Soft and Slow or Loud and Aggressive?

[StruttinGobbler3]

Thought it would be interesting to see a consensus of everyone's hunting style here. What approach do you feel kills more gobblers consistently? Soft calling, yelping every five to ten minutes with soft purrs and clucks, etc. or getting loud and aggressive, calling a bird hard to the gun and cranking on the call? Personally I lean these days more toward softer and more seldom calling, except in certain situations. What are your thoughts?


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[drenalinld]

All of the above


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[3bailey3]

start low and slow, pick it up from there! Sometimes though later in the day I like to get loud with a box first.

[Happy]

For me it depends on the turkeys mood more than anything and location to a smaller extent.

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[Spitten and drummen]

Knowing what to say , when to say it and how to say it. What doesnt work today on a certain bird may work tomorrow. You have to feel the bird out. Does not matter if you start hard and fast or soft and slow , you have to listen to the bird or watch the bird to see what he likes. Sometimes just a strong dose of silence is the best call.

[ddturkeyhunter]

For me if the birds are pressured (like after first day public in florida) i go quite. I will do a couple clucks and purs ever twenty or thirty minutes watching my watch to make sure of time. And in open country western states loud and wild, has worked best for me.

[NC pine chicken]

I play to the bird. If he's a loudmouth I'm going to feed it to him. If he barely responds I'm going to slack off. Public or private.


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[tal]

Knowing what to say , when to say it and how to say it. What doesnt work today on a certain bird may work tomorrow. You have to feel the bird out. Does not matter if you start hard and fast or soft and slow , you have to listen to the bird or watch the bird to see what he likes. Sometimes just a strong dose of silence is the best call.

What he said.

[guesswho]

Slow and steady, up and down as needed.  Usually not much is needed.   But some birds prefer the intensity cranked up, just have to figure out which one your dealing with. 

[Aholdren]

I play to the bird. If he's a loudmouth I'm going to feed it to him. If he barely responds I'm going to slack off. Public or private

Exactly!  I always referred to it as taking their temperature, if they like it I talk to them if they prefer soft and slow I fine them that...   

[Bowguy]

All of the above


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I didn't need to read any further. The man hit the nail on the head. Too many variables and the same bird wants dif calling on dif days. It's not one technique thank God

[bbcoach]

Knowing what to say , when to say it and how to say it. What doesnt work today on a certain bird may work tomorrow. You have to feel the bird out. Does not matter if you start hard and fast or soft and slow , you have to listen to the bird or watch the bird to see what he likes. Sometimes just a strong dose of silence is the best call.

What he said.

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[Greg Massey]

Knowing what to say , when to say it and how to say it. What doesnt work today on a certain bird may work tomorrow. You have to feel the bird out. Does not matter if you start hard and fast or soft and slow , you have to listen to the bird or watch the bird to see what he likes. Sometimes just a strong dose of silence is the best call.

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[Hobbes]

Whichever works, but I probably lean toward too much.
However, I hunt different birds than most of you do.  I don't call as much back East.

[mtns2hunt]

For me it depends on the turkeys mood more than anything and location to a smaller extent.

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