Sunday, April 8, 2012

Georgia turkey season is in and if you don't have a crow call or an owl call in your vest you may be missing out on a couple of silent turkeys. Just the other day I was calling in two gobblers that were constantly talking back to me. Some crows flew over and at least five gobblers were gobbling all at once. These birds were silent untill some helpful crows got their attention. Sometimes a normal turkey call, no matter how raspy or, the type of call it makes (cluck, kee-kee, etc.), will not always work. The old weary toms sometimes will not answer the calls, but when it comes to defending against a common foe, such as a crow, they will gobble to show they are there and to scare the crows away. These locator calls could change a day of hearing nothing into a very succesful day.

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  1. What do you mean by common foe? What are they competing for?

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    1. the crows and owls eat the turkey eggs. they are fighting over food and teritory

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    2. Yeah crows will eat turkey eggs and even poults. They also compete for food. Owls will do the same thing, too.

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  2. Thanks, didn't realize they eat turkey eggs.

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