What do you do when Gobbler's won't Gobble

Another great turkey hunting tip for beginning turkey hunters.
Gobbler's don't always gobble and work like they suppose to, in fact it's very seldom they do.
So what do you do when they won't Gobble?
Here is a great tip that might just help you.
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[@adriennefitzgerald96]

I had a bad morning today. Thanks for the encouragement. Unfortunately work called me away at 9.

[@MinimalistGuy]

I can agree with this 100%. Last spring hunt I was calling with no returns and decided to leave my spot after 2 hours. Pushed bush in a different spot and had no success so I went back to my truck, looked at my first spot on the way back and there was 3 toms/jakes that were 50 feet from my spot. They seen me and high tailed it into the sticks. Stay where you are and be patient.

[@MrJrodtidefan]

Going tomorrow for 4th time ever. Of course I've had one strata that neck my first day so now I'm HOOKED and a freak about it. We forget these are wild animals. You made more sense in 5 mins than 299 other videoes I've watched.

[@RumlipS1990]

MrJrodtidefan because everything else is brands of crap that doesn't work unless you know what you're doing.. its the simple knowledge like this that really helps 👍

[@bossgobbler226]

I want out at 5 this morning, no gobbling. I sat for 3 1/2 hrs, still nothing. I moved to another location deep in the public land. 15 minutes later had a Tom come into my set up. By 9:30 I was hauling my bird out - about a mile hike!

[@lukemaske2535]

Exactly 12 years later and this was on my suggested for me page

[@Marwin530]

13 now

[@Mexicanburrito137]

Now 13 years and now it’s recommended for me

[@Kayakphotography]

Raising my hand for 14 years. 🖐️

[@christianscott4511]

I killed my first turkey opening day this season and a good many of your tips helped so ty

[@dana2758]

Patients is a virtue

[@Me497]

i've only had 2 or 3 turkey hunts where they don't talk in a time span of 9-10 years. but now i know. we can only hunt til noon here in new hampshire.

[@shawnmarla9663]

Great information the biggest gobbler I shot was in the afternoon

[@Radiomeat]

this really helped me, thanks.

[@RumlipS1990]

good vid thanks excited for first hunt

[@TJ41238]

this last turkey i killed the birds were gobbling on the roost but when they flew down they shut up but i stayed put and waited and finally one gobbled and i managed to call him in

[@robreke]

Great advice

[@michaelsawyer6887]

I have broke the silence once in a while with a gobble call. Around here sometimes they wont gobble much if the coyotes are rambling

[@bradgordon5912]

on quiet days i try different calls and just wait 30 minutes or so. also had luck with a hawk scream call to shock them into quick gobble.

[@zacharygood4023]

I went turkey hunting 2 years ago with a buddy and we never seen a bird but on the last day we hunted the whole day at 12 we yelped in a box call and boom a gobbler we called him in to a easy 10 yard shot and killed him he had 1 in spurs and a 9 in beard. Last year i hunted with my grandpa and as soon as we got out of the truck gobblers were gobbling everywhere they flew down and Quit gobbling later I heard the leaves moving behind me and it was a gobbler i shot him he was 26 lbs,11 1/2 in.beard

[@dexron2497]

Ive killed most of my birds between 10 and 3

[@muleskinner485]

Back again, I messed up on the comment below, the reason i don't like using a decoy or blind in this situation is because the gobblers are wary of both by this time of the season they are well educated by novice hunters in blinds with decoys, usually by this time the under brush is really greened up so you may need to change to a different camo pattern

[@dannyprisk8818]

I shot at a turkey in the afternoon I must have been next to his Roost and needless to say I missed him will he come back?

[@firehawk1721]

This helps a lot thank you 🙂

[@wwoutdoors7300]

Amen

[@stevepalmateer]

What about in the late season? Here in SW Ontario I took the last four days of the season off. I had scouted and saw two strutters in the back, inside corner of a freshly planted corn field. I got permission and I sat there all afternoon. Didn't hear a thing. The next morning I tried moving around more and stumbled upon a couple of jakes. The next day I walked some public land and saw only hens. Frustrated, I drove around the last afternoon of the season here (May 31st, season closes at 7pm) and saw only hens in the fields for 50km! Is there a point in the late season when toms will stop gobbling, stop coming out of the bush, and stop being interested in breeding completely? What then?

[@artifactman660]

Stephen Palmateer those hens you seen probably were done being receptive. stay out and call you'll get a Tom to come in.may take a bit but stay put and call sparingly. like one series every hour .

