I’m interested in going out for turkey for the first time this season. I’ve been digging through the older posts but I have not been able to find the info I’m looking for. I see a lot of discussion over box, friction, and diaphragm calls, but not a lot of discussion regarding what sounds and sequences work best or what the various sounds mean.

1) For locating turkeys, it seems that many prefer to use a crow call. Crows have MANY calling sequences and each mean something different. Which crow sequence works best to find turkey, why do turkeys respond to it (and with what sequence do they respond), and what time of day is best to do this? It would make sense to me to do it towards the evening so you can find where the turkeys will be roosting so you can bust ‘em the next morning.

2) As far as the actual act of calling in toms or jakes, what calls (sequences) work best, and what do they mean? When I say calls, I’m not asking if a box, a friction or a diaphragm call is best. I guess I’m asking, what are the basic sounds I need to practice making and what do they mean? Is there a widely-accepted resource that discusses “turkey talk 101” so that one can better understand WHAT sounds to make (by themselves or in combination with other sounds), WHEN to make them, and WHY?

THANKS!!