| Confidence, persistence and a lot of patience is | | | | hunting adventures take place. Hunting this specie |
| what you need in order to harvest such a gobbler. | | | | is like no other subspecies of wild turkey and the |
| The very first challenge concerning this type of | | | | most important thing to do is to come prepared |
| wild turkey is getting close to the bird. As most | | | | for the actual hunt. The most difficult challenge |
| of you know, Merriam’s usually travel a lot | | | | concerning this type of hunting is locating them |
| more distance than an Eastern to a call or even a | | | | but once you do, the Gould’s will most |
| decoy setup. Experienced hunters recommend | | | | likely travel a great distance to your call. |
| confidence when calling and paying attention to | | | | If you do hear a bird gobble, it can take up to 30 |
| what these birds might be doing. | | | | minutes until the Gould’s will arrive so be |
| A friction call is recommended with these birds as | | | | very patient. You will need to cover a great deal |
| they are louder and the sound will carry further in | | | | of ground but once you have located them you |
| the Western prairies and mountains and that is | | | | can call very easy as they will start investigating |
| what you want, the sound to travel great | | | | that yen yelp but the important thing to do is not |
| distances. Wild turkey hunters recommend that | | | | to move from the calling position. As far as the |
| once you get close to them you should look at | | | | actual calling is concerned, a higher pitched call |
| what they are doing and try to imitate them. | | | | seems to do the job. We recommend using a |
| When hunting these birds, patience is indeed a | | | | two-reed mouth call as it sends a high-pitched |
| great virtue. | | | | series of aggressive calls. |
| Once you have got one turkey to answer your | | | | A very important thing to remember is that you |
| call, we strongly suggest that you stay where | | | | will most likely hunt this bird in a foreign country |
| you are and be patient, making sure that he will | | | | so you must obey the hunting regulations in that |
| come towards your way. Locating these birds is | | | | country, most likely Mexico as this is the place |
| where the hunting actually starts; start by looking | | | | where the birds live. With other words, check the |
| near water sources because that is the place | | | | local authorities so that you won’t have |
| where most of the Merriam’s are, mostly | | | | any unpleasant surprises in your hunting |
| due to the reason that in many places we find | | | | adventure. All in all, hunting these two subspecies |
| drought conditions and these birds need water | | | | of wild turkey can be a very amazing adventure |
| everyday just like humans do. | | | | if done properly but like all hunting expeditions, |
| As far as Gould’s is concerned, these can | | | | they require a lot of preparation and patience in |
| be found mostly in the northern and central parts | | | | order to have a fulfilling experience. |
| of Mexico where some of the most unique | | | | |