Was reading through T.R.' s tips segment of the forum here at bbs and was wondering which one of the 4 yelps of the wild turkey do you use more of during the spring season!A clear understanding of these vocalizations can make the turkey hunter a better turkey caller by making these vocalizations in the right time and (place,situation) afield!Here' s the choices...
tree yelp
plain yelp
lost yelp
assembly yelp..

in the morning i' ll do the tree yelp and then do a fly down, but then i tend to use the lost yelp......never heard of the assembly yelp..and if i have , i didn' t know it...where can i get audio of it?

Bob, I tend to use the Plain Yelp and add my own emotion to it. As a Compation caller I tend to practice Stage talk in the yelp as I work birds, not sure if it works , but some birds fall for it

huntnma
the Assembly Yelp is a long series of yelps with an excited faster yelping emotion. This call can have up to 12-15 yelps in the call, also a good call that will work in spring aswell as the fall...BT

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Good point BB on the Kee-Kee ,, I use it aswell on windy days. [:-]...BT

I tend to stay away from the yelp due to the fact that most hunters learn how to yelp before any other call. I have found that soft clucks and purrs work better because most hunters stay away from those types of calls. But that is only my opinion.
I have put a yelp or two in the middle of my cutting which really makes it sound as if thought hen is excited.

thanks.....i know that one i just thought it was excited.......lol......i' m still learning, but like pat...i usually don' t do that much yelping........

Plain yelper here as well!! Along with a good dose of Cluck' s and Cutt' s as well!! I guess I call very similar to BT!!

The plain yelp i use more of But we use them all during the course of the day with the possible exception of the assembly call, which is more of a fall call

From what I understand, the assembly yelp is actually particularized to each hen and her brood, which means, to me at least, that an assembly yelp will be pretty ineffective, as I have never raised a brood of turkeys. I think they are used in turkey calling contests, but I don' t think they are of value in spring turkey hunting, for sure.