Don' t bother...I' ve rarely heard hens vocalize an actual cackle, especially in the Spring. I do hear cackles often in the fall, most times by the brood hens who are hammering out the cackle to let their poults know that mama' s on the ground.

More often than not, a hen will soft tree call (maybe a few soft clucks, a soft yelp or two and a few purrs), to let the gobbler/gobblers know where she is located.

The toms then sound off. The hens, more times than not, will simply pitch down to the base of the tom' s tree, quietly.

Once on the ground, the hens then either yelp or cluck. If they think there is strong competition (hence, YOU calling 75 yards away) they most times will start cutting.

This fires up the old tom, who rather quickly pitches out and (1) runs away from his harem to you, or more likely (2) joins his harem and follows them.

I' ve killed more Spring gobblers by (1) getting close in the early season, (2) by setting up on a bird and his harem' s travel routes or (3) calling in the boss hens, who drag old Tommy boy with them.

The only success I' ve had with the cackle is in calling in jake troops, who come in to most anything...

Of course I hunt in the NorthEast, other guys may have different success in different regions...

S&R