Originally Posted by
rritchey sr.
One thing I don't understand is that a hunter would stalk a hen calling in the spring when they are hunting gobblers?!
Sometimes you have to hunt the hens to get the gobbler. You may have to call in the hens to get the gobbler. This is fine if you are on private property, but if you do this on public land, you are inviting trouble. To me it's easy to distinguish a caller from a real hen, but the problem lies with inexperienced hunters. Just be very careful when turkey hunting, especially on public land. Just like driving, hunt defensively.