Another Have You Ever?

[TauntoHawk]

I dont remember too many terrible sounding ones, but I often think I have some hunter over calling and hammering a box call only to have a super noisy loud mouth hen show up talking my ear off.

Ive had a few that made me think gee I sound better than that but nothing over the top terrible.. jakes can sound pretty bad sometimes

[lightsoutcalls]

On a hunt in MO several years ago, I heard some of the most gutteral, hoarse sounding yelps imaginable.  This hen eventually walked within 3-4 yards of where I had set up.  I can assure you that if I made a turkey call that sounded like her, I would throw it away in a heartbeat.  She ended up walking into our setup and towing 3 mature gobblers, 7 jakes and 8-10 hens down the side of the hill in front of us never to be seen again.

[barry]

I've heard a few that were a little "off key" so to speak.
I think because of calling contest and some hunting shows we have ingrained in our minds what we "think" a turkey should sound like. We as people all sound different when we speak so it's only natural that some turkeys sound "different".
Pay attention to the cadence of the calling. I tell beginners that the proper cadence when calling is more important than the actual sound...that is assuming your calls have "some" turkey in them.

[M,Yingling]

I've heard a few that were a little "off key" so to speak.
I think because of calling contest and some hunting shows we have ingrained in our minds what we "think" a turkey should sound like. We as people all sound different when we speak so it's only natural that some turkeys sound "different".

Well said 

[GobbleNut]

I've heard a few that were a little "off key" so to speak.
I think because of calling contest and some hunting shows we have ingrained in our minds what we "think" a turkey should sound like. We as people all sound different when we speak so it's only natural that some turkeys sound "different".
Pay attention to the cadence of the calling. I tell beginners that the proper cadence when calling is more important than the actual sound...that is assuming your calls have "some" turkey in them.

Yep, that sums it up nicely.  I'm not sure if it is because I have been doing this longer than most and have heard so many turkeys yelping,...or what,...but I have heard lot's of hens that would lose in even a novice turkey calling contest.  They just vary a lot in how they sound,...the cadence is generally similar, but the pace, pitch, and tone can vary widely.

[guesswho]

I think because of calling contest and some hunting shows we have ingrained in our minds what we "think" a turkey should sound like.

Thats my thoughts exactly.   A lot of hunters now a days first learned from people what a turkey sounds like.           

[flintlock]

In Ohio one year I had some guy come in behind me as I was working a gobbler calling like crap!  I turned around and a hen ran off!  It still cracks me up.   I killed the gobbler about 10min after that.

[chatterbox]

I've heard a few that were a little "off key" so to speak.
I think because of calling contest and some hunting shows we have ingrained in our minds what we "think" a turkey should sound like. We as people all sound different when we speak so it's only natural that some turkeys sound "different".
Pay attention to the cadence of the calling. I tell beginners that the proper cadence when calling is more important than the actual sound...that is assuming your calls have "some" turkey in them.

Couldn't agree more. I have heard gobblers gobble themselves horse, but never really heard a turkey that didn't sound like a turkey.
The only thing that I have heard is a hen calling nonstop! I thought it was a hunter, till I saw her pop out of the woods!
She was giving all the toms around her fits!