There are two basic categories of man-made turkey calls - the air calls and the friction calls. Hens can sometimes be heard cackling as they fly down from the roost at first light - hence the term “fly-down cackle.” This can be a very effective call at sunrise, particularly with a stubborn tom.
WILD TURKEY CALL SOUND SERIES
Similarly, the cackle sounds like an even more rapid series of clucks and cutts and says, “I’m ready. Cutting is commonly used as an attention-getter - the hen’s way of relaying her willingness to a gobbler. Cutts might be described as a series of sharp clucks. Two of the more aggressive sounds in the turkey’s repertoire are the cutt and the cackle. Similar to that of barnyard chickens, the wild turkey’s cluck is a single, sharp-edged call of varying volumes, while the purr can be easily compared to the soft purring of a friendly cat. As with the other calls, the yelp is repeated with a definite rhythm, and it is this rhythm (as well as the proper tonal qualities) that the hunter tries to reproduce.Ĭommonly associated with contentment, the cluck and purr are often used as confidence calls during a calling sequence. A description of turkey soundsĪ short, slightly rising call, the yelp is the “and” of the turkey’s vocabulary, and is used in some form by all ages and both sexes. Among the most familiar of these are the yelp, cluck, cutt, cackle and purr. While the scope of turkey talk is infinite in its diversity, there are a handful of sounds which all hunters should be able to recognize and duplicate. But as veteran wild turkey hunters know all too well, this elemental definition is much more easily described than accomplished. Similar to other types of wild game calling, the basic premise of turkey calls - and turkey calling - is to attract a bird’s attention, then entice them into a range suitable for your firearm of choice. Photo Credit: Featured Image by Conner Tomlinson Turkey calls 101: An introduction to hunting hens and toms
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