Guest Andrea Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Last night at the hunter's ed. class they were saying that you should NEVER gobble when hunting turkeys. ( Cause another hunter could mistake you for a tom) I've never hunted turkeys so I didn't know that. What are the gobbler calls used for then???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? Some people use them to locate the toms. Others probably use it to intimidate another tom. Get that tom all fired up and come in looking for a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? So it's OK to use them then??? Wonder why the game warden made such a big deal about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? cause some dumb hunters will start shooting, before knowing what they are shooting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? If your hunting public ground it is definitely NOT a call you would want to use, for the fact of having someone try to sneak up on the "gobbler" and end up mistaking you for him. If your hunting private property I think you still need to be careful but can certainly use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turkeyhunter2112 Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? I was told you shouldnt use em in public hunting areas, just because of those stupid people like said above. But i use them a lot and they have worked wonders for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? [ QUOTE ] cause some dumb hunters will start shooting, before knowing what they are shooting at. [/ QUOTE ] Do me a favor, and don't refer to those idiots as hunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] cause some dumb hunters will start shooting, before knowing what they are shooting at. [/ QUOTE ] Do me a favor, and don't refer to those idiots as hunters. [/ QUOTE ] I'll give ya an amen on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadHuntinPastor Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? huntin_girl I'll use a gobble call to call in those onry ol' gobblers that just won't come in to a hen call. The ones that tend to hang up and won't come a step closer are the ones I'm talking about. Sometimes all else fails when a gobble call will either have them coming to join buddies, have them come in to beat another gobbler out of a hen they've been hearing, which was the hunter, or does not either help or hurt the situation. I would never use a gobble call on public land for pure safety reasons. On private property where another hunter moving in on me is the least of my concerns, that's another thing. I'll use one in a heartbeat if my arsenal of hen calls fails to do the trick. It's made the difference on several occasions between leaving the field a dejected turkey hunter or celebrating trickin a gobbler for me and some buddies I was helping out by doing a little calling for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? Good rule of thumb is don't shoot any bird that you didn't call in. It's much safer, and you should never stalk a turkey.......you don't know who else might be doing it too, or where they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hookedonhunting Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? Locating other gobblers. Works good too. On private land i see no reason why u shouldnt use them. but on public land u may have somebody stalking u. (that aint good) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] cause some dumb hunters will start shooting, before knowing what they are shooting at. [/ QUOTE ] Do me a favor, and don't refer to those idiots as hunters. [/ QUOTE ] Ok, VT. Those dumb people... is that better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? Much better, thanks, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKYhunter Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? [ QUOTE ] If your hunting public ground it is definitely NOT a call you would want to use, for the fact of having someone try to sneak up on the "gobbler" and end up mistaking you for him. If your hunting private property I think you still need to be careful but can certainly use it. [/ QUOTE ] This is exactly correct. Gobble calls do make excellent locators if you are hunting property where you are reasonably sure you will not be stalked by an "Idiot." Notice I didn't say "Another hunter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? I've been useing gobble calls for 22 years on turkeys, only got shot once. Fortunatley the gentleman that did the shooting wasn't real good a judging distance, cause I was definatley out of range. Boy could that dude run, LOL he was picking them up and putting them down when I stood up and started voicing my opinions. LOL Oh yeah the question, Only use a gobble call on land you know your on by yourself. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfish03 Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? i will use them to roost birds on public land only after legal shooting time. but I'm still careful. not everyone hunts(poaches) legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWiggely Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: Don\'t gobble?? And when you use it on land you know your on by yourself, don't take it for granted that your alone on the property. I many times had folks stalk birds on to my property thinking nobody was around. They didn't even see the posted signs on every other tree. Idiots are idiots becarefull with the gobble call where ever you chose to use it. Wigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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