Originally Posted by
Timbrhuntr
I believe in South Dakota you are hunting the Merriam's sub-species. I hunted Merriam's last year and they were in love with my yelping and cutting. It seemed the more I called the more excited they got and came right in. I would say if you can yelp, cluck and cut you are good to go. I wouldn't worry too much about the purrs.
We've actually got Merriam's, Rios and Easterns (and hybrids).
Looks like the cutting advice is pretty consistent, I'm working on that, thanks.