nctaxi

From a fellow NC turkey chaser... I shoot Rem 870 w/ xtra full turkey choke - 6's followed by 4's - I'll be at your house at 5 am. Just kidding. As I tell everyone that's never turkey hunted, when the birds are right, it's as much fun as you can have with your clothes on!!! Where I hunt the birds never,I mean never, respond to yelps. Don't be afraid to just cluck. Listen to the woods and other turkey, the hens'll tell you what to call like. I hunted the same lands for 6 yrs and never heard a yelp from the hens, plenty of extended clucking. I guided people to their first turkeys last year, and never yelped once. A few clucks and some scratching in the leaves. Only three scratches, then pause, 3 more then pause. A turkey will scratch 2 rights and 1 left, same as chickens. This fall when you're watching those 200, pay close attention to their feeding behavior and overall attitude. It helps alot.