Gobbler Shaker
03-13-2005, 03:40 PM
#11
Join Date: Jul 2004
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RE: Gobbler Shaker
The gobbler shaker will work on the Boss Gobbler, but will most likely turn subordinant birds away. A lot of hung-up gobbling can be jakes that want to play, but are afraid. The Shaker will make then get silent in a heart beat!
Transition Phase 1 is another time for the shaker as the birds are still establishing the pecking order and fights are very common between both gobblers and hens. If you don't have a shaker, use a high pitched friction call to imitate hens and gobblers could run in....
Transition Phase 1 is another time for the shaker as the birds are still establishing the pecking order and fights are very common between both gobblers and hens. If you don't have a shaker, use a high pitched friction call to imitate hens and gobblers could run in....
03-13-2005, 04:35 PM
#12
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Posts: 224
RE: Gobbler Shaker
SC...I agree you are risking scaring a subordinate bird away, just as you take that chance using an agressive looking jake deke I think. I just thought it might be fun to fool around with under the right circumstances.
03-26-2005, 08:50 PM
#13
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 45
RE: Gobbler Shaker
I have used the Primos Gobbler and a jake gobbler tube I called in a tom with the Primos but a hunter also came in and walked right into my decoys.[:@][:@]
I would not use it in areas hwere other hunters will be.
I would not use it in areas hwere other hunters will be.
03-29-2005, 05:48 AM
#15
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: Gobbler Shaker
[quote]ORIGINAL: Criggster
Reducing the number of hens just reduces the overall number of turkeys in a population including gobblers. You need to keep the hen population up to keep the gobbler population up. Its totally different than managing deer.
You are sacraficing alot to try and keep gobblers from being "henned up". Instead, learn how better to hunt henned up gobblers. Shooting hens is not the answer to better hunting.
I use the gobbler shaker later in the season and as a locator in the evenings. I just make sure nobody is hunting the area im in.
Last year they were covered in hens, but we took a few this past fall to thin out the pop
You are sacraficing alot to try and keep gobblers from being "henned up". Instead, learn how better to hunt henned up gobblers. Shooting hens is not the answer to better hunting.
I use the gobbler shaker later in the season and as a locator in the evenings. I just make sure nobody is hunting the area im in.
