We’re all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.

You know what this spring is? It’s the spring you’re going to master how to use a turkey mouth call. You probably already know that there’s nothing better for finishing a bird. A mouth call can sound ...

With Pennsylvania's 2025 fall turkey season opening Nov. 1, here's where and how to find a hen or gobbler for your ...

There are thousands of turkey calls on the market, and just about any of them will work fine for yelping up a gobbler. Designating one call as being “better” than another is tricky. A pot call’s sound ...

Turkey hunters have their favorite keys to success. Here's mine: No. 1: Be patient. Gobblers keep their own sense of time. We are in their world and like to imagine that our success will be classic; ...

Dogs bark and pigs oink. But the turkey has many calls, making a Cedar Key biologist's book on the subject a must-have for hunters. Dogs bark. Cats meow. But the wild turkey does not live by the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Turkey hunting is a gear-rich sport with many choices in calls, decoys, turkey vests, chairs, and other ...

HILLSVILLE, Va. -- Deep in the woods of his family's 180-acre farm, Jeremy Hendrick tosses out his best pickup lines. And when he clucks and yelps like a flirtatious hen, there's not a gobbler around ...

BARRE –– The Central Vermont Longbeards chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host the Vermont State Turkey Calling Contest on April 20 at the Elks Club in Barre. Contest entry ...

You're craving turkey and Thanksgiving is still months away. Perhaps you need to take a trip to Nebraska this spring, where wild turkey hunting season is under way. Hear Greg Wagner of the Nebraska ...

If I try to purr on a diaphragm I can make a sound, but it won’t be a turkey call. On the other hand, with my slate call I can purr, yelp, cutt, cluck, tree cackle, and even kee-kee run without much ...