Helped my brother get his first bird and I used the scratching to help when he sounded like he may be hung up a little. Next thing ya know, you hear the drumming and he walked in to sight in full strut. Best feeling ever is watching your brother achieving success!
I was in the same boat over 10 years ago when turkeys were re-introduced in my area, no one had any idea. Let the turkeys tell you what they want and start simple so you don't get discouraged. THP has taught me many, many things, keep at it and you'll get one, just be confident in your calling.
I started hunting turkeys 4 years ago when I started watching you guys do it. I have taken a turkey three years in a row now and have been able to recruit a few more buddies to join me in the woods finally this year. Loving it!! You guys have taught me so much about turkeys it's incredible. This year is the first year I have the chance to actually tag out here in Missouri! I hit the road for opening week to camp and chase them at a couple public and private spots. Got my first on Sunday and back at it this weekend in the Ozarks. 23lbs, 12" beard, 1.5" spurs.
What a great session. I am 75 and can no longer "trapes through the woods" chasing birds but it is sure good to hear you giving the best advice I have heard since Ben Lee passed away. I swear you guys followed me through the woods copying my calls and tactics. Keep up the good work.
40plus year vet here, the first bird to open up in the morning is the Red Bird after an owl. No need to call until RB starts singing. Most times i just listen. I can not tell you how many times i have walked in and be under a roost tree. Be very patient early in the morn because other hunters come in to your target bird also. Stay Safe out there everyone!
You guys convinced me this year, I filled my tags, 2 of the 3 were finished by scratching my hand in the leaves. They had locked up just out of range, a little scratching and they closed the gap.
The soft calls did the trick for me this weekend. The gobbler was gobbling out in front of me and I expected him to come up the ridge and pop up right there. After not hearing gobble for a few minutes I gave a few soft purrs and yelps and he gobbled directly to my left but that gave me enough time to swing around and reset before he popped out. I’d say the tips are pretty useful
Super helpful guys. Seriously. Still a noob turkey chaser here and every tip is like a semi sweet morsel of goodness! Have watched some of Aaron’s old videos pre-THP, and all are really great. Some of the best and most practical IMO. Appreciate all the hard work guys!! 🦃🦃🦃
I live in eastern Oregon and I like to use a coyote howl for locating. It seems to help get down into the big draws and I have found turkeys a long ways away because of this. Sometimes I thing the same bird won't hear or respond to a crow call. I also have a 3 in 1 call that has peacock and pileated woodpecker. I have found that birds won't answer to every locater call so I will mix up my 4 calls to find which one is working that day or for that bird. Great video. Thanks guys, I always enjoy watching your videos. The early Florida hunts always get me excited even though I still have to wait a month before I can start hunting.
The only drawback to making them gobble a lot, is the tom may think the hen is interested and he decides that he is not going to move. She needs to come to him. If I think he is hung up, I will stop calling for a bit. May be move away from him a few yards to then call again. He may think she is leaving.
@@j.hueston4370 absolutely agree!! I had one gobbling last Sunday, he gobbled maybe twice and I shut up. He stopped for maybe 10 minutes and then gobbled maybe 5 more times and I called again he was a bit closer this time. I called again and he hung up. About 50 yards out id say. Never committed. I'm in Florida so 50 yards may as well be 200 sometimes with the foliage. He shut right up and actually walked away. Next gobble was probably 200 yards away. Never seen him
I've killed more gobbler's with them nick style bubble cluck's and a wing. And I've killed a wary gobbler with nothing but a wing! Never hit a call one time, just wing flick's and wing stretches! Really work's good! Can't believe I've never seen you guy's use a dryed real wing before?
I was fortunate to hunt with some greats early on. Walter parrot, Harold Knight, And David Hale. Harold was a terrible sounding caller, but he knew the exact thing to say, or not. I learned fast that quit, soft and very little calling…. With a ton of patience ( my nemesis). No matter how you sound, if you have the cadence, the correct volume, when and when not to call, your gonna bag gobblers. Nothing however kills turkey better than a ton of scouting and being where there gonna be, and without calling, let’s say from a blind or natural blind, was and still is the best way to ensure success.
If I had to choose only one turkey sound to make, it might be scratching. They may go silent for whatever reason, no yelping, no cutting, no gobbling, but they'll always be scratching for food. It's such a natural sound that it will never spook them. I've had some big-and presumably wise-gobbles come in to check out the sound of crunching leaves when I was setting up a blind or putting out decoys in dry leaves. I'd have preferred to not make a sound, but it's impossible on a bone-dry forest floor; they turkeys don't mind at all I'd say. Great tips gentlemen. I'll put them to use in the next couple of weeks.
Good stuff guys! I’m a lifelong turkey hunter, as in 50+ years worth. Turkeys are the most fun animal to hunt. You can blow it, sit very still, and sometimes they’ll come back in. Great advice!!!!!
