How Many Calls Do You Need for Turkey Hunting

EDITOR'S NOTE: Eddie Salter of Evergreen, Alabama, makes his living as a professional hunter, caller and seminar speaker. He's a longtime, personal friend and has helped me learn how to hunt turkeys more effectively. Salter works with Hunter's Specialties.

Question: Why do you take more than one call in the woods?
Answer: So many times I've gotten into the woods and started calling a bird and then could tell that he just didn't like my call too much. I'd start laying all my calls out and going through them. I'd pick up a slate, a box, or maybe a glass or a aluminum call, any type friction call, even a snuff can or a tube type call, and then the call he cut me off with is the one I'd begin using. I think that gobblers like different calls because different hens in the woods have various voices they use for calling and don't all sound alike. Each hen has a different cadence and perhaps one is more raspy, another more clear, etc. You have to discover which call the tom likes to hear and is accustomed to hearing. If I find which one he likes, I'll stick with it.

Tomorrow: What about Decoys