Question about gobble shaker calls
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 9

Im considering getting a gobble shaker call. Over the years it seems like i come across a few times where i throw everything but the kitchen sink at a stubborn bird to no avail. Ive always wondered what if i had a gobble call to throw at him. Ive seen the ones Primos, Quaker Boy, and Knight and Hale have and just wanted to know which one yal liked the best and what the best time to use it is. Thanks
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 2,186

Not saying tis is the right way to go about it, but in 45+/- years of killing turkeys I have never used anything other than my box call to imitate a gobbler. And very, very seldom at that. I use it as a "shock" call rather than a call with intent to bring a gobbler in.
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: west central wi USA
Posts: 2,210

I've had pretty good luck when a gobbler is hung up to follow up a yelp series with gobble as if there's another tom or jake suddenly interested. Competition is hard for some of them to tolerate.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NewLowell ,Ontario ,Canada
Posts: 2,765

Go with the QuakerBoy as It sounds the best when used with two hand opperation and when the insert goes bad you can pull it apart and replace it for $3.00 instead of buying a whole new one...
#7

Red Wolf Gobble Call. Google it!
The Tom I shot last night - I gobbled his hens away from him.......and guess who followed?
Simple to use -
JW
Ps I do need ot add a bit of caution tho - be carefull using it - it is so realistic it will call up other hunters......but is a great locatiing tool in the morning - just shake it hard....
The Tom I shot last night - I gobbled his hens away from him.......and guess who followed?
Simple to use -

JW
Ps I do need ot add a bit of caution tho - be carefull using it - it is so realistic it will call up other hunters......but is a great locatiing tool in the morning - just shake it hard....
#9

I used it one morning to see how it worked on locating turkeys. A tom had flown down and was walking away from me on the ridge above me. I blew it one time and he gobbled back at me I blew it again and nothing. A few minutes later he goblled, and he had cut the distance in half. He came down off the ridge threw a thicket crossed a creek went threw another thicket to the logging road I was on when I blew the call. He stayed there for 30min gobbling and looking for the turkey that gobbled. That call worked that morning for sure.
#10

I have the primos. I very seldomly use the call at all, but I have killed a longbeard using it. I've also scared turkeys off with it. That's why it's last resort for me. I can't get rid of it because it got me that one stubborn bird, and maybe will again sometime. I never thought about using it for locating, might give it a shot!