What type of turkey gobbles

There are days when a longbeard will answer everything you throw at him, but others when gobbles are few and far between. It's not Fall turkey hunting gets no love, except from a few hunting outcasts who either run turkey dogs or just want to be contrarian. MeatEater x Phelps. Crystal Over Slate Pot Call. Turkey Box Call. First Lite. Phantom 3D Balaclava.

Category: Turkey. Get the latest in your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletters to receive regular emails with hand-picked content, gear recommendations, and special deals. The MeatEater Newsletter. Wired To Hunt Weekly. Fishing Weekly. FHF Gear. Avoid direct contact with the wind if at all possible. On windy days listen from the down-wind side of a ridge or hill.

Face into the wind and allow the wind to bring sound to you. I am blessed with good hearing ability but I carry a single over-the—ear device made by Woodland Whisper that I use when I cannot hear turkeys with my own hearing. Often that device allows me to hear a gobbler that I could not hear naturally. Problem is, that turkey is usually too far away to get to. If that turkey is on the property I can hunt I will be there to listen next time. Never listen near running water, traffic, or construction.

Avoid any foreign noise that competes with your ability to hear turkeys. Move as far away from distracting noise as possible. Be aware of the time of day. Turkeys generally fly up to roost near sundown.

Turkeys generally fly down from their roost as soon as they can see the ground. It is important to know if a turkey is on the ground or in a tree because a gobble from roost can be heard farther than a gobble on the ground.

This information tells you where you need to go. Very few turkey hunts end with a turkey in your vest that did not start by first hearing turkeys. Learn how turkeys sound. Put yourself in the best position to hear and concentrate. Do this and you will hear more turkeys!

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Country Roots. View All. The Mossy Oak Store. Hunting Gear. Fishing Gear. Brand Gear. New Arrivals. February 13, Tips for Listening for Turkey Gobbles. A gobbler in an open field will sound clear and can generally be heard twice as far as a gobbler in timber. Isolate and Concentrate Cup your hands behind your ears and open your mouth. This gathers more sound into your ears. Common Sense Never listen near running water, traffic, or construction.

Share This Story. Trending Gear. Mossy Oak Vintage Tagline Tee. However, males do not only gobble during mating season. Males gobble year-round to communicate with other males, assert their dominance and alert other turkeys about lurking predators. Males also gobble when disturbed by loud noises or unexpected movements of other turkeys or animals. Female turkeys also gobble, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. However, females typically make other vocalizations such as clucking, purring and yelping.

According to the State University of New York, female hens communicate to their unhatched chicks using vocalizations.