won't shock gobble
03-24-2005, 07:57 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: NC
Posts: 68
won't shock gobble
hey guys, i've been scouting a lot lately and haven't heard a single response to my locator calls. today i walked up on 4 big toms and i'd blown my crow and woodpecker locators not 2 minutes before i saw them. just wondering if this is normal, and what locators may work better. I'm in South Carolina by the way if that matters.
03-24-2005, 08:04 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
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RE: won't shock gobble
sometimes they are like that. around here in NY where i hunt, we used to be able to slam a car door and get a response.
nowadays, crow and woodpecker calls wont get a peep out of them. must have smartened up..... i still have limited luck with a hawk screetch, and i'm going to try a peacock wail this year. heard that works.
the best is when the local quarry is going to blast, they start hitting this ridiculously loud siren 1/2 hour before. the birds go nuts!
if i could carry a 200DB siren in my pocket, i'd have it made!
you found the birds, stay after them!
good luck!
nowadays, crow and woodpecker calls wont get a peep out of them. must have smartened up..... i still have limited luck with a hawk screetch, and i'm going to try a peacock wail this year. heard that works.
the best is when the local quarry is going to blast, they start hitting this ridiculously loud siren 1/2 hour before. the birds go nuts!
if i could carry a 200DB siren in my pocket, i'd have it made!
you found the birds, stay after them!
good luck!
03-24-2005, 10:03 AM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: won't shock gobble
Sometimes they dont work at all in some areas. Last year I only had one gobbler respond and that was to a crow call. Just because they dont gobbler doesnt mean they arent there.
I havent heard a gobble yet but have killed one bird and missed another this morning.
I havent heard a gobble yet but have killed one bird and missed another this morning.
03-24-2005, 05:47 PM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Central PA
Posts: 590
RE: won't shock gobble
Hmmm... what's your weather been like? I've seen miserable days yield less gobbles to locator calls. Could be the birds are pressured, or maybe just need their Miracle Ear batteries replaced. LOL... J/K. 
03-24-2005, 07:49 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Posts: 224
RE: won't shock gobble
I've heard that the reason that Drury dog whistle style locator call is called "dead silence", is because that's all you hear after blowing it!
I think you just have to hit the birds in the right mood. I always stop and listen every time I hear a real crow or raven, and on several occasions have heard birds gobble. Then again, I've walked miles hooting, cawing, howling and had no luck hearing a gobble. Sometimes you just can't beat a sweet sounding box call for locating while strolling through the woods. You just have to be on your toes if you get a response.
I think you just have to hit the birds in the right mood. I always stop and listen every time I hear a real crow or raven, and on several occasions have heard birds gobble. Then again, I've walked miles hooting, cawing, howling and had no luck hearing a gobble. Sometimes you just can't beat a sweet sounding box call for locating while strolling through the woods. You just have to be on your toes if you get a response.