Estimating distance on a gobbler

It's gonna sound different as the woods green up throughout the spring.

in a tree it carries pretty far when he's facing you. Then he'll turn away and gobble, sounding like he's 1/2 mile past where he is.

You are gonna have to figure it out. Everyone's ears are different. I hear them well. I know people who are excellent turkey hunters who wear some type of hearing enhancement because they can't hear well. Like Salmon said, knowing the ground you are hunting is a big portion of determining where he is.

As said know the land. Generally, say on the roost they prefer to be close to water. Certainly not always, but often. If its mid day, there's a good chance they are strutting on a road, open area, open woods, etc.

The best thing I can say is use a gps or your phone gps to guestimate his location. If I don't know the land I'm hunting, and I have just a couple of seconds I pull my phone or hand held gps up if I don't get service.

If he makes your hair stand up, sit your butt down. Its generally better to sit down faster than you want to, unless you want to get to a particular spot in the land.