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.

A pot call is a versatile tool for mimicking turkey vocalizations, but its effectiveness depends on using the correct striker. Pot calls contain a soundboard mounted in a frame. Soundboards are made ...

There are thousands of turkey calls on the market, and just about any of them will work fine for yelping up a gobbler. Designating one call as being “better” than another is tricky. A pot call’s sound ...

With Pennsylvania's 2025 fall turkey season opening Nov. 1, here's where and how to find a hen and gobbler for your ...

The old turkey call is lined with notches. Dan Wittenberg adds one for each legal turkey the call draws within shooting range. He’s careful to say he’s not the best turkey hunter in the world, but he ...

If I try to purr on a diaphragm I can make a sound, but it won’t be a turkey call. On the other hand, with my slate call I can purr, yelp, cutt, cluck, tree cackle, and even kee-kee run without much ...