Make Contact With Gobblers
Turkey Hunting Tips: A key advantage while turkey hunting is to maintain contact with the gobbler. This can be done by either sight or by calling tactics.
Keep Them In Sight
Some gobblers get moody and for what ever reason will refuse to gobble no matter what. In these situations, keeping a visual on them when can be helpful.
Although this tactic is better situated for fields, whenever possible, keep the gobblers in sight. This way one can see how, if any, response to calling is occurring.
Is the gobbler strutting? Is the gobbler headed in your direction? Is the gobbler headed away from the set up? Keeping visual contact will answer these questions.
Keep Them Gobbling
The other side of contact comes by way of gobbling. The idea here being to use whatever calling style that will get a gobble response.
Sometimes soft yelps and purrs may be wanted. Other times aggressive yelps and cutting will be more preferred by the gobbler.
In either case, as long as vocal contact between the hunter and the gobbler is occurring, the odds of having success on the gobbler will usually improve.
Gobbles will let the hunter know the approximate location of and where the gobbler is headed. This will help in deciding whether or not the hunter needs to stay put or needs to relocate for a better set up.
Even on gobblers that don’t come towards calling, keep up the vocal contact. The gobbler may be with hens. At some point in time he may decide to head your way.
Remember that often a gobbler will go silent once he starts heading towards the sounds of calling. Be patient and allow him time to make his way into the set up area.
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