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Old 01-23-2007, 02:53 PM   #1
 
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does a boss hen sound raspy, or clear? it might be dumb, but i am a beginner.
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Old 01-23-2007, 03:06 PM   #2
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Actually, it just depends, but 99% of the time, the boss hen will sound raspy and somewhat harsh. Good luck!
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Old 01-23-2007, 03:41 PM   #3
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every turkey sounds diffrent. the calls that are made to sound likea "boss hen" are generally raspy. but after being in the woods 10years listening to turkeys they all sound diffrent to me
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Old 01-23-2007, 04:03 PM   #4
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The boss hen tends to sound a little more raspy than other hens. Although like mauser said, all turkeys sound different. The more time you spend in the woods, them more you will be able to tell different turkey sounds. Welcome to the forum.
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Old 01-23-2007, 04:25 PM   #5
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It doesn't have Boss hen, but here are some!

Turkey Calls
Cluck
The cluck consists of one or more short, staccato notes. The plain cluck, many times, includes two or three single note clucks. It's generally used by one bird to get the attention of another. It's a good call to reasure an approaching gobbler that a hen is waiting for him.

Putt
The putt is a single note, generally associated as an alarm, could be several notes sharp or rapid fashion, usually means they have seen or heard something, means danger.

Tree Call
The tree call is usually a series of soft muffled yelps given by a roosted bird. Sometimes it picks up in volume as fly down time nears. Maybe accompanied by soft clucking. Generally acknowledged as a call to communicate with others in a flock.

Plain Yelp of Hen
The yelp is a basic turkey sound. It is often delivered in a series of single note vocalizations and can have different meanings depending on how the hen uses it.

Cutting of Excited Hen
A series of fast, loud, erratic single notes is referred to as cutting. It's a modified cluck and is a distinct abrupt call with a somewhat questioning nature. It can be heard at a great distance and is often used by a single turkey looking for companionship.

Adult Hen Assembly Call
The adult hen assembly call is a series of loud yelps in order to assemble her flock or young poults.

Fly Down Cackle
The cackle is generally associated with movement. It can be heard when a bird is flying up or down from a roost, flying off a ridge, or flying across a creek. A cackle usually consist of three to 10 irregularly spaced notes. It's a movement call, so use it sparingly.

Kee Kee Run
The kee kee is the lost call of young turkeys and variations made by adult birds. It's often associated with fall hunting, but can be used successfully in the spring. This is what it sounds like. A variation of the call, the kee kee run is merely a kee kee with a yelp.

Purr
Purring is a soft, rolling call turkeys make when content. It can usually be heard by feeding birds. This is not a loud call, but is good for reassuring turkeys as they get in close to your position.

Cluck and Purr
The cluck and purr is single note or notes often associated with flock talk or the feeling of contentment. Sometimes amplified. It is a cluck followed by a rolling, almost staccato call.

Owl Hooting
The eight-note hoot of the barred owl is often used as a call to locate gobblers in the early morning or late evening hours.

Gobbling
The gobble is one of the principal vocalizations of the male wild turkey and is used primarily in the spring to let hens know he is in the area.

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Welcome to the forums nigol or is it niqol
Well anyway a boss hen will sound like she's the boss and after you have heard some hens yelping and clucking you'll know the diffrence.
The boss hen will sound a little more raspyer than the other hens and more harsh in tone.
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excellant question and welcome to yhe boards
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Old 01-23-2007, 07:30 PM   #8
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Welcome to the forums nigol or is it niqol
Well anyway a boss hen will sound like she's the boss and after you have heard some hens yelping and clucking you'll know the diffrence.
The boss hen will sound a little more raspyer than the other hens and more harsh in tone.

Adult Hen Assembly Call
The adult hen assembly call is a series of loud yelps in order to assemble her flock or young poults.


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Old 01-23-2007, 08:03 PM   #9
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REbel hog gave yo some great tips on sounds and I suggest to purchase some Lovett Williams wild turkey talk tapes or CDs. I have been hunting over 20 years and right before turkey season I pop in my Cds to bone up and get in tune with Wild turkey talk......

And a tip for you......If the boss hen starts to catawal and call back to your calls mimic her note for note - yelp for yelp and cluck for cluck. If she stop talking you stop - but if she starts calling again start right in on her but be a bit more louder and bit more urgent......about the third time doing this her tone will really change as she will be fighting mad and come look for you quickly.....at that time get your gun up because Mr. Tom will follow.

I have killed more birds doing this lately than anything else.

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Old 01-25-2007, 06:49 AM   #10
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The Cluck and the Putt sound almost the same is the difference the space between sounds?
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