Calling wild turkeys in the fall lacks the excitement of hearing thunderous gobbles in response to calls made when hunting spring gobblers. Fall calling, however, can be just as effective in ...

In this selection from the F&S archives, the author learns some tips and tricks on the art of turkey calling from a Louisiana legend Print Subscription-$35 for the Best Field & Stream Stories ...

More Turkey Vocalizations. Purr: The purr is a quiet series of sounds that turkeys vocalize when they are calm and content. This is often heard from a feeding turkey or one that’s comfortably poking ...

Our expert spent hours testing more than 50 mouth and friction calls. Here are his picks for the best new turkey calls of 2025.

Not that any experienced spring gobbler hunter needed a reminder on the opening day of Pennsylvania’s season Saturday, but many who failed to fill a tag are beating themselves up for calling too ...

About 172,000 people, on average, hunt spring turkeys in Pennsylvania every year. Last season, those hunters harvested about 39,500 gobblers. That was up from about 35,700 in 2022 and about 28,100 ...

Yes, the 2025 spring gobbler season is just about here. It starts with a one-day hunt for junior license holders and eligible mentored youth on April 26, from one-half hour before sunrise until noon.

Anticipating spring turkey season, I spent part of a recent evening cross-legged on the floor digging through my turkey hunting vest, making sure all the necessary stuff was still there and ...

Other than calling, they must remain silent and undetected by other turkeys in the area, lest they sound the alarm. Lastly, they have to position themselves for a shot without being detected.

Calling wild turkeys in the fall lacks the excitement of hearing thunderous gobbles inresponse to calls made when hunting spring gobblers. Fall calling, however, can be just as effective in ...