Turkey call video/audio tapes

[maplegrovefisherman]

I am learning the diaphragm call and think I have gotten OK at it. Wondering if there are any video/audio tapes of the pros so I can try to mimic them a little closer and learn what noise to make in certain situations.

[Hotspotter]

Any advice guys? What has everyone else used?

Joel

[hanson]

I just picked up "Mastering the Art, Guide to Calling Turkey" DVD by Primos.

Its a mix of hunting and calling how-to. They discuss friction calls, box calls, and diaphragm calls. Both how to use them and the different kinds of sounds you can get out of the call.

I'm not all the way through the 3 hours yet but it is a really good video for the beginning turkey hunter, such as myself.

I haven't been able to get a sound out of a diaphragm call until listening to Will Primos talk about them in this video. Gonna keep trying tonight.

[maplegrovefisherman]

Thanks for the reply! That sounds like exactly what I am looking for. Where did you pick it up at?

[TomBow]

M.A.D. calls has a similar tape. You can probably find them at Gander Mountain and Cabela's. Turkey's are a BLAST! One early morning gobble and you will be hooked!

[Captain B.R.K]

I've got my Turkey video library in my hands, all 4 videos in all! They are as listed:

"Mouth Calling 101"- H.S Strut

"The Mouth Yelper A to Z"- Perfection Turkey Calls

"The Truth Ten About Spring Turkey Huting"-Primos

"Longbeard Madness" - Drury Outdoors

All of these have great hunts but also include helpful hints on calling and doing different sounds for different situations. I find just listening to the turkey as well how the hunter calls is a big help as well.

[Hotspotter]

Maplegrovefisherman:

Thanks for visiting us, welcome to the turkey section!

For my $0.02, I'd just like to add that listening to the real thing is by far the best benchmark you could use. When listening to live hens, pay particular attention to:

1. Cadence - How they move through their calls is just as important as the sounds they make.

2. Inflection - Listen for the emotion or social interest a bird has in their voice. Are they frantic/angry sounding? Are they pleading? Looking for their poults? Excited? Learn to add that to your calling, and then you've got realism.

3. Tone/frequency - Different hens will sound lower or higher pitch then others. Not all gobblers will respond to a raspy old-low hen. This is learned in the woods more easily than on tapes/videos.

4. Volume - In the woods, try to pay attention to the volume at which these birds are calling and when.

While those tips might not help yet, once in the woods they'll help a bunch.

In the meantime, check out the NWTF HSOforum for audio files containing many vocalizations of hens and gobblers alike. I saved these files and put them to a cd to listen to in the truck when I'm practicing. These are recordings of real live hens.

Don't worry if you're not sounding exactly like the Drury boys on a mouth-call yet. I've heard hens I swore were other hunters, till they sauntered into the field. Focus on making a few quality calls during the right situations, rather than sounding like a NWTF champ at a sanctioned event.

Good luck!!!

Joel