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.

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 ...

Naturalist George Bumann decodes animal communication in Yellowstone, revealing how listening to wildlife transforms our ...

Like all my turkey hunting gear, my accumulation of turkey calls started a long time ago. I killed my first gobbler, an Ohio bird, back in 1990. My wife, Julie, killed her first, a Washington state ...

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

That’s what hunters in the state’s wildlife management units that remain open to turkey hunting are trying to do during this, the last week of the season. The fall season started Oct. 30 and ends ...

Turkey season kicked off over the weekend, giving licensed hunters the opportunity to enjoy both the pursuit and the beauty of the outdoors. What makes this time of year so special is the spring ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The 2025 spring gobbler season is on its way, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission is reminding hunters of what they need to do to have a safe hunt. The season kicks off with a ...

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 ...