In addition to the familiar gobble of the male, wild turkeys produce a wide vocabulary of sounds, each communicating something exact to other turkeys in the area. (Watch and listen to the accompanying ...

A male turkey perches in an oak tree deep in a forest. From 150 yards away, the gobbler hears the gentle clucking of a hen. She is looking for a mate. Using his super-sharp vision and hearing, the ...

Pennsylvania’s Matt Van Cise can yelp, cluck and cut with the best turkey callers in the world, but when he heads afield for a spring gobbler hunt, he abides by a very simple philosophy — give ’em ...

We’re all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.

If you want to talk turkey during the spring gobbler season, then you have to listen to the experts. Hen turkeys. Much has been written about how to lure a lovesick gobbler within shotgun range. Video ...

Humans talk, and so do turkeys. "Talking turkey is an art," said Joe Drake, a professional turkey caller. Hunters use the language to attract turkeys with metal, bone, glass, slate or wooden ...

Local wild turkeys began strutting like giant sage grouse and prairie chickens in mid-March. Our spring wild turkey season opened Monday and will run through May 23. During that time, early morning ...

Spring turkey season approaches. The South Zone season is March 21-May 3. In the North Zone, spring turkey season is April 4-May 17. Eastern turkey season is April 15-May 14. Jason Hardin, turkey ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. May means turkey season, and what a time it is to be in the woods! Gobblers ...

Some days, turkeys gobble from dawn to dark. Other days, they don’t gobble at all. Why? The easy explanation is that they’re unpredictable. While that may be true, turkey gobbling does follow a ...

You're craving turkey and Thanksgiving is still months away. Perhaps you need to take a trip to Nebraska this spring, where wild turkey hunting season is under way. Hear Greg Wagner of the Nebraska ...