How To Hunt Turkey - Mastering Turkey Calls: What To Say and When To Say It

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4.8 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the How to Hunt Turkey podcast, host Jase Greer and expert turkey caller Scott Ellis dive deep into the art of turkey calling. They discuss the importance of understanding the meaning behind different calls, the timing of calls, and strategies for engaging turkeys effectively. Scott shares his experiences from the current turkey season, emphasizing the need to adapt calling techniques based on turkey behavior and environmental factors. The conversation also covers advanced calling techniques, including the use of silence and emotional manipulation to entice turkeys into range. Scott also delves into the intricacies of turkey hunting, focusing on calling techniques, strategies for approaching turkeys, and the importance of woodsmanship. They discuss the balance between overcalling and undercalling, the nuances of different calls like clucking and cutting, and the significance of patience and persistence in hunting. The conversation emphasizes the need for hunters to adapt their strategies based on turkey behavior and environmental factors, ultimately highlighting the art of effectively engaging with turkeys in the wild. They also discuss various strategies and techniques for turkey hunting, emphasizing the importance of terrain, scouting, and understanding turkey behavior. They explore how to effectively call turkeys, the significance of patience when a turkey goes silent, and the value of engaging with the audience through relatable hunting experiences. Scott shares insights from his own hunting experiences, providing practical tips for both novice and seasoned hunters. Our Sponsors: * Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code SE for a great deal: https://thompsoncigar.com * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code EMPIRE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollco.com/hunting Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:49.7	Okay. I'm going to be. Hello and welcome to the How to Hunt Turkey Podcast.
1:31.8	I'm your host, Jase Greer.
1:33.7	And with me this week, we have Scott Ellis.
1:35.7	We're going to be doing a deep dive into turkey calling,
1:39.3	but maybe in a little bit different way than you've heard it before.
1:43.4	We're just going to talk about what you need to be saying, kind of how to speak the language a little bit better. And it's just going to be a whole bunch of fun for sure. So anyway, Scott, thank you so much for being on the episode, man. Glad to be here. Let's talk some turkey, man. We're right in the midst of turkey season and states are, this about everybody's in season
2:01.6	and turkeys are falling down like dominoes.
2:04.6	Yeah. Yeah, Missouri's finally in. This is, for me, this is only my second day of season,
2:09.5	but you've been out and already killed or been a part of two birds. So I've hunted two days. You've
2:15.2	killed two birds. So you're quite a bit.
2:15.4	Oh, good heavens. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Which is kind of relatively low numbers, honestly, but it's still, we're out doing it. Yeah. Been tough in the southeast. That's all I've been right now in the southeast, but it's been tough. Yeah. Tell me a little bit about those hunts, just kind of the Cliff Notes version if you want to.
2:37.7	Cliff Notes, one in Georgia with a good friend of mine.
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