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Old 08-24-2019, 11:05 AM
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Erno86
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I've since given up using a turkey wing during my fly-down hen cackle call sequence, followed by a few yelps. Instead...I use my hat to slap against my thigh for about 5 times; instead of a turkey wing, because a turkey wing might be too dangerous to use in a woods crowded with turkey hunters.

Of course...you have to make sure or hope that the tom is not looking at you, when you slap your hat against your thigh.

A fly down cackle call sequence, is one of the most important calls to use during a dawn hen turkey fly-down.

I also sometimes use a cackle sequence for a hot gobbler after fly-down, with the translation from hen to gobbler being: "COME TO ME...RIGHT NOW!!!" --- If he answers or cuts you off --- Shut-up...because he's probably coming in...unless he's with hens.

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