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Talking Turkey: Pot Calls
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4/8/2010
Pot calls make great yelps, clucks, purrs, cuts and putts. Here’s how to make these essential turkey sounds:
by JJ Reich
Producing the Yelp on a Pot Call
Draw small, tight, "half moons" with your striker. Remember to keep the striker on the calling surface during the upswing. I refer to this motion as either a backwards or forwards "D," whichever feels more comfortable to you. (Personally, I prefer I the backwards "D" motion). Use your desired amount of pressure during the counter-clockwise, half-moon motion. The 2-note yelp will break on the bottom curve of the motion. Then completely withdraw pressure during the straight upswing, when returning to your starting point. Three to five of these motions will produce a string of that many yelps.
