How often a hen turkey come to your call?
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On a regular basis! Turkeys are very social birds and will seek out others. It is important to understand the positions each has in a flock. The dominant hen is usually the loudest and most agressive of the hens in the morning and will in most cases be the last to call from the limb. The rest of the hens and polts will follow the dominant hen around and be trailed by jakes and toms. This is why in some cases it is a great strategy to forget the gobblers and call to the dominant hen and cut with her. She will likely get mad enough with your challenge to come over and pick a fight, dragging mr. longbeard in tow and into range. I use soft feeding calls and clucks to create calm and invite other hens over to feed during the period that toms are "henned up" This has worked extremely well in late morning along fence lines and normal travel routes. To have lone hens approach your set up is not a good thing! You want those birds far away from your set up as not to drag your tom away from you. Call them in and when your sure they are single and no toms around....bust them quickly and be sure they fly away and not run. They won't usually "putt" the alarm call if busted into flight. Don't forget the "KEE KEE Runnnn" call for those hens that just won't bring the tom in close enough....maturnal instinct is strong and the hens will come in closer. I find the purr is often under used and is my go to for late afternoon and when I'm set up by a dusting area. The Primos frictionite freak slate call works great for this and has enough flexability to be loud or as soft as you wish.
canadian hunter312
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happens a little too often around here which is why we need a fall hunt for hens. starting to get way too many of them thats for sure.
having hens around you can be both a good and bad thing though. having a hen or 2 around you making a bunch of noise is always good for attracting toms, as theres nothing better than the real thing. the downside is the more birds around you, the more eyes there are to spot you.
its interesting to watch how they act when they arent alert. the way they move their heads and look around is almost enough to make me laugh when im watching them. having hens calling around you is also great for learning how to call and will make you realize that hens make all kinds of weird noises so your calling doesnt need to be perfect.
having hens around you can be both a good and bad thing though. having a hen or 2 around you making a bunch of noise is always good for attracting toms, as theres nothing better than the real thing. the downside is the more birds around you, the more eyes there are to spot you.
its interesting to watch how they act when they arent alert. the way they move their heads and look around is almost enough to make me laugh when im watching them. having hens calling around you is also great for learning how to call and will make you realize that hens make all kinds of weird noises so your calling doesnt need to be perfect.
