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| TURKEY TALK: Calls, Calling & Vocabulary | |
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A
technique that is implemented in turkey hunting is Calling.
A lot of turkey hunters utilize turkey calls while on the
lookout or hunting. To the hunter, turkey Calling is an essential
skill. There are many types of turkey calls and numerous manufactured calling devices available. Some that are used by the turkey hunter are, Diaphragm Caller, Snuff Box Call, Box Caller, Striker Box, Cedar Box with Striker, Push Button Call,, Wing Bone Caller, Friction Callers, Crow Call, Noble Whistle, Owl Hooter, and Tube Caller. I recommend that the beginner hunter ask experienced turkey hunter's their opinions on calls. You might end up using several calls to achieve hunting success. For the bow hunter, a Diaphragm Type call is probably the best bet, because you hold it in the roof of your mouth, keeping your hands free to operate your bow. The end result for using calls is a matter of personal preference. The hunter must develop an understanding of which call is appropriate for certain situations or circumstances. Also, it is necessary for the hunter to learn how to distinguish the subtle variances in the rhythm, pitch and volume of a turkey's call. This method of turkey vocabulary comprehension development can be as important as the type of call. |
| TURKEY VOCABULARY: Audio Examples | |
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The
Tree Call The tree call is a series of soft muffled yelps vocalized by a turkey while stirring on limbs each morning and before flying down from its tree roost. Sometimes the volume increases when nearing as fly down time. This call may also be accompanied by soft clucking. A call typically referred to as a way the turkeys communicate with each other within their flock. Listen |
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Cluck Both the Gobbler and the Hen cluck consists of uttering one-syllable or more, soft short, staccato notes. There are various reasons why turkeys cluck. Hens have a contented cluck while feeding on insects. There is also an excited cluck a hen makes when a tom gobbles. Be careful not to confuse a cluck with a putt. To distinguish the difference between the two, listen to the pitch of the call. If the call has a flatter sound and is not so high pitched, then the call is a cluck. If the call is sharp and high pitched, then it is a putt. A plain cluck, often includes two or three single note clucks. Clucks are typically used to get the attention of other turkeys. The cluck is a reassuring call for a gobbler approaching a hen. Listen |
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Putt The putt is a single-note alarm call that is given when a turkey is upset or frightened. The putt can be several notes sharp or in a rapid manner. The sound is similar to two slabs of wood being slapped together. Turkeys will putt at anything they believe to be a possible source of harm or danger and will either fly or run away. Listen |
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Cutting Lonely,
lost or excited hens use a series of fast, loud, irregular single-note
clucks when is search of other turkeys. This call is referred
to
as cutting. The cutt is a distinct call in series that lasts anywhere
from 5 to 15 seconds. The cutt call can be heard at far distances. Listen
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Plain
Hen Yelp The yelp is a basic turkey sound. They yelp rhythmically in a series of 4 to 10 single notes. Yelps can also be in short or long sequences and can have various meanings depending on how the hen uses it. Yelps can mean the hen is contented, or an excited yelp can be a call to a gobbler to mate. Two-note yelps “kee-awk, kee-awk" range from raspy to high-pitched. A gobbler's yelp is more deep throated and slower in rhythm than yelps of the hen. Listen |
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Adult
Hen Assembly Call The adult hen assembly or lost call is a series of loud yearning yelps. This yelp is used by the dominant hen to call her flock, and causes the young gobblers to return. Listen |
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Kee Kee The kee kee is a soft, three-note lost call or whistle of young turkeys used to locate their mothers or the rest of the flock in autumn and winter. It is not unusual for some young turkeys to kee-kee during spring as well. Also, the young turkeys kee-kee while milling around the flock. A variation is the kee-kee run which combines a kee-kee with a yelp. Listen |
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Fly Down Cackle The cackle is a 10 to 20 irregular note sequence made up of yelps and clucks that can be heard when a hen is flying up to or down from a roost in trees, and also while flying across waters, or off a ridge. When the turkey hits the ground, the cackle is followed by basic clucks. Listen |
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Purr Hens and gobblers vocalize a soft, fluttering rolling call while feeding. Turkeys also purr when they are close together, relaxed and is a signal of contentment. Listen |
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Gobbling The Tom gobbles and is used primarily in the spring to let hens know he is in the area and to attract them. Gobbling is a mating call. Gobbling is also used by Toms to demonstrate their dominance over subdominant male turkeys. Gobbles last one or two seconds and are typically loud and aggressive. Sometimes in autumn, they gobble to keep up with the location of one another. Listen |
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