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.

There are thousands of turkey calls on the market, and just about any of them will work fine for yelping up a gobbler. Designating one call as being “better” than another is tricky. A pot call’s sound ...

Thunder — a term most commonly associated with rainstorms and lightning. But to the turkey hunter, it holds a far different meaning. We learn how to call turkeys so that we can hear the thunder of an ...

Throughout my tenure as a turkey hunter, the one thing that I study more than anything else is listening. Listening to the language of the wild turkey has taught me more about how to be successful in ...

AUGUSTA — What makes for a good turkey call? What works best to lure the treasured game bird during hunting season? For competitors in the kids turkey calling contest Saturday at the Augusta Civic ...

Paraphernalia are telltale signs of a turkey hunter's addiction, and no matter how much gear you have, you always need more. Callers are the biggest indulgences for many hunters. A rational person ...