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Title: Locator call??
Post by: 3Feathers on March 31, 2016, 07:56:00 PM
What is your favorite turkey locator call?Mine is the crow call,next in line would be a owl hooter.
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Post by: FlintNSteel on March 31, 2016, 08:07:00 PM
This morning I stepped out my back door just around daybreak to listen for any birds on the surrounding hills.  I gave a very loud crow call and immediately the hills erupted with gobbles.  For about 30 seconds there was literally not a second of silence as all the Toms sounded off.  I almost had to laugh.

That said, I've had the same response with an owl call, banging something loudly, the dog coming out and barking, etc.  I do like a crow call just because it's about the easiest to do loudly and it works.
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Post by: PeteA on March 31, 2016, 08:24:00 PM
X3 for the crow call.
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Post by: TradBrewSC on March 31, 2016, 08:29:00 PM
Crow call as well, but second in line would be my car door sometimes!
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Post by: Birdbow on March 31, 2016, 08:38:00 PM
Owl hooting with my voice. Seems in my hunting area the turkeys ignore crows for some reason.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on March 31, 2016, 09:05:00 PM
I like to loon call with my hands.
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Post by: rix2 on March 31, 2016, 09:37:00 PM
Owl call
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Post by: monterey on March 31, 2016, 10:01:00 PM
My Merriam's ignore crows and owls.  I think the yotes and lions are teaching them to keep quiet.

They will gobble if gobbled at or to.loud clucks.
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Post by: Lonehowl on March 31, 2016, 11:40:00 PM
Crow call for me...

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Post by: Michael Arnette on April 01, 2016, 04:31:00 AM
I like to cut loudly on a diaphram call...i'm no expert but it's pretty foolproof In my experience
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Post by: BowArkie on April 01, 2016, 05:02:00 AM
Owl or woodpecker. If you hit a crow call around here you'll be covered up with crows circling you in seconds
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Post by: Carcajou on April 01, 2016, 07:32:00 AM
Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Aaaah !! Barred Owl with my voice. I also try to beat the first crow off the roost with a voice crow call also...depends what piece of woods Im in...
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Post by: threeunder on April 01, 2016, 02:34:00 PM
Owl hooter before they are off the roost and a crow call afterwards.

I'll tell ya another good locator is one of the compressed air horns.  Like the kind sold in the boating section of WalMart.

It even works on heavily pressured birds.
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Post by: Shadowhnter on April 01, 2016, 03:03:00 PM
Natural voice owling morning
Coyote howl daytime
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Post by: Jerry Russell on April 01, 2016, 04:59:00 PM
Crows and owls work fine but try a Canada goose call on pressured birds.  It is amazing.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 02, 2016, 10:06:00 AM
Great Idea Jerry!!! Thanks!
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Post by: maineac on April 03, 2016, 04:44:00 PM
I had a peacock call once that worked every time, till I lost it.  Response to crows is spotty, owl in the morning, but if my voice does not work a louder commercial call will.