[@artifactman660]

always let the decide how much to call.if they aren't calling much then you don't call much ECT.. one exception, if you're not getting any responses try lost calling

[@timothymcvay7286]

What barrel length do you have on your Turkey gun

[@sly2uc]

I’m sure it was good advice but I couldn’t hear it through the wind. Had to shut it off halfway through to keep from losing my mind.

[@TheQuailman97]

Well i know here you cant kill but one per day if you can kill more than that where your at then you must have alot of turkeys

[@Tylerules90]

I killed two sunday had 8in beards

[@TheQuailman97]

what are you talking about???

[@jonathanpittman9210]

This guy doesn't know what hes talking about. I've killed a lot of gobblers sitting at Hardee's eating biscuits.

[@racerdaveracerdave]

I wish I would have seen this a week ago. 😂 I was calling to a gobbler that was a ridge away and a ninja came in probably a minute later. Yeah, he got away.

[@guygonz3043]

What you do when turkeys don't gobble. Is Keep huntin and keep your eyes open, and yes your right. Have patience. After 40 years of chasing these magnificent birds, I finally got it. Patience!! Hunt as late as you can, and watch out for Sneaky Petes!! You can get them if you believe in what you are doing!!

[@ebowen3006]

Well, Ive killed my share of birds in my lifetime and I will back you up on your advice. I would like to add that if it is windy, go to lower terrain and try to minimize its impact on your hunt. Also, switch up your calls. Some turkeys like a diaphragm sound vs.box... Remember that even if you do everything right that bird dictates your end result. Be persistant. Stay out there til 1:00. Even experienced hunters can be duped! Good luck!

[@philjr5714]

Dad was out today. Heard "yelp yelp yelp" hears branch snap...6 birds walking. No hens. All right behind him.

[@bbarken95]

No luck for me today storm system last night shut them up this morning

[@framerate3705]

I have had experience with this as well. We were sitting for hours and hours without and gobbles. We waited until 11:00 when we had a bird come In. Just so happened to be that bird was 27 pounds. I wish I would have known how big the state record was but I bet it would have been close.

[@johnodonnell2229]

I have learned my lesson, more times than not birds will sneak in, especially late in the season they become call shy. Keep your hands and head still, gloves on and eyes moving. They will come in but will not make a peep.

[@maryclouser3748]

they don't get call shy. they get human shy. no such thing of call shy. I have been hunting for 45 years. u need to learn something

[@thomaswelch1225]

@@maryclouser3748 turkey expert over here

[@treestand411]

Been a deerhunter all my life but started hunting turkey a few years ago. Just wanted to say thanks for some of the tips.Hooked for life!

[@huntergirten3838]

Thank you, this video helped me kill my first turkey

[@ZEEKUPP]

Many times turkeys didn't seem to be in the area because they were silent. Many hunters are fooled by this. I took me trial and error to figure this out over the years.

[@josephhale9198]

It was a silent warm morning April 22nd... All the sudden a big gobbler came running down the field at my hen and Jake. Never came out of full strut. Killed him 18 steps from my blind. 22 lbs 11 in beard 1.5 in spurs.

[@Oldclimber1]

Next time interview the wind.

[@joehyzy1329]

13 years for me, it's a timeless message. Don't get in your head and give up. Good luck out there boys!

[@bamaknifeguy]

14 years for me. I needed to hear this too. 🤙🏼

[@stevenmatthews7246]

killed lots of turkey after the hens leave @10:00 AM, most hunters give up after 9, that leaves the real turkey hunters with better chances., also have killed lots before they roost at night.

[@robertthomas4545]

Been turkey hunting for over forty years what do is what Dick Kirby told me a long time ago.go to were you know they have rorst before set up and don't give up

[@voiceforthevoicelesstruth5480]

I set call every 20 minutes yelp and I kill a bird first day every year last year they hammered gobbled and this year not a sound we doubled up they came in silent to 10 yards!!!

[@warbirdflyerF4U]

I've killed way more quiet birds up into the morning than off the roost mouthy birds 😁

[@oneshotonekill2528]

Good tips from him, Talks like a true hunter, someone ill keep watching for sure.

[@ethan7x574]

patience is the key 70% of the turkeys ive killed came in dead silent and was after 1:00 pm many of them were after 4:00 pm

[@cahabarivr]

mddale thanks for the reminder. I been guilty of leaving to early. Thinking back on those easy hunts I guess. i should know better. Thanks for great videos. Good huntin,shoot straight and be safe

[@justinbarbour6491]

gettin ready for opening day here in S.c. opens up Sunday. They are hot and fired up, and so am i. I have killed bigger birds between 12:00-3. when the hens are on roost. if you are callin to a gobbler and he doesn't come your way, he is henned up. but he won't forget where he heard you earlier. stay put. he will visit. may be a silent one, but he's still on the prowl.

