I read in a blackpowder magazine an article about blackpowder turkey hunting. While not really interested in the blackpowder aspect, the author mentioned using a dog whistle for a locator call. Anyone else ever used this or does it even work? Not saying I would trying, just was curious.
Havent used it but Mad marketed this concept with the "dead silence"
I have tried it and some of my friends have tried it. Do not know if we were doing it right or not but never had a turkey gobble at it.
Quote from: shootumindaface on February 10, 2011, 12:33:58 PM
Havent used it but Mad marketed this concept with the "dead silence"
Is there anything Mad hasn't marketed?
the mad call did not work for me, but another weird one that does is a goose call
I've never used one, I wouldn't want a bunch of dogs following me around .
Mother nature does a pretty good job getting birds to gobble by herself around here.
we were trying that this year but all we got was dogs barking at us lol, but in turn turkeys gobbled at the dogs. But I would have to say this one does not work, well at least not for us.
But the goose call does work, and I REALLY mean it works. Do not underestimate the goose call, but just remember to have someone with you that can walk a few steps away from you to listen
I tried it a few years back [is 15 a few] didn't do me any good. Blew it at 3 deer standing in a woods road about 60-70 yds away, didn't act like they even heard it, look my way or anything.
I will indeed remember the tip on the goose call. I didn't figure the whole dog whistle thing was a good idea anyways. Ive never been partial to any product marketed by Drury Bros. Just my opinion. Thanks fellas.
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Yeah that idea was a flop!
Quote from: knightrider on February 10, 2011, 07:25:18 PM
the mad call did not work for me, but another weird one that does is a goose call
They will hit on a goose call late in season after they have been hooted to death.
Goose call is deadly.. :fud: :newmascot:
You have probably already know this but I like using a peacock call it's a different sound they have never heard, an they usually will shock gobble at it when nothing else works...
I know a guy that gets is Highway patrol buddy to hit his siren on his way to work near their hunt lease. He says the birds always gobble. I knew of a turkey that would gobble when the school bus would shift gears to climb a hill also.
Quote from: paladin on February 13, 2011, 04:48:16 PM
I know a guy that gets is Highway patrol buddy to hit his siren on his way to work near their hunt lease. He says the birds always gobble. I knew of a turkey that would gobble when the school bus would shift gears to climb a hill also.
I bet if the cops were chasing the school bus the turkeys would really go crazy.
I carry a owl hooter and crow call, but typically let them gobble on their own.
My thoughts on a dog whistle is that it's not natural and I wouldn't recommend it.
if u have to move on a gobbler and keep track of him i use a crow call and a pileated woodpecker call to keep in touch with him
Hardcore can play Yankee Doodle on a crow call.
Quote from: guesswho on February 13, 2011, 05:14:50 PM
Quote from: paladin on February 13, 2011, 04:48:16 PM
I know a guy that gets is Highway patrol buddy to hit his siren on his way to work near their hunt lease. He says the birds always gobble. I knew of a turkey that would gobble when the school bus would shift gears to climb a hill also.
I bet if the cops were chasing the school bus the turkeys would really go crazy.
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I have heard people say that an airhorn would make one gobble. You know, like the ones people use at football games. Anybody ever tried it ?
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i am not a duck hunter but while looking through some stuff at a yard sale i found one and believe it or not ,,it will shock them turkeys into a gobble every time ..sometimes i think it takes something they are not used to hearing..another one i use is a thin piece of metal like on a roof and when shaken violently it sounds like thunder and we all know what turkeys do when they here thunder ...GOOOOBBBLLLLLE
The first turkey I ever killed started gobbling at some air starter's on some semis in the coal mines. I have used a goose call ,elk bugle and a coon squaller. Anything loud will get a turkey to gobble.
Quote from: shootumindaface on February 10, 2011, 12:33:58 PM
Havent used it but Mad marketed this concept with the "dead silence"
NO, NO, No
a buddy of mine tried it with zero success
You guys that are having luck with the goose call, are there nesting in your area? Here in eastern va. you can hear geese flying and honking most every morning. I have heard them gobble at geese, but here lots of times they won't even gobble when the owls really get cranked up. I have also heard them gobble at distant gun shots more than a couple of times. I would love to find something that worked from 30-50% of the time rather than just once in a long while. :lol: :help:
I've used the goose call to great effect before. I've never used the dog whistle but trains, cars, air horns, anything like that will work. The good thing is, its ok to try b/c you usually won't scare them off with it. It will eaither work or not.
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The farm next to where I hunt has some domestic geese and if they get fired up the turkeys will gobble back. They don't pay much mind to wild geese flying over and honking though. I'm going to carry a goose call this year, and maybe a duck call too. I bet hammering them with a competition style highball would do the trick.
Random things I've heard birds gobble to include a school bus horn, air brakes, my younger sister and her friend giggling in the yard when we were kids, thunder, gun shots, slamming doors and a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting now. Anything loud, high-pitched, or abrupt can work.
About the best locator call around here is a Jackass. My Dad say's that explains a lot. Not sure what he means :-\
Maybe I can sell the idea to the squealing hen folks. A Jackass and a squealing hen would be a deadly combo!
I actually heard one gobble at an M-16 shooting when I was hunting on an Army base over in Georgia a few years ago. Never tried the whistle, I have only used crow and owl calls. I agree with the posts that stated that almost any loud noise can cause a tom to shock gobble. So I would say try it and see if it works.
We hunted this one Gobbler that would gobble on the roost but once he hit the ground he would shut up. We tried everything to get him to gobble owl, crow hawk, woodpecker nothing would work. Then from out of know where this donkey let out a bellow and he gobbled and he gobbled every time that donkey let out a bellow. We nicked named him the jackass gobbler.
Quote from: BigGobbler on March 05, 2011, 09:26:48 PM
We nicked named him the jackass gobbler.
I've run into to him a few times over the years.
Never thought of a goose call before; great idea! I had one once gobble at the church bell every hour on the hour. That was handy.
Any loud noise will usually get a gobble.
I was trying to roost some one eve with an owl hooter and couldn't get a response. Somebody honked at their cows and one fired off.
Couple years back some tresspassers were on our property blasting rock music on 4 wheelers. Not a very smart thing to do, but beer was involved. While I was trying to get a bead on the tresspassers a tom sounded off to the music late at night. I was waiting on them when they drove out of our property, but let em go as it was just teenagers having a good time.
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Only 2 locators I carry is a goose call and a coyote howler, mostly use them up in the morning
Quote from: CASH on February 10, 2011, 06:08:38 PM
Quote from: shootumindaface on February 10, 2011, 12:33:58 PM
Havent used it but Mad marketed this concept with the "dead silence"
Did turkeys hear it?
Is there anything Mad hasn't marketed?
Good question! :icon_thumright:
barking like a dog works well
I hunt around a couple of lakes in my area and when I do, I make a loon call. That will get em to fire when nothing else will. Something bout that two note whistle.....
Pig squeal. Blowing as hard as I can into a pheasant call works too.
If it'll piss of your neighbors it'll work on a gobbler.
I just posted on another topic that I heard one gobble at a deer running through water one morning in Fl.