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Post by huntingman on Apr 30, 2010 18:26:32 GMT -5
when do you yelp when do you you cluck? i really need some help
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Post by vectrix on Apr 30, 2010 18:47:09 GMT -5
Good question huntingman, there is no correct answer. You will learn all that from experience, from reading how hot the tom is and what he wants to hear. This is generally how I go about calling a tom and once again this may not be right for everyone. I tend to call as little as possible to get him into range or keep him interested. Alot of birds don't want to be hammered at constantly with a call, but every now and then some will like it. I know, that sounds confusing but it's true. One other MAJOR rule I try to follow at all times is this, while working a bird thats on the ground; set up where he's going not where he's already been. I have killed most of my birds with small talk, purrs and small yelps not loud cutting and yelping. There is no right answer but I hope this will help you buddy. Good Luck.
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Post by huntingman on Apr 30, 2010 20:15:35 GMT -5
thanks!
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 30, 2010 20:32:40 GMT -5
Take a look at huntingindiana.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=campfire&action=display&thread=32093to find most of my story from today. Like vectrix said it can be frustrating at times and I also call very little and usually "quietly". I've taken most of my gobblers by purring softly and not too often. I'm not into pressing the birds. However, sometimes you just can't figure how a bird will react. I called these 2 hens in today at different times with the same soft purr on the same slate pot call. One hen wouldn't come closer than 150 yards. All of a sudden she bolted back in to the woods. The second hen came in about 1/2 hour later right to the call and mingled with the decoys like she was right at home within 18 yards of my setup. She milled around for at least 15 minutes. Obviously my intent was not to primarily "call hens" but they will many times bring in a gobbler. I rarely yelp except sometimes just before sunrise and the gobblers are about to come off the roost. Today was a good example of an exception. I gave a loud yelp call twice this morning as the wind was gusting to 30-40 mph and I like the gobblers to know where I am. Good luck and try to be patient and even make a game out of the calling stategies.
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