In addition to the familiar gobble of the male, wild turkeys produce a wide vocabulary of sounds, each communicating something exact to other turkeys in the area. (Watch and listen to the accompanying ...

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.

Humans talk, and so do turkeys. "Talking turkey is an art," said Joe Drake, a professional turkey caller. Hunters use the language to attract turkeys with metal, bone, glass, slate or wooden ...

Sometimes I cluck like a hen when I’m writing a column. Sometimes I purr — and putt and yelp and ki-ki and cackle. Sometimes, I’m sure, editors do this when they read my stories, too — yelp and cackle ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. May means turkey season, and what a time it is to be in the woods! Gobblers ...

“THERE ARE few men today who can fool a wild turkey gobbler in the spring of the year,” the turkey hunter said. “Now, I don’t say I’m the best turkey caller in Louisiana, or anything like that. I’ll ...

Spring turkey season approaches. The South Zone season is March 21-May 3. In the North Zone, spring turkey season is April 4-May 17. Eastern turkey season is April 15-May 14. Jason Hardin, turkey ...