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Best trick for bringing in hung up birds
Posted on 4/10/17 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 4/10/17 at 10:06 pm
What u got? I am master of getting a bird within 150 yards or so but they they always seem to hang up on me. I typically use a lynch fool proof box with yelps.
Should I switch or vary call if they hang up?
I know about terrain etc and that they could possible be seeing me but shite I am super covered etc
Should I switch or vary call if they hang up?
I know about terrain etc and that they could possible be seeing me but shite I am super covered etc
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Posted on 4/10/17 at 11:47 pm to TutHillTiger
Got to switch up what you're saying to him. I always viewed loud yelps as "hey, i'm here is anybody out there?". It would sound weird to just keep repeating that over and over again. If he's coming he's interested and knows exactly where you are, so you can stop that line and move onto something more enticing and softer, purrs etc. If he can't see you, you can try scratching on the ground like you are feeding and are too good to walk over to him. This is like saying "come over here and buy me a drink".
Remember it's a conversation, and no one wants to hang out with the creepy kid who says "hey, hey, hey, hey, hey" constantly. He's probably some dude in camo with a shotgun.
Generally just call less and quieter as long as he is coming to you.
Remember it's a conversation, and no one wants to hang out with the creepy kid who says "hey, hey, hey, hey, hey" constantly. He's probably some dude in camo with a shotgun.
Generally just call less and quieter as long as he is coming to you.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:37 am to TutHillTiger
Get closer than 150yds before you try to call to him.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 8:49 am to TutHillTiger
There are no tricks.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 8:53 am to TutHillTiger
You have to get somewhere that is going to make him come within range. If he's 150 yards and should be able to see a hen where the call is coming from, and doesn't see a hen, he is not naturally going to come.
Your best bet is going to be not calling to him when he's over 150 yds away. Get closer. If he has hens with him, and you can get 100 yds from him, he may walk 40-50 yards towards you to get a look at the "hen" that's calling, but he's going to stay within eyesight of his hens. You can kill them when they have hens with them, but you can't expect them to walk away and leave his hens.
Also, when he gobbles and you call back to him (a mistake I see a lot of hunters make), that's the hen's way of saying "i'm on my way." Don't answer a gobble with a hen call.
Your best bet is going to be not calling to him when he's over 150 yds away. Get closer. If he has hens with him, and you can get 100 yds from him, he may walk 40-50 yards towards you to get a look at the "hen" that's calling, but he's going to stay within eyesight of his hens. You can kill them when they have hens with them, but you can't expect them to walk away and leave his hens.
Also, when he gobbles and you call back to him (a mistake I see a lot of hunters make), that's the hen's way of saying "i'm on my way." Don't answer a gobble with a hen call.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 8:57 am to TutHillTiger
Are you strictly using a box call?
For starters I'd use a mouth call, if for no other reason than cutting down on movement.
In other words, use the box call to locate and get him interested, then mouth call once he's closer
For starters I'd use a mouth call, if for no other reason than cutting down on movement.
In other words, use the box call to locate and get him interested, then mouth call once he's closer
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:13 am to TutHillTiger
I'd though you were talking about hooking a seagull or a Pelican. 
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:18 am to TutHillTiger
corn, cracked corn works best?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 12:52 pm to TutHillTiger
Go get you a sweet talkin ceramic pot call from T3 calls. They are local guys and the ceramic makes all kinds of noises from soft purrs to cutting and yelps....that may help ya get em into a closet range
Posted on 4/11/17 at 12:59 pm to TutHillTiger
Your best bet is to probably just shut up. In the natural world, the hens come to the gobbler. So when he hangs up, he's waiting for you (the hen) to come to him.
Try calling a couple times to let him know where you are, then give him the silent treatment. He'll usually get frustrated or curious and come in looking to see where you are
Try calling a couple times to let him know where you are, then give him the silent treatment. He'll usually get frustrated or curious and come in looking to see where you are
Posted on 4/12/17 at 6:36 am to TutHillTiger
Every turkey is killable but not every turkey can be called in.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 7:54 am to TutHillTiger
In our area, it's practically impossible to get a bird to come downhill to you. They hang up almost every time. Gotta get above them and they will come in.
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