ok Guys Help me out

[Trapper_Hunter]

Turkey season finally opens. WAHOO

OK what is the best call to use in the morning. Hen Yelp to get a gobbler to know where a hen is or a tree call. A bunch of differen't places says one or the other. What should I do when I get a gobbler close where he can see me greatest and can't use my friction call cause I won't be able to move. WIll he leave cause I stopped calling. I havn't really learned how to use one of them mouth calls yet. All I know how to do is like cluck cluck cluck or something like that, I don't really know. What would the farthest that u think that I could shoot with my 12 gaught mossberg 500a. I am using 3 inch magniums 6 shot. I practice from around 30 yards and I put about ~10 pellets in the kill zone parts on a turkey Practice sheet. Where I hunt there is a creek about 10-20 feet at the most where turkey's cross(I think) Could I shoot across the Creek to the Turkey.

Thanks,
Colby(Trapper_Hunter)

[TURKEY FAN]

First things first, WAHOOOOOOOOOO. Thank god turkey season is here.
A mouth call is a great tool to use when u can see a tom. Friction call are best for volume. So practice and you'll enjoy using a diaphram. Most turkey dont cross a creek, or any other obstacle in there way they take the path of least resistance so dont count on the creek. I had gobblers hung up over a branch that fell down and they couldnt figure out how to get around it. In the morning use some soft tree yelps to let the tom know your there, and when it gets light do a fly down cackle and imitate a turkey feeding by using purrs and soft clucks. You should always try to positon yourself above a turkey they go up hill in the morning and its hard for them to come down the hill if you in hilly country if its flat set up some decoys so the tom can see where the hens are gathering and hopefully he will come and investigate. So practice your calling and watch some turkey video's good luck and happy hunting.

"ALWAYS LEAVE THE WOODS WITH SOMETHING"

[ElCid05]

Trapper:

It depends on the situation as to what works best....so is the case with everything.

At first light an owl call is usually what I use to get a bird to give away his position. Some mornings the birds just won't be gobbling much, on a day like that you want to set up in a spot, usually a field or open road that you know the gobblers feed and strutt in. I usually make soft tree yelps, which are just real soft quiet yelps usually 5-6 notes long. I also cluck a little bit right at first light. If I am comfortable with it, I will then do a flydown cackle which is a series of several notes and beat my hat up and down on the ground to sim a fly down.

Once I know the bird is on the ground I won't do much talking at first light. Usually as he gets closer I will just cluck and purr and scratch the leaves. Just common content turkey noises. Thats what did the job on Saturday.

Andy

[maineac]

Ditto to what ElCid said. It depends, but if you are close to a roost, you should sound like a hen on the roost.