If you mean what vocalizations, start with the basic yelp and kee-kee run. If you mean the object that makes the call, I suggest a friction call of some sort, then work up to a diaphragm. As to dressing one, skin out the breast and fillet the two big cuts on either side of the breast bone free from the bone. Depending on age and size of the bird, cut the legs off at the big joint next to the body. That's about it for a wild turkey carcass. Be sure to work with the 887 as to what loads it shoots best and pattern it out to about 40 yards. Good hunting.

Thank you. As to friction calls, I was painting with a broad brush, referring to the general family of box, slate, push/pull, etc. and not trying to be specific. I have an old Lynch World Champion, a Quaker Boy push/pull, and a Perfection slate, and use them all depending upon the circumstances. Good call, thanks again.

For a beginer i would recommend certain box calls like regular box or you could use a push pull box call slate calls are pretty easy to use you just have to practice a little before you really get the hang of it if i was you i would buy box calls,slate calls,and even buy some mouth diaphrams and i will tell you why weather your a beginer or not you still need to practice remeber its not what sounds good to you its what sounds good to the turkeys and believe me after hearing some of those hens in the woods you dont have to be perfect they sound like crap but thats just it all you have to do is sound natural to a big ole tom and give him a few suductive yelps wnd if hes stouborn give him some raspy ones and when he commits and is coming to you just stop calling usally onece he commits you will know because he will be double gobbling his head off and coming to you one thing i do recommend if its legal in your state use a hen decoy give him a little insurance because in the real world of a tom when he gobbles she is suppose to come to him not him to her well good luck.

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