Locator call??

[3Feathers]

What is your favorite turkey locator call?Mine is the crow call,next in line would be a owl hooter.

[FlintNSteel]

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.

[PeteA]

X3 for the crow call.

[TradBrewSC]

Crow call as well, but second in line would be my car door sometimes!

[Birdbow]

Owl hooting with my voice. Seems in my hunting area the turkeys ignore crows for some reason.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I like to loon call with my hands.

[rix2]

Owl call

[monterey]

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.

[Lonehowl]

Crow call for me...

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[Michael Arnette]

I like to cut loudly on a diaphram call...i'm no expert but it's pretty foolproof In my experience

[BowArkie]

Owl or woodpecker. If you hit a crow call around here you'll be covered up with crows circling you in seconds

[Carcajou]

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...

[threeunder]

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.

[Shadowhnter]

Natural voice owling morning
Coyote howl daytime

[Jerry Russell]

Crows and owls work fine but try a Canada goose call on pressured birds.  It is amazing.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Great Idea Jerry!!! Thanks!

[maineac]

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.