From Old.Gobbler.com:

I am always amazed at how sensitive gobblers can be and how far calls can travel. A good many of the turkeys I’ve killed at flydown have come from 200 to 400 yards away. Ones I’ve taken in mid-afternoon have come from much farther.

Usually, I start off about as low as I can go. I try not to be first; I try not to be the loudest. Before flydown, I’m usually just letting them know I’m there.

After flydown, I usually clam up. If a bird is interested, he’s going to start making his way to me and let me know he’s coming. If nothing shows, I’ll throw out calls of varying levels of volume and intensity every 15 minutes or so. It continues like that until I give up and go in.

In the afternoon, it usually gets windy. I’ll go somewhere that can throw a call a good long-distance and do so every 15-30 minutes. It may take a bird all afternoon to work his way towards me. The places I go are places where I’ve seen hens doing this themselves.

Where I hunt, there generally is not another hunter within a quarter-mile. However, I can usually peg them. They’re way too loud and they call too much, and they’re constantly moving. A real hen usually won’t do all three. A truly frustrated hen will usually go somewhere and lament, usually in a spot where she can be heard. If you ever get in a position where you’re hearing real hens doing this to any large extent, it means there is a dearth of males in the area and you’re hunting a dry hole. I’ve witnessed one season like this on my farm, and another were there were too many males and not enough hens.

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