Turkey Calling
 

Lets here your best call sequence for bringing in a big old Tom!!

For me I have no idea what the hell I am doing. I have shot 4 turkeys all called by my buddy. I am 0 for 2 calling myself.

I have called some turkey's in, but all were jakes. Lets hear it!!

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HA. Like you I am a novice at calling. The two times I have had success I used a box call for a few clucks or chirps or whatever you call it and then sat and waited. Did that a few times and eventually a tom came by. Could have just been pure luck both times though. Who knows? This spring I am going with a guy who guides for Cabelas (he is the cousin of a hunting buddy of mine). So, maybe I can be of some use after he teaches me something.

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i dont realy know what your talking about
but i use a owl call to see were thay are thin i us a box call or plate call to get thim in
thin i will use my mouth calls whin there close i like the mout call called
Big mother hen

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Hi Germ
If you want to hear all the diffrent calls you can go to the ( www.nwtf.com ) and click on the hunting tactics link then click on the calling where you can listen to there aideo's.
But if you want to know how everybody in here does it then I'll throw in my 2 cents worth , first I'll start off with a couple of tree yelps.
Then I'll do a fly down cackle while using a Real Wing flapping then wait , once I hear them gobble I'll do three hen yelps.
I'll continue to use the yelps every 15 minutes or so until I see the tom coming in then I'll wait and see what he does.
I f he's coming in to my decoy's , I'll draw my bow back and get ready for the shot but if he just stands there and fans out I'll do a couple of clucks to bring him closer.
I'll be more than happy to join you on a hunting tirp and call for you if you want , just let me know.

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I used to be a slate call guy, but I started using a diaphragm call about 5 years ago and now it is pretty much all I use. I have mastered yelps, clucks, cutts and purrs, but my kee-kee runs still need work. About mid-march I'll have a diaphragm in my mouth practicing every second I get a chance...mostly in the truck to and from work. I am 5 for 5 since making the switch to a mouth call.

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Thx RD I may take you up on that !!

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I hope you do .. it will be fun as long as theres no spooning involved :D

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I have shot over a dozen turkeys over the years and called in many that didn't offer shots. Turkeys are easy to call ,just don't do it loud. I feel that most hunters call too loud whether it is turkey orpredators. I use mouth diaphram, box, and slate calls so as to mix it up and sound like several birds. The primos crystal freak is a great slate type call. Diaphrams are all about the same regardless of brand. These work great for the bowhunter with no blind as no movement is required. My wife called in her own birds last year after watching me do it. She uses the Primos crystal freak. That and a box call are idiotproof. Mouth call diaphrams taje a lot of practice to perfect.Get a video or have a friend teach you. This isn't something that can be taught by typing on a computer.

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I've done some guiding, and been on a lot of turkeys over the years. The only rule is that there are no rules.

I've had birds that won't even respond to the most agressive, sexy, cutting sequence with my favorite mouthcall on my best day, but they'll come racing straight in to a generic wally-world box call - Yaulk, Yaulk, Yaulk - like it's the Miss Hen USA Pageant. Bizarre stuff.

Patience is a virtue, but I have none. I have to be on the loudest, cockiest chicken in the coop. I guess that's b/c it's not about the kill anymore - it's about the experience.

Learn all the calls - learn them on the slate, the box and the diaphragn - cluck, purr, yelp, cutts - and spend as much time talking to turkeys as you can. You'll get to a point where you can decipher exactly what he's telling you. From his responses/movements, you canpinpointexactly where he's at, where he wants to go, what he wants you to do, and how interested he really is. Sometimes a bird might like your best sounding pick and slate - sometimes, he'll like a whiny mouth call. They're weird like that.

Get out early (not in your core hunting areas), and talk to them before they become call-shy. Try to simulate your hunt, and get a bird into range. It won't happen overnight.

I leave my turkey diaphragms in the glove compartment of my car - and I practice year-round. Make the most of your time driving, work on your calls. Even sing along to the music on the radio - it'll help you master short-choppy sequences, pitch/volume control, rolling purrs and your overall comfort level with the calls.

The harder your area gets turkey hunted, the more difficult it will be. PA gets pounded, so you've really gotta be lucky or good (or both).

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Im begining to wonder about u two lol