When owl or crow calls don't seem to work, what's the first locator call you try next and what's your average of success with it?
I have a big bell mounted in the bed of my pickup. I make the little woman go with me and sit in the truck. Her orders are to ring it loudly one time every thirty minutes.
I prob start cutting on a mouth call if other non turkey locaters failed
Owl call before and right at daylight and other than cuttin on mouth calls I've had the most luck after daylight with a Hawk call.
I have just always used an owl and crow call, but have a friend who swears by his hawk call.......
I go from owl hoot to turkey call. That said, I've had plenty of birds gobble to an owl hoot at 10:00 am.
Best success I've had is with a coyote call