More Turkey Vocalizations Purr: The purr is a quiet series of sounds that turkeys vocalize when they are calm and content. This is often heard from a feeding turkey or one that’s comfortably poking ...

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.

The morning started promisingly enough, with two birds gobbling on the roost shortly after the first rays of light started to brighten the sky. Sitting in a ground blind tucked into a corner where a ...