Seen this on ? another forum and thought it to be a great one.Do you like to start calling first or do you let ole gobbler begin the conversation?I like to let the ole monarch start off first.I feel when he starts off first this lets me know he's lookin for a little company and wants his presence known. How about you?

Bo i m with u on that one as well i love letting mr longbeard greet in the morning with a nice ole GOOOOOOOOOOBLE hell after that im shakin all the way to my set up spot hahahaha got i love turky huntin!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

is it spring yet!!! <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

if it is in the morning,I will diffently let him gobble all he wants first.when he starts to gobble it is to early for hen talk.I wate till it gets good light befor I start to talk.
boy I do love to hear them sound off at dawn.


I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.

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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Morning hunts rarely work out for me anyway,but I NEVER call to a bird on the roost. It's a sure recipe for failure in my opinion. The sole exception to this rule is if I hear hens fly down nearby and start agressively calling and trying to pull the gobbler their way. Over the years if I've learned one thing in the Turkey Woods it is simply that calling sparingly and softly is what most gobblers seem to want. Sure,everybody has run in to the occasional Tom who seems to want agressive calling,but MOST of the time if you call to much and to loud...... your shotgun is the only thing you'll be carrying home over your shoulder!

Like Manybeards said, Hens can change the game. I usually call one soft time and if I get a response I don't call again. I never call to a roosted bird that isn't already gobbling. I usually like to keep him quiet until he hits the ground.

Ryan Tucker

it really all depends on the situation

Just right before daylight I let out a few soft tree yelps.I have killed 3 turkeys in the past 2 years and 2 of them were killed this way.I believe I will stick with it.

If I got a bird gobblin, it's very hard for me not to call. Sometimes a bird will gobble 50-100 times, as long as he is gobblin, i'm callin. I guess you could say i'm a little aggressive...lol

Thats what we're out there for bud.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Lot's of great replys here as well too!! I have to agree with GobbCaller as well, if you call to much to him while he's still in the tree, he'll stay right there until well after daylight waiting for that sassy hen to show herself!! Now if you can't get any closer to him, he'll shut right down and fly off in another direction on you. Been there, one more lesson learned the hard way. It's hard not to call back to a hard gobbling bird. Another problem is that if he's really cuttin' loose, he'll attract other hunters on you!! Tuff call, each situation is different like bucks_n_gobs stated as well!! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Edited by - maytom on 01/09/2002 19:23:11