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What calls do you guys find best for locating a roosted Gobbler? And do you wait for a little light to trickle into the sky or do you call when you can see in the woods? I have only been a Turkey hunter for 1 year and the friend that took me last year used a owl call and it seemed to work okay. I just want your opinions, Thanks!

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It depends on what the turkey is in the mood to gobble back at and what part of the country you are hunting. Coyote howls work great out here in WA, crow calls don't seem to affect them at all, and a Barred Owl call works sometimes. I think almost any sudden loud noise can work on some days. I usually wait until daylight is just breaking to try a locator call, or I'll let the birds start the show themselves. Birds out here in WA will hit the ground anywhere from right at first light to sunrise, so you may be getting a gobbler that is on the ground to respond if you wait until you can see good. Then, that opens a whole other can of worms because he will be drawing hens to him too.

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...THE OWL HOOT WORKS FOR ME,HERE IN WV..EARLY MORNING
LATE EVENING HOURS....[:-]

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Totoe quit shouting.

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I usually use a crow and owl..but this yr i just bought a goose call to try..i've heard it can get em fired up..have any of you ever used a goose call as a locator

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I usually wait for real crows to start calling then I give it a short time.

Don't use a turkey call much if at all while he is on the limb.

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The birds on my lease won't respond to an owl hoot at all. I think it has to do with a lot of pressure over the years. I usually use a crow call. I wait until the crows start and then join in and have had quite a bit of success at it. I wouldn't use a coyote howl on my lease, I think it would spook the birds into going the other direction due to the # of yotes that are on the property.

One thing that I had a seasoned turkey veteran point out to me is, don't use a locater call and a turkey call from the same place. This isn't natural and the birds will know it. We've had some guys on our lease that will try an owl hoot and then a mouth call a couple minutes later while standing by their truck. If they don't hear anything, they crank up and go on which is another lesson for the birds to learn. I still like hunting the property though. I like to observe things they do wrong and then try to capitalize on mistakes.;)

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On private ground I like to use a coyote howler or goose flute early,and I mean early before daylight!This gives me an opportunity if successful in getting in tight!As daylight approach's I let the birds do there own thing!Slee is right on the money it does depend on what part of the country you are in as to what locators work best and make sense!On hunted ground or public I dont even bother with a locator but let the birds sound-off on there own and on many occasions its been well after dawn!1187 here in Calif,goose calls work terrific!!

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Sounds like good advice from GB about not owl hooting and turkey calling from the same location. That is one piece of info I will take into the woods with me. I never seem to get any response from owl hooting in my area. Maybe because of the pressure. Crow calling seems to do the trick tho.

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Never have had good sucess with an owl call here...I love the peacock call...it's something that's a way different sound to them..and they really respond to it...I have used my Goose call with good result's...in the evening's, I like using a yote call. Crow call's seem to work some of the time's......rememember once I bought a new item from Madd Call's....was called the "Silent Locater Call".....lol...what a waste of $15.00....Had a Primos staffer with me....we both had one...We were blowing it up on a hill behind my place.....not a peep....took out my trusty peacock call....got just about 1/2 a call out.....geeeeeez....we had bird's gobblin 50 yard's from us....fact we heard tom's half way down the mountian....I yanked that Madd call off my neck and gave it a heave.....if anyone want's it....I'll give em direction's to about where it landed in the weed's...:D

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I have good luck with an owl call, but have never got one to gobble to my crow call. I've heard them sound off when a goose flys over when I wasn't getting a response from my calls. I think it is just like any turkey calling, they gobble when they hear something they like and just because it works today doesn't mean it will work tomorrow.

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Will a coyote howl used to locate a gobbler not spook him the other way when he fly's down?

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In my experience Bucky "no' while in the roost!The key is how close you actually are to the bird in locating!To close and you will spook him!I use my howler when the birds are in the roost,and switch to either a goose flute or crow call after fly-down!After daybreak I dont have as much luck with a howler and it very well could be the birds relate it to danger!!;)