[@that_clapped_idi]

What do you do when theirs hens but not gobblers but you know gobblers are around

[@ryanjones3043]

Do you call the whole time when you’re sitting there waiting for them?

[@saif316]

Thank you for the advice Dale......would it be then better to start hunting at lets say around 10 Am rather than early morning ?

[@clintcannon1902]

Make a couple calls, then sit still and be silent. When you've done that for an hour, do it for another hour...and maybe another. Calling turkeys is fun, but that's not what kills them.

[@joec1212]

They ain't gobbling in that wind cheeeetah. Great video though! Always great to hear people echo common sense.

[@trigger357]

Thanks for your mentorship bro!!! This was exactly what I needed to hear. Been overseas too many times and lost my touch and these Easterns have started to get smarter, adaptive and silent. Thanks for the clutch advice. 🇺🇸🇺🇸💯🦃🔥🔥🔥

[@hadenlee3693]

Trigger Reed thanks for your service

[@mcleod7989]

I had one come in silent today to my decoys shot him at 30 yards

[@mikebartlett7728]

I been out all day and no gobble or nothing

[@michaelobrien8875]

Love your videos. I'm a seasoned turkey hunter whos always still learning. But I've got one question for ya that no one wants to really touch on . And that is , besides the safty aspect part of it which I know is a big one , but when should you or can you other than using as a locator , use a gobble call to tricking that old tom to come in?

[@glend7753]

Missouri sucks, we can only hunt until 1.

[@justinbarbour6491]

when a gobbler is in full strut, his neck and head drop down into his chest cavity. always get them to break strut before you shoot.

[@dannyprisk8818]

I just started turkey hunting. first day

[@goodguyplayzrblxsecondacco9401]

I sat up a fake turkey that you shoot at and the next day i woke up and went out and a real turkey was trying to fight it

[@millieproductions77]

when we went to all day hunting that's exactly the time that birds started shutting up. We're our own worst enemy.Of course I will have plenty of ppl hating and disagreeing with me but in wisconsin it's a fact. and I've called in plenty of silent toms. it's good advice, but it's advice to something we the hunters have created

[@DwightBriley]

very good advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@flyinghighdave3812]

thank you helped me kill my 40th turkey

[@fredflintstone6154]

what advice on shooting a turkey in full strut? My grandson and i went out...for his first hunt. I calle din a huge bird. Beard almost ont he ground. 18 yards..facing us....full strut wide open. BOOM...flipped it over and away he ran. WTF????? 12 ga. with 3 inch mags number 5 shot

[@josephhale9198]

I got a silent gobbler April 22nd. 818am.... came running down hill full strut to my jake and hen decoys. Never came out of full strutt. Shot him 18 steps from blind. 22 lbs 11 in beard 1.5 in spurs.

[@muleskinner485]

Here in Mo. i killed many birds, in late season gobblers tend to get call shy and the rut is winding down, gobblers may gobble 1 time. I have often left the timber when after 1to 2 hours and no show, but at high-noon sneak back in and get within 100yds. of where he had roosted, a lot of longbeards tend to make a big 1/2 mile circle and end up close to their regular roosting site at high-noon, the call to use then is a couple of clucks, you are now the hunted, cluck only twice about every 20 minutes, use no decoy and no blind, because, stay hid and don't move, remember you are the hunted, a lot of times he will come from behind you, sometimes you win sometimes you don't.... good luck i like this video.

[@ryanking3039]

Dale I heard you say something a while back, and i still laugh. You said people ask you from time to time (why do you hunt turkey) and you said you don't even try to explain ot to them. Because people that love the outdoors understand the passion.

[@JK-cz6bu]

2nd year turkey hunting. Opening day, I sat in 18mph wind. 10:30-12:30nothing. Went to lunch and saw a male in road at 12:30. 2-4pm saw a Tom coming down ridge after hen...but I didn't shoot because of so many trees and angle, she flew away. Moved down the creek a couple hundred yards. At 6:30pm 5 beards ran behind my tree, jumped creek and zigzagged SO FAST after they saw me. I had to turn 120 degrees to see them and I got busted but they were moving fast already. Not one gobble that entire day but I had two encounters. They're there moving on a windy day

[@REDISCUTE]

Go get breakfast

[@bradleywinans5684]

Good lookin out brother!

[@tonylee9671]

If you’re waiting them out like that and they’re silent how often and loud should you call??

