| Turkey hunting is a well-known kind of sport. It is fun | | | | being mistaken for a turkey and drawing fire from |
| and really exciting to undertake. In fact, plenty of | | | | them. So, for general safety, this tactic must only be |
| states allow it; and a number of hunters engage in | | | | used on a private land with no other hunter around. |
| this sport every spring and fall. But for those who | | | | On the other hand, calling is the contrary of stalking. |
| are not in the know, turkey hunting involves tracking | | | | Of the two turkey hunting tactics, it is the more |
| down and capturing or killing a wild turkey, specifically | | | | commonly used. It involves the usage of various |
| the North American Wild Turkey. And the history of | | | | female turkey sounds to entice the male turkeys. A |
| this sport can be traced back to the time prior to | | | | few examples of such sounds are the tree call, the |
| the arrival of the European colonizers. The Native | | | | yelp, the purr, and the cackle. But the male gobbling |
| Americans have been hunting such wild fowls even | | | | call is also sometimes used to make other male |
| before they were taken over. Nevertheless, the | | | | turkeys deem there are intruders on their areas. So, |
| sport developed and the turkey hunting tactics have | | | | instead of tracking down a turkey, the hunter lets it |
| been ubiquitous these days. | | | | move toward him. Turkeys, after all, are very vocal. |
| Basically, there are a couple of turkey hunting tactics | | | | Nonetheless, turkey hunting tactics like this can |
| that hunters typically use today. These are stalking | | | | become perilous if not done cautiously. |
| and calling. Stalking is actually what hunters may call | | | | The calls can become truly believable that some |
| the most unproductive tactic. It involves the pursuit | | | | hunters tend to shoot their fellowmen. So, in order |
| of the prey in a surreptitious manner. This entails a | | | | for such turkey hunting tactics to be safe and |
| hunter to move real quietly and slowly after his | | | | effective, hunters must let their colleagues know |
| quarry. However, stalking can also be dangerous, | | | | they are in the area by wearing brightly colored |
| especially if it is done on public property. For instance, | | | | vests on top of their camouflage or by yelling out to |
| a hunter that moves or walks in the woods can | | | | them. They must also never shoot until turkeys are |
| possibly attract the attention of other hunters; thus, | | | | in actual sight. |