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Calling involves
imitating the vocalization made by female birds during breeding season. A
wide range of sounds are made by hens, and with practice a hunter should be
able to repeat them all. Knowing when to make which call is another part of
the challenge that becomes honed with experience. However, a number of audio
and video tapes are available to assist those with a desire to learn
different calls and when to use them.. One of the most interesting things
about turkey calling is that a certain device or vocalization may work
perfect one day but not the next. For this reason, veteran hunters often
carry more than one kind of call. Also, they remain versatile for the
duration of the hunt, changing the sounds they make until they find one that
works.
Occasionally a hunter will hear success stories involving calls made from
turkey wing bones, empty snuff boxes and even drinking straws but most of
the calls utilized by modern hunters are commercially made. These calls are
widely available through sporting good stores and catalogues.Commercial
turkey calls may be divided into a number of basic types and each may
have its own advantages and disadvantages. A rundown of the most popular
calls follows.
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Box calls - A friction call that is easy to operate and
capable of excellent sound, the box call should be a part of every hunter's
gear. A variation of the box call is the newer push-pin call
which requires only the movement of one finger to operate. On the downside
these calls require chalk, don't work well when wet, necessitate varying
degrees of movement and are somewhat fragile. |
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Slate calls - Another friction-type call these are more
difficult to use but often produce the sounds necessary to bring a gobbler
in close. In damp conditions a slate call is a poor choice and like a box
call movement is required to operate one. |
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Diaphragm or mouth call - These calls fit inside the
hunter's mouth and are operated using breath, tongue and lips. These are the
most versatile calls reproducing every sound a live turkey can make, both
loudly and softly. They free the hunter's hands and require no movement
which could be spotted by a bird. On the downside they are difficult to
learn to use and could cause chocking if lodged inside the mouth.
Nevertheless, these calls are considered the best and most reliable by many
veterans. |
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Tube call - It is a tube with latex stretched over the
calling end. With it, a hunter can make virtually every sound in a turkey's
vocabulary from yelps to purrs to gobbles. Using a tube call takes practice
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Wingbone - More than 40 years ago, it was said the wing
bone call and its variations were one of the most widely used turkey calls
found. While a wing bone call comes in many variations, the traditional call
is as it implies, made from the wing bone of a wild turkey. The bones from a
hen seem to work better than a gobblers as they are smaller. |
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