Practice Your Turkey Calling
Turkey Hunting Tip:
The day before turkey season is not the time to begin practicing your turkey calling techniques. For best results you should make it a habit of practicing all year long. At the very least, you should start several months before the season starts. You should learn how to make a variety of sounds with the calls from clucks to yelps. You should also learn to change the tones and the pitches of your calls.
There are several types of turkey calls available on the market. Three of the more popular are the mouth diaphragm call, slate call, and box call. Any of these calls can be used with a little practice.
The box call is probably the easiest of the calls to master. They produce sound by moving a striker arm over the edge of the box frame. There are many varieties of box calls from two handed versions to single handed push pull type calls. These calls are good for long range calling.
The slate call is another turkey call that is fairly simple to master. These are generally a round case with some type of slate on top. They use a pencil type peg to scratch the slate surface as to produce sounds. These two handed calls are better for medium to shorter calling distances.
The diaphragm mouth call is probably the hardest to master. They are a small horse shoe shaped metal covered with latex. They fit into the roof of your mouth. They produce sound by blowing air across the latex. These calls are probably the best all around once you learn how to use them correctly.
If possible learn to use different styles of these calls. There are a wide selection of turkey calling DVDs available to help you learn. Being able to do this will greatly increase your chances for success.
