You've worked hard to earn your spring turkey. Don't blow it now - listen for the bird that might be standing in range. Then enjoy the ride back to camp with your gobbler. (Photo - Steve Hickoff)
By Steve Hickoff, Yamaha Outdoors Tips
Call it the sixth sense of turkey hunting. You haven't heard a thing but you just have a feeling that gobbler is there, watching you. Trust this hunch until proven otherwise, especially if you've worked a hard-gobbling bird that's gone quiet. Ever get a turkey fired up, wait for what seemed long enough, stand and flush it right behind you? Busted! Here are some other sounds you should listen for with non-gobbling turkeys and how you can respond.
THEY DON'T JUST GOBBLE
Male turkeys don't just gobble; they also "gobbler yelp" - and cluck. Their yelp is often muted, coarse, three-noted and infrequent. Gobbler yelp back if you hear it. Listen for their single-note cluck as they...