ORIGINAL: bowhuntersiuc
thanks fellas. Appreciate the help.
Another question I have is:
Watching The hunting channel tonight I noticed that they yelp right before they shoot...Is this like a grunt when deer hunting? Kind of secure them to stay put before you pull the trigger? Any suggestions as to why they do that?
One of two reasons:
If the bird is in full strut, they are likely making some sharper noises to try and get him to stick his head up and expose all of his neck. When a bird is in strut like that, his neck is tucked in a tight knot up againest his body, and is shielded by feathers (and those feathers can really slow down pellets). That would be like a bow hunting making that "maaaaeerrrpp" sound to stop a walking deer before sticking him.
Second case would be that the caller and shooter are two different people and the caller is still calling (because hunting shows are usually about selling something.... camo... guns... calls etc) when the shooter drops the hammer.
When a bird is coming to me.... the calls get put down and the gun gets picked up. When a bird is coming to me, or espeically in range... I call NO MORE! With very few exceptions... that usually happen AFTER the shot... with multiple hunters and multiple Toms.