calling, the more you'll realize the importance of calling and it's ability to completely change a birds mood, make him do things he didn't want to do and wasn't going to do just a minute or seconds earlier.

This is NOT wrong.   :icon_thumright:
PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.

eggshell

Quote from: GobbleNut on February 07, 2026, 11:44:43 AM
Quote from: Greg Massey on February 07, 2026, 11:17:37 AMAfter you pass the age of 65 you will understand my comment...
 

Quote from: Greg Massey on February 07, 2026, 11:17:37 AMI agree woodsmanship is a must, but as you get older I put more emphasis on my calling.

After you pass the age of 65 you will understand my comment...
 

Well, I am well past that age...and yes, I do understand that...  :D  :angel9:

Well BC doesn't come after most guys birth year :funnyturkey: Back when we started turkeys were a lot bigger, had teeth and we didn't need a call we just needed to look and smell delicious.

Yoder409

PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.