[@mikewerden4056]

Whatever I'm trying to harvest I love to spend all day in the woods. I find it a hassle to leave and come back. Plan for a day out. If you fill your tag early great.

[@grampsoutdooradventuresdal7104]

I just discovered you this spring and very much enjoy your helpful tips. On this video, too bad about the wind in the microphone but regardless the content came through loud and clear, I am one of the most guilty when it comes to packing it in when they’re not gobbling. Thanks for the reminder.

[@braedenbrown7281]

I had one gobbling his head off but was hung up in the swamp with a damn hen and he never came to me I’m going out tomorrow again any tips?

[@grantgulledge3942]

This morning was good but that big ole sucker didn’t gobble but I called up his hens and he was with them

[@joshuafeldman367]

i hunt in ny and i have killed several big toms without hearing a gobble at all. i have made the mistake of over calling to birds just trying to get a response. this is very well said that alot of hunters leave the woods early i usually stay as long as i can.

[@redsealdipper6535]

i shot most of my gobbler 730 8 oclock in the morning and these gobblers are 22 23 pound gobbler with 1 3/4 inch spers and 11 1/2 to 12 inch beards and i shot my thriple beard last year and i had another tag and went out and shot his twin but it only had double beard and i never stay out that late unless i take a buddy out and he doesnt know what hes doing but every year we get two gobblers each year

[@mikekastner9062]

Wow you must be a great hunter

[@rushnut1958]

My problem this season is this. I only have permission on the North side of a busy gravel road. They're roosting on the South side, and moving south after fly down. I've gotten one Jake to cross the road, and passed on him. A nice Tom came to the side of the road, and a %#@)&*&@ car came and he ran south. Great exercise in patience this year.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

I try to hunt all day. One thing I've noticed is that turkeys feed at least 3 times a day, usually between daylight and about 8 or so, mid morning, and early afternoon, every now and then I'll see a few late in the afternoon but it's normally when they're going to roost.

[@jessmeader6677]

I'm going hunting in 2hours it's 9:00 right now

[@cahabarivr]

The only gobbler I killed last year came in silent. He had two other gobblers with him. I set there for two hours and cold called. I killed him at 12:30 p.m. Dave from Alabama

[@TheQuailman97]

Here in North Carolina its 1 per day 2 per season i dont know why they dont let us get 2 a day, but i think its to keep the turkeys safe lol

[@ScarfaceVision]

I hunt all over Idaho and i can tell you right now your words hold true if they turkey are silent in the morning you wait it out all day and they become vocal

[@edwardwelch7986]

Problem is you cant hunt em after noon in ny....

[@muleskinner485]

In Mo. we can't hunt after noon either, thats why we have good hunting, Toms have time to relax and are not apt to get so call-shy and wary, 1 tip , most hunters call way too much, when the timber is quite call softly and sparingly..........

[@oneshotonekill2528]

Craziness!

[@MrThebirddog]

If you were any more correct on what you said, it would have been me saying it. good job.

[@josephhale9198]

Love being in the deer n turkey woods. Definitely put my time in

[@HendershotOutdoors]

Heck yeah! That’s the best advice I’ve heard.. so true......

[@jbrown1971]

You even heard of gobbling out especially in late season..

[@fredflintstone6154]

i was told never shoot at a strutting tom.

[@nathanprice5749]

Thank you for the help I killed 3

[@headcollector100]

silent turkeys can be fun. had 2 beat hell out of my pretty boy this year at 12 steps. only 2 turkeys that werent gobbling that morning and they came out of nowhere. most fun i ever had missing a turkey. shot right over his head. note to self : turkey at ten yards, just hit it

[@fredflintstone6154]

1 a day?/? Here it is one a year!!

[@TheQuailman97]

You cant kill but 1 per day

[@frankrodriguez7755]

If they're are not answering to any of your calls, how often do you call or you just quite down and wait there like if we're deer hunting that's how you do it?

[@artifactman660]

Frank Rodriguez if a gobbler doesn't answer to any calls. I will usually go to wines clucks purs with an occasional Yelp. I like to do about a two minute series of this about every hour. sometimes you can get a wary 2 year old to come into a lost call.

[@reapersridge7992]

I like to call every thirty minutes when they are like that.

[@darrenapple2200]

You're right on point Brother!!!

[@TheIceman101]

Good nugget man. Thanks The Ice Man.

[@darrellgibson]

That's an excellent way to teach patience... Talk for over a minute in the beginning of the video without saying anything!

[@gamermason3650]

There is no “price to pay “ when you are hunting. Hunt em how you want, and don’t give a crap if you never kill one

[@MountainRat]

thanks