Tis the season to be jolly? Not for the turkeys this Christmas! There it was. On the dining table. Naked, Featherless and Headless and Cooked! And while setting up the bowls and plates for the family, simultaneously staring at that turkey, there I was thinking to myself: What do you call the sound the turkey makes when it's being strangled?

Squackling? Then again, you've never really heard a turkey screaming too. Except the head bopping rhythmic 'bok bok bok' sounds they make. Or is that the chicken? Either which, regardless of the sounds, they really all taste the same! (At least to me) They taste good with this focasia-like mushed bread stuffing and potatoes especially!

However, when talking about breast meat that is fried or boiled, turkey has almost half the calories of chicken. Additionally, it has about a ninth of the fat calories. Therefore, if you're a person who really can't give up the fried foods, you're going to want to head for the turkey instead of the chicken to save what you can on the calories and fat.

Now, this lifeless turkey got me completely fascinated with it's species. Of course, I had no intention of opening up it's body and examining the innards of this headless turkey in front of my family, complete with an autopsy report on it, BUT, out of the blue, questions on turkeys just flowed and flowed.

Is it a sign from God this Christmas? Are turkeys on Earth in trouble?

When I got back home, whoever I was having a conversation with was told about my first experience with a turkey, i was proud of myself. I HAD TURKEY!


And justifying the 'most-likely-to-google-everything' superlative Sara gave me on Facebook, I looked it up on the net:

Wild turkeys make a variety of sounds. Knowing these sounds, which sounds to mimic, and how to mimic them will help to make you a better turkey hunter!

Soft tree yelp - This is an early morning sound. It is softer than the normal yelp. Hens will typically make this sound either before or shortly after flying down from the roost when they are "just waking up."

Cluck - A series of sharp, short notes in four or five increments that hens will make often when feeding. It is a contentment sound.

Put - A sharp, short, single note similar to the cluck but a "put" is an alarm call. It means the hen has seen something it doesn't like and is sounding off the alarm. Do not make a "put" when turkey hunting. It is important to know the difference between a "put" and a "cluck." A put is typically a single note whereas a cluck is usually in a series of notes.

Cut (Cutting) - A series of sharp, short notes hens will make when it is excited. It's a hen's way of saying "Hey, I'm over here. Where are you?"
Some hunters like to utilize this call in a technique known as "cut-and-run" or as a daytime locator call. Sounds like cut-cut....cut-cut-cut...cut...cut....cut.

Gobble - This is the sound that gobblers like to make when either shocked into making it or to let a hen know he's on his way. Sounds like the word "gobble" said three times very fast. It often follows after being shocked into gobbling by an owl, crow, coyote, woodpecker, or peacock locator call. This is the turkey hunters favorite spring time sound. It is strongly advised that this sound not be mimicked because other hunters might think you are the turkey they are hunting. It poses a serious safety risk especially on public hunting lands.


Informative ain't it?? Now you and I let's get ready to kill some turkeys! (: