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ID'ing a bird by his gobble

Started by 2eagles, April 08, 2016, 01:51:20 PM

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Happy

I have only heard one bird I could Identify by sound alone. He had a high pitched gobble.

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catman529

Theres a tom I worked multiple times last year that I called Mr Jake Gobble because he had a high pitched gobble, but was a longbeard. The first time I called him in, my gun wasn't ready. He got to about 20 yards in the undergrowth before I saw the beard, but then he busted me and went running off. I got on him a couple more times that season, and a buddy of mine also tried to work him. He stayed on private while I would sit about 30 yards from the boundary and try to call him in. It only worked the first time, and I blew it. But he had a distinct gobble.

Gooserbat

I've seen a couple of birds over the years that had very distinct gobbles.  Must though sound like turkeys.  Jake's do sound different unless meriams.  They sound the same to me.
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augasman

Only one, but he had a very distinct gobble. When he would get really fired up, he would gobble a bout 4 times in a row. On the last one he would stretch it about 2 extra seconds. I thought I was gonna spook him one morning because I was laughing so hard. Anybody else ever heard this?