• The best type of turkey call is one that the hunter is comfortable with and produces results.wild turkey image by Bruce MacQueen from Fotolia.com
  
  Turkey hunters often use different types of turkey calls to attract wild turkey. A well-prepared turkey hunter should have a myriad of calls to choose from. Weather conditions such as high winds may affect the type of call used, as well as the location of the turkey. Hunters should practice many different types of calls, in order to discover which works best for them. The most commonly used turkey calls are mouth calls, box calls and slate calls.
  
  

Yelping

• Yelping is a type of turkey call that uses a series of notes to find the location of turkeys. This type of call varies in intensity and should have the same cadence as a wild turkey. Turkeys naturally have skips and half-beats in their yelping, so hunters should aim to do the same. Volume is another important element in yelping. Many turkeys start out low and increase the volume of their yelps, while others may stay the same volume throughout the entire yelp. Varying intensity and volume while yelping is a great way to call in the gobbler every hunter wants to take home. Some types of yelps are called the plain yelp, the lost yelp and the tree yelp. Mouth calls, box calls and slate calls can all produce a yelp.
  
  

Clucking And Cutting

• Clucking is a call that may vary in volume from soft to loud and is used by both gobblers and hens. The purpose of clucking is have them cluck back, giving the hunter the location of the turkey. According to The Wild Turkey Zone, clucking is the type of call wild turkeys use most often. Another type of turkey call that many hunters find useful, is called cutting. This call consists of a series of fast clucks, used by hens that are looking for a mate or have lost their way.This should be a loud call, lasting from 5 to 15 seconds in duration. Cutting is quite effective in the spring because hens use this call when they are ready to find a mate.
  
  

Purr And Cackle

• A purr is a soft call that can be used by gobblers as well as hens. The purr is often used by turkeys while feeding, and often means contentment among birds. Purring often helps call a gobbler in to the hunting area, especially those last few yards that can put him within range of a shot. The call that hens use while flying up or down from the roost is known as a cackle. A cackle is made up of a series of sounds such as the yelp and fast, irregular clucks. Hunters often use a "fly up" or "fly down" cackle, which should be followed by soft clucks.