#Wild turkey call sound series

#Wild turkey call sound series

So, the old hen starts-off with a series of loud yelps that build to a crescendo and then die-away and stop completely. At that time, the flock’s primary concern is to get back together. * Assembly Call of the Old Hen – This call is given by the matriarch of the flock and is primarily heard in the fall when the flock’s scattered. When a hen starts cutting to a gobbler, mating is near. * Cutt – Cutting is when a hen gives several clucks in rapid succession, making this one of the most-exciting mating calls a hen can give to the gobbler. Listen for the cackle when the hen flies down from the roost, flies over a fence or is excited about mating. Sometimes hens seem to yelp just to be social. A dominant hen will yelp to express her dominance over other hens in the flock. The hen yelps to let other turkeys know where she is, specifically gobblers, and to call her brood together. * Yelp – The yelp, which is the second, most-common call given by a hen turkey, has many meanings. By the tone of her cluck, she can express desire or contentedness. She’ll also cluck to let a gobbler know her location. Sometimes she’ll give a contented cluck, much like a person who hums when busy with an enjoyable project. She’ll cluck loudly to let her poults know her location. She’ll give excited clucks when she’s ready to mate or looking for a gobbler. Often a hen will cluck before she flies-down off the roost, or when she’s feeding.

* Cluck – Hen turkeys cluck like chickens. The emotion or feeling of the hen when she’s making a call helps to explain the call and allows the hunter to know what she’s trying to say. Hens have a wide vocabulary, and their calls mean different things at specific times of the year. But here’s an explanation of the sounds turkeys make and how and when to use them. Not until someone teaches a turkey to speak English will we find out exactly what each sound means. Although scientists and hunters attempt to explain the vocabulary of the wild turkey, their statements and conclusions may be contradictory. Editor’s Note: Wild turkeys have their own vocabulary.