We’re all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.

Pennsylvania’s Matt Van Cise can yelp, cluck and cut with the best turkey callers in the world, but when he heads afield for a spring gobbler hunt, he abides by a very simple philosophy — give ’em ...

BLACKHAWK — Phil Martinelli planted his feet firmly under a stand of tall oak trees, popped a plastic disc in his mouth, and blew a call of the wild. “Yelp. Yelp. Yelp.” The crisp morning air echoed ...

Thunder — a term most commonly associated with rainstorms and lightning. But to the turkey hunter, it holds a far different meaning. We learn how to call turkeys so that we can hear the thunder of an ...

Mimicking turkey vocalizations is a turkey hunter's most important asset, and those that can do it with their throats have a great advantage. If you don't have the ability to mimic turkey sounds ...

There are thousands of turkey calls on the market, and just about any of them will work fine for yelping up a gobbler. Designating one call as being “better” than another is tricky. A pot call’s sound ...

Turkey season opens April 18, a day of great anticipation and excitement for veteran turkey hunters across the Natural State. Novice and first-time turkey hunters want to catch the bug, too, but many ...

If I liked basketball, it would be beyond cool to learn how to shoot a jump shot from Michael Jordan. But I like turkey hunting, and the Michael Jordan of turkey calling is Matt Van Cise. He’s won 16 ...

Turkey hunting is a gear-rich sport with many choices in calls, decoys, turkey vests, chairs, and other equipment. Of all the stuff you can bring out on a hunt, turkey calls offer an especially ...