Do hens make a lot of sounds in the spring where you hunt?

[Bowguy]

If i may? Most of the guys here are not near you. You'll get great info but perhaps not time specific to your region so learn the nesting, breeding, break up, etc. Learn what they eat, where theyll nest as the area changes from seasonality things or farming for instance.
There's almost never a year and it used to really be that way hens didnt yelp crazy many mornings for a bit. Coyotes, bobcats have them quieter lately plus less birds but assume if youre in a learning stage there might be more to uncover.
If you hunt the same areas expand

The reason I made this post, is mostly a food for thought... We go in the woods and yelp, yet, we "never" (rarely, seldom...) hear it from hens themselves...

I still dont understand why you dont though I believe you

[Ihuntoldschool]

Turkeys make communication vocalizations almost constantly, you just have to be very close to hear them. Most of the time, they won't get any louder than they have to. YOU, as the outside turkey, have a different motive. You can't walk over and join the flock (like a turkey would). YOU have ulterior motives, lol.

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They're generally very vocal earlier in the season and less vocal as Spring progresses.  Generally.

A hen isn't shy or quiet when she's looking for a longbeard.

One more thing you've got to really listen. When you're moving you're making noise and won't hear the hens much. Foliage is another factor cuts down on hearing as season progresses.

[silvestris]

There is a reason why one does hear much hen talk in the Spring.  The gobblers gobble to attract hens.  The hen, if she desires to be bred, she just goes to the gobbler.  That does not means that the hen does not vocalize; she just calls with the minimum volume to achieve her purpose, whatever that purpose may be.  And she does a lot of it. 

[GobbleNut]

This is one of the dilemmas we have as turkey hunters...how loud to call to get their attention and say something that will bring them to us. Personally, after observing hundreds of turkeys that I could see while hunting, I do not subscribe to the theory that they can hear a pin drop at hundreds of yards.

I have quite often called very conservatively to turkeys I could see...and that I thought could hear me according to that accepted theory...only to have no discernable reaction UNTIL I called louder. On the other hand, calling volume is also situational. For instance, calling loudly to roosted turkeys (and too often and too early) is generally/usually/almost always not a good thing to do.  Also, assuming your calling can be heard the same distance regardless of the conditions you are hunting in is a mistake. It should be pretty obvious that under pristine, calm conditions your calling can be heard a lot farther than if you are out in hurricane-like conditions.

In addition, if you set up on a roosted gobbler that is say, 150-200 or more yards away and you think he is going to hear your calling if you are using barely audible sounds, he is likely never going to know you were around. If there is any doubt, call a bit louder...but don't go crazy...at least not immediately.

Anybody that assumes that using loud, aggressive calling tactics is always a poor idea where they hunt may be missing out on opportunities to kill gobblers. I can't tell you how many times I have called gobblers from HUNDREDS of yards away by switching to more aggressive/loud calling tactics...even in those instances where, in the back of my mind, I was thinking..."I know that turkeys don't usually call this loud during the day, but here goes anyway!"  Again, don't get in the habit of "pigeon-holing" yourself in your hunting tactics.

A final, and perhaps debatable, thought on the use of loud, aggressive calling tactics on small properties. It would seem that if you are hunting a small tract that there is never a need to do anything other than calling softly and sparingly because any turkey on the property would be able to hear it. ...Not necessarily so. I have also at times used loud, aggressive calling to call gobblers (sometimes on the very edge of earshot) off of adjacent properties onto the one I was confined to hunt. Sometimes they are perfectly willing to cross those human-drawn property lines.     

[Davyalabama]

I always start out low, even around midday, he may be right there. 

As other's have stated, hens are constantly talking ----- imagine that.