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.

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 hunting is a gear-rich sport with many choices in calls, decoys, turkey vests, chairs, and other equipment. Of all the stuff you can bring out on a hunt, turkey calls offer an especially ...

The National Wild Turkey Federation website lists several common sounds turkeys use to communicate amongst themselves. You can see a full list or listen to these and ...

I woke Monday morning to sunshine and the temperature hovering near 15 degrees. That’s 15 degrees celsius. At the time I was watching the weather in London, where the metric system reigns. When I ...

Settled back and leaning against the only tree we could find in the dark large enough to “blend” the bodies of two adult males, I heard a new turkey sound. While many of you could have heard this ...

Turkey season kicked off over the weekend, giving licensed hunters the opportunity to enjoy both the pursuit and the beauty of the outdoors. What makes this time of year so special is the spring ...