Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

I thought I was hallucinating. I started the day off working a gobbler from the roost but he had a hen with him. I somehow managed to call her up and thought for sure he would be in tow but hehung up about 60 yds. behind her on a firebreak we have cut through that section of woods. When she got about 10 yds.from meI noticed she had a beard. I've seen lot's of bearded hens so I didn't think too much about it. She stopped to look and clucked real loud which made the gobbler gobble. She turned around and headed for him. That game was up. I heard him gobble at some crows but they were moving away so I decided to move to another spot where I should have shot a bird on Wed. On my first series I got an answer but it was the weirdest gobble I've ever heard. I really can't describe it properly. It was real high pitched, hollow and a real fast cadence. I thought for sure a Jake. I messed with this bird for about 30 min. and called it within 15 yds. I couldn't believe it was a "HEN". I've been chasing turkeys for over 40 yrs. and this is the first time I've ever seen a hen gobble. Like I said it was a really weird gobble but a gobble none the less. I would have given anything to have had a video camera with me. She gobbled at least 10 times rt. in front of me. I swear between bearded hens and now a gobbling hen there must be something in the water around here.

Dan

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

wow... never seen that one before... i believe it though... :)

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

that is fascinating!

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

did ya shoot er?

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

That is weird.

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

I have heard of this beffore but never saw it for myself.

JW

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

That would be cool. I've never seen that. Sounds like you had a great time!

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

Something I never heard or saw. Must have been a real bull dyke hen:D

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

That is probably a once in a lifetime deal there you are very lucky.


Here is a hen strutting and gobbling that I found on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0BSNwaiT

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

KSFowler- Thanks for posting that video. That is exactly what she was doing only she wasn't strutting but she was gobbling a lot more. She must have done it at least 100 times.


Dan

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

thatsinteresting i definatly would shoot a beared hen if givin the chance

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

Learn something new every day.

RE: Crazy morning! A "Gobbling Hen"
 

I had a hen gobble at 20 yds 2 years ago during the youth hunt here in WI with my son and my brother all there to see it. Weren't sure what we had just seen!