Killed my first turkey last year. Spent years hunting them and could never seal the deal. Watching THP is why I was successful. I never scratched in the leaves before watching you all but that is what really got one of them fired up and he came right in.
This might be the best turkey tour yet you guys are on fire! I’ve been watching every episode with my son and he’s into it too! He’s a little young yet (2) but his day will come soon enough. Thanks for the videos fellas and good luck the rest of spring. Just over 2 weeks to go for VA!
This year in Iowa moved a gobler 1/2 a mile using nothing more than the techniques discussed in your video. Scratching was very effective and closed the deal. Shot the gobler at 10 yards
That pretty much covers 90% of turkey hunting great job, one of my favorite tricks is the scratching in the leafs, I really enjoyed the owl call that you did that was fantastic. I do what is a barred owl call or a Hoot 🦉 owl, excellent information thanks for taking the time to do this for other beginners.💥💥💥
Great video, guys. 2 things you need to stress, though, is: 1) SAFETY! I know this is a 'how to call' video, but in places like PA, it is illegal to walk and call on public land; great way to get shot by an inexperienced hunter; 2) practice, practice, practice! You can't just, at east I couldn't, just stick a call or grab a slate and be perfect. I drove my dogs, kids and wife nuts practicing the house or even in the yard.
I’ve learned cadence of the call is far more important than tone. Don’t get hung up how good you sound. Realistic speed and cadence has helped me kill many birds here in PA! Keep up the great content fellas! Have been looking forward to the Turkey Tour!
Great video. Watched a ton, and don't recall ever hearing someone talk about using the different sides if the mouth etc. Unless I'm just forgetting. Great video THP.
I have noticed in the clips of the turkeys scratching. Most of them were a scratch then scratch scratch. It wasn’t just a scratch scratch. It was 1 scratch then switched feet and scratched twice. Scratch pause Scratch scratch
The owl hooting is on point..I do the very same..but..once I get surrounded in the real ones that's when I stop..I start the owls about 20 min before gobbling time. Get them worked up and all around where the gobblers are and then I position accordingly completely and totally undetected. Once the real ones go..you don't have to expose your position anymore
Yes,without a teacher it is hard. I had no teacher when I started,and you make all the mistakes.but you learn from it and it will make you a better hunter, and you can hang with the best of them.
Aaron, you work a mouth call more than I do. I'm limited at what I can do with mine. I never knew you could make different calls (Jake,hen and gobblers) out of a mouth call.
Turkey hunting is this month in Minnesota, its going to be my first time going solo, full choke and shot #4, gonna start watching a ton before the 28th
Three note yelp is the mother hen calling her poults. "Come to me" or "here I am". It triggers a different instinct, sometimes in adult turkeys. An adult hen will 3 note when she's looking for you. Cut call makes gobblers hang-up. Too eager, he wants to see the hen now. I ain't calling like a gobbler. Neither yelp nor cackle. Gobbler thinks you're a Jake, he ain't coming.
Y’all should talk about the ways your hunting buddies aggravate you when hunting. I have one that thinks when I am calling it’s a great time to move or blow his nose. Got another one that wants to clear shooting lanes while turkeys in on his way. Very aggravating
I definitely rely on my owlhoot to locate Birds on the roost evening before and to get em vocal first thing in the am I rely on that almost as much as my turkey calls LOL works wonders when you know how and when to use it
I generally don’t call much once I see him, or if he is very close. But it is always situational. Opening day of Alabama’s season this year, I had one in range but couldn’t see him. I managed to get my wingbone in my mouth and gave him a one-handed 3-note yelp that he triple gobbled at from about 35 steps. Within seconds, he came around the huckleberry bushes, and that was the end of that. I try to sound like a turkey, not a contest caller.
awesome content as usual!! keep up the good work and good luck in future hunts. hopefully zach is getting better and will be ready to hunt soon . god bless!!
What is the exact model of the crystal call and striker you are using in this video. Love the way you explain things. Want to purchase exact same turkey caller
I had crows n Gobbler's all around me yesterday here in Pennsylvania till around 8 :30 am. Couldn't get a gobbler to come in. Then rain poured in at 9am. 😡
I've hunted Longbeards here in Southern West Virgina for over 2 decades now, and I have seen more hens crank out damn near constant yelps than anything else...
What do you do if you can't use a mouth call you can't really do a soft call when there close like that what would be your advice? And I'm hunting alone
If you ain't 3 note yelpin', are ya even tryin'? Keep em comin' fellas, you're helping us kill some time before we can get after them in Ohio at the end of April, and then it's game on!
@2:15. That was a big man move. We almost got busted like that on my mom's first bird. I stopped him with a double cluck as he started to broadside us. My mom dropped him on his feet and it didn't even twitch. Lights out with the 20g.
I can't do the owl scream like you do because I have a low tone voice. Is there any call that I can use to create the owl scream like you do with your voice??
I find it real hard to cut with a mouth call, I really need to learn that. It be cool if you touched on shock calling and teach people the who cooks for you, who cps for